Pochodnia

Pochodnia (literally Torch), full name: (the Association for the Promotion of Culture and Education "Torch", ) was a cultural association of Poles in Lithuania. The first chairman was Wiktor Budzyński (1924-1935), succeeded by Jan Przeździecki and Czesław Mackiewicz. Its activities included education, libraries, theatre, museums, exhibitions, press and literature. Its most important activity was school and after school education. It managed a number of preschools and private primary schools. In 1935 it managed 19 Polish afterschool cultural centers () with over 12,000 participants, and the central library with 115 library outlets. 