Cretans' Picnic.
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 names is a chapter of the Pan-Cretan Federation in the United States.
This Pan-Cretan Society has evolved today into a grand Greek organization composed of 5,500 Cretan members. Under its banner 300 Cretans recently, on a good will expedition, visited many Greek cities as well as their native Crete.
The virtues characteristic of this Pan-Cretan organization are undivided devotion, mutual assistance, love for their mother country, and perpetuation of Greek traditions in conjunction with their Cretan customs.
2All the Cretans are urged to take their friends with them and participate in this picnic which, according to preparations already made, will be a brilliant affair. Music, songs, Cretan dances and other entertainments make up the program. Special attention is called to those who are able to dance the Pentazalin.
