“ A lawyer and banker, he has always found time for literary activity. Among the books he wrote are two in the Czech language, one dealing with the first Bohemian immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries, the other outlining a history of Bohemian journalism in America. ”

“ These names include some of the biggest men in America of Bohemian birth. After twenty-five years many are dead, but it is of interest to note that several of them are active today in the work of the Bohemian National Alliance—Prof. ”

“ Wirth, I. L. Gallia, Hynek Opic, and F. Choura. Additional members, appointed shortly after, were K. Stulik, F. C. Layer, and Dr. J. R. Jičinský, for the Sokols, John Pecha, for the Taborites, and John Švehla, for the National Slovak Society. ”