[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E664]
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 TRIBUTE TO EMIL SCHIEVE POST, AMERICAN LEGION ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding veterans organization in my district, the Emil Schieve Post 
of the American Legion, in Lyons, IL, as it celebrates its 75th 
anniversary this year.
  The post was founded in 1921 by a group of World War I veterans. Its 
namesake, Emil Scheive was the first Lyons man killed in World War I. 
He died in action in France on October 4, 1918.
  In its three quarters of a century in, the post has had four homes, 
moving to its current location at 4112 Joliet Avenue, the village's 
former library in 1967. In honor of its anniversary, the post is 
displaying historical photos from its archives that not only highlight 
its history, but the community's as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the members, living and past, of Emil Schieve 
American Legion Post on its 75th anniversary serving the veterans of 
their community.

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