[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE 101st BIRTHDAY OF ELENA E.L. CHRISTIAN

  (Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to say congratulations 
and happy birthday to Elena E.L. Christian, who is 101 years old today 
and who happens to be my grandmother.
  This great lady is a native of the island of St. Kitts. At about 3 
years old, she traveled with her mother and siblings to the island of 
St. Croix, then one of the islands of the Danish West Indies.
  Fifteen years later, she witnessed the lowering of the Danish flag 
and the raising of the American Stars and Stripes as we became the 
United States Virgin Islands and she later, an American citizen.
  She has given her long life in service to the education of our 
children and to the St. Johns Anglican Church. She continues to be a 
role model for all of us who, while we might not attain her age, we can 
still aspire to her level of commitment and achievement.
  Happy birthday, Grandma.

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