Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
DISTINGUISHED POLISH WOMEN
ARE AMONG FIDAC DELEGATES
War Time Doctor Recalls narrowing Boil
shevik Captivity, While Compatriot
Narrowly Escaped Death as Spy.

their lines, she was condemned to death
as a spy. As she was being marched to
ner prison to await execution, her guard
who was Polish by birth, took pity
upon the young girl. whom he realized
was going to her death, and whispered
to her to run and make her escape
Nine. Pelczynska tells you she did not
have to be told twice.
ut was a miracle that my guard
happened to be Polish" she said
That was his only reason for letting me
escape. There was so much tumult anc
confusion in the town at the time that
no one noticed me as l ran through the
streets"
Heads Women's Paper.
Nine. Pelczynska, who is now married
and the mother of two children. Is the
head of an important publication in
Warsaw a serious revue for women
containing the activities and accom-
plishments of women and women's or
carnations throughout Europe. The
publication is written in French, as IN
that language it receives greater circu-
lation and reading throughout different
countries.
Polish women are taking an impor-
tant part in the after-war life of our
ANANNN'
have women in practically every puonc
service and in nearly all the profes-
sions. The Polish Women's Police Bu-
reau in Warsaw is doing splendid work
among the poor and delinquent women
and girls. Our judge of the Juvenile
Court is also a woman
"In recent years, our women have
organized a society to protect the peas
ant women who make the centurles-olo
DNI l.
scrupuIouS persons, wishing to exploit
the peasant embroideries, brought In
some machines into Poland and started
to distribute these machines among the
women. The society organized to pro-
tect the famous old hand-embroidery
work and persuaded the women not to
use the machines, but to take up their
handwork again. The Polish peasant
women are now doing more beautiful
hand-embroidery than ever"
Daughter of Famed Engineer.
Nine. Pelczynska is the daughter OF
the famous Polish engineer, Joseph
Filipowski. who many years ago con-
structed the Porto Rican Railroad.
Nine. Pelczynska was but an infant at
the time, so has no remembrance OF her
first visit to the Western Hemisphere:
This is the first visit of either OF the
Polish women to the United States.
Mime. Mazarki Well Known.
Nine. Julie de Mazarki, president OF
the Polish section of the auxiliary OF
the Fidac has brought to the service
of the federation years Of training as
an executive and a woman of business.
Nine. Mazarki received her first expert
ence in public life when, during the
war, she organized in her home in Kew
a canteen for soldiers, feeding many
hundreds from the foods prepared at
her own expense and in her own
kitchens.
Often" recalled Nine. Mazarki, Il
have carried sacks of food out into the
streets where the bombs and shells were
falling on all sides"
After the war, Nine. MaZarh or
ganized society for the woman work.
ers of Poland. The society known as
the DE- virginia, has done much to bet
ter the conditions of woman workers
in her country In addition, she has
been jealous in her work with both the
White Cross and the Red Cross, es-
tablishing chapters of the latter organi-
cation throughout the eastern part Of
Poland.