Nest 786, Jozef Pilsudski Nest, of the Polish Falcons of America (Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce) was organized in June 1910 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Joseph Kruszka, president; Anthony Gutkowski, vice-president; Felix Skupski, secretary; Anthony Jazwiecki, treasurer; and John Krukar, physical director. The purpose of the organization, originally founded in Poland in 1863 and in the United States in 1887, was “to train the body, to spread brotherhood and cultural activities, and to discipline and to submerge the personal 'I' for the betterment of the community.” Members competed in local and district gymnastic and military drills and rallies, the latter in preparation for participation with the American and Polish armies in World War I. Nest 786 split in 1947, with the seceding group forming Nest 249, which met at the Polish Army Veteran Association Post 94 home. In 1978, the two Nests merged as Nest 786. The former Nest 786 home was a meeting hall at 1573-1575 West Becher Street; in 1981, the building was owned by Stanley Szymczak, president of the Nest since 1938. In 1976, the two Milwaukee Falcon Nests had a total of 650 members.
Nest 786 is included in the Falcons District II, headquartered in Chicago. Other Nests that belong to District II are located in Milwaukee, Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, and St. Louis. (The Stevens Point Wisconsin Falcons left the national Sokol in 1928 and is not a member of District II.)
