Evening star., 1937-10-10
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR PULASKI RITE
Speech by Roosevelt to Be
One of Features of
Celebration.

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preHively tomorrow, with Polish
delegations from New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and other points
coming here to Join in the program.
Recognized by congressional reso-
ution and proclaimed by President
Roosevelt, the day dedicated to the
Polish patriot of the Revolutionary
War will bring an unusual event this
year. The body Of Gen. vladimir
Krzyzanowski, Union officer in the
Civil War, will be brought from
Brooklyn and buried IN Arlington
Cemetery with military honors.
Meanwhile, on the eve of Pulaski
day, Secretary of the Interior Ickes
announced that all Of Cockspur
Island in Georgia, site OF historic
Fort Pulaski, has been placed under
National Park Service jurisdiction.
The fort, named for the Revolu-
ttonary War hero, was battered Sc
verely blythe first rifled cannon used
by Northern forces during the Civil
War.
Pulaski fell mortally wounded at
the battle OF Savannah in 1779.
Will Accompany Casket.
For the reburial of Gen. Krzyza-
nowski tomorrow, delegation from
New York's Polish colony, number
Ing 500, will escort the casket. High
mass will be celebrated at the Fort
Myer Chapel at 1890 am, followed
by the burial ceremony at Arlington
During the exercises at the grave
addresses by President Roosevelt
Count jerry Potocki, the Polish AM
hassador. and Secretary OF War
Woodring will be broadcast nation
ally and carried by short-wave to
Poland.
Honorary pallbearers will include
number Of American officers OF
Polish descent and members of the
Polish colony of Washington. They
are: Coils. George A. Zabriskie, Joseph
z. Barzynski and T. A. Starzynski;
Lieut. Col. Emer Yeager, Momdr
Charles Ham, jr.. U. S. N, retired
Lieut.. Lucian Kajko, Al Kmiotek
Waclaw Solinski, Stanislaw Kozikowski
Peter Dachnowicz, Joseph Staszewski
B. Przywarski. Frank Kosinski, Jar
Wojcuk, Joseph Kamia, M. S
Szymczak, F. x. Swietlik and Walter
]. Bayer.
Following the burial ceremony
will be held at the tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. With a Polish guard
Of honor, wreath will be placed by
delegations representing the Polish
Alliance Of the District, the Polish
Club and Polish War Veterans.
Rose Through Ranks.
Gen. Krzyzanowski, who came tc
this country friendless and ignorant
Of the language in 1S46 at the age OF
%, lived to become a renowned civil
engineer and a famous commander
on the Union side. He enlisted as q
private the day before the opening
guns Of the Confederacy spoke al
Fort Sumter, S. c., and rose rapidly
through the ranks until he com.
manded important battalions anc
divisions at the battles Of Cross Keys
Bun Run, Charlottesville and Gettys.
burg.
In i'll health, the retired genera
came to Washington to settle dowr
and for many years lived at 627 K
street He married Caroline Burnett
daughter OF an old Washington fam
ilv, and was made special Treasury
agent. serving under one of his old
commanding officers, Gen. Carl Schurz
who became Secretary Of the Treas
Try. Schurz delivered the funeral
grafton when Krzyanowski was buried
In New York in 1887.
At pm. tomorrow there will be q
ceremony at the monument Of Gen
Pulaski, Pennsylvania avenue at Thir-
teenth street, and at the Kosciuskc
moument in Lafayette Park. At 4
pm. reception will be held at the
Polish Embassy.
The day will close with 4 banquet
at 7:30 pm. at the Wardman Park
Hotel. The sesqui-centennial anni-
versary Of the United States Con-
etitution will be honored.. The Con-
etitution dinner, which is formal but
open to the public, will be featured
By addresses by Attorney General
Cummings, Ambassador Potocki, M. S.
Szymczak, member of the Board of
Governors Of the Federal Reserve
System; Chaplain Felix Burant, U.
8. A.; F. x. Swietlik, dean of the
Marquette University Law School. and
Mai RAye ",
g. A., chairman Of the National Gen.
eral Krzyzanowski Memorial Commit
tee.
Marine Band TO Play.
The dinner will be preceded by an
hour Of music by the United States
Marine Band. Other music is to be
provided by w. Niesulkowski, violin
ist with the National Symphony Or
chestra; Genia zielinska, of the
Philadelphia Civic Grand Opera and
the National Opera Co. of New York;
6tefano Ballerini, baritone. and Lucia
Diano, soprano, of the Metropolitan
Opera Co., and Sylvia Meyer, harpist
with the National Symphony Orches-
ira.
At pm. an international broad
east will be staged. Part Of the pro-
gram will be picked up from the
Wardman Park Hotel President
Roosevelt is expected to speak from
the White House. Then the micro.
phone will be turned to Warsaw t.
hear the President of Poland, Ignacy
Moscicki, who will appear on Amer
lean networks for the first time. An.
other speaker will be heard from
London, Maj. Gen. James G. Har
bord, U. S. A., retired, former chic
Of stan, now chairman of the Boare