Mr. Tatanis in Chicago
Saloniki-Greek Press, Mar, 15, 1930
The prominent members of the Greek community in Chicago vie with one another for the honor of entertaining the distinguished visitor from New York, R. Tatanis, Publisher of the National Herald, a Greek daily of New York, reaching every state and city of America.
The popular and prominent lawyer, Paul Demos, gave a dinner in honor of Mr. Tatanis at the Hamilton Club. John Raklios, president of Raklios and Co., gave a symposium at the Medinah Club, and John Papanastasiou entertained in his palatial residence.
Others gave sumptuous dinners. Among these were Nikitas Nomikos and William Karzas.
At the various symposiums the elite of the Greek community participated. Some of them are Messrs. T. Chamalis, A.Karagianis, A. Johnson, Basil Kotsonis, Mike Cherigos, K. Theodorou, Nicholaos Ganas, Andrew Chronis, Th. Valos, Geo. Becharas, Paul Javaras, P. Bougas, Nicholas Vasilopoulos, D. Michalopoulos, S. Partheniou,K. Granias, G. Kontos and the publisher of Saloniki.
2The distinguished visitor, whose patriotic and philanthropic famous articles are read by 500,000 Greeks in America, left the city very much impressed by the social and commercial progress of the Chicago Greek Community. He expressed a sincere desire to make a longer stay the next time he came.