| PRINTER'S NO. 3678 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. | 888 | Session of 2014 |
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, SCHLOSSBERG, COHEN, O'NEILL, ROZZI, MACKENZIE, NEILSON, CALTAGIRONE, KIRKLAND, VEREB, DiGIROLAMO, SNYDER, MILLARD, KINSEY, McCARTER, LUCAS, READSHAW, MURT, W. KELLER, D. COSTA, HARHART, ROSS, MARSICO, MAJOR, HAHN, GROVE, MATZIE, GOODMAN, MAHONEY, GINGRICH AND HENNESSEY, JUNE 9, 2014
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 9, 2014
A RESOLUTION
1Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Old Home Week
2celebration of the Borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
3WHEREAS, Old Home Week was a community event that originated
4in the northeastern region of the United States around the turn
5of the 20th century which encouraged expatriates to return to
6visit relatives and old friends; and
7WHEREAS, Catasauqua's first Old Home Week celebration was
8held for seven days, starting on Sunday, June 28, 1914, and
9concluding on Saturday, July 4, 1914; and
10WHEREAS, Catasauqua's first Old Home Week was planned as a
11reunion of families and friends, a celebration of the 75th
12anniversary of the Crane Iron Works and a recognition of the
13town's good fortune; and
14WHEREAS, The 1914 Old Home Week celebration included daily
15themes featuring churches, schools, fraternal organizations,
1civic organizations, fire companies and other local entities;
2and
3WHEREAS, The residents of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, will
4observe the 100th anniversary of the Old Home Week celebration
5from June 27 through July 6, 2014; and
6WHEREAS, This year's celebration will feature many events,
7focusing on Catasauqua's history and will recognize the
8potential for the borough's future; therefore be it
9RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
10100th anniversary of the Old Home Week celebration of the
11Borough of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.