Saloniki-Greek Press, July 5, 1930
p. 5 The Greek-Americans school, Koraes, of the St. Constantine's church, held its school festival last Monday in the Trianon ballroom. The program included dialogues, songs recitations, brief comedies, Greek dances and plays. The boys wearing snow white Greek Kilts, and t
Saloniki-Greek Press, July 31, 1930
The highlight of the social part of Gapa's convention took place Wednesday evening. Over 2,000 people thronged the Aragon ballroom to show their loyalty to the Gapa organization. A pleasant surprise came in the form of Greek dancing by the members of the young Ladies "Icypselis" club in nativ
Chicago Greek Daily, Dec. 20, 1930
The young ladies of Kipseli Branch of the Greek Society, Gapa, will give their first dance on Sunday, Jan. 19, 1931, in the Cameo Room of the Morrison Hotel. The program of the dance will be in two parts. The first part will commence at 7:30 P.M., with famous classical and modern Gr
El Nacional, May 2, 1931
The Ideal Club of Chicago will carry through, a spring festival, today at 8:30 P. M. in The Debs Hall, Ashland and Van Buren, for to honor the ladies of the Mexican colony. The dance will be a competitive contest between dancers, for dances and flowers; but the greatest event will b
El Nacional, May 9, 1931
The Mexican Blue Cross of South Chicago, with the cooperation of the Sportive Club Exclesior, Mexican Free Workers Society, Emilio Carranza Field, and Guadalupe's Knights Society, carried out a great evening- entertainment at the Thorp Schoo, commerating the glorious battle of the 5th of May.
Chicago Herald and Examiner, May 15, 1931
Greek music and dances of classic medieval and modern eras will be featured next Wednesday night at Soldier Field as part of the celebration of Jubilee International Day. George Kampas, violinist, will conduct his Greek children's orchestra of one hundred pieces, and 150 young women
Chicago Greek Daily, June 13, 1931
P.1--Last Sunday the Church of St. Constantine was host to a group of American professors and students of sociology who desired to study the manners, customs, and characteristics of the Greeks in America. The leader of this group was Professor Frank Orman Beck of Northwestern University.
Abendpost, Aug. 4, 1931
I regret the fact deeply that I have never been here before. The opportunity is excellent to meet friends of long ago. Here where the music of German waltzes penetrates the ether, years pass into oblivion. One could hear similar remarks quite frequently from the lips of white haired men and w
Saloniki-Greek Press, Aug. 22, 1931
The Cretans of Chicago and suburbs, tomorrow, Sunday, will give their annual picnic, at Grandview Gardens, 6401 West Grand Ave. on the estate of Nicholas Stathopoulos. The Chicago Cretan Fraternity, which was founded twenty years ago, and today has a membership list of over 300 name
Saloniki-Greek Press, Aug. 29, 1931
The country frolic of the Cretans' society which took place last Sunday will remain unforgotten by those who were lucky enough to witness the event. Greeks, who have never seen Cretan dances are advised of the opportunity to witness the ancient dances of the 5,000 year old Minoic civilization
El Nacional, Sep. 12, 1931
All the Mexican and Spanish-American Colonies will go to the West Side Auditorium, to-day, at 8:30 P.M., because the famous Mexican Zarzuela Chin Chun, Chan, will be presented to the public. Paco Perafan will be the Director of the piece, which will be played by the following actors
El Nacional, Sep. 26, 1931
Next Sunday, September 27th, a musical and literary festival will be held at 1107 South Halsted Street, in order to celebrate the CXXI anniversary of the consummation of the Mexican Republic's independence. This festival is prepared by the "Artistas Unidos Mexicanos",(Mexican United
Greek Star, Oct. 30, 1931
The 65,000 Greek-Americans in Chicago have taken first place among all the national groups co-operating in Chicago's greatest carnival of nations. Announcing not only a complete organization, but a complete program of many features, Paul Demos, representing Greek-Americans on the Ci
Chicago Daily News, Nov. 3, 1931
Greek-Americans of Chicago, 165,000 strong, today set up a high mark for every other national group, large or small, to shoot at. Hosts to 6,000 cheering Chicagoans last night at the first spectacular show in Chicago's first carnival of nations, Greek-Americans tabulated returns tod
Saloniki-Greek Press, Dec. 12, 1931
p. 5.- The gifted five year old, Johana K. Lembesis, daughter of Mr. Constantine Lembesis, can sing and dance with such grace and technique that the American press is beginning to comment on her. This young butterfly represented our mother Greece in Symposium given by the Y.W. C. A.
El Nacional, Mar. 12, 1932
The Spanish Colony of Gary rejoices at the opportunity of being able to attend another of those pleasing dances to be given by the Club of United Spaniards, tomorrow. The dance according to custom will take place in the well known Castillo Espanol, and in order to render it a pleasing affair
El Nacional, May 28, 1932
The young dancers who belong to the Spanish-American colony will be highly pleased to learn that the distinguished Sociedad Espanola has planned the "Dance of the Flowers." The mentioned ball will take place in the spacious and well ventilated dance hall on the fourth floor of the C
Chicago Italian Chamber of Commerce, June, 1932
Gen. Frank Parker, Commander of the 6th American Army Division, has resolved to convoke in Chicago this year, too, as in past years, a military tournament at Soldier Field, which will take place June 24, to July 5. Gen. Parker, in union with Royal Consul General Castruccio, has esta
El Nacional, June 25, 1932
The Banquet and Dance given last Thursday night in honor of Miss Dora Goff was a complete success. The Atlas Feminine Club, of which Miss Goff is secretary, gave the affair as a celebration of her graduation with honors from high school. The popular Atlas Orchestra added a pleasing
Bulletin Order Sons of Italy, July 1932
On the evening of July 4th, the Italians of this city and outlying cities gathered at Soldiers' Field to participate in the Military Tournament. This day marked the close of the tournaments and was assigned to the Italians by Gen. Parker as Italian night. The entire evening was a great succes