

The first order of business was the formation of the Education Committee, whose objective was, among other things, the caretaking of the Polish language school at the Polish Hall at 140 Niagara Street in Toronto. This was a continuation of the school directed by The Progressive Polish Union. In September 1928, the school year of the second Polish school in West Toronto began. Before that, in January 1928, a violin and mandolin school for gifted children, directed by K. Wilgan, was opened.
The Education Committee also created a Theatre Circle called Joy, continuing the cultural and educational activity of the Union. This circle was relatively independent, and the basis for its activity was a special set of regulations called “Members’ Responsibilities.” Joy also had its own council, consisting of a manager, his or her deputy, a financial secretary, a recording secretary, a director and a stage manager, who were responsible for the numerous cultural undertakings that were so popular among the Polish community.
Among these undertakings were the “Sunday Programs,” originally created by The Progressive Polish Union, which consisted of readings, discussions, group singing, choir performances, and entertaining cabarets. Short presentations were prepared, which included children who recited poems, sang patriotic songs, and performed Polish folk dances.
By the end of 1929, 300 such “Sunday Programs” had taken place. The character of the Theatre Circle’s activity was to some extent determined by the seasons. In the fall-winter-spring period, theatrical performances and numerous balls with original names (for example, “Flower Ball”, “Fruit Ball”, “Perfume Ball”, “Apron Ball”, “New Year’s Eve Ball”, “Easter Monday Ball”, etc.) were organized.
During the summer, shows and balls halted, while other forms of divertissement emerged, including ever-popular picnics and excursions. Joy’s culturally artistic activity soon made its leaders very famous. In 1927, two very important occasions took place in Toronto, during which the Polish artists of Joy Theatre Circle performed, earning themselves recognition and sincere awe from the audience.
Talks began for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Canadian Federation and the International Teachers’ Conference. The choir’s interpretation of Polish patriotic songs and the dancers’ performance of Polish folk dances impressed the Polish and Canadian communities.
In 1928 and 1929, the choir of the Theatre Circle sang Polish carols at the annual Christmas concert, organized by Canadians at Massey Hall in Toronto. Interestingly, the Circle was in constant contact with the newly-created PAC Branch in Hamilton, often performing there. Before the fusion of the three organizations, each one had taken steps to expand its activity beyond Toronto, so The Polish Alliance of Canada also desired to widen its activity in the province of Ontario, theoretically and practically. The idea was proposed by Hamilton, not Toronto. In this way, in April 1927, PAC Branch 2 was created in Hamilton, while Branch 1 was formed in Toronto.
After the necessary changes were implemented in the existing Constitution, a new phase in this organization’s existence began, with a Board of Directors at the PAC’s head.