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Przybyszewski, Valentine V.
Civic leader. Came to U.S. in 1873, and settled in Bay City, Mich. In 1880 organized St. Casimir's Society in Bay City, Mich. and was one of the founders of P.N.A. At the National Convention of P.N.A. in La Crosse, Wis. elected Censor, the highest office in that organization. Elected president of P.N.A. and in 1891 again Censor. He held various offices, was a good organizer and civic worker. He held also various offices in Bay City, Wis. Died on January 23, 1923 in Bay City, Mich.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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The Death of Wilhelm Walenty Przybyszewski (William Valentine Prybeski)
(Historia ZNP, Volume III, page 398)

At the end of January [1923] the PNA administration was informed of the death of Walenty Przybyszewski one of the founders of the Polish National Alliance (PNA) and a dedicated activist for the [Polish] nation and the organization. In 1880 he founded the St. Casimir Society in Bay City, Michigan and joined it to the PNA as Group 12. He remained in this group until his death. His membership number was 312, thus he was one of the founders.

Already at the 5th Congress [1875] in LaCrosse, WI he was chosen vice censor. At the 6th Congress [1886] in Bay City, MI -- to where the administration of PNA relocated -- he was chosen president of the PNA. He kept this office until the next Congress [1887] when the administration was again moved to Chicago. He chaired the 8th Congress [1889] in Buffalo, NY and at the 9th Congress in Detroit, MI [1891] he was chosen censor of the PNA by acclamation. He held this office until the following Congress, held in Chicago in 1893.

In the following Congresses he was a delegate but took no office, though he was always appointed to the most important commissions.

The news of his death arrived on January 25. The funeral took place on January 29th. A wreath, in the name of the PNA, was laid by vice-censor Leopold Koscinski, who from among the PNA officer was the one living the closest. The Administration honored the dead member with a requiem resolution, praising him for the service rendered to the Alliance for 42 years.

Group No. 12 (Historia ZNP, Volume I, page 641)

The National Society of St. Casimir in Bay City, MI founded on October 18, 1880, 136 members, with $476.32 in the treasury, paid out support $2,500.00, 95 book in library. Donation toward school $250.00. For monuments $145.00, other national causes $216.00, for churches $1,395.00. Pays a regular tax [donation] to the National Fund. The Society has Polish and American flags which cost $185.00.
Founder: Wilhelm Walenty Przybyszewski
Present officers: W. Przybyszewski, president; K. Sikorski, vice-president; J. Nowicki, financial secretary; M. Skowronski, recording secretary; I. Maciejewski, treasurer.
Meeting place: Hala Harmonii [Harmony Hall], corner of 18th Street