[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 70 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING NATIONAL SEERSUCKER DAY

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                           HON. BILL CASSIDY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 9, 2014

  Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following Proclamation:
  In celebration and appreciation of seersucker manufacturers and 
admirers around the country, I extend a Happy Seersucker Day. With a 
rich history dating back to 1909, seersucker clothing is a unique 
American fashion. The original seersucker suit was designed by Joseph 
Haspel at his Broad Street facility in New Orleans and has been enjoyed 
since by many Americans. The lightweight cotton fabric with its 
signature ``pucker'' has provided comfortable fashion ware during the 
hot summer months. As Mr. Haspel said, ``hot is hot, no matter what you 
do for a living'', seersucker clothing is now enjoyed by Americans 
across the country in all walks of life. In the late 1990s, Seersucker 
Day was established to honor this unique American fashion. I wish to 
restart this tradition by designating Wednesday, June 11th as National 
Seersucker Day. I encourage everyone to wear seersucker to commemorate 
this iconic American clothing.
  In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of May, 
in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence 
of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.

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