[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E470]
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         A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY IN RECOGNITION OF GOLDEN EFFORTS

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 1998

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt as to the value of our 
many fine veterans organizations. The work that these groups do for 
their members and their communities is very often supplemented by 
auxiliaries. I am proud to tell our colleagues that on April 2, Amvets 
Ladies Auxiliary #22 of Bay City, Michigan, will be celebrating its 
50th anniversary.
  They began with 10 members and have grown to nearly 75, who carry on 
a half century of dedication and service in honor of their motto: ``We 
waited together. Now let's work together.'' Members of the auxiliary 
have certainly waited together over the years. Whether it was during 
the time of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, or any other 
military activity, the members of the Amvets Ladies Auxiliary #22 were 
always ready to lend a hand.
  The members of the Auxiliary worked from the very beginning to raise 
funds to support community service, child welfare, servicemen, 
Americanism, hospital and scholarship projects. They held Tupperware 
and Stanley parties, made and sold candy, and sold white clovers for 
the benefit of others.
  Whether it was food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas, or gifts 
for servicemen during Vietnam, or the need for volunteers and resources 
for the Saginaw VA Hospital, or yellow house ribbons during Desert 
Storm, the auxiliary was there. The Lutheran Orphanage, the Women's 
Crisis Center, and school children who have participated in the 
Americanism contest, have all benefited from the generous efforts of 
the Auxiliary. And the Amvets Ladies Auxiliary #22 is rightly proud of 
the fact that they have been a working partner with Amvets Post #22 in 
hosting state conventions, a state bowling tournament, a fall 
conference, and a driver's excellence program.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and all our colleagues to join me in 
congratulating all of the members of the Amvets Ladies Auxiliary #22, 
and its officers, Patricia Michalski, President; Kathy Hair, 1st Vice 
President; Diane Woods, 2nd Vice President; Linda Marshall, Secretary; 
Karen Kelly-Jamrog, Treasurer; Katherine Avery, Chaplain; Patricia 
Jane, Sergeant at Arms; Phyllis Frenzke, Americanism Chairperson; Linda 
Marshall, Scholarship Chairperson; Marcella Schmidt, Hospital 
Chairperson; and Anne Schmidt, Parliamentarian. May they be granted 
their wish of reaching joyous 75th and 100th anniversaries in the years 
ahead.

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