[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 22 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E149]
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HONORING GLORIA STRAIT FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAPITOL HILL CLUB

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2003

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Gloria Strait 
for the fifty years of service, dedication, and loyalty she has given 
to the Capitol Hill Club.
  Gloria moved from Syracuse, New York to Capitol Hill in 1952. She 
began her tenure at the Capitol Hill Club on February 5, 1953, when it 
was located at 214 First Street. Although she was hired as a cook, she 
worked as a dishwasher when business was slow. For close to twenty 
years, Gloria cooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the numerous 
Members of Congress and guests of the Club. During this time, the 
majority of which was spent in the Club's second home at 75 C Street, 
she also supervised the kitchen, managed menus, and handled orders. 
When the Club moved to its current location at 300 First Street in 
1972, Gloria was promoted to Purchasing Manager and took on 
responsibility for handling inventory and vendor relations.
  Since a child in New York, Gloria has had the opportunity to meet 
innumerable celebrities through her involvement in the restaurant 
industry. And in the fifty years of her employment at Capitol Hill 
Club, she has met six United States presidents, one dozen governors, 
countless Congressmen and women, and renown business leaders. She keeps 
a scrapbook to remember her many friends.
  Gloria has helped countless Members of Congress who were far from 
home to feel at home by cooking favorite meals or baking birthday 
cakes. It is that type of personal attention and commitment to her job 
that makes Gloria a vital and welcomed part of the Capitol Hill Club 
family. For fifty years, Gloria has brightened the Club with her 
youthful vigor and soaring spirit. As a member of the Club, I thank her 
for being a part of our extended family and look forward to seeing her 
in the many years to come.

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