The Lake County times., 1919-05-26
KHAKILADS
BANQUET I
At KRIjPA'S

Twenty or more khaki clad young men
some OF whom had seen service overseas
together with about fifty citizens. sat
down at six O'Clock last night to a
table. sun1ptuous with we'll prepared
edibles. spread by the South Side Bust
ness Men at Krupa's hall. 150th street
and Barring avenue, Eat Chicago.
The banquet was given in honor OF
the returned Polish lads. but all sold
iers and sailors were invited. The at
fractions of the first balmy breath of
out door air doubtless kept many away
but they did not appreciate what was
in store for them or the attendance
would have been much greater
An excellent dinner was promised but
II really exceeded all expectations All
arrangements were perfect. ven TO the
srvice which was dftly handld by a
group Of beautiful south side girls
Mesdames Dombkowski Nrupa, Remover
and Brosseau. the ladies who had charge
OF the preparation Of the dinner. are to
be congratulated on the quality and
quantity of the menu.
Following the eats, the program was
opened by eA-aldernan John Bochnow-
ski. who announced f. L. Evans as tosat-
master for the evening Following the
lew fHETQuQGLQFN remarks ON InG IO2St-
master, Mayor Mccormack was called on
and responded with an interesting series
or remincenses in regard to the organ
tzation Of Co. L and the relations that
have been observed at all times between
city officials and the employment Of
soldiers. He spoke with feeling Of the
rart the boys had played in the great
struggle and Of the appreciation and
honor that was in the hearts of all the
citizens OF the city toward its stalwart
sons irrespective of their race. creed or
nationality.
He was followed by T. H Grabowsld
Of Gary, who told Of the part that the
Poles had always played in world his
tory whenever liberty and freedom were
at stake He recounted their entrance
into the late anpleasantness" and ex-
tolled the loyalty and patriotism of the
Polish people that enlisted under the
flag of the country of their adoption.
the good. old, United States.
Entertaining music was furnished hv
I4auretta Brosseau in a vocal solo with
Frank T'rczinski at the piano.
Then one of the heroes Of the war
John Starnbek. was called upon. 1t was
with difficulty that John was induced
to speak. He said that he was no talk
teresting story. recounting his exper-
fences from the time he left East Chi
cago until, while in pursuit of ne flee
ing huns. he fell shot with machine gun
bullets through both legs.
During the recital. he recounted the
perils of the ocean voyage when the
ship in which he sailed was attacked by
three vicious submarines The suhmar-
ines. before they were sunk or driven
Off by the destroyers. hit a sister ship
and killed thirty-five men, but was able
to return to port under its own power.
And he said that while he was return
ing from the front wounded. he saw a
German machine gun nest that had
been passed undiscovered by the Arneri-
can lines and that the German gunne~s
were shooting down the wounded and
crippled as they crept back toward the
rear or were carried on stretchers. For
tunate1y he escaped the eye Of these in
human gunnrs-
Charls Ragenski told how badly those
that were left behind wanted 70 20
across and that he never met a soldier
Ia training but who was anxious 10 get
right into the thick Of the battle in the
front trench lines. He himself desert
ed his own company and tried to get
into one that was going across. But
he was caught at it and got a sentence
Of thirty days in the pen for his ef-
forts
Louis Roberts another returned sol
der, sang a couple or songs that were
very well received.
Then the young people We're givn a