The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-02
Red GROSS
MAJOR SENDS
Polish NEWS


II A first hand story OF the precarious
e ituation i'm which tho new Polish re-
K public finds itself was received tins
Il morning 10y DR. r. q. OstrowsH oil
h hammond in letter from his orot"er,
Mayor Leonard OstroWsA1 Mayor vs.
row ski, Who was formerly P'@0' 'e'i'e
4 MUSICIAN of Indiana Haroor' is l'0"
+ NTH the American Red Cross at War
aw- Poland
At the time the letter vas written
uly 6 The Poles were oelns drive" So
1 )y the BolsheNic forces ON all SIDES anu
he war council had ISSUED q mani
f auing to arms all able bodied foieS'
& )n July he witnessed 81 mann e7 %, ''V'i
f u the form of q parade IN Wn'c" ''i'U
+ sands Of people took part ihe par@0"
Estopped I'D front OF the. biitiah iv9 '.''i
#Iispiaylng the numerous banners "n--"
we're being carried. some OF 1'eiH "S>-
d that the proposed pleplselte We S'9r
E ped and others called ior more Is0l U''s
or the army e
II Ever, body seems 10 oe very
Is though of Impending grave CANCER
writes the major. Il hope nothlhs nap
s pens to the poor Polanders as they seem
o be getting along so nicely
"On July 4. the Poles celebrated Am
81 rican day" the letter continues. TX
,eing Sunday and beautitul DAY
brought all the Warsaw people OUT I'D
81 he morning the Bishop OF Narsa"
saId mass at New Soldius church mean
ng the old Russian church on Flai 9'l7-
"a The church was packed with l'eo-
n pie and for us was reserved a place
n before the high altar The Americans
* pere represented by the hrst section,
n he Representatives of the army ana an
be the rest of the commissions ser
mon followed by Rev SlososFNl' O4s'i'N .
foremost speaker
From the church we went 10 t"e
opera house where place Vas plV' ~
or us On the balcony at l'e lool Vl
+ temporaTilyerected statute OF l'lDei ~
From there we were aole 10
VI parade. thousands OF Slilail e''i'N' ga
ined uD in the square racing US with
81 sorts Of banners uniforms So.oIS
pf dresses. caps and distinguishing oe-
vices Each one carried At1e Amer
can fag and az a given signal lAey ne
M nan 20 wave them They sang America >
Rational anthem I'm Foilsh Whlie the
Feveral military bands di1 thelr snare.
At the climax an aeroPiane appear 'I
Rnd clTcled over the SO re- ''li '" ms
nPut bouquets OF movers Whlci' lailUeu Oi
pr near the statute or L4oer'y.
In the evening a reception was helu
n honor Of the Americans, comprising
speeches ny some OF the foremost men
Poland IL was attended by large
humber Of Polish ceieorltles.' one whose
ace remember most olslihc'ly was
icaeral Haller de mas very ple@s4i'5
appearance and IS liked by lne " arsa"
People. After short talks oy prominent
pealzers a book filled with signatures
Ill., Poles and offering thanks 70 Aiilerl-
ans was presented. Inc response was
made by the frst assistant OF 1ne AN
rican legation i'm Eng lsh am sure
hat the entire event was lnIldehll'l Az
NV ringing Poles closer 10 the American
carts as / could Wei see tRe haPps
Ill lowing expression upon their races
Major Ostrowsk believes that TO
nd today Co&lcers America her hrst
rlend He expresses regret That ms
wv brother Is not able 20 be with hlm ana
bee it all but urges him and other Ann
rican-Polcs 10 help the motheflaha an
hey can at this time OF stress Don
# ct the Bolos' get her as they try hard
o buy her with bolshevllu money he
says