I am today including a brief history of the organization and the speech of Aloysius A. Mazewski. president of the PNA. at the anniversary banquet in Chicago: SPEECH OF ALOYsiUs A. MAZEWSKI Observing the 90th anniversary of the Polish National Alliance we primarily pay tribute to the legacy of five men who emigrated to the United States at the second half of the 19th century from Poland devastated by partition and desperate struggle against Russian dominance. It Is a legacy of civic wisdom. fraternalism and abiding awareness of social responsibilities. It is a legacy of patriotism. which. in the truest sense. is a way of life. It is a legacy of dedication to service for the benefit of fellow immigrants and commitment to the viability of both the United States and our ancestral home. Poland. in terms of freedom. security and progress. Julius Andrzejkowicz. John Blachowski. Julian Lipinski. John Poplelinski and Julian Szajnert. the founders of the Polish National Alliance typify the contribution the Polish immigrants made to the enrichment of the quality of American life and the enhancement of the sociocultural and economic fabric of our pluralist society. They were no strangers in a strange land. They came here. as did thousands of their predecessors and successors with love and respect for America.
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