Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
'BOF1EMIANS OF VIRGINIA
IN GREAT CEI. EBRA RATION
Czecho-Slovaks Entertain Charles Perger High Commits
sloner From New Republic-Speecfes and Din
ner Features Prince George County Event

milan Hall. the civic and social center
o. o. Little bohemia. This is located in
III Prince George County. The trip
Wa. waa made by automobile. and the band
ACCOM- panicd the procession.
Near! 800 members OF the colony
John j. kafka and John Kolar az as :
suhIcd charge Of ceremonies.
=. Here the commissioner and Major
Ii ,r;,k spokc in the bohemian tongue
,Hhntg$ TO these men and women.
PUN green. despite the fact that they
EiVc become true citizens OF the United
.jnia ar, ana large landowners in vir.:
snt!", inc GLAD news that the fight OF
centuries had hccn won Ii vas re-
c cach With enthusiasm. the face OF
hope Tor, the oppressed rslatives left left
mig ,ns hills OF the native land.
czech ,nK una representing the
DIvornk. of Disputantl. and Jorepi,
l1urish, secretary Of thc Slovak League
~ america. also spoke to the gather
tongue. Si''
between speeches Mrs. Srcdle sang
hde Domov Muj' tMy Homeland). the
. aaiional hTnn of Bohemia. and several
.o,lksohGa in the native tongue. Among
the SONGS was that piaintiye b,iiaS
ce*Ei Iior sasmiva Spcr.' which. as
lTanslatGd by, Miss Daniel the viva
oions ha!f-sister OF John Kolar means
Memories OF Bohemian Mountains
Haunt Me"
CROWD ENJOYS STORY
OF MAJORS EXPERIENCES
hES. Sredlc WAS attired in the ma
i've bohemian costume and sang un-
accompanied. her sweet notes floating
over the ineditative audience as clear
as would those OF a nTe
All OF the speakers were loudly ap-
plaudcd, but especial enjoyment was
tnrivcd from The speech of Major sipek.
who told of his fight against the Aus
TRANS and Bolshevists.
After the speeches the whole gather
ing was invited to the biggest dinner
any city man present had 49, seen.
seven vaT!ctics klobosy. highly sea-
soned. firm cold and good; salads of
old Bohemia; pork and beef; apple pie.
lemon pic. tnincc pie and just pie
douShnuts. cakes, rich and creamy
coffee la Bohenia-every bit served
as IL Mr.. Hoover had never been heard
that respect for the law would not
permit topping the feast with littI
of the juice of the grape as the juice
Of the grape used to be.
TALkEIiS OF ENGLISH
COULD MERELY EAT
During the meal Czech talked Czech
and Slav talked Slav Those who talk d
nothing but English merely ate. They
folks who were Celebrating victory
won over the hated Hapsburgs and the
horrid Hohcnzollern. II was an event
to be celebrated in the tongue OF child
through it all was that strong cur
rent OF Americanism which has mani
tested itself in the Bohemian since
first he settled in Old Virginia.
Some of the older folks told of their
first years in the new land-when
folks knew them not. nor trusted nor
understood them. They we're lean.
hard years. One old fellow-the first
TO conceived seventeen miles from
Petersburg. He, his wife and ak
small children were trying to estab-
lish a home with the aid of one pillow.
whose motive power was an OK. One
busy day the pillow point broke. No
nearby merchants would trust him.
So armed with three dozen eggs, he
liked the ,hirty-four miles to town"
and back. getting the point in exchange
for his eggs. Now that man and six
of his sons own large, profitable farms.
COMMISSIONER VISITS
CAMP LEE SOLDIERS
At o'clock the meeting broke up.
Then the commissioner was carried to
the homes OF some of the people,
rounding up at Camp Lee, where he
was shown the largest cantonment in
the country.
AT $50 the party returned to Pc,
tersburg. where luncheon was served
by the Chamber Of Commerce in the
Petersburg Hotel. Here Senator Pat
brewery gave another welcome to the
commissioner, who responded in the
Sa me vein that characterized his frs.