[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1230]
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     HONORING ALUMNI OF THE FRANCES PAYNE BOLTON SCHOOL OF NURSING

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2003

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my sincere 
congratulations and gratitude to the nurses who served in the United 
States military during World War II and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps who 
are alumni of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case 
Western Reserve University. These nurses were honored during their 
Reunion Celebration, which took place on May 17, 2003 at Severance Hall 
in Cleveland, Ohio.
  Representative Frances Payne Bolton acquired the congressional seat 
of her late husband, which she maintained from 1939-1969. As a Member 
of Congress, she led the effort to create the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
which trained 125,000 nurses in 1,100 nursing schools from 1943 to 1948 
to reduce the nursing shortage and improve health care in the military 
and throughout the entire nation. She was the very first Congresswoman 
to serve the state of Ohio.
  It is my pleasure to join with the Case Western Reserve University 
community and the citizens of the 11th Congressional District in 
honoring this group of nurses for their untiring service to this 
country.

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