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Polish Military Societies of Chicago and Vicinity Meet

Dziennik Chicagoski, June 4, 1894

The members of the Polish military societies of Chicago and vicinity, affiliated with the Polish military organizations, held a meeting yesterday.

The meeting was opened by Sigmund Schmidt, and J. M. Przymorski was secretary.

After a long discussion over the form and other details of the organization, the members decided to choose a commander and adjutant general of the Polish military organization in Chicago, and to divide military societies into units according to the settlements and kind of weapons. Sigmund Schmidt was chosen commander, and J. M. Przymorski adjutant general. A committee for dividing the societies into units according to settlements and weapons was chosen; it consists of the following members: Terczewski, Kaminski, and Lama.

Furthermore, it was decided to name the new organization "II Korpus Wojsk 2Polskich w Ameryce" (The Second Corps of the Polish Army in America). An application for membership in the organization was drawn up and signed immediately by those representatives of the Polish military societies of Chicago and Lemont, Illinois, who were present. The others will undoubtedly sign it.

A managing body of the new organization was also formed, as follows: S. Terczewski, president; J. N. Przymorski, general secretary; F. X. Rydzewski, treasurer; Malinowski, Gizela, and Plocharz, counselors.

The newly elected officers were instructed to draw up more detailed regulations, and to obtain a charter for the now organization. This concluded the meeting.

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