[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 99 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO THE WESTERN SPRINGS GARDEN CLUB ON ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 8, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to an 
outstanding organization in my district that is celebrating 70 years of 
dedication in beautifying its community--the Western Springs, IL, 
Garden Club.
  The club founded in 1926 by a group of Western Springs residents 
dedicated to making the then young community a more livable place. It 
was chartered with the goals, according to its creed. ``To encourage 
and foster a greater appreciation among our members and neighbors of 
trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables and stimulate an interest 
preserving wildflowers and birds.''
  On June 29, the Western Springs Garden, a charter member of both the 
Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and the Garden Clubs of Illinois, 
Inc., will celebrate its seven decades of service at a special 
Pictorial Stamp Cancellation Ceremony by the Western Springs Post 
Office.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the Western Springs on its 70th anniversary, 
and I wish its members many more years of promoting and protecting the 
natural beauty of its community.

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