[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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   CROATION FEDERATION TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL IN 
                          WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, one of the factors which has made western 
Pennsylvania a unique and exciting place to live is the wide range of 
different ethnic groups which came to the area in search of the many 
jobs available at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 
20th century.
  The story of our area is really the story of the United States, and 
its growth to be the major industrial power in the world in the 20th 
century. The immigrants who arrived by themselves, with families, or in 
groups worked in the mills and the mines, carrying the growing 
potential of the Nation on their backs as they found a better way of 
life in their new home without forgetting the traditions and community 
spirit of their old homes. We're telling the story of these people and 
their contribution to the United States in America's industrial 
Heritage project.
  On Sunday, October 16, one group will celebrate the 100th anniversary 
of their ancestors coming to western Pennsylvania. The St. Rochus 
Croatian Fraternal Union of America Lodge 5 will host this celebration 
of Croatian heritage, and will honor the memories of the hard-working 
men and women who established themselves in our area and contributed so 
much to the development of the region and the Nation.
  I'd like to congratulate the members of the St. Rochus CFU Lodge 5 on 
this historic occasion, and thank them and their families for the 
efforts they've made on behalf of our area. We're blessed with many 
fine organizations and groups in western Pennsylvania, and the work 
that the Croatian Fraternal Union of America has done in the community 
and with their members has made our area a better place to live, and 
one I'm proud to call home.

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