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Shortly before Christmas the relations between the Holy See and Czechoslovakia were re-adjusted by the signature of an agreement which is described as a modus vivendi. This document, it is hoped, will end the disagreement between the Vatican and the Czechoslovak State which has existed for more than two years. The settlement of the long-drawn-out dispute is all the more welcome in that it has been made in good time before the two important national celebrations that Czechoslovakia is looking forward to—that of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Republic in October next, and that of the Millennium of Saint Václav, the first historical ruler of the Czechs and the Patron Saint of Bohemia, which is to be held in September, 1929, and one of the features of which will be the reopening of the venerable cathedral of St. Vitus in Prague.

Prague is to be the scene of the VI. International Congress of Design, Applied Arts and Art Education, which is to take place during the Summer of 1928. An interesting feature of the Congress will be the international exhibition showing the condition of art instruction in various countries. This will be housed in the Industrial and Engineering Palaces at the Prague Samples Fair, and the Czechoslovak exhibit will fittingly illustrate the serious attention given to this branch of education in the Republic. President Masaryk is to be the Honorary Patron of the Congress, while the active Patron will be the Czechoslovak Minister of Education. Of outstanding interest among the forgoing exhibits will be the American, which is to include a joint exhibit from Boston, Chicago, and Texas.

The Czechoslovak General-Consul in New York, Dr. Jaroslav Novak, delivered an address at the Armistice Dinner given in the Army and Navy Club in New York and broadcasted by radio Station WEAF. He delivered a New Year’s greeting in Czech and Slovak from Station WRNY in New York on January 1st, and invited Americans of Czech and Slovak descent to visit Czechoslovakia particularly during the coming two Jubilee years.

A drive conducted in Chicago and vicinity during October, of last year, to help build a home for the Blind War Veterans of Czechoslovakia netted $16,429.21, according to the report of Václav A. Čálek, treasurer of the Czechoslovak Organizations and Societies. The Drive was conducted under the leadership of John A. Červenka, president; A. V. Tesař, Marie Liška, Juraj Durkovič, vice-presidents; V. A. Čálek, treasurer; and Frank Horlivý and Marie Hora, secretaries.