Second Meeting Commemorationg Third Partition of Poland Held in South Chicago [Report of A. S. Ekiert, Secretary of the Meeting]
Dziennik Chicagoski, Feb. 28, 1895
The second meeting commemorating the third partition of Poland was held Sunday, February 24, at the St. Michael Archangel Parish School Hall. Among the capacity crowd that attended were all the societies of the parish; the military orders were garbed in full dress.
Reverend Francis Gorowski opened the program with a prayer. He appointed Francis Przybylinski to act as chairman, and A. S. Ekiert as recording secretary. The following program was presented:
| 1. "Modlitwa Za Mraj" (Prayer for the Country) | Parish Choir. |
| 2. Speech on Education | A. S. Ekiert. |
| 3. Recitation, "Krzyzce" (Crosses) | Miss L. Lulinska. |
| 4 "Piesn Nieszczesliwych" (Song of the Unfortunate) | Parish Choir. |
| 5. Declamation, "Zawisza Czarny" (Black Knight) | R. Weclewski. |
| 6. Polish prayer | L. Gorzynski. |
| 7. Speech, "The Unity of the Poles" | Dr. J. Maczorowski. |
| 8. Recitation, "Pogrzeb Kosciuszki" (Kosciusko's Funeral) | Miss M. Retmanska. |
| 9. Song, "Mazur" | Parish Choir. |
| 10. Declamation, "Niedziela" (Sunday) | S. Bolewicz. |
At this point on the program, four sketches depicting community life and prepared by Reverend A. Nowicki, pastor of St. Michael Archangel Parish, were presented. Scene one depicted Polish life in Warsaw; scene two, Polish life in Siberia; scene three, Polish life in the Illinois Steel Company; and scene four, Polish life in the St. Michael Archangel Parish. The following took part in this presentation: W. Weclewski, W. Kranc, Mrs. A. Wiedeman, A. Makowski, A. Kranc, F. Kraszkiewicz, and J. Szymonsytys. This was the highlight of the entire program. The audience received it with great acclaim.
| 11. Recitation, "Ja Sie Chlubie Zem Polakiem" (I Am Proud To Be A Pole) | B. Rybowiak. |
| 12. Song, "Sarmata" | Parish Choir. |
| 13. Patriotic Speech | Reverend A. Nowicki. |
Reverend Nowicki's speech was delivered with fire and enthusiasm, and was rewarded by the audience with great applause.
The program as a whole was well received by the gathering. The Polish national anthem, "Boze Cos Polske" (God Save Poland) concluded the second program of its kind at St. Michael Archangel Parish.
