[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         70TH ANNIVERSARY OF CICERO-BERWYN ELKS LODGE NO. 1510

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to an 
outstanding organization in my district that is celebrating 70 years of 
service to its community this year, the Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge No. 
1510.
  For seven decades, the members of the Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge have 
worked to improve the lives of their fellow citizens. The members of 
this Elks Lodge have truly lived up to the benevolent and protective 
aspect of their name.
  Lodge members make weekly visits to patients at Hines Veterans 
Hospital, distribute food baskets to those in need, and provide 
scholarships to worthy students in their community. In addition, they 
don furry suits in the spring as part of their Easter Bunny program and 
visit senior citizens and children in nursing homes and local 
hospitals.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge No. 1510 on 70 
years of doing good work for their community, and wish them many more 
years of service to their community.

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