[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E313-E314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RESOLUTION HONORING ANNE B. ANSTINE

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 5, 1998

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise, Mr. Speaker, in honor of one 
of my very great friends, the late Anne B. Anstine of Port Royal, 
Pennsylvania.
  Anne was a gifted and talented woman who cared deeply for not only 
the people she counted as friends and family, but also for the entire 
community. She lived an exemplary life of service of the organizations 
that she supported, and volunteered her time to help whenever she was 
needed. Her death has affected everyone who knew her, and we will all 
miss her.
  Anne began her long and distinguished career in her hometown in 
Juniata County; therefore, it is my honor to submit the resolution 
adopted by the Juniata County Council of Republican Women in the 
Congressional Record. It is with great respect and admiration that I 
submit the following:

             Resolution in Memory of Anna Mae Baird Anstine

       Whereas, Pennsylvania has lost a very prominent, proficient 
     and dedicated woman from the ranks of the Republican Party; 
     and
       Whereas, Mrs. Anna Mae Baird Anstine, age 73, died May 23, 
     1997. Known to all as Anne, she was born in Lock Haven, 
     Clinton County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Clarence E. and 
     Rose Kalmbach Baird. She attended the public schools in Lock 
     Haven, Pennsylvania, and furthered her studies at the The 
     Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. On 
     September 14, 1994, she married John B. Anstine, Sr. They 
     moved to Juniata County and established their home on Annlick 
     Farm in Licking Creek, Mifflintown, PA. She lived there for 
     forty years before moving to Port Royal, PA. She was the 
     mother of three children: John B. Anstine, Jr., who resides 
     in Port Royal, PA; Mrs. Nicholas S. (Elizabeth A.) Reynolds, 
     who resides in Alexandria, Virginia; and Mrs. Joel (Rachael 
     A.) Diamond, who resides in Reedsville, PA; and
       Whereas, Anne served as Secretary-Treasurer for the family 
     business, Annlick Farm Supply, Incorporated, Port Royal, PA 
     since 1947; and
       Whereas, Anne's career in public service began when she was 
     elected County Committee Member for Juniata County. She later 
     became Juniata County Republican Party Vice Chairman and 
     aspired to the Chairmanship. Additionally, she served as Vice 
     Chairman for Citizens of Governor Bill Scranton

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     and Scheduling Director for numerous campaigns including 
     Congressman John Heinz for United States Senate, 
     Representative Patricia Crawford for State Treasurer, Judge 
     Frank Montemuro, Jr., for Supreme Court and Judge Robert 
     Shadle for Superior Count; and
       Whereas, Anne was appointed leader of the Republican 
     Delegation to visit Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong by Edward 
     Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs To Taiwan and Former 
     Ambassador to Bolivice; and
       Whereas, Anne was an At-Large Delegate to the 1984, 1988 
     and 1992 Republican National Conventions, elected to the 
     Platform Committee for the 1988 National Convention and was 
     designated by President Ronald Reagan and George Bush to 
     serve on the 1981 and 1989 Pennsylvania Electoral College 
     and, just recently, was elected Chairman of the Northeast 
     Region of the Pennsylvania National Committee; and
       Whereas, Anne B. Anstine was unanimously elected Chairman 
     of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania on February 
     10, 1990 by the Republican State Committee members in 
     Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
       Whereas, Prior to being named chairman, Anne served six 
     years as Republican State Committee Vice Chairman. During 
     this period she was Executive Assistant to Senator William J. 
     Moore, who served the 33rd Senatorial District in 
     Pennsylvania. She also worked as Special Assistant to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jack Seltzer, and 
     was Special Projects Staff Member for the Republican members 
     of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; and
       Whereas, As a Director of the Pennsylvania Council of 
     Republican Women, Anne presided over Juniata, Huntingdon, and 
     Mifflin Counties. She served as Vice Chairman on the Campaign 
     Committee of the National Federation of Women, Washington, 
     D.C., under which she was a faculty member and traveled 
     throughout the country teaching Scheduling; and
       Whereas, Anne served as State Chairman of the Republican 
     State Committee until the June 1996 State Committee meeting 
     held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she was elected National 
     Committeewoman for the State of Pennsylvania; and
       Whereas, Beginning January 1, 1996, after seventeen years 
     of service on the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women, 
     she was awarded Director Emeritus status with the 
     Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women; and
       Whereas, In November 1996, Anne was honored by Governor Tom 
     Ridge as a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania; and
       Whereas, Anne was also elected Honorary member of the 
     Juniata County Council of Republican Women; and
       Whereas, Anne served on numerous boards including the 
     Juniata and Mifflin Cancer Boards, the Lewistown Hospital 
     Auxiliary, the Juniata Historical Society, the Milford Grange 
     and the Mental Health Board for Juniata, Huntingdon and 
     Mifflin Counties. Other civil activities include appointment 
     to Pennsylvania's Legislative Eisenhower Centennial 
     Commission, Trustee of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society, 
     member of Messiah Lutheran Church, past member of the Juniata 
     County Business and Professional Women's Club and Past 
     President of the Mifflin-Mifflintown Women's Civil Club;
       Be it resolved: That the Juniata County Council of 
     Republican Women and the Pennsylvania Council of Republican 
     Women do hereby posthumously recognize Anne Baird Anstine for 
     her outstanding leadership in the Republican Party on the 
     national, state and local level, and for her undaunted 
     service with distinction and honor, her overwhelming 
     enthusiasm in said leadership and for her proficient life 
     which all Republican women everywhere can emulate; and
       Be it further resolved: That the Juniata County Council of 
     Republican Women and the Pennsylvania Council of Republican 
     Women extend sincere gratitude to her family and many friends 
     for their support and encouragement and express deepest 
     sympathy in the loss of their beloved one and our faithful 
     leader and friend.
       Now therefore: The Juniata Country Council of Republican 
     Women and the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women 
     request that this resolution, adopted October 20, 1997 at the 
     PA Council's 75th Diamond Jubilee Convention meeting in 
     Harrisburg, PA, be recorded upon the minutes of the 
     Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women and the 
     Congressional Record; and that copies be sent to Anne B. 
     Anstine's three children: John, Elizabeth and Rachael.

     

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