[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E820]
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             McGRAW FAMILY TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNUAL REUNION

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 1999

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in special recognition of an 
occasion which will be celebrated in the County of Cortland in my 
district in Central New York State this summer. On July 18th, the 
McGraw family, along with the many guests who will join them, will hold 
their 50th Annual Reunion.
  This wonderful tradition was begun in 1950 as a means of bringing 
together the large and distinguished McGraw family. Having settled in 
Cortland County in the 1850's in the wake of the Irish potato famine, 
the McGraws quickly became one of the most well-respected residents of 
the area. The most well-known member of this family, John Joseph 
McGraw, was the Manager of the New York baseball Giants from 1902 to 
1932. Having won more games than any other manager in major league 
history, Mr. McGraw was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 
Cooperstown.
  Today, as was the case fifty years ago at the time of the first 
McGraw reunion, the Central New York area is indebted to the McGraw 
family for its many contributions to our community. I would like to 
express the sense of the many visitors and ``honorary McGraws'' who 
will travel from near and far to share in their celebration this summer 
in thanking them for making Central New York a better place, and in 
wishing them well in this and many family reunions to come.

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