[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E857]
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                     TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN OF LAWTON

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                          HON. J.C. WATTS, JR.

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the 
efforts of the women of Lawton who are organizing ``Lawton Women Unity 
'99,'' a day to recognize the accomplishments, the strengths, and the 
very being of womanhood. Hosted by ``Created in His Image Ministries,'' 
on Saturday, May 8, 1999, the women of Lawton are invited to meet at 
the Lawton City Hall and encircle the building with a human prayer 
chain. They will pray for the women in Littleton, Colorado who have 
lost their children, as well as for others who have lost their children 
to violence. They will lift up the women in Kosovo and the leaders of 
the United States and the Lawton locality. They will pray for the needs 
of Lawton and Fort Sill.
  The women of Lawton celebrate womanhood in the name of God and offer 
this open invitation to all women. It is the compassion of a woman, the 
deep love of a woman, and the tears of a woman that God calls for to 
affect change in the land. The Lawton women would like to encourage 
other groups with common interests in the name of women and God to 
organize similar events. It is the hope of the women of Lawton that the 
``Lawton Women Unity '99'' will set a precedent in the celebration of 
the unity of womanhood and that the event will blossom to include 
statewide and nationwide participation in like events.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize the efforts of 
the women of Lawton. These women set an example for women, and men, 
across the nation to follow at a time when our nation cries for 
restoration and unity of our people is of utmost importance.

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