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GŁOS POLEK
polish Women’s alliance of America summer 2018 No. 2 MMXVIII
1898 – 2018
Celebrating the
120th Anniversary
of the Founding of PWA
The polish Women’s Voice – A Publication of polish Women’s alliance of America
AND FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK LADIES ASSOCIATION
About Us and Our Newsletter
GŁOS POLEK / THE POLISH WOMEN’S VOICE PWA Acting District Presidents In this Issue
ISSN 0199-0462
District I – Illinois & Florida • Welcome ................................................ p 3
Published four times a year by
Lidia Z. Filus, 325 South Chester,
POLISH WOMEN’S ALLIANCE OF AMERICA AND
Park Ridge, IL 60068 • From FCSLA .......................................... p 4
FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK LADIES ASSOCIATION
English editor: Mary Mirecki-Piergies District II – Western Pennsylvania
• Fraternal News ................................. p 5-7
Polish editor and graphic designer: Lidia Rozmus Maryann Watterson, 714 Flint Street,
PRINTED BY TRIANGLE PRESS IN HARRISBURG, PA Allison, PA 15101 • PWA History ...................................... p 8-9
Postmaster: Send address changes to District III – Indiana
Evelyn Lisek, 524 Hidden Oak Drive, • In Memoriam ..................................... p 10
First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association
24950 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44122 Hobart, IN 46342 • News from Poland ............................ p 11
FCSLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS District IV – New York & Erie, PA.
• Insurance ...................................... p 12-16
CHAPLAIN:
Very Reverend Monsignor Peter M. Polando, District V – Michigan
• Youth ..................................................... p 17
Cathedral of Saint Columba, 159 W. Rayen Ave., Mary Ann Nowak, 17397 Millar Rd.,
Youngstown, OH 44503. Residence: (330) 744-5233. Clinton Township, MI 48036 • Polish Recipes .................................... p 18
Email: ppolando@youngstowndiocese.org. District VI – Wisconsin
Diane M. Reeve, 1223 S. 10th St., • Polish Traditions ................................ p 19
PRESIDENT:
Cynthia M. Maleski, Esq., 24950 Chagrin Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI 53204
• Contests ............................................... p 20
Beachwood, OH 44122. (800) 464-4642. District VII – Ohio
Email: Cynthia@fcsla.com. Grazyna Buczek, 6920 Acres Drive, • Polish Section .............................. p 21-24
Independence, OH 44131
NATIONAL DIRECTORS:
Jeanette E. Palanca, 304 W. Exchange Street, District VIII – Massachusetts
Crete, IL 60417. Residence: (847) 770-3508. Email: Alvira C. Balut, 272 River Drive, On the Cover
jeanetteeve@outlook.com. Hadley, MA 01035
PWA logo and a photograph from the
Sue Ann M. Seich, 1433 Saxony Circle, NW, Canton, District IX – Connecticut first National Convention of PWA held in
OH 44708. (330) 478-2949. Email: sams330@ aol.com. Sophie Marshall, 650 South Elm Street, Chicago in 1901
Lawrence M. Golofski, 1114 Surrey Lane, Vandergrift, Wallingford, CT 06492
PA 15690. Residence: (412) 915-9035. Email: Read about PWA history on
District X – New Jersey, Eastern New pages 8 and 9
LarryG.FCSLA@gmail.com.
York, and Philadelphia
Joann Skvarek Banvich, Whiting, IN 46394. Residence:
(219) 322-8785. Email: btvendo@gmail.com. District XI – Nebraska
NATIONAL TRUSTEES: Bernadette Vlock, 13586 Cedar St., Głos Polek Deadlines
Virginia A. Holmes, 1625 Vermont Avenue, White Omaha, NE 68144
July 15 for August 2018 issue
Oak, PA 15131. Residence: (412) 672-1565. Email: District XII – Maryland and Washing- Oct 15 for November 2018 issue
Holmes7732@aol.com. ton, DC
Barbara Novotny Waller, 413 Oley Street, Reading, Kathleen Buleza, 638 Kingstone Road,
PA 19601. Residence: (610) 372-5750. Email: Baltimore, MD 21220 You can read this issue
bnwaller@comcast.net. and past issues of “Głos Polek”
District XIII – California
online at www.pwaa.org
NATIONAL AUDITORS: Mary Anne Wilk, 10061 Riverside Dr.
Barbara A. Sekerak, 6312 Elmdale Road, #806, Toluca Lake CA, 91602
Brook Park, OH 44142. (216) 676-9332. Email: District XIV – Eastern Pennsylvania Visit our websites at
bas7535@gmail.com. Cheryl A. Hillard, 15 S. Godwin Avenue, www.pwaa.org or
Dennis L. Povondra, 102 South Janda Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 www.fcsla.com
Tabor, SD 57063. Residence: (605) 463-2571.
Email: povondra@hcinet.net. Contact information below.
Dorothy L. Urbanowicz, 27 Crescent Drive,
Monessen, PA 15062. Residence: (724) 684-8243.
GŁOS POLEK Editorial Office
Email: doty8613@gmail.com.
Send articles and photos to editormary@fcsla.com
COURT OF APPEALS: and/or editorlidia@fcsla.com
Anne M. Sedlock
FCSLA Home Office
Ronald Sestak
Tel: (800) 464-4642 • Email: info@fcsla.com
Judith A. Fedor
Mailing Address: First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association
Cynthia Oresik
24950 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122
Bernadette J. Demechko
2 Głos Polek summer 2018
Welcome
Dear Members and Friends
May is one of the most beautiful months of the year. It is the month of budding trees,
blooming flower beds, nesting birds, spring gardens — and warmer weather, at long
last. It is also the month during which we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrate
mothers and other important women in our lives, honor the Polish Constitution of May
3rd, 1791 — and observe the founding of Polish Women’s Alliance of America.
PWA was founded in Chicago 120 years ago on May 22, 1898, by a group of Polish
immigrant women who had a vision of an organization — and a voice — of their own.
We have now merged with another women’s organization that shares our values,
First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, but our Groups and Members continue to act
autonomously and continue to work hard to preserve our traditions, culture, and causes
going into the future. Anniversaries are important moments in the life of any group,
organization, or family and should be celebrated. Those who came before us need to be
remembered and honored.
There is another memorable anniversary coming up in 2018 — the 100th anniversary of
the reinstatement of Poland’s sovereignty after World War I. For over 123 years Poland
1898 – 2018 did not exist as a free nation — it had disappeared from the map of the world. It had
been partitioned by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, the superpowers of the time, and its
language, culture, and religion were under siege. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles
ratified on November 11, 1918, reinstated Poland’s borders and it once again became a
free and sovereign state. Poland’s independence was short-lived, as it was subjugated
to foreign domination during the five years of Nazi occupation during World War II and
Celebrating 45 years of communist rule after the War, until becoming a free and democratic state
once again in 1989. We celebrate the 1918 anniversary as a testament to the resiliency
the 120th of the Polish nation and its centuries-old struggle for self-determination and freedom.
Anniversary
This issue of Głos Polek is dedicated to the 120-year-old history of PWA (see pages 8
of the and 9). You will also find news from Poland and Polonia, articles about Polish summer
traditions and summer recipes, as well as the latest news from PWA and FCLSA, including
Founding of an insert with a shorter and simpler life insurance application bound in the centerfold
PWA of this issue. Please also look on page 6 for updates on the PWA Archives Preservation
Project and on page 7 for the upcoming Patron’s Day Observance in District I on August
25th. We hope to see many members and friends at this event!
We wish all of our members a Happy Month of May,
and a very happy, restful, and safe summer in the months ahead!
Fraternally yours,
Mary Piergies and Lidia Rozmus
Editors of Głos Polek
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 3
From FCSLA
Matching Funds Project
Matching funds are a great way to come together
Dear Fellow Members as a Group or Branch and make a big difference in
charitable support for a family in need or a group in
This year, 2018, marks the 100th your community, for churches and schools, youth
anniversary of the historic events that led groups, special-needs kids and adults, the well-being
to the reestablishment of democratic and of others, health research organizations, animal
free countries in various parts of Eastern causes, and more. There are so many opportunities
Europe, from Poland, the Slovak Republic to help others! And the FCSLA Matching Funds
and the Czech Republic (under the rubric Program will help you to increase the amount of
of Czecho-Slovakia) in 1918, to name a few. your fundraising. Here’s how:
We applaud our foremothers and forefathers who came to • Plan a project in your Group or Branch to raise funds
the United States as new immigrants to forge a better life for for a charity or cause of your choice. (If you would
like ideas for a project, go to the FCSLA website at
themselves and their families, but did not forget to keep the
fcsla.org. There you will find a list of many successful
strong beacon of freedom and liberty burning for those in their
projects from the past several years.)
native homelands. Fraternal benefit societies in the United
States played a key role over many years, mostly as constituent • G etapproval from the Fraternal Director at the
members of pro-democracy organizations formed in the National Office, and then invite members, family
United States, advocating to the American government the and friends, and coworkers. Advertise in the Głos
cause of freedom and democracy in the native lands of their Polek or in your church bulletin or community
members and their ancestors. We are proud that, over many, newspaper to help spread the word!
many years, our leaders have continued to strongly advocate
• A fter
your project is completed, submit your
for the basic human rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
request for payment. FCSLA will match up to $600
happiness. Let us join together to celebrate the vision and of what your Group has raised.
leadership of those who have gone before us so that we
can build a better life for our children and grandchildren for The Matching Funds Guidelines and Forms are
generations to come! listed on the FCSLA website at fcsla.org under the
Fraternal Section.
We are pleased to present to you another glossy print issue
of Głos Polek. It is dedicated to the history of PWA which
now goes back 120 years, and also covers news from PWA, FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
FCSLA, and Poland. A special feature includes an important
announcement about our new simplified application for May 13 Mother’s Day
individual life insurance (see the insert and pages 12-16). In May 22 PWA Founders’ Day
keeping with our original purpose and mission of providing July 26 St. Anne’s Day (Patroness of FCSLA)
life benefits and financial security to our members, our goal is August 3 Art Contest entries due. See page
to provide you with a streamlined process to obtain additional 20 for details.
life insurance as appropriate at affordable rates. August 25 PWA Patron’s Day observance. See
page 7 for details.
Finally, congratulations to the PWA on the 120 years since its
September 7 Photo Contest entries due. Details
founding. We look forward to many more years of fraternal in next issue of Głos Polek or on our
cooperation with all members! website at www.pwaa.org.
Cynthia M. Maleski PWA members are invited to take part in all FCSLA
National President Contests in 2018 and to win prizes. Please see the Art
Contest details on page 20 and please contact Kelly
Shedlock, Fraternal and Youth Director, at kelly@
fcsla.com with any questions.
4 Głos Polek summer 2018
Fraternal News
42ND BAL POLONAISE HOSTED BY COUNCILS 40 AND 44
The Polish Women’s Alliance of America, part of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association family, from
Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties held its 42nd Bal Polonaise on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Parish Center in Pittston, PA. Following a cocktail hour, six young ladies were presented
as debutantes and danced the traditional Polonaise accompanied by their escorts. The choreographer
was Bernardine Borinski Vojtko, a former PWA debutante and teacher at Wyoming Seminary. The Master
of Ceremonies for the event was Dr. Christina Lopez who is a member of the Polish Women’s Alliance of
America and also a former debutante. Co-Chairs of the Bal Polonaise were Christine Lacomis and Ann
Marie Durako. After the dancing of the Polonaise, each of the debutantes and escorts was presented with a gift by Antoinette
Trela, former Secretary-Treasurer of the Polish Women’s Alliance of America headquartered in Chicago and our special guest
of honor. A blessing was given by Rev. John R. Siberski, S.J., M.D. from Boston, MA. Dinner and dancing followed with music
by Polka Magic. It was indeed a magical evening and a good time was had by all. Thanks to the committee members for
their hard work organizing the Bal, and to the debs and escorts and their families for supporting and participating in this
beautiful decades-old tradition.
Pictured above are the debutantes, escorts, and pages, from left: Nicholas Prociak, Camryn Lee Cassetori, Oliver Lew, Abigail
Marie Zaleppa, Ziming Jim Liu, Kaitlyn Amelia Lokuta, pages Christian Wojciechowski and Julia Vitali, Sarah Ann Zaleppa,
Matthew Prociak, Breanna Michelle Gorski, Ryan Bella, Jocelyn Veronica Kosik, and Hunter Lacomis.
Antoinette Trela with the debutantes Dancing the Polonaise
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 5
Fraternal/Fundraiser
Work continues on the preservation of the
PWA ARCHIVES PRESERVATION PROJECT PWA archives that were donated to the
AT THE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP ARCHIVES Women’s Leadership Archives (WLA) at
Loyola University Chicago, starting back in
AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 2006. We thank all members and friends who
have donated to the Project to date, and whose names are listed
Donations received through May 3, 2018
on this page. Bóg zapłać! WLA is looking to raise another $12,300
in order to complete all phases of the project, and would be
Project Goal $34,000.00
grateful for any support you can afford to give.
Raised to date $21,694.40
You can mail your donations to the address below. Please make
Additional Donations Needed to Complete $12,305.60 the check payable to “WLA - Loyola” and please write “PWA
Archives Project” in the memo line.
SAINTS (over $3,000-$10,000) Antoinette L. Trela
Matching Funds - Anonymous PWA Family Chair, PWA Archives Project
1619 E. Greenwood Drive
Angels ($1000 - $3000) Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Polish American Congress Charitable Foundation
District 3 - Indiana Continued from left column
PATRONS ($500 - $1000) Cynthia Maleski, National President FCSLA
Split the Pot Raffle Proceeds
Mr. & Mrs. J. (Trela) Schoen, PWA Gr. 211 IL
Andrea J. Torok - In Memory of Wanda Torok - PWA Group
Connie & Jean Trela, PWA Gr. 211 IL
128 - D3 IN
PWA Group 419 - District 4 Buffalo, NY
Andrea J. Torok - In Memory of Joanna Zotkiewicz - PWA Group
PWA Council 27 - District 1 IL 128 - D3 IN
Greg & Carla Vassmer FRIENDS (under $100)
BENEFACTORS ($100 to $500) Wladyslawa Mutafchiev, PWA Group 211 - D1 IL
Barbara Mirecki, PWA Group 693 - D1 IL Kathleen Pine, PWA Group 31 - D1 IL
PWA Group 211 - D1 IL Janina Piotrowski, PWA Group 43 - D1 IL
Bozena McLees IL Margaret Zalewski IL
In Memory of J.W. Schoen Jr. IL Katie Dermont IL
PWA Group 752 of Los Angeles, CA - D13 Karen Kielar, PWA Group 211 - D1 IL
PWA Group 426, Barbara Miller, Pres. - D1 IL Barbara Ameen, PWA Group 776 - D8 MA
Jane Kurtz & Paul O’Hanlon, PWA Group 579 - D11 NE PWA Council 15 - D10 NJ
PWA Group 689 - D10 NJ Lucy Petkowski, PWA Group 128 - D3 IN
PWA Group 743 - D1 IL, Helen V. Wojcik, President In Memory of Helen R. Fabiszak, Trustee PWA Gr. 763 - D12 MD
PWA Group 423 - D1 IL In Memory of Catherine Mazon, PWA Gr. 763 - D12 MD
Regina Jablonski, PWA Group 87 - D7 OH David & Lucille Fabiszak & Family, PWA Gr. 763 - D12 MD
PWA Group 451 - D5 MI Lidia Rozmus, PWA Group 822 - D1 IL
PWA Group 114 - D1 IL Irene M. Lestage - Trustee PWA Council 28 - D8 MA
PWA Council 13 - D1 IL, Barbara Miller, President Irene M. Lestage - Vice President PWA Gr. 776 - D8 MA
PWA District 9 CT - Sophie Marshall, President Louise Golda, President PWA Council 15 - D10 NJ
PWA Group 185 - District 9 CT Mary H. Kornak-Szostek - PWA Group 598 D10 NJ
PWA Council 19 - D1 IL Eric Hieber - in memory of Malgorzata Hieber PWA Gr. 31
PWA Council 2 - D2 PA PWA Group 305 - District 3 IN
Mrs. Dorothy Polus, Past President PWA District 1 PWA Group 562 D3 IN E. Lisek, Pres., J. Kesel, Sec’y, C. Lisek, Treas.
PWA District 3 IN - Evelyn Lisek, President Krystyna Kolacek - PWA Group 211 D1 IL
Greg & Carla Vassmer See address above for mailing in donations, or go
Bojan Insurance Agency - Bo & Jan Padowski to our website to download a form: www.pwaa.org
6 Głos Polek summer 2018
Fraternal/Patron’s Day
The Officers of Polish Women’s Alliance
Council 27
(a part of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association family)
DISTRICT I
cordially invite all PWA/FCSLA members and friends to join us PATRON’S DAY
on Saturday
Saturday, August 25th, 2018 August 25
In celebration of the Patroness of PWA
Our Lady of Częstochowa’s Feast Day
11:00 a.m. Special Mass at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon at
Holy Trinity Polish Mission Church Staropolska Restaurant
1118 N. Noble St. 3030 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
Round-trip transportation between the church and restaurant included Our Lady of
Częstochowa
Donation: $28.00 per person Raffle Prizes appreciated
Please remit bottom portion with your check/money order made payable to:
PWA – Council 27 and mail to: Antoinette L. Trela, Treasurer PWA C27
1619 E. Greenwood Dr., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
R.S.V.P. Deadline 8/15/18 Reservations will be held at the door
Questions? Please call Antoinette Trela at 847 323-1005
DISTRICT I PATRON’S DAY CELEBRATION RESERVATION FORM
Please reserve ______ tickets @ $28.00 each for the PWA Patron’s Day Celebration on 8/25/18
Holy Trinity Polish
I have enclosed my check in the amount of $_______________ payable to “PWA – Council 27”
Mission Church
Name(s) of those attending:
____________________________ ___________________________ Mass at 11 am
Luncheon to follow
____________________________ ___________________________ Please join us!
____________________________ ___________________________
If additional space is needed please use back of form.
Learn more at
Please provide a contact name with phone or email __________________________________ www.pwaa.org
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 7
Cover Story/PWA History
Polish Women’s Alliance of America
120th Anniversary of Founding
events of their time – the suffrage movement, which impac-
ted their daily lives, and Poland’s struggle for independence,
which impacted the families they had left behind. Ten years
after its founding, PWA had 7,000 members, and 25 years
later 26,000; membership peaked at 100,000 in the 1960s.
Today it numbers 30,000 members, making it the largest
Polish women’s organization not only in the U.S., but in
the world.
PWA took part in the major events of the 20th Century –
supporting Poland in its quest for sovereignty during the
Partitions and after World War I. It supported the newly
independent state in the interim years between the wars,
and once again when it was occupied by Nazi Germany from
1939 to 1945, sending aid in the form of food packages,
Stefania Chmielińska, Founder of PWA funds for schools and orphans, and purchasing bonds for
a bomber that flew in the Pacific theater of war. And again
Związek Polek w Ameryce, Polish Women’s Alliance of they offered their support to Poland during the many years
America (PWA), was founded by Stefania Chmielińska and a of communist rule after the War. PWA members were always
small group of determined and like-minded women on May ready to help their compatriots, for over a hundred years of
22, 1898, in Chicago, Illinois, as a fraternal benefit society for war and strife, while at the same time caring for their families
Polish immigrant women. Its mission was to provide financial here at home and doing what they could to promote Polish
security to its members, and to preserve Polish culture and culture and Polish causes in the U.S.
heritage. And that mission continues to this day.
In 2017, PWA merged with the First Catholic Slovak Ladies
Fraternal benefit societies were popular institutions in 19th Association, a fraternal organization with similar goals and
century America, affording social and fiscal services not values, which continues to support the fraternal and social
available from other sources. The financial foundation of activities of PWA Groups and Councils and offers a wide
these organizations, often established by ethnic or religious array of life insurance plans, annuities, and other financial
groups, was life insurance. At a time when life expectancy products to its members. PWA, along with FCSLA, will
was much shorter than today, and antibiotics were not continue to support charitable institutions in Poland and
widely available to prevent deaths from infections and in the U.S., promote Polish culture and heritage, and lobby
disease, burial expenses could ruin a family struggling for Polish causes. It will also offer college scholarships, travel
financially, especially if more than one member of the opportunities, and other educational, social, cultural, and
family succumbed to an illness. Fraternal societies offered youth activities to its members.
life insurance, emergency aid, and social and educational
benefits to help immigrants adjust to their new life in Celebrate the 120th anniversary of our founding! Watch
America and to deal with emergencies as they came up. the PWA website and the pages of the Głos Polek for an
anniversary event to be announced in Chicago, Illinois
However, women were not only excluded from leadership for October 2018. And be sure to observe this important
roles in these early fraternal organizations, they were not milestone in your own Groups and Councils as well.
able to purchase life insurance policies in their own names.
The PWA was a pioneering beneficial society, founded by
women for women, and it continues as one of the oldest and
largest women’s organizations in the U.S. Its establishment
was a historic achievement in an era when women did
not have the right to vote and were excluded from most
businesses, professions, and institutions of higher learning.
The organization grew quickly, attracting members
throughout the country, offering women a place to develop
leadership skills, find assistance, foster ties with their The PWA emblem depicts two women, one in America
homeland, and engage with the world at large. Soon, PWA and one in Poland, extending hands to one another
members found themselves entwined with the historic over the ocean in a gesture of solidarity.
8 Głos Polek summer 2018
Cover Story/PWA History
Głos Polek - The Polish Women’s Voice
Proudly Recording the History of PWA since 1910
The first issue of Głos Polek (The Polish Women’s Voice) was published in Chicago on November 3, 1910—this was 12 years
after the founding of Polish Women’s Alliance of America. The PWA had 8,000 members at that time, but was growing
very quickly and spreading out into other states beyond the borders of Illinois. The founders understood that publicity
and the dissemination of information about the goals and activities of the organization were paramount if the PWA was
going to continue to grow. The Głos Polek thus became an instrument of public relations and of branding, and it helped
propel the growth of PWA in the early years of the organization. The publication has continued to promote this vision for
over 108 years—informing members of organizational news as well as news of interest to Polish Americans—as well as
bringing news of PWA to Poles in the U.S., in Poland, and around the world.
The first issue of Głos Polek featured a distinctive masthead, or nameplate, on the front page that graced the newspaper
for over 50 years. Drawn by hand in the Art Deco style popular at the beginning of the 20th century, the image illustrated
the values that the Polish Women’s Alliance of America and its publication sought to promote. It depicts a figure of a
woman in classical attire with a laurel wreath encircling her head, holding a large open book. The rays emanating across
the top have Polish words inscribed on them:
WIARA, OŚWIATA, MIłOŚĆ JĘZYKA OJCZYSTEGO, ZGODA, WYTRWAŁOŚĆ
Faith, Education, Love of Mother Tongue, Harmony, Perseverance
The illustration is rich in symbolism, not only of the values that are spelled out in the rays, but of others as well. The laurel
leaves on the woman’s head and in the foreground are symbols of victory. The book and rays of light portray education,
wisdom, and enlightenment, while the lyre and artist’s palette next to the figure symbolize culture and the arts. In front
of her, a stand holds incense, which represents openness of the mind to invisible realities, and a globe, that represents
openness to the real world in which the organization was called to act. The classical column in the background and the
scroll in the lower left corner signify the importance of tradition and history. The large vase is a symbol of the home and
caring for others.
The text in the box at the lower right of the masthead reads:
A weekly publication, dedicated to the social, patriotic, and educational issues of Polish women
in the United States of North America.
The dateline in the masthead reads:
Volume I. Chicago, ILL, Thursday, 3rd November, (Nov. 3rd) 1910. No. 1.
The masthead has been redesigned and replaced as the publication went through a few design changes over the years.
But regardless of its look, the mission of the Głos Polek has not changed. It has been coming into the homes of PWA
member for 108 years now and continues to be an important link between the organization and its members—as well
as an important way for PWA to reach out to others beyond the organization, in the U.S., in Poland, and around the world.
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 9
In Memoriam
We note with sadness the passing of the following PWA members.
(Deaths in January – March, 2018)
Gr. No. Member City/State Gr. No. Member City/State
Z031 Wawrzyniak, Wanda Grapevine, TX Z786 Jezierski, Jennie Harper Woods, MI
Z043 Procek, Rita Plainfield, IL Z786 Horne, Melissa L Fraser, MI
Z128 Maleck, Antoinette San Pierre, IN Z786 Baron, Florence Warren, MI
Z128 Hawthorne, Toni D Phoenix, AZ Z805 Shelley, Mary A Baltimore, MD
Z165 Madura, Lucille Chesterton, IN Z805 Fischer, Alan J Dundalk, MD
Z221 Zellem, Patricia Hillsboro, MO
Z221 Strzelecki, Antoinette M Pittsburgh, PA
Z221 Olejnik, Wladyslawa Wilmerding, PA
Past National Director
Z221 Brzek, Theresa Mckeesport, PA Helen A. Simmons
Z226 Mckenzie, Adela S Shelby Township, MI Helen Agnes Simmons was the only
Z277 Ryzak, Helen M Grand Rapids, MI child of Vasil Konstantine Vasileff, born
Z288 Lescinski, Frances Carbondale, PA
in St Petersburg, Russia, and Josephine
Z288 Exter, Cecilia Old Forge, PA
Z305 Wharton, Adeline C South Bend, IN Rozmus born in southeastern Poland.
Z348 Trapper, Verna Scranton, PA Helen was born on April 18, 1926, in
Z348 Poplawski, Paul G Moosic, PA Jersey City, NJ, and she learned to
Z400 Vaughan, Wanda T Phoenix, AZ speak both Russian and Polish before
Z409 Jodlowski, Bernice Omaha, NE she spoke English. She was very proud
Z419 Surowiec, Esther M Williamsville, NY of her heritage and wove Russian and Polish traditions into
Z419 Stanford, Eugenia H Big Rapids, MI
every family gathering. Her children and friends have fond
Z419 Lebarron, Patricia Ladson, SC
Z419 Krigier, Dolores T West Seneca, NY memories of pierogi, kapusta, kielbasa, borscht, and many
Z419 Ignaszak, Theresa Hebron, CT other traditional foods. And Helen was the unbeatable
Z422 Zdrojkowski, Josephine Sun City Ctr, FL champion of the Easter egg game, a tradition from her
Z426 Wantroba, Evelyn C Evergreen Park, IL childhood that will continue at all family holiday gatherings.
Z426 Anton, Evelyn B Romeoville, IL
Z434 Obremski, Jennie T Montoursville, PA Helen graduated college with a Bachelor of Science
Z434 Milewski, Margaret J Pittston, PA degree, obtaining both teaching and registered nurse (RN)
Z434 Costello, Gloria Dupont, PA credentials. She married Gene Simmons on April 18, 1949.
Z439 Kalamas, Richard L Brownstown, MI Together they developed and operated their own childcare
Z440 Ziomek, Ann F Niles, IL and education business for nearly 60 years. In addition to
Z450 Duda, Dolores Plymouth, MI running the Simmons School business, Helen was very
Z451 Jurkiewicz, Leona Saint Clair Shores, MI involved with the Polish Women’s Alliance of America, serving
Z469 Weese, Christina M Lackawanna, NY
as the State President of District XIII California and eventually
Z488 Tucker, Darren Hazel Park, MI
Z488 Tranchida, Maryann Sterling Heights, MI becoming a National Director. She had a huge heart and
Z509 Wisneski, Dorothy Dupont, PA gave generously to the Audubon Society, the Wild Life
Z553 Guzek, Eugenia Wethersfield, CT Conservation Association, the Humane Society, the American
Z562 Kaminski, Frances Merrillville, IN Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, along with
Z562 Dominik, Rozalia Valparaiso, IN other human and animal rights causes.
Z598 Wrobleski, Eleanore H Parsippany, NJ
Z661 Hennessey, Esther M Glenview, IL Helen was preceded in death by her husband Gene (2011)
Z665 Czelusniak, Dennis A Kinsman, OH and is survived by her daughter Adele Simmons; her
Z677 Mironczuk, Dolores J Apex, NC daughter Elaine (Gary) Simler; her grandchildren Dennis
Z677 Brolewicz, Florence Wallington, NJ Pappenfus (fiancée Shoshana Luria), Abby (Chris) Ramsey,
Z721 Smolenski, Virginia O New Kensington, PA Todd (Veronica) Pappenfus, Jason Simler, Brian Simler; and
Z749 Sambor, Helene A Crown Point, IN
her great-grandchildren Skyler Simler, Kaylee Simler, Audrey
Z754 Getz, Katharine M Amherst, OH
Z763 Mcwilliams, Florence Lutherville Timonium, MD Pappenfus, Sydney Pappenfus, and Quinn Ramsey. A Mass
Z763 Gizinski, Marcella White Hall, MD of Christian Burial was held at St. Nicholas Church in Laguna
Z769 Jackowski, Theresa A Jackson, MI Woods, CA, on March 3, 2018. PWA officers and members
Z782 Hoelderlin, Helena Union, NJ extend their sincere condolences to Helen’s family and
Z786 Maryanski, Aurelia Sterling Heights, MI friends. She will be missed!
Z786 Machuga, Emilie Oak Ridge, NC
May she rest in peace.
10 Głos Polek summer 2018News from Poland and Polonia
Poland Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Independence
2018 will be a very special year, a jubilee year— in Poland and for Poles all around the world—marking the 100th anniversary
of Poland regaining its independence on November 11, 1918. This centennial anniversary commemorates the restoration of
Poland’s sovereignty as the Second Polish Republic and the restoration of its independence after 123 years of partition under
Austrian, Prussian, and Russian rule. During the partitions, Poland had ceased to exist as a nation—and it wasn’t until the
end of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that the country once again emerged as a sovereign state. This
is what we celebrate in 2018.
Fittingly, the Polish government has declared 2018 as a Jubilee Year, commemorating this important milestone, the 100th
Anniversary of Poland’s Independence. In addition, a Senate declaration formally designated 2018 as the year to celebrate
the Wielkopolska Uprising, the Bar Confederation, and the ongoing strugle for women’s rights. Famous Poles to be honored
during 2018 include the poet Zbigniew Herbert, World War II hero and PWA Honorary Member Irena Sendler, and Archbishop
Ignacy Tokarczuk.
100th Anniversary of Poland’s Independence
On November 11, 1918, the dream of many generations of Poles came true: the Polish state was reborn after 123 years of
occupation by Prussians, Russians, and Austrians. This is the achievement that we celebrate in 2018, 100 years later.
The Wielkopolska Uprising
The uprising had a significant effect on the Treaty of Versailles, which granted a reconstituted Second Polish Republic, the
area won by the Polish insurrectionists. The region was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth before the Second
Partition of Poland in 1793 when it was taken over by the German Kingdom of Prussia.
250th Anniversary of the Bar Confederation
The Bar Confederation was an armed coalition of Polish nobles established on February 29, 1768, in the city of Bar, in Podolia.
It was set up to protect the Catholic faith and Polish independence. The purpose of the Confederation was to abolish the
treaty imposed by Russia, pursuant to which Poland became a Russian protectorate, as well as to abolish acts – passed by
the Sejm under the terror of Russian troops – granting equal rights to people of other faith.
100th Anniversary of Women’s Voting Rights in Poland
2018 has been announced as the year of Women’s Rights, connected with the 100th anniversary of voting rights granted to
women in Poland. On November 28, 1918, Józef Piłsudski signed an Election Regulation Decree governing the Legislative
Sejm Elections that stipulated that every Polish citizen, regardless of gender, had the right to vote.
Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler is one of three notable Polish citizens to be honored by the Polish state in 2018. The 10th
anniversary of the death of this World War II hero and social activist who contributed to saving the lives of
2,500 Jewish children from the Holocaust as head of the children’s section of the Jewish Aid Council “Żegota”
falls on May 12, 2018. Sendler was named an Honorary Member of PWA in 2007.
Archbishop Ignacy Tokarczuk
In 2018, we also celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Archbishop of Przemyśl, Ignacy
Tokarczuk, a relentless defender of the rights of the followers of the Catholic Church and one of the
spiritual leaders of the Polish nation’s peaceful struggle for the independence of its homeland from under
Soviet rule.
Zbigniew Herbert
July 28, 2018, marks the 20th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest Polish and European poets of the
20th century. Herbert always championed values: in art – the canon of beauty, hierarchy, and craftsmanship;
and in life – the ethical codes differentiating between good and evil. He embodied faithfulness, and he
understood patriotism as a rigorous love that demands solidarity with those subjected to humiliation
and oppression. Continued on page 16
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Insurance/News from Poland
Polish History Museum in Warsaw
Hosts Chicago Immigrant Conference
June 14 – 15, 2018
Chicago was built by
immigrants—and many of
them came from Poland!
Just how they contributed
to the city’s growth and
how they assimilated is
the topic of an upcoming
international conference
which will be held in
Warsaw this June. The
conference is organized
by the Polish History Museum in Warsaw—in cooperation
with the Chicago History Museum, the Polish Museum of
America, and the Interdisciplinary Polish Studies Program
of Loyola University Chicago. The conference will explore
the immigrant experience of Poles coming to and living
in Chicago over the last 150 years. The main goals of the
conference are to explore the history and significance of
Polish immigrants in Chicago, to describe their daily lives
and struggles and the challenges they faced, and to better
understand their accomplishments in this new social and
economic environment.
The conference intends to reveal the early experiences of
a typical Polish immigrant community and to explore the
ways that members of that community strived to preserve
their identity while integrating into the environment
around them and into American society at large. What
did it mean to the Polish immigrant to be considered an
American or a Chicagoan, and how has that changed over
time? Was being Polish and American complementary, or
were they mutually exclusive?
Polish Women’s Alliance is taking part in this conference.
Głos Polek Editor Lidia Rozmus and Council 27 officer
Antoinette Trela will speak about the experiences of Polish
immigrant women in Chicago at the turn of the 20th
century and how women have assumed more meaningful
roles in society in the last 100 years. They will introduce a
documentary film about the history of PWA, directed by
Jan M. Zamorski, which will be shown at the conference
and which will document the accomplishments of PWA in
the 120 years since its founding in 1898. Bozena Nowicka
McLees of Loyola University Chicago will also speak about
the preservation work that is currently underway at
Loyola to restore and maintain PWA records and archives.
We are excited to be taking part in the conference and
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And if you should be in Warsaw in mid-June, be sure to visit
See insert for new shortened and simplified the Polish History Museum. The conference is open to all
application. Use enclosed envelope to mail in visitors for free. It will be held in both English and Polish,
your application for additional insurance. with simultaneous interpretation from one language to
the other.
16 Głos Polek summer 2018Youth
About the Elves and Orphan Mary
O krasnoludkach i sierotce Marysi
Czy to bajka, czy nie bajka, Whether you believe it or not,
Myślcie sobie, jak tam chcecie. That’s entirely up to you.
A ja przecież wam powiadam: But let me tell you what I know:
Krasnoludki są na świecie! Elves do exist on this earth!
So begins one of the most beloved Polish children’s poems written by Maria
Konopnicka in 1895. Konopnicka, a writer and political activist, had six children
of her own, and while most of her work was devoted to writing essays, novels,
and patriotic poems for adult readers, she also loved to write stories and poems
for her children. Friends encouraged her to publish some of them, and soon they
became very popular throughout the land. Today, all children in Poland know the
story of Orphan Mary and the elves who helped her find happiness and joy in her
lonely life. It is a story of overcoming hardships and setbacks with a little magic
and a little help from one’s friends, a story every child—and adult—can relate
to. The fairy tale, presented in the form of a long poem, has been translated into
over 50 languages!
Konopnicka was also a friend of Polish Women’s Alliance. She wrote letters to our
members at the turn of the 20th century, when she heard about a Polish women’s
organization that was founded in Chicago, across the ocean from Poland. She
was very supportive of PWA’s goals and ideals and encouraged PWA to become
a voice for Polish women in the United States and around the world. She was
named an Honorary Member of PWA in 1903.
The book is not easily available in English but you can watch a YouTube version of the fairy tale and accompany
Orphan Mary on her adventures in the magical kingdom of the elves. In Polish: www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sixJ7p9Hil4
May is the perfect time to plant potting soil, seeds, water spray
seedlings. Take an egg carton, bottle, scissors, and a garden trowel
cut off the top half, fill the egg or large spoon. If you like, you can
receptacles in the lower half with gently place the soil and seeds into
soil, and then place two to three empty egg shells, and later place
flower or herb seeds in each of the the egg shells directly into your
egg compartments. Cover them garden to grow the seedlings.
with soil and water them every
day—and then watch them grow!
When the seedlings are 1 to 2
inches tall, you should replant them
in your garden outside. Sunflowers,
marigolds, basil, and radishes
seem to do well in these little egg
carton gardens. To get started, you
will need a cardboard egg carton,
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 17Polish Recipes
Summer Recipes - Przepisy na lato
Summer is the perfect time to serve refreshing chilled soups—which are a Polish specialty and a cherished
culinary tradition. Below we offer recipes for a cold beet soup and a cold blueberry soup—both tasty
and nutritious additions to your family’s dinner table. Smacznego! Bon Appetit!! Enjoy!!!
Cold Beet Soup Chłodnik litewski
Ingredients: Składniki:
4 to 5 medium young beets 1 duży pęczek botwiny wraz z młodymi
with leafy tops buraczkami
5 to 6 radishes, thinly sliced 5-6 rzodkiewek
2 cucumbers, peeled and 2 ogórki obrane ze skórki
chopped 6 zielonych cebulek
6 green onions, chopped 2 ząbki czosnku
2 garlic cloves, minced 4 szklanki maślanki lub kefiru
1 quart buttermilk or kefir 1 szklanka kwaśnej śmietany
1 cup sour cream 1/2 do 2/3 szklanki kwasu z kiszonych ogórków
1/2 to 2/3 cup juice from dill sól i pieprz do smaku
pickles 4 jajka ugotowane na twardo
salt and pepper to taste pół szklanki posiekanego koperku
4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered Przygotowanie:
1/2 cup fresh dill, chopped Botwinkę wypłukać i posiekać, buraczki cieniutko
Preparation: obrać i pokroić w kostkę. Włożyć do garnka, zalać
Wash and roughly chop the niedużą ilością wody (ok. 1 szklanki) i dusić ok. 10
greens; peel the beets and dice min. Odstawić do ostygnięcia. Wymieszać z kefirem,
them finely. Place greens and śmietaną i sokiem z kiszonych ogórków, dodać
beets in a soup pot and add 1 cup of water; cook for 10 minutes zgnieciony czosnek, posiekaną zielona cebulką, pokrojone w
until softened. Let cool in pot, then add buttermilk or kefir, sour drobną kostkę ogórki, i pokrojone w cieńkie plasterki rzodkiewki.
cream, dill pickle juice, minced garlic, green onions, cucumbers, Posolić do smaku, odstawić na kilka godzin do lodówki. Można
and radishes. Mix well and add salt and pepper to taste; dodać więcej soku z kiszonych ogórków gdyby chłodnik był za
refrigerate for a few hours. Add more pickle juice if needed, and gęsty. Podawać z koperkiem i na ćwiartki pokrojonymi jajkami
serve over hard-boiled eggs garnished with lots of fresh dill. ugotowanymi na twardo.
Cold Blueberry Soup Chłodnik z borówek
Ingredients: Składniki:
4 cups fresh blueberries 4 szklanki borówek
1 cup orange juice 1 szklanka soku z pomarańczy
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 szklanki cukru
1 cup water 1 szklanka wody
1/8 teaspoon salt szczypta soli
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel 2 łyżki otartej skórki z cytryny
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 łyżka soku z cytryny
2 cups half-and-half or canned 2 szklanki mleczka kokosowego z puszki lub śmietanki
coconut milk typu half-and-half
shaved coconut and fresh mint wiórki kokosowe i liście z mięty do dekoracji
sprigs for garnish Przygotowanie:
Preparation: Do rondla wrzucamy dokładnie umyte borówki, cukier, sok
Wash the blueberries and bring to a gentle boil over medium pomarańczowy, skórkę z cytryny, i sól. Zalewamy całość
heat in a saucepan along with the orange juice, sugar, water, szklanką zimnej wody, zagotowujemy i przez 10 minut dusimy
salt, and lemon peel, stirring often. Remove from heat after 10 pod przykryciem. Po tym czasie zdejmujemy z ognia, studzimy,
minutes and let cool. Process the blueberry mixture and lemon a potem miksujemy w blenderze razem z sokiem z cytryny przez
juice in a blender or food processor until smooth. Cover and parę minut. Chłodzimy w lodówce przez kilka godzin. Przed
chill until ready to serve. Stir in coconut milk or half-and-half podaniem dodajemy roztrzepane w misce mleczko kokosowe
just before serving. Mix well. Garnish with shaved coconut, fresh lub śmietankę half-and-half, całość mieszamy dokładnie i
mint, and a few blueberries. dekorujemy wiórkami kokosowymi, liścmi z mięty i borówkami.
18 Głos Polek summer 2018Polish Traditions
Storks Like to Summer in Poland / Bociany spędzają lato w Polsce
Nothing says spring in Poland more than the arrival of the beloved
“bociek” or stork. You can see their large nests on rooftops, towers,
chimneys, telephone poles, walls, haystacks, and on specially
constructed nest towers all summer long. Storks are said to bring
good luck and many homeowners will erect special stork ledges on
their roofs to encourage them to nest there.
Poland is home every summer to over half of the 160,000 European storks thought to
be in existence today. They are tall white wading birds, with long red legs and long red
beaks. They play a colorful role in Polish fairy tales and folklore. They are much loved by
young and old alike and they are considered harbingers of the weather, marking the warm
months with their activities. Here are some folk sayings about storks in Poland:
• If storks arrive on St. Joseph’s Day (March 19), the snows will soon melt away.
• On Annunciation Day (March 25), a stork will be in its nest to stay.
• On St .Wojciech’s Day (April 23), the stork an egg will lay.
• On St. Bartholomew’s Day (August 24), the stork prepares to fly away.
The storks fly from Poland to Africa for the winter months with their young. Over 100,000
stork babies are hatched in Poland every summer. Storks really seem to love their adopted
country of Poland and have been coming here to spend summers for centuries! If you travel
to Poland this summer, be sure to watch for these visitors, especially in the countryside.
They will bring you luck — and a big and happy smile to your face!
St. John’s Eve in Poland / Noc Świętojańska
People have always celebrated the summer solstice.
The shortest night of the year is a night of festivities and
merry-making all across the world. In Catholic Poland, the
celebration of this night was moved a few days to coincide
with the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist on June
24th. So the night that is celebrated with festivals in Poland
is called the Eve of St. John’s which falls on June 23rd.
Traditions of the summer solstice focus on two of nature’s elements: fire and water. These
elements symbolize male and female characteristics and the celebrations in Poland include
the burning of huge fires by men and boys, who also dance around them and jump through
them, while girls make wreaths from flowers and herbs and float them down the rivers and
streams, sometimes adding burning candles to the wreaths. Girls hoped that the young
man of their dreams would be the one to pluck their wreath from the water—and then
fall in love with them. This tradition is called “rzucanie wianków” or floating of the wreaths.
There is a Polish legend that says that the magical flower of the lowly forest fern (kwiat
paproci) only blooms on this shortest night of the year. According to the legend, anyone
who finds this mysterious fern will be rewarded with great treasures of love, happiness,
and prosperity. Fairy tales abound about young men who go off on this night, searching
for the illusive and magical fern flower.
Today, St. John’s Eve festivals and parties include music and dancing, fireworks, boat floats,
and bonfires, with men and women celebrating together. In Warsaw and Kraków and in
other smaller towns along the Wisła River, you can still see candle-lit wreaths floating down
the river on the night of June 23rd. And in the US, the most celebrated wreath ceremony
takes place on the National Mall in Washington DC. But you can also plan a St. John’s Eve
party with your family and friends or in your Group, enjoying the long evening in your
garden or in a park, and celebrating with food, drink, candles, and wreaths.
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 19Contests
2018 Art Contest
Contest Eligibility:
Must be a FCSLA Member age 15 and younger (includes former PUNA & PWAA members)
If you submit an entry and you are not a member your entry will not be considered
Member must be the one that created the artwork
Deadline:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2018
Please mail entries to: FCSLA Fraternal & Youth Director
24950 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122
Contest Rules:
Only one entry per member
Submission must be on paper or art board minimum 8 ½ x 11 in size - no larger
Please complete the Entry Form below (copy of entry form is acceptable)
THEME:
“Exploring Outer Space”
Draw what you would see if you could take a trip into outer space
Age Groups:
6 & Under
7 - 10
11 – 13
14 – 15
Prize list for each Age Group:
1st Place - $50.00 Gift Card
2nd Place - $25.00 Gift Card
3rd Place - $15.00 Gift Card
Honorable Mention - $10.00 Gift Card
Bonus: Winners drawings will be published in a future issue of
Fraternally Yours Magazine, on the FCSLA website and Facebook Page.
Good Luck!
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FCSLA 2018 ART CONTEST ENTRY FORM (DEADLINE: August 3, 2018)
PLEASE PRINT!
Name: _______________________________________________ Age: ___________ Branch # _____________
Complete
Mailing Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
E-Mail:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Title of Artwork:______________________________________________________________________________
Brief
Description:___________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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20 Głos Polek summer 2018Wiadomości ZPwA
Nowinki z Cleveland
Szkoła Języka Polskiego im. I J. Paderewskiego dobrze znana
jest z wycieczek, które są częścią jej ambitnego programu
urozmaicania zajęć lekcyjnych.
Ostatnio zorganizowano wycieczkę do Rainforest w
clevelandzkim zoo. Egzotyczna flora i fauna stały się
antidotum na wyjątkowo zimną pogodę za oknem.
Uczniowie z rodzicami i nauczycielkami przeistoczyli się w
grupy traperów i mieli znaleźć jak najwięcej ciekawostek
na temat lasu tropikalnego oraz jego mieszkańców.
Podstawowym zadaniem było oczywiście zbudowanie
bogatego polskiego słownictwa.
Po wyśledzeniu egzotycznych tajemnic lasu wszystkim
pozostało tylko ochłonąć w kafeterii, podzielić się
wrażeniami i sprawdzić swą wiedzę, rozwiązując krzyżówkę.
Takich eskapad się nie zapomina, co widać na załączonych
zdjęciach.
Z najnowszych informacji: W sobotę 27 kwietnia Szkoła z
okazji zbliżającej się Rocznicy Uchwalenia Konstytucji 3 Maja
zorganizowała patriotyczne zajęcia lekcyjne w Muzeum
Dziedzictwa przy Centrum Kultury, a w niedzielę (świąteczne
obchody w tym roku rozpoczęły się wcześniej) uczennice
Szkoły – Ela i Ola uświetniły polonijną uroczystość piękną
deklamacją wierszy.
Czuwająca nad wszystkim Dyrektorka Szkoły, Pani Grażyna
Buczek już zaplanowała huczne zakończenie roku szkolnego.
Wszyscy pójdą na majówkę! Podczas tej rodzinnej biesiady
nie umknie niczyjej pamięci Dzień Matki oraz 15 -lecie
istnienia Szkoły… Oj, będzie się działo!!!
Gosia Oleksy
Polish Women’s Alliance of America 21Kultura
1865 r. spotkała Modrzejewską prawdziwa tragedia; zginęła w
Rozalinda w Lesie Ardeńskim wypadku jej córka Maria. W tymże roku, Modrzejewska zabrała
syna i uciekła z Czerniowiec i od Zimajera do Krakowa.
(o Helenie Modrzejewskiej)
W tym samym roku zaangażowała się na 4 lata w teatrze
.„teatr wył, ryczał, klaskał, tupał”... „słowa w Krakowie, który odznaczał się wysokim poziomem
splendid! splendid! rozlegały się naokoło”... artystycznym, ambitnym repertuarem granym przez najbardziej
interesujacych polskich aktorów, m.in. Wincentego Rapackiego
(z korespondencji Henryka Sienkiewicza do Warszawy, opisującej i Antoninę Hoffman. Modrzejewska przyjęta została do
amerykański debiut Heleny Modrzejewskiej, który miał miejsce 20 ich grona. W 1866 na występach gościnnych w Poznaniu
sierpnia 1877 roku na deskach California Theatre w San Francisco.) Helena Modrzejewska poznała ziemianina Karola Bożentę
Chłapowskiego, którego dwa lata później poślubiła i jako jego
Jedna z najwybitniejszych aktorek żona weszła w kręgi najbardziej ekskluzywnego towarzystwa. W
Polski i USA, znakomita odtwórczyni ról 1868 roku Chłapowscy przenieśli się do Warszawy. W tym samym
szekspirowskich, Helena Modrzejewska, roku, jako już dojrzała, doświadczona artystka, Modrzejewska
urodziła się 12 października 1840 roku zadebiutowała, na scenie Teatru Narodowego w roli Adriany
w Krakowie jako Jadwiga Helena Benda, Lecoureur (w dziewięć lat później, w tej samej roli, zadebiutuje
córka Józefy Bendy, wdowy po bogatym w San Francisco i w Nowym Jorku i zapoczątkuje swoją wielką
krakowskim kupcu. Dość szeroko karierę zagraniczną.) Także w Warszawie Modrzejewska po raz
rozpowszechniona plotka przypisywała pierwszy zagrała rolę Ofelii w
ojcostwo Heleny księciu Władysławowi “Hamlecie”, rolę o której zawsze
Sanguszce, a domysły te podbudowane marzyła; od tego czasu Szekspir
były dużym podobieństwem córki będzie miał specialne miejsce w
Bendowej do uznanej córki Sanguszki jej repertuarze. W ciągu ośmiu
– także Heleny, urodzonej w 1836 r. warszawskich lat Modrzejewska
„Modrzejewska” to pseudonim, który osiagnęła status gwiazdy.
przybrała na początku swojej scenicznej Dom państwa Chłapowskich stał
kariery. Uczyła się najpierw na pensji, a się centrum świata artystycznego
potem u sióstr prezentek. Myśl o aktorstwie podsunął jej Gustaw i literackiego. Do grona stałych
Zimajer, starszy o 15 lat korepetytor, aktor scen amatorskich, gości należeli m.in. Henryk
który wkrótce stał się jej partnerem życiowym i ojcem dwójki Sienkiewicz, Adam Chmielowski,
dzieci – Rudolfa (ur. 1861) i Marii (ur. 1862). Związek ich owiany Aleksander Gierymski, Stanisław
był atmosferą skandalu, gdyż Zimajer był żonaty. Witkiewicz, Julian Sypniewski,
Modrzejewska zadebiutowała w 1861 Łucjan Paprocki. Tutaj też zrodził
roku w Bochni, w zespole amatorskim, się pomysł wyjazdu „za ocean”.
który szybko przekształcił się w trupę Sienkiewicz przyniósł kiedyś
objazdową, dającą przedstawienia na spotkanie mapę Kalifornii
między innymi w Nowym Sączu, i barwnie opowiadał o “ziemi
Rzeszowie, Przemyślu, Samborze, obiecanej”, gdzie ogromne tereny leżą odłogiem i można na
Stanisławowie, Brzeżanach, Brodach. nich gospodarować i tworzyć nową rzeczywistość, bez zaborów
i zaborców.
Modrzejewska grywała role przeróżne
i niewątpliwie była gwiazdą tej W 1876 roku Modrzejewska, wraz z rodziną oraz przyjaciółmi
wędrownej trupy. Od września 1862 (Julian Sypniewski, Łucjan Paprowski i Henryk Sienkiewicz)
do stycznia 1863 Modrzejewska była wyjechała do Ameryki. Emigranci zakupili w Kalifornii farmę
zaangażowana przez teatr lwowski, Anaheim wyobrażając sobie, że stworzą artystyczny falanster,
jako Skierka w „Balladynie” Juliusza gdzie będą żyć zgodnie z naturą i z pracy rąk. Utopijny
Słowackiego. Następnie występowała eksperyment nie powiódł się, praca była ciężka, wyczerpująca
w Czerniowcach grając ambitny polski i nie przynosiła dochodów; grupa osadników z czasem musiała
repertuar, dramaty ”Mazepa” i “Maria się rozstać. Modrzejewska zdecydowała wrócić na scenę. Po
Stuart” Juliusza Słowackiego i “Barbara miesiącach intensywnej pracy nad angielskim, 20 sierpnia 1877,
Radziwiłłówna” Felińskiego. Nie był to zadebiutowała na scenie California Theatre w San Francisco jako
łatwy okres w życiu młodej artystki. Adriana Lecouvreur. Jesienią tego samego roku zaczęła swoje
Bywały dni, kiedy nie było widzów, pierwsze amerykańskie tournée, w czasie którego zjednała
lwowskie recenzje też nie zawsze były sobie amerykańską krytykę oraz publiczność odnosząc sukcesy
dobre, starania na scenę wiedeńską na scenach Filadelfii, Bostonu, Waszyngtonu i wielu innych
skończyły się niepowodzeniem, i wiele miast Stanów Zjednoczonych. Dla amerykańskiej publiczności
trzeba było się jeszcze nauczyć. W przyjęła uproszczoną wersję swojego pseudonimu – Modjewska.
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