Mary J. Matala (Kubala)

Insurance agent, Polish and local community leader

Born Feb. 26, 1908, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; daughter of Vincent and Josephine (Chodacki); married Joseph Matala; child: Joseph Jr.

Career: president, Villa Mavre College, director, Dr. Matyszewska Human Center, Cheektowaga (NY); president, Kolko Polek, and Buffalo Federation of Women's Club, Buffalo; Retired.

Member of: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Polish Arts Club, and Ladies of Charity Division, Buffalo.

Honors: Good Neighbor award, Mayor of the City of Buffalo, 1959; award, National Medical Dental Association, 1976; Haller's Swords, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.)

Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.

Languages: English, Polish.

Hobby: charitable work.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996