Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
DR.. Skalicky Arrives
Here to Accept Post
In Country's Service
Counselor of Czechoslavian
Legation Brings Bride to
Capital-Attache Leader
Among Home Patriots.

DR.. Jan Skalicky, who has succeeded
NJ. Jaroslav Lipa as counselor Of the
Professionalism legation within the
past 10 days. is accompanied to Wash.
ington by his bride, whom he married
in late November. Nine. Skalicky Is q
Chicagoan, though born Of Bohemian
parents, who had sought better fate
in the Lake City, and who, like so many
Of that race, have prospered there. She
was before her marriage, which occur
red in Prague the end Of last Novem-
Der, Miss Blanche Chmelik, and she is
the daughter Of DR.. Joseph Chmelik,
formerly of Chicago, but now living in
Joliet.
The romance has threads leading
back to the counselor's student days,
when, in 1914, he was pursuing gradu-
ate studies in the University Of Paris,
preparing through historical and phil
osophical research for the teaching pro-
fession, perhaps on the stan of his alma
mater. the venerable University OF
Prague. Mime. Skalicky does not, how
ever, enter the scene at this tuncture,
for she was, when war convulsed all
Of Europe and nearly all the world,
pursuing her studies in the primary
grades Of Chicago schools. She Is IN
her early twenties, and will soon take
her place among the accepted beauties
Of the corps as one OF Its most talented
members.
DR.. skalicky spent many months in
Paris at intervals from 1914 until 1919,
when Bohemia. happily free, began the
organization of the present republic.
But the young student used every vaca-
tion to hasten back to the Seine to con-
time the courses interrupted oy the
war and afterward by his obvious onli-
cations to his country.
Meets American Girl
who Becomes His Bride.
In 1927 when on one OF these
Summer visits to Paris, he met loVeiy
Young American Of Bohemian parent
age. who was training her voice for the
operatic stage. It may be surmiSed that
the diplomat had to use his art In the
nost subtle way to induce this lazy,
for whom the most critical OF Paris
teachers predicted great career, 10
renounce all for love. But last Autumn
he succeeded and the then Miss Blanche
Chnelik yielded assent and 1t being I'M
POSSIBLE for Drs Skalicky to go to her
home in Joliet, Ill, she compromised
by having most quiet Wedding IN
Prague. Although content In her new
vocation, Nine. Skalicky has not given
IN her career. She will continue her
vocal training here and in New York
and no doubt Washington will have the
pleasure of hearing her in concert.
DIR. Skalicky was one of the brilliant
Young inteIlectualS. and he became
convinced that the awful catastrophe
OF 1914 offered the long-sought oppor-
tlnity for the subject races OF Europe
to proclaim their freedom. He at once
Joined the Bohemian committee IN
paris and as early as october. 1914, a
group of earnest young men was con-
centrating all their efforts en- Selling
this opportunity.
Group Joins Army
To Fight for Allies.
In the opening days of 1915, this
group was fully organized by DR.. Eo-
ward Benes. who is esteemed with DR..
Tomas Masaryk as co-founder OF the
Czechoslovakian republic. All OF these
students joined the army later IN the
war and fought valiantly for the allied
cause.
DR.. Skalicky who is prolific writer,
mas QuQllSI1SQ SOIIc dCCOuAtS Va OAASoS
experiences and he has also written. in
most beautiful language, a running &C.
count of the adventures and death OF
one of his closest friends. This work
has been highly priced by literary
critics. From 1918-1o he was secretary
to DR.. Benes in the conferences Of
Paris and then accompanied that states
man to Prague where ever since he has
been connected with the foreign Office.
This is his first foreign appointment in
the diplomatic service and 1t is also the
first visit to his wife's native land. He
plans when he has become familiarized
with. his duties at the legation to ac-
company his wife to Illinois and meet
her kindred and incidentally to study
the large and prosperous colony OF
BOhemians, Slovaks and Moravians in
residence, not only in Chicago, but In
many parts of Illinois.
DR.. and Nine. Skalicky were for a
few days at Wardman Park Hotel, but
they have removed to a home at 3107
Cathedral avenue, where the dominating
room will be the music studio where
Nine. Skalicky intends to pursue her
musical studies as in Paris.