Festa di San Rocco 1926 The Woodlawn Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Woodlawn, PA., Friday, August 6, 1926 St. Rocco's Day To Be Celebrated By The Woodlawn Italian Club        The second annual celebration of St. Rocco's Day will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 14th and 15th. The celebration will be staged by the Italian Political Republican Citizens' club, of Woodlawn.        The program in detail will be published in the next issue of The Gazette. The Woodlawn Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Woodlawn, PA., Tuesday, August 10, 1926 V-- No. 25 - PRICE TWO CENTS - Ten Pages WEATHER Partly cloudy, prabable showers today; showers and cooler tomorrow. SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF ST. ROCCO’S DAY AUG. 14 - 15        The second anniversary celebration of St. Rocco’s Day will be held by the Italian Citizens Republican club of Woodlawn, on Saturday and Sunday, August 14th and 15th, starting in the afternoon of Saturday at 2 o’clock with a parade, headed by the Woodlawn Band, directed by Felippo Refice, from Plan 11 to Franklin Avenue at the “Y” where the band will give an open air concert near the Joseph building until 4 p.m.        Returning to Plan 11, the band will give a concert on the band stand erected on Fourth Avenue until 11 p.m. and at the latter hour, there will be a display of fireworks by J. Rozzi, of New Castle and D. Presutti of Bellaire, OH.        Sunday, August 15th, the celebration opens at 7 o’clock in the morning when the members of the club, headed by the Woodlawn band, will march over the streets of Plan 11. At 7:30 a.m. the McKees Rocks band, directed by Pasquale Colantoni, will arrive in Woodlawn and will give concerts on Plan 11 and other parts of the town.        At 9:30 o’clock, Sunday morning, there will be a grand parade, when members of the Italian Republican club will march from Fifth Avenue, Plan 11 down to Sheffield Avenue, thence to Engle Street, Franklin Avenue, to St. Titus church.        At the hour of 11:30 a.m., high mass will be celebrated by Rev. Father J. J. Greaney at St. Titus church. Leaving the church, the club members headed by the Woodlawn band, will march down Franklin Avenue to the Monaca Road, and then to Plan 11.        Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock a band concert will be given at the bandstand on Fourth Avenue continuing until 7 o’clock in the evening.        At 3:30 p.m., Sunday, there will be a program of sports on Plan 11, prizes to be awarded winners of the events which are as follows: Race for girls, 12 to 14 years - Prize: Box of candy Race for girls, 14 to 16 years - Prize: Five dollars Race for boys, 12 to 14 years - Prize: Box of candy Race for boys, 14 to 15 years - Prize: Five dollars Sack race for men, any size - Prize: Five dollars Slippery board contest for men, any size - Prize: Five dollars Bucket game for men, any size - Prize: Five dollars        The committee under whose direction the celebration is being given is composed of James Piroli, President; Leo Andreozzi, Vice President; Christ Rome, Honorary President; James Colonna, Treasurer.        People of the community are invited to attend any or all events scheduled for these two days, Saturday and Sunday, August 14th and 15th. 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 - 1926 Return to San Rocco Events Page