PRINTER'S NO. 2824
No. 457 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ROONEY, OCTOBER 21, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 21, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of the
2 Borough of Catasauqua.
3 WHEREAS, On February 1, 1853, the Borough of Catasauqua was
4 incorporated in Lehigh County; and
5 WHEREAS, Catasauqua, a small urban municipality, has provided
6 a full scope of municipal services to residents, neighbors,
7 visitors and tourists for the past 150 years; and
8 WHEREAS, The yearlong celebration commemorating Catasauqua's
9 150-year existence began in 2003 with a banquet to which all
10 living former elected and appointed Catasauqua officials were
11 invited; and
12 WHEREAS, The celebration continued with scheduled events and
13 activities for all ages, from youth sports to a senior picnic;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, The celebration concluded October 4, 2003, with a
16 seven-division parade through Catasauqua during the day and an
17 evening ceremony at the high school stadium; and
1 WHEREAS, Parade participants included the Pennsylvania
2 Mounted State Police Color Guard, eight high school bands,
3 Mansfield University Band, Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, a
4 division of the United States Army which performs at similar
5 events, and the Polish American String Band; and
6 WHEREAS, The evening ceremony included several high school
7 bands, Mansfield University Band and representatives of the
8 armed forces, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and
9 culminated in a mass performance entitled "An All American
10 Salute" and a finale of fireworks; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
12 150th anniversary of the incorporation of the Borough of
13 Catasauqua.
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