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RYAN, Arthur Washington, D. C.. June 25, 1917.
Invites the President to attend reception at the National Press Club, Jne 27, 1817, on which occasion there will be an exhibition of Russian art Pictures with Russian symphony orchestra accompaniment of the Pushkin-Tcisikowski opera "Pikovaya Dama" (The Queen of Spades)
See National Press Club
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64 F THE WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON.
June 30. 1917
Memorandum for the President: Assistant Secretary Phillips telephones that the special mission of Russis has completed its work and that its head, Mr. Bahkmeteff, has been accredited as Anbassador to this country. He asks if the President can receive Mr. Bahkmeteff on Thursday, July 5th.
He suggests Thursday because Secretary Lansing is planning to leave on Friday for several weeks' vacation, and Mr. Bahkmeteff hopes to go to New York the latter part of next week.
3:15 Thurs. 5th. O. K. C. L. S.
Mr Phillips out; gave msg to Mr. Jones Noted JWB 41677
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Pasvolsky, Leo, Editor, Russkoye Slove, New York, N Y. July 2, 1917.
Asks the President for a message for publication in a special edition of the paper dealing with the Russian Mission.
See Russkoye Slove. (64) 41678
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[{Three Columns}]
| Dr. L.J. Fisher, Vice-President | Jaroslav F. Smetanka, Secretary | J. F. Stephina, Treasurer |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jos. Pecival, Vice-President | Joseph Tvrzicky, Exec.Secretary | Adolf Loner, Fin. Secretary |
| Mrs. Anna Stolfa, Vice President | Vojta Benes, Organizer | J.V. Votava. Ass't Fin. Secretary |
3639 WEST 26Th Street CHICACO, ILL.
Phone Lawndale 120 [seal illegible?] 457 Arkgd 7/7/17
President Woodrow Wilson, 64 Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
May 1 be permitted to call your attention to the fact that in the recent successful Russian offensive the most signal services were rendered by the Czecho-Slovak soldiers fighting alongside of the Russians?
The Russian official war bulletin of July 3 states that the Czecho-Slovak brigade captured 62 officers and 3150 soldiers, fifteen guns and many machine guns, and that many of the captured guns were turned against the enemy.
The brigade referred to is the first brigade of the Czecho-Slovak army formed in Russia principally out of Bohemian and Slovak prisoners of war. During the old regime these volunteers formed merely Bohemian units ofthe Russian army, but Minister of War Cutchkoff sanctioned the formation of them into a separate Bohemian army which swore fidelity to the provisional Bohemian government in Paris. and Minister Kerensky apparently had full confidence in them, because he placed them in the very forefront of the offensive which meant so much to the future of Russia and to the entire cause of the Allies.
I beg to assure that soldiers of our race in the United States army will render as good an account of themselves as their brothers in Russia.
Very respectfully yours,
President, [insert S fisher?]Bohemian National AIIiance.
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ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUMICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON, D. C. [national eagle seal]
[inserted in left hand top corner the following text] A communication left with the President by the Ambassador as well as the [encs?] to this letter, forward to State 7/ 7/17
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON
GH July 5, 1917
My dear Mr. Tumulty. I enclose a copy of the remarks which the Russian Ambassador, Mr. Bakhmsteff, will deliver this afternoon when received by the President, and a draft of reply for the President's use, if it is satisfactory to him.
Very truly yours,
[signature] [Richard illegible?]
Enclosures: As above.
Joseph P. Tumulty, Esquire, Secretary to the President. The White House.
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