[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO ANNIE SMITH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 4, 1998

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to a citizen 
of this country who represents the best of what America has been, is 
and can become.
  Mrs. Annie Smith was born in Mississippi in 1906, moved to Arkansas 
with her family and ultimately settled in Chicago, Illinois.
  God blessed her with the gift of creativity. She learned cosmetology 
and millinery, established her own shop and was an outstanding business 
woman for many years. She was a graduate of Madam C.J. Walker's Beauty 
College and was an Eastern Star.
  Mrs. Smith was a member of the St. Luke's Baptist Church for many 
years before joining the Carey Tercentenary A.M.E. Church, until her 
death, under the leadership of Rev. K.K. Owens. She was preceded in 
death by her husband, Joseph Smith and son Charles Gordon.
  Best wishes are extended to her son, Mr. Eugene Ireland, and 
grandchildren, Charlotte Willis, Vernetia Johnson, Jeffrey Johnson, 
Kevin Johnson, Ann Hill, Rosalynn Hill and her other grandchildren, 
nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.

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