[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            IN HONOR OF THE HARMONIA-CHOPIN SINGING SOCIETY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 1997

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the 95th 
anniversary of the Harmonia-Chopin Singing Society. Since its inception 
in 1902, this organization has interacted with leading artists and 
performers and has participated in countless significant musical 
events. Among many other significant contributions to the city of 
Cleveland's cultural scene, in 1946, the society used concert proceeds 
to purchase and install a bust of Frederic Chopin in the Polish garden 
of Cleveland's Cultural Garden.
  The Harmonia-Chopin Singing Society has remained committed to 
Cleveland's ``Warswaza'' community through participation in numerous 
events and through continued investment in the community as a whole. 
The dedicated members of the society have kept Polish culture and 
tradition alive and celebrated in the Cleveland area.
  Once again, I salute and congratulate the Harmonia-Chopin Singing 
Society for 95 years of preserving, promoting, and sharing the Polish 
culture to people of all nationalities and races in the Cleveland area. 
I wish the group continued success.

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