 The society was active between 1908 and 1918 and operated a library, organized lectures and concerts, and staged over 50 plays.Sleževičius directed several of the them, with his staging of Juliusz Słowacki's "Mindaugas" (1908) and Vincas Nagornockis' "Živilė" (1909) particularly well received.Sleževičius edited several newspapers ("Bendrija", "Lietuvos ūkininkas", "Lietuvos žinios") and contributed to others ("Varpas").