THE SAN ROCCO FESTA COMMITTEE OF 1926 COMPRISED FROM LEFT: FRONT ROW: Cesare Spaziani, Vincenzo Colonna, Vittorio Salvati, Vincenzo Piroli, Leo Andreozzi, Christy Roma MIDDLE ROW: Ettore Grossi, (Unknown), Luigi Bufalini, Ettore Salvatore, Achille Mansueti, Cesare Biancucci BACK ROW: Domenic Montini, Francesco Vallecorsa, Guiseppe Montini, Oresto Costanza, Romulo Costanza The Woodlawn Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Woodlawn, PA Tuesday, August 4, 1925 Vol. IV. No. 23 - PRICE TWO CENTS - Page 3 WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer today and tomorrow; prabably thunder showers tomorrow (top left corner of newspaper stated the following) Self-satisfaction is often fatal to success. ITALIAN REPUBLICAN CLUB WILL CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY AUGUST 15-16 WILL HONOR SAINT ROCCO’S HOLIDAY WITH HIGH MASS AT ST. TITUS’ CHURCH PARADE WILL BE FROM PLAN 11 HALL TO THE CHURCH FIREWORKS IN EVENING In Afternoon A Program of Sports Will Be Carried Out On Plan 11 and Prizes Are To Be Awarded The Winners        Saturday and Sunday, August 15th and 16th are to be gala days with the members of the Italian Political Republican Citizens Club of Woodlawn, as this will be the occasion for the celebration of their first anniversary of organization.        On Saturday, August 15th, the Italian Political Republican Citizens club will honor St. Rocco’s holiday by holding high mass at St. Titus’ church in the morning at 9:30 o’clock, Rev. J. J. Greaney being the celebrant.        Headed by the Woodlawn band, of which Philip Refici is the leader, the members of the Italian organization will march from their hall on Plan 11 to St. Titus’ church and after the mass march back to the Plan 11 hall where dinner is to be served at the noon hour.        In the afternoon, there is to be a program of races and other sport events on Plan 11, this feature to be held between 3:30 and 4:00 o’clock. Prizes are to be given to the winners. Saturday evening at 10:30 o’clock there is to be an elaborate display of fireworks on Plan 11, which will complete the day’s program. Band concerts will feature the festivities throughout the day and evening on Plan 11.        The Italian Political Citizens club of Woodlawn has a membership of 200 with the following officers in charge: PRESIDENT - JAMES PIROLI VICE PRESIDENT - LEO ANDREOZZI SECRETARY - FRANK ROSSI TREASURER - SAM RUSCITTI BAND LEADER - PHILIP REFICI THE DAILY TIMES A CLEAN NEWSY NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Beaver, PA Wednesday, August 5, 1925 ESTABLISHED APRIL 2, 1874 - TWO CENTS WEATHER Generally fair tonight. Thursday partly cloudy. Possibly local thunderstorms near Lake Erie. Not much change in temperature ONE DAILY THOUGHT Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set - Bacon - Essay on Beauty. ITALIANS ARE TO CELEBRATE Club of Woodlawn to Stage Anniversary Affair Saturday        Saturday and Sunday, August 15th and 16th, are to be gala days with the members of the Italian Republican Citizens’ Club of Woodlawn, when they will celebrate their first anniversary of organization. Saturday the club will honor St. Rocco’s holiday by holding high mass at St. Titus’ church.        Headed by the Woodlawn band, the club will march from their hall to the church at 9:30 a.m. Following mass, they will return to the hall, where dinner will be served at noon.        In the afternoon there is to be a program of sports and Saturday evening at 10:30 there is to be an elaborate display of fireworks on Plan 11, which will complete the day’s program.        The Italian Political Citizens’ Club of Woodlawn has a membership of 200 with the following officers: PRESIDENT - JAMES PIROLI; VICE PRESIDENT - LEO ANDREOZZI; SECRETARY - FRANK ROSSI; TREASURER - SAM RUSCITTI; BAND LEADER - PHILIP REFICI If you have any photos you wish to have scanned into our database, or believe you have additional information concerning photos already posted, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for visiting... please stop back! Return to History Page - 1925 Return to San Rocco Events Page