Foreign Language Press Survey

A new Lithuanian Roman Catholic Parish is being organized in the southern part of Chicago, in the community in which the Lithuanian (St. Casimir's) Convent is located [67th Street and South Washtenaw Avenue]. The organizers of the parish, as announced in the newspaper Draugas (Friend), are Re

Partisan and factional struggles have developed among Lithuanian-Americans to an appalling degree. No matter what Lithuanian newspaper we read, we immediately receive the sad impression that there is nothing more important among Lithuanian-Americans than to decide which is the best party and

St. George's Lithuanian Roman Catholic Parish, which is located in the Bridgeport district of Chicago, commemorated its twenty-fifth anniversary this week. The Parish was founded in 1892. In connection with the commemoration, an exhibit and bazaar were held in the Parish hall, 32nd Place and

Many people are now complaining that the Government is preparing to place severe restrictions upon foreign-language newspapers in this country. The Government even threatens to close down many such newspapers; many have already been ordered to cease publication. This is undoubtedly a severe p

Mr. Fitzpatrick, president of the union workers of Chicago, gave a good lesson to several Socialist delegates last Sunday at a mass meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor, which represents two hundred thousand organized workers. The Socialist delegates declared at the meeting that the pre

For several days now, we have seen no advertisements of quack doctors in the Naujienos. That newspaper has eliminated them quietly without saying a word to its readers. These parasites have been advertising in the Naujienos for a long time, but at last this greatest source of income to the Na

Last week a news item appeared in the English-language press to the effect that Mr. Joseph Elias, member of the Board of Local Improvements, has been ousted as a member of the Board. But that is only the beginning of the whole story. Mr. Elias insists that he was not ousted, but that he had r

Last Monday, the Chicago City Council passed a resolution demanding that the Governor of Illinois, the Mayor of Chicago, and the head of the County ban in Chicago all meetings of the People's Council and of all other pacifist organizations, which, under the cloak of peace, oppose the American

The commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of St. George's Lithuanian Roman Catholic Parish was concluded last Thursday evening with a great banquet at St. George's Parish Hall, 32nd Place and Auburn [now Lituanica] Avenue. About four hundred guests attended, and many s

We do not know whether there is a Lithuanian aviator in America or the rest of the world, but we have learned a few days ago that in Chicago there is a Lithuanian aviatrix. Her name is Anna Doris. She has completed an aviation course in the Moler Aviation School, Chicago, and has already made

A big Polish parade took place last Sunday in the Town of Lake district of Chicago both to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Thaddeus Kosciusko and to send off five hundred Polish volunteers to the Polish Army in France. The most unusual thing about the parade is that

According to the provisions of a new law, all foreign-language newspapers in America must submit to the post office a translated copy of all articles that deal with the United States Government, or with the domestic, international, war, or other policies of any nation that is now engaged in t

Last Sunday, October 21, the Biruta Music and Dramatic Society staged a one-act operetta, "Sienapjute" (Harvest Time), in the L. S. P. S. Hall. The Hall was crowded to capacity--proof that Lithuanians like musical plays. The Biruta Society as usual did not disappoint the audience--the perform

This week will be the last opportunity to buy bonds of the second United States Liberty Loan. According to reports, Chicago Lithuanians are buying a very large amount of Liberty bonds. The Universal State Bank, which is a Lithuanian bank, has bought fifteen thousand dollars' worth of bonds. S

Joseph Laukis, editor of the Darbininku Balsas (Voice of the Workers), which was recently banned by the Government, was arrested last Monday by federal agents and placed under a ten-thousand-dollar bond. The Darbininku Balsas was the official organ of the Luthuanian section of the Industrial

Last week, which was "Insurance Week," Lodge No. 36 of the Lithuanian Alliance of America sponsored three lectures, which were delivered in Milda Hall, 3140 South Halsted Street. The first lecture, "Health and How to Keep It", was delivered on October 23 by Dr. J. Jonikaitis. It was

At the suggestion of Dr. K. Drangelis, the Lietuva (Lithuania) will conduct a column entitled "Kaledos ir Lietuva" (Christmas and Lithuania) for the purpose of raising funds for a Christmas present for Lithuania. The money will be sent to Lithuania around Christmas, and is to be used for t

The following contributions were received during the past week for the Christmas Fund for Lithuania: White Rose Club, $20; Mr. R. Zaura, Dr. J. Jonikaitis, Dr. S. Biezis, Frank Poska, F. A. Juozapaitis, Stephen Kazlauskas, and W. Stankunus, $10 each; Dr. P. Zilvitis, and S. Kvietkauskas,

The following contributions were received by the newspaper Lietuva (Lithuania) during the past week for the Christmas Fund for Lithuania: Eleanor Sutkus, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jablonskis, $15; M. Meldazis, $10; Victor Preiksa, Frank Baciulis, and John Krotkus, $5 each; T.

The Farmers of Lithuania Society, well-known Chicago Lithuanian benefit society, has contributed fifteen dollars for the relief of the war-stricken people of Lithuania. The Society also donated forty-one dollars for the relief of a sick member who is in dire need. This money represents the pr