The Archive · 1941

Poles Celebrate Anniversary

Poles and. representatives of local Czech and Yugoslav communities gathered at the Polish Legation yesterday morning on. the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the promulgation of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791.

The upper photograph shows Mr. Stanislaw B. M. de Rosset addressing the meeting. Below is a scene in the garden of the Polish Legation where a large gathering of local Poles assembled. Representatives of the Czech and Yugoslav communities were also pres-sent. The photo shows the attendance, those in the first row being Major J. Stepan, representative of the Czech Government, Mr. Chudzinski, Mrs. de Rosset, the Right Rev. J. Krauze, and Mr. Stanislaw B. M. de Rosset, Polish Charge d'Affaires. Mr. E. P. Betchitch, head of the local Yugoslav community, may be seen sitting behing Mrs. de Rosset.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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