Pioneer Savings & Loan Business Card, c. 1951

Pioneer Savings & Loan Business Card, c. 1951
Elie Barsan helped found Roumanian Savings and Loan. Arriving in Cleveland in 1914 at the age of 21, he would become president of both the Pioneer Savings Bank and the Carpatina Society.

The Carpatina Society was formed in 1902 and is the oldest Romanian organization in the United States. The fraternal benefit society was created to offer newly arrived immigrants financial assistance in case of sickness, injury, or death.

Image courtesy of Pioneer Savings Bank
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