[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 140 (Tuesday, October 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1988]
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  COMMENDING VICTORINE Q. ADAMS FOR BEING HONORED BY THE BLACK/JEWISH 
  FORUM OF BALTIMORE, INC. FOR HER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO 
                               BALTIMORE

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                        HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 7, 2003

  Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate 
the Honorable Victorine Q. Adams who is deservedly being honored by the 
Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore, Inc. (BLEWS) at their 25th anniversary 
dinner meeting in Baltimore on November 19, 2003.
  Mrs. Adams served effectively in both the Maryland General Assembly 
and the Baltimore City Council, where she served for 16 years. While a 
member of the City Council, she led the successful effort to establish 
the Baltimore Fuel Fund, the first such assistance fund in the nation. 
Early in her career in 1946, she organized the Colored Women's 
Democratic Campaign Committee and initiated a voter registration 
campaign that enrolled 4,000 persons. In 1958, Mrs. Adams and Ethel P. 
Rich organized Woman Power, which was instrumental in desegregating 
Baltimore's downtown hotels.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending Mrs. Adams 
for her significant contributions to Baltimore as an elected official, 
community leader, civil rights activist, businesswoman and 
humanitarian.

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