[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1652]
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     IN RECOGNITION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH NATIONAL 
                      ALLIANCE--MILWAUKEE SOCIETY

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 1996

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 75th 
anniversary of the Polish National Alliance--Milwaukee Society. I also 
congratulate my fellow members of the Milwaukee Society as they host 
the 50th annual Pulaski Day banquet.
  Since 1921, the PNA Milwaukee Society has served as a leading and 
unifying force in the Milwaukee area's Polish-American community. The 
Milwaukee Society was formed with the idea of providing an opportunity 
for members of the professions, business and community leaders to meet 
and work together on issues of concern to Polish-Americans and to our 
community at large.
  As an active component of the Polish National Alliance, the Milwaukee 
Society has from its inception, been committed to the preservation and 
promotion of our Polish-American heritage. In addition to sponsoring 
numerous cultural, fraternal, and social activities however, the 
Milwaukee Society has coordinated a variety of worthwhile charitable 
efforts. These efforts have included an annual Christmas food basket 
distribution and several scholarship programs. Throughout the past 75 
years, members of the Milwaukee Society have taken active and leading 
roles in a variety of organizations and endeavors. In recent years for 
example, members of the society assumed leadership positions in the 
effort to construct a Polish-American community center and to promote 
and coordinate Milwaukee's Polishfest.
  On Friday, September 20, members of the Milwaukee Society will 
gather, as they have done for the past half century, to celebrate the 
annual Pulaski Day banquet. Our city's first Pulaski Day banquet was 
conducted in 1946 when members of the Milwaukee Society sought to honor 
the memory of the American Revolutionary War hero, Casimir Pulaski. 
Since then, the banquet has provided the Milwaukee Society with an 
annual opportunity to recognize those whose efforts have benefited the 
Polish-American community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to congratulate member of the Milwaukee 
Society on the worthwhile work that they are doing and on the 75th 
anniversary of their outstanding organization.

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