Foreign Language Press Service

Fourteen societies have contributed $386.96, in sums ranging from $7.30 to $124.43, for a fund to buy bells for the Holy Trinity Church, [Noble and Division Streets]. In the name of the parish, we thank these societies and their members for their generous contributions. Co

The Polish Cyclists' and Social Club Era was incorporated in Springfield, Illinois, yesterday by L. J. Sobanski, F. Bieszki, J. H. Kacpra, and others.

The Polish Bartosz Glowacki Society of Chicago was incorporated in Springfield, Illinois, yesterday by Stephen Smerzynski, Boleslaus Bohdan, John Soltysiak, and others. [Translator's note: Named after Bartosz Glowacki, head of the Polish lancers in Kosciusko's army.]

The Kosciusko Pleasure Club of Chicago was incorporated yesterday in Spring-field, Illinois, by W. Wieczorek, W. Slominski, Frank Chmielowski, and others. [Translator's note: This is a nationalistic club.]

Mr. Peter Kiolbassa has asked us to publish a warning against a certain swindler who is taking advantage of the Poles. This person is James B. Leckie, who, advertising himself as the manager of the Chicago Merchants' Police, has extracted from the people various sums deposits for jo

Mr. A. X. Centella, Mr. A. Wachowski, and Mr. John Szostakowski opened a wholesale grocery business on January 2, 1896, at the corner of Washington and Union Streets. They ask their countrymen to support this new enterprise, and assure them that they will find it more to their advan

A number of committees representing the societies in St. Casimir Parish held a meeting last Sunday, December 29, at the parish school hall, for the purpose of organizing an educational society. The meeting was called to order by the local pastor, Reverend Furman, who spoke at length

Two Poles, F. Chylinski and A. Zaglinski, visited our editorial rooms this morning and asked us to announce that a strike has been called at the Monarch Bicycle Company factory, Halsted and Fulton Streets. About two hundred workers, among whom there are about eighty Poles, have gone

We announced in the first part of last year that a book was to be published containing a complete financial statement of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish from its very beginning. This book has been distributed among the members of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish and has been accept

On Sunday, January 5, through the efforts of Reverend John Piechowski, a new Polish young men's society was organized in the St. Hedwig Parish, to be known as the "Cadets", under the protection of St. Hedwig. All together about eighteen young men have signed applications for membership. The o

We have received a copy of a printed financial report of the St. Josephat Bishop and Martyr Parish in Chicago (Lake View) for the year 1895, from January 1, 1895 to January 1, 1896. This annual report was distributed among the members of the parish on New Year's Day. The r

Mr. Thaddeus Zukotynski, the well-known artist-painter, is devoting all his energies in preparing sketches for a great picture of St. Stanislaus Kostka. This picture will complete the series of wonderful, artistic paintings by our artist for the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. Mr. Zukotynski wi

We wish to express our sincere thanks to Reverend Casimir Sztuczko, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, and the members of his parish for their generous donation of $21.28. This money was collected for our Polish Hospital at a school children's New Year celebration. We also wish to thank

From the Buffalo Przeglad Tygodniowy (Weekly Review) we have gained a quite interesting bit of information regarding the plan of a group of Poles to settle in the State of Washington, on the Pacific Coast. This matter, which originated in Buffalo, has excited a lot of our citizens i

Dear Editor: It is impossible to listen any longer to the babblings and mad attacks on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish which appear daily in the Polish News, presumably Polish but actually published by Jews and unbelievers. These troublesome gentlemen must have their noses rubbed o

The colonization project for Poles on the Pacific Coast has created quite a lot of interest here in Chicago. A group of Polish citizens under the directorship of Dr. Stupnicki have become interested in it. Dr. Stupnicki, accompanied by another person, will travel to the st

The financial condition of the Polish Roman Catholic Union is eminently satisfactory in spite of the lies and calumnies cast upon it by anarchistic pamphlets and the Senator's organ in Wisconsin. The report for the fourth month after the convention, published in the last issue of Wi

A meeting of the newly organized Polish Theatrical Club of Avondale was held on Tuesday evening, January 7, in the St. Hyacinth Parish school hall. There were twenty-six members present, both men and women. The pastor, Reverend J. Gieburowski, called the meeting to order a

We have been reliably informed that Nowe Zycie (New Life), the local "A. P. A.-istic" and anarchistic paper, has sent a communication to various groups of the Polish Alliance asking them for financial assistance....due to hard times and imminent failure. This is a fact. One of these begging l

The spring elections are coming closer. The political campaign, especially in our own Sixteenth Ward, shows definite signs of awakening, and our own countrymen are decidedly interested in it. And they have reason to be! Lately, due especially to the split among our Polish citizens a