[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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 RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY OF 
                            BALA CYNWYD, PA

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                   HON. MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 1994

  Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY. Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize and commend 
the West Laurel Hill Cemetery of Bala Cynwyd, PA, on the occasion of 
its 125th anniversary.
  West Laurel Hill Cemetery is one of the oldest garden-type, permanent 
resting places in the entire United States. It is also a bird sanctuary 
and arboretum, with thousands of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants. 
The cemetery is an architectural gem. It has one of the most elaborate 
collections of marble and granite mausoleums in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. The cemetery is not just a desirable final resting place, 
but it is also an excellent point of interest offering educational and 
highly informative historical tours.
  The list of those who are interred at West Laurel Hill is long and 
quite prestigious. Some of the more noteworthy are:
  Publisher Cyrus H.K. Curtis (1850-1933), founder of the Curtis 
Publishing Co., and one-time publisher of the Saturday Evening Post.
  Television pioneer Dave Garroway (1913-82), who hosted the ``Today 
Show,'' TV's first morning news and entertainment program.
  The founder of Mother's Day, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948).
  Founder of the Sun Oil Co., Joseph Newton Pew, Sr. (1848-1912).
  The ``Father of Baseball,'' Harry Wright (1835-95) who organized the 
first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
  Justus C. Strawbridge and Isaac H. Clothier, founders of Strawbridge 
& Clothier Department Stores.
  The Dorrance family, inventors of condensed soup, and owners of 
Campbell's Soup, Inc.
  Soldiers of the American Revolution. About 50 soldiers from the 
Revolutionary War are buried at West Laurel Hill.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the West Laurel Hill Cemetery for its 
excellence, high standards, continuation of tradition, and especially 
for honoring those who have gone before us, remembering their good 
works as a heritage and foundation upon which our country's present and 
its future shall stand.

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