[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 172 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2818-E2819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DRAUGAS

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2009

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Draugas 
newspaper on its 100th year of daily publication.
  Draugas was founded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1909 as a 
Lithuanian language Roman Catholic paper and moved to Chicago in 1916. 
The location changed a few times in its early years, but Draugas has 
been located at 4545 W. 63rd St. in Chicago since 1957. Many 
Lithuanian-Americans live on the Southwest Side of Chicago and in the 
surrounding suburbs I represent, and they greatly appreciate the 
reporting and cultural commentary that Draugas provides.

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  Draugas serves approximately 10,000 daily readers. It is the only 
Catholic paper to be published daily in both the United States and 
Canada, and the only paper outside of Lithuania to be published in 
Lithuanian. In an effort to reach younger generations of Lithuanian-
Americans, Draugas plans the publication of an English language edition 
in the near future.
  An event honoring the newspaper's 100th anniversary took place in 
Willow Springs on October 17 and a Bishops Conference and Catholic Mass 
were held in Chicago on October 18 to honor Draugas and Lithuania's 
millennium.
  I ask you to join me in honoring Draugas for its dedication to 
reporting, community service, and the preservation of Lithuanian 
culture around the world.

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