Mr. Speaker. I rise today to ask you and my esteemed colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to the San Cataldo Society of Dunmore. Pennsylvania. which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. In 1904. a group of Dunmore residents. recently emigrated from the island of Sicily. associated themselves for the purpose of promoting goodwill. civic betterment and for the EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 152. Pt. 6 benefit of its members in cases of sickness. accident or death from funds collected. The early history reveals that these pioneers. bearing the customs which they inherited from their native land. but handicapped by a language barrier. overcame many difficulties and obstacles in the formation of the Societa San Cataldese Cooperativa Di Mutua Saccorso in Dunmore.
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