Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-11

sociations aimed TO mutually benefit
and protect and advance the Polish
members from almost all angles. trt'
beneficial group seems to have ~
the west-cnd Poles on IT'S memberslt9
rolls Another society for mutual "
has 500 members with assets of So
600, and a National Beneficial AssNe
alton has 4eo members ON its Is
and assets Of $4,000. Then there
a National Alliance. the three groa
of which have very large mens9
ship. and there is another alllais
/ that includes in it's membership u
gymnasts and athletes of the colony,
These Poles live in a community Of
their own, as stated earlier in this
resume OF their activities. and depend
upon themselves for all supplies that
may he required in their daily living
stores Of various kinds provide food,
clothing, medicines. the essentials and
luxuries. Polish doctors minister to
The sick, nurses speak words of cheer
10 patients in the language of their
own race, and undertakers Of the
same nationality lay the dead to
rest. The Rev John :. Gulcz, as
should have been noted first, chris
tens tho babies, marries the lovers, in
the tongue that one would hear in the
churches at Warsaw. hears the con
feSsions of the erring, prays for the
diving. and commits those who have
pasSef on to the merCies Of the Father.
Indeed he is the spiritual leader OF
The community, and on Sunday the
big, 81. Hedwigs Church Is filled and
rcfined SIX times or even more often
as the devout followers gather for
worship and prayer throughout the
sabbath Ninety per cent of the
people of this Polish village are fol-
lowers OF the Catholic Church and
only 4 comparatively few attend the
smaller Baptist Church which also
conducts its services in the mother
tongue.
Two parochial schools, under the di-
rertlon Of Father Gulcz. provide for
th, education of the younger boys and
glr,s ~ little Poland, teaching the
English essentials. Polish grammar.
literature and history. So no material
nor spiritual need is left for others
fo supply. There too is theatre
WNHlE AkiE hNA1ES anu AAt- WINS W ~tfN
flm world are shown and where
Polish youths and adults may laugh
q. the custard pie comedies OF Charlie
Chaplin, and weep or smile with Mary
Pickford. rejoice with Douglas Fair
hanks. or even cheer the undaunted
William Hart, who never fails 70 Kill
the pursuing william Of the situation
while his highhred mount watches with
interest the duel from the corners Of
his eve. Perhaps the youth OF the
| Polish sires and the American boys
are closer in kinship on the films than
Ion any other feature OF their diversions
81 daily life AL understand the
/ language of the movies. and all can
applaud with equal understanding
when the externinator Of evil persons,
I the said Mr.. Hart. demonstrates that
I ~. Is not willing 10 let one day 60
~ without adding a notch 70 his
death list Of bad men.
/ As the Polish people are the best
dancers in the world. it follows that
I they have dance halls and other a $
/ senblage rooms for such amusenents
and other public gatherings Perhaps
nc other form OF diversion affords
them 80 much delight as comes
| through the measured steps oi
the modern and their own folk dances
the young men perhaps eXceiling me
women in the pasttime
1 A Polish bank. The Poleonia, is ready
FOR business So that this need Of the
community will he met within a few
/ cay. and thrift and saving still further
encouraged. while q weekly news
I naper-it is The Polonia. too--keeps
I The people advised of the local happen
4 .rgs Of interest, and tells theIh OF al
fairs back home, and emphasizes the
news relating to the activities Of the
Bolshevik. a matter Of deep concern L
/ Poles everywhere.
These people also have notary
/ Vincent J Kowalewslzi, with the in
/ evitable ski" as mark Of good
4 family. Il may be interesting TO re
fer 10 him further TO recall from hi:
signs some of the more obvious in
trscies Of the Polish orthography
An advertisement posted on the wal
! a his Office eIucidates this point. and
reads thus in Polish:
"Czy masz cd Ognia zabeDpiec-
zona twoja ciezka prace. jak ME
70 zaraZ powinien zabezpieczic,
DO jutro moze bedzie "a pozno"
! Here is the translation Of the para
/ l-raph above; il will untangle the al
phabetical puzzle 10 Wilmington
born neighbors who may happen int
this general clearing house, where tht
Poles seem to go for matters that re
quire the services or advice Of one o
their own people educated in Englisf
and American business customs: