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WREE CSNAWA VN, Thuredey, Moy 246, 1966 Deal POLISH MILLENIUM CELEBRATION Conce For Sunday Next Plans are complete now for , next Sunday's program to at- , the the Polish Millenium concert tract a capacity crowd. in Oshawa. The date? It's next Sunday, May 29 at 2.30 p.m. The place? The Oshawa Civic Auditorium. A colorful and entertaining program has been planned, one 'of the highlights of which will | | be the special musical program. | There will be no admission charge and all participants have | donated their services for the | benefit of the Polish Millenium |in Oshawa. Jan Drygala, Special Activi- ties chairman of the Polish | Millenium committee, expects Writes The was received by Leslie following message Praznowski, chairman of The Oshawa Polish Millen- ium committee, from His Eminence Cardinal Stefan | Wyszynski "For the Polish Millenium committee of Oshawa I send my fraternal greetings on the occasion of the celebra- HIERONIM JORDAN tion of the first Millenium of | Poland's incorporation in to | the Roman Catholic Church. 'May the Good Lord, through the intercession of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Queen of Poland and Mother of the Church, take special care of us -- now and al- ways. With my Benediction, Cardinal Wyszynski". EVENTS | SLATED IN '66 Following are the major events scheduled this year for the City of Oshawa im cele- bration of Polish Millenium year: 1 -- Chora] Mass and instr- mental concert which is to be held in the Oshawa Civic Audi- torium on May 29. CHAIRMAN Leslie B. Prazmowski is chairman of the Polish Mil- lenium committee of Osh- awa. rt Dlannad oN he ee et Yet McLaughlin Collegiate, under direction of Michael Cros- | The special guest speaker for bie, will play--both organizations | | this event will be Michael Starr, won distinction at this year's | |MP, Ontario riding, who has Kiwanis Musical Festival, the | long been a friend of the Polish junior band won place in its | community in the City of Osh- group and the senior second. ; awa who will speak on the Mil-| uring the first half of the lenium of 1,000 years of Chris- | program, Polish-Canadian chil- tianity. dren (under direction of Mrs I4-Col. Morley C. Finley, Cecil Kupnicka) will give a dis- CD, former commanding offi- piay in national costume. The | cer of the Ontario Regiment | youth group under Mr. Walter | (RCAC) will be the master of Naklicki, will perform "The! corcmames. Polonaise", a traditional na- | | Haydn's Third Mass (Nelson {ional dance only done for spe- | | Mass) will be performed by the | cia) occasions, as part of Po- | | Ajax Community Choir and Or- | jgnq's centures'-old culture | chestra, conducted by Mr. Da-| 'This was the dance of the Po- | |vid Karry, with soloists Elsie jj.» aristocracy and possesses |Drygala, soprano, and Larry | ay of the charm, grace and Marshall, tenor (both of Osh- dignity of the homeland, as well | | awa); Ailsie Forrest, contralto, 2< the chivalry of the knights of | | of Burlington; and Albyn Ward. the court. ' bass, of Bay Ridges. Organist) The Caledonia Pipe Band will | will be Ruth Walker. , also perform, resplendent in |The senior and junior bands of ' their kilts. They will also give' MC AT CONCERT Morley C. Finley, former officer commanding, The Ontario Regiment, who -will be the master of ceremonies next Sunday afternoon in the Oshawa Civic Auditorium at the Polish Millenium con- cert. All units and organizations are requested to wear uniforms, ethnic group national costumes or colors, religious and civic orders uniforms or regalia. Medals, decorations and orders should be worn, if possible. Chil- OI fe Polish Society Started In 1922 The first and oldest Polish or- ganization in Oshawa is the one located at 219 Olive avenue. | It is known as Branch 21, the Polish Alliance Friendly Society of Canada -- the main body was incorporated in Canada in 1907 and today has 54 branches in the Dominion. The president of Branch 21 is Hieronim Jordan of 657 Taylor | avenue. The Oshawa branch was or- | ganized August 22, 1922. | The first president was the |late Joseph Mazurkiewicz. The original organization was call- | ed the Polish Society of Oshawa | with a membership of onlyl 33 | -- today it has more than 200. | The group built a hail in 1925 lon Olive avenue. Chairmen of the building committee was John Smugata and Thomas Starryko- ski. The charter. was received Nov. 12, 1926. jiated with the Polish Alliance of Canada and became Branch as presidency in 1940 and con- tinued on until 1944, The first president of the Po- cent Kolodziej in 1944. from Italy were added to the membership. | The hall was gradually en- larged and classes were started 'there for Polish children trans- 2 -- Soldiers' Day on Aug- ust 14 -- this is te be com- memorated at the General W. Sikorski Polish Veterans' As- sociation farm on Stevenson | road north (There will be an open-air Mass and other cele- | brations in the form of con- cert, picnic, dance, etc, 3 -- Chopin Park, named after the Polish composer, will be officially. opened Sept. 25 -- a plaque will be unveiled in the park commemorating the Millenium. 4 -- On November 13, a big march will be held through the city streets, ending in Me- morial Park where the "laying of the wreath' ceremony will take place. A church service | and concert will follow. } As part of the celebration of the Polish nation's 1,000th an- niversary of acceptance of Chr- istianity, Canadians of Polish origin are establishing a $1,000,- 000 fund, the interest from which will be used to sponsor scholarships. and..other activities beneficial to Canada, 67 King Street Best, Congratulations to the Polish People 966 -- 1966 COSENS & MARTIN INSURANCE TELEPHONE 728-7515 Home @ Auto @ Boot @ Business Coverages @ years Oshewe, Owteric John Halik held the presidency longer than any other member. | During his tenure of office, the | Polish Society of Oshawa affil- | 21 in 1944. Mr. Halik took office | lish Alliance branch 21 was Vin- In 1947 the Polish veterans | der direction of Pipe Major dren must be accompanied by Neil McRae, Sr. | adults. J x z a ef & @ S & ia é EATON'S i | a . . A Salute to , 5 = Poland = Milleni i | a 966 - 1966 : J 66 ' e ' | in 966 A.D. Polish Prince Mieszko 1, and the Polish we nation with him, accepted Christianity, This wos 100 "| yveors before William the Conqueror londed in Englond, 5 500 yeors before Columbus discovered America, ond nearly 900 yeors before the British North Americon bel Act (1867) created Canada. L e 4 . = 2 e ° a & Prior to Ohristianization, no European state was entitied « to the right of sovereignty. But, once Christionized, o . stote became o member of the civilized community. Christionity brought with it reading and writing, which 2 in time gove the states their histories and traditions. a Ss * e * e o | Pt Ohristion Poland constituted Europe's eastern bastion P| egoinst the pogans, the Tortars, ond later the Turks; a 2 for severol centuries Polond resisted their onsloughts, | ond finally played a jorge part in the eliminotion of * the Mongol ond Turkish threots to Europe. n@ ® | e ad * e e ce s Throughout the centuries Polond's glorious history ™ stonds out . . . never would this gallant country bow © } down to enemy invaders. As recently as World War II, { when the Nozi Juggernaut was sweeping across Europe, | a the Polish people, enemy-occupied, deprived of freedom & } in their own country, fought long and hard by the side Fr} of the Allies; their Underground movement enabled Py mary on Allied flyer to return to the fight against « Oppression, : * e * e a J & Polish culture includes world famous orchitecture, ff literature, poetry, music, and scientific achievements; & her institutes of learning ronk omong the finest. a * e - e e & 8 Poland has a history and heritage to be proud of; may e the thousand years of achievement be repeated mony | times over, B a & e e e a & EATON"S OF CANADA s «© o@ @ 8 8 ee 8 = 68