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The Czechoslovak Review, volume 3, no. 4 (1919)
Meetings of the American Czechoslovak Board
4149933The Czechoslovak Review, volume 3, no. 4 — Meetings of the American Czechoslovak Board1919

MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CZECHOSLOVAK BOARD.

The first full meeting of the American Czechoslovak Board since its selection at the Cleveland Conference last October, was held March 14th, in the Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland. The following members of the board were present: Prof. B. Shimek, Dr. Joseph P. Pecival, Vojta Beneš, Joseph Martinek, Rev. Innocent Kestl, Rev. J. Hroch, in place of Rev. Oldřich Zlámal, and John Straka for the Czechs. Albert Mamatey, Andrew Schustek, Revs. J . Kubášek, L. Karlovský, J. Murgas, Jan Pankuch, and Miss E. Cablk for the Slovaks. In addition there were present Major J. Šípek, secretary of the Czechoslovak Legation at Washington, F. Kopecký, Czechoslovak Counsel General at New York, Mrs. Libuše Moták in charge of the relief work of the board and Dr. J. F. Smetanka, director of the Washington office of the board.

Reports were rendered by Secretary Beneš and heads of the various departments. Mr. Kopecký made his final report of the recruiting activities in the United States for the Czechoslovak army. It was decided to close the work of the Information Bureau at Washington at the end of April. The greatest amount of time was taken up by discussing the relief activities of the Czech and Slovak organizations in America and complaints were voiced that by reason of lack of news from the old country it was difficult to plan and execute an effective campaign, although everyone realizes that help is urgently needed by the poor people of the Czechoslovak Republic and that Czechoslovaks in this country are ready to give generously. It was decided that for the present the relief work would be centered on gathering old clothing and supplementing this by purchases and by sewing and knitting of women affiliated with the Bohemian National Alliance and the Slovak League. It was further voted to send Vojta Beneš and Rev. L. Kubášek to Bohemia and Slovakia to report on what has been accomplished here and to prepare detailed plans for a nation-wide relief campaign in this country. The delegates are expected to go immediately and return as soon as possible; it is expected that their personal accounts of conditions in the old country will greatly increase the amount of gifts. In connection with this it may be noted that the Bohemian National Alliance has already organized its own relief branch of which Jas. F. Stepina is chairman.

The accounts of the various offices of the board were examined by an auditing committee and found correct. The conference adjourned at midnight on Friday, after sending a telegram of loyalty to Vice-President Marshall and adopting a resolution in favor of the League of Nations.

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