A Tribute to Artur Rubinstein This is not just another year that has passed: —it is the twentieth in the history of our organization, and — accordingly — we endeavor to celebrate this event with a tribute to our distinguished Co-Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Board, by having our Twentieth Anniversary Ball in a spring-like, sunny atmosphere that reflects the ever so youthful energy and spirit, the liveliness and vivacity of this world-famous pianist-virtuoso, Mr. Artur Rubinstein.

On this happy occasion, when the echoes of Mr. Rubinstein's recent eighty­ ninth birthday still ring in our ears, permit me to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you who by attending this function of ours tonight support our humanitarian endeavor of aid and assistance to the needy of our ethnic group, victims of a tragic world holocaust.

May I also extend my warmest thanks to our patrons, to the Chairman of our Ball, Mrs. Lewis Rosenstiel, and to all of you who have so graciously assisted us in our fruitful pre-ball travails.

MARIA DEMBINSKI, President Polish Assistance, Inc. Gratulujemy Arturowi Rubinsteinowi

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'6=^0 Helena Rubinslein Mr. Witold Czyszkowski, Cte Jan Dembinski, Judge Oskar Schenker, Mr. Franciszek Proch, Mrs. Artur Rubinstein, Mrs. Bronka Gerard, Mrs. Edward Wolinski, Ctess Jan Dembinski, Mrs. Victor Ryl — Colony Club I960 Mr. and Mrs. Artur Rubinstein, Mrs. Chamber Hughs and Mr. Bertram Teterin "P.olonez" East Sheraton 19J J MR. and MRS. ARTUR RUBINSTEIN

In grateful appreciation

of our long association

HUROK CONCERTS ^olonai^e Chairman Mrs. Maria Ginter Mr. Ronald Anthony Grimaldi Mrs. Lewis S. Rosenstiel Cte. and Ctess. Mikolaj Grocholski Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hammer Co-Chairman 1976 Dr. Jan Jachimowicz Mortimer Levitt Twentieth (Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Tadeusz Janiszewski Mr. and Mrs. Stanislaw Jordanowski Vice-Chairmen Dr. Leon Katowicz Leonard Altman Mrs. Arlene Kieta Mr. and Mrs. Tadeusz Kozlowski Claudio Arrau A TRIBUTE TO Cte. and Ctess. Jan Krasinski Mrs. Robert Low Bacon Baroness Robert Kratschmer Mrs. I-ouis Begley ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Mr. and Mrs. Reginald B. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Boleslaw Laszewski Mrs. Leonard H. Bernheim Mrs. Marie Therese Lubienski Leonard Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Lynn Schuyler Chapin Mr. Franco Malinari BENEFIT COMMITTEE Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Markowski Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman John Mazzola Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mars Countess A. I. Warden Cittadini Eugene Ormandy Chairman Mr. and Mrs. George J. Nelson Van Cliburn Mrs. Guido Pantalconi, Jr. Countess Jan Dembinski Mrs. Lydia Palermo Mr. Henry Petter II Richard M. Clurman Hon. Frederick W. Richmond Vice-Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Franciszek Proch Constantine Sidmon-Eristoff Col. Harold Ricgehnan Colonel Stanley Radajewicz Mrs. Lunia Nester-Jachimowicz Mrs. Irving Mitchell Feit Mrs. Artur Rodzinski Mr. and Mrs. Paul Radomyski Dr. Valentina R. Kulick Mr. and Mrs. Jerzy Radziejowski Avery Fisher Mrs. Mala Rubinstein Mrs. Nina Mlodzinska de Rovira Mr. and Mrs. Bohdan de Rosset Mrs. Anita Colby Flagler Mrs. John Barry Ryan Count Jan Felix Rostworowski Mrs. Stefania Staszko Ken Glancy Thomas Schippers Judge and Mrs. Oskar Schenker Mr. and Mrs. Ludwik Scidcnman Hon. Roy M. Goodman Martin E. Segal Mr. Stanislaw Smialowski SOCIAL COMMITTEE Floyd D. Hall Rudolf Serkin Mr. and Mrs. Witold Sulimirski Mrs. John Chambers Hughes Princess Lucie Shirazcc Dr. Lidia Bales Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Szamborski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berger Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Szczesniak Mrs. Lytle Hull Joseph E. Slater Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bcrnham Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Sztybel Mrs. Jan Kiepura Frank Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Wladyslaw Poray Bicrnacki Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rawicz-Twarog Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf Henry Z. Steinway Mrs. Charles Boniarczyk Mrs. V. P. Victor Prof, and Mrs. Zbigniew Brzezinski Muss Halina Victoria Lt. Gov. Mary Ann Krupsak Isaac Stern Mr. and Mrs. Michael Budny Mr. and Mrs. Wladyslaw Wanlula Mr. and Mrs. Henry Labouissc Roger L. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Corwin Mrs. Maria Wdowiak Goddard Lieberson Lowell Wadmond Mr. and Mrs. Jan Dembinski Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wiederman Mr. and Mrs. William Falencki Mrs. Joseph Wielawski Robert K. Lifton Hon. Robert F. Wagner Mr. Leon Fassler Mr. and Mrs. B. Wierzbianski Hon. John V. Lindsay Mrs. Philip Wise Mrs. June Garguilo Mr. and Mrs. Edward W'olinski Hon. and Mrs. Frederic R. Mann, II Teresa Zylis-Gara Miss Vera Gawansky Mr. Victor Wygry Program

Opening the Polonaise Bali w,ith the dancing of the traditional Polonaise has been a trademark. It is usual to date the origin of this dance from the election in 1573 of Henry, Duke of Anjou—afterward Henry III of France—to the Trone of Poland. The ladies of Polish nobility passed in ceremonial processions before him in Cracow to the sound of stately music. This procession to music became the regular opening ceremony at royal functions and developed into the Polonaise Dance.

THE POLONAISE DANCERS

Mrs. Artur Rubinstein Mr. Artur Rubinstein Mrs. Mortimer Lewitt Mr. Pepe Fernandez Countess Jan Dembinski Mr. Noel Barker Mrs. Reginald Lanier Mr. Andrzej Wankowicz Miss Ewa Rubinstein Mr. Raymond Alexander Dr. Lidia Bales Mr. Peter Prescott Mrs. Zenobiusz Staszko Mr. Tadeusz Delekta Mrs. Eugene Kusielewicz Mr. Eugene Kusielewicz Mrs. Nina Mlodzinska de Rovira Mr. Xavier Medina Campeny Mrs. Lunia Nester-Jachimowicz Mr. Artur Loomis Mrs. Richard Rawicz Twarog Mr. Richard Rawicz Twarog Miss Halina Victoria Mr. Jan Jozef Wnek Mrs. Carole Yudain Mr. Tadeusz Kerner Mrs. Witold Sulimirski Mr. Witold Sulimirski

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MAZURKA Music by Stanislaw Moniuszko THE POLISH AMERICAN FOLK DANCE COMPANY Urszula Bestecka and Stanislaw Pelc Artistic Directors

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BEN CUTLER’S ORCHESTRA Miss Melissa Fairbanks and her father, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Hotel Hilton 1968

Mrs. Artur Rubinstein and Choreographer Miss Elsa Maxwell and Mr. Alex Tolas Jurek Lazowski — The Pierre 1969 Sheraton East 1964