Chairman of the Slovak League in America (1907), the unyfiyng organization of expatriate associations of American Slovaks. 1919 After the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, the Minister with a power of attorney for the administration of Slovakia, Vavro Šrobár, issued a decree on January 1 on the resumption of the activities of Slovak Matica. The revitalizing General Assembly was held on August 5 in Martin. Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, František Richard Osvald, Matúš Dula (Chairman of the Slovak National Council 1918 – 1919) and Vavro Šrobár were elected its chairmen, Jozef Škultéty and Jaroslav Vlček became the Matica´s administrators. Matica continued its previous scientific, educational, collecting and publishing activities. The membership base began to be organized in the local branches of Slovak Matica. Historically, the first local branch of Slovak Matica was established on November 2 in Martin. By the end of the year, a total of nine local branches of Slovak Matica were established in Slovakia within two months. 1920 At the 2nd General Assembly of Slovak Matica on August 25, 1920, they established the scientific departments of Slovak Matica. The Department of History, Linguistics and Ethnography were the first to be established. They were gradually joined by the Artistic (1921), Literary-Historical (1922), Pedagogical (1926), Natural Science (1927), Philosophical (1941) and Sociological (1944). 1922 Slovak Matica took over the baton of publishing the oldest Slovak and European cultural magazine Slovenské pohľady (Slovak views), founded by Jozef Miloslav Hurban in 1846 and renewed by Svetozár Hurban Vajanský and Jozef Škultéty in 1881. At the initiative of Slovak Matica, the Center of Slovak Amateur Theaters was established in Martin. 1926 On August 29, the new, second building of the Slovak Matica in Martin was ceremoniously opened. The celebration was attended by 15 to 20 thousand people. Architecturally, today's residential building of Slovak Matica is one of Martin's representative architectural structures. The building is a national cultural monument and the current seat of Slovak Matica. 1932 The General Assembly on May 12 significantly influenced the further direction of the Slovak Matica, especially in connection with the struggle for the character of the Rules of Slovak Spelling. It focused on the national program, intensified scientific research and developed a rich publishing activity. 1940 On February 12, the Ministry of Education and National Enlightenment in Bratislava approved the new Rules of Slovak Spelling without Czechizing Tendencies, which were prepared and published by Slovak Matica and