[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 111 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1787-E1788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE WILKES-BARRE SALVATION ARMY AND FRANK AND DOROTHY HENRY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to the 
Salvation Army in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as well as Frank and 
Dorothy Henry who have been associated with the leadership of the 
Salvation Army for more than four decades.
  As we are well aware, the Salvation Army plays a vital role in 
American society, a fact brought home to us most recently by their work 
in the flood-ravaged Gulf Coast where, as of Sept. 6, they had 
distributed more than 100,000 articles of clothing and served over 
400,000 meals to flood victims described by one Salvation Army officer 
as ``emotionally devastated.''
  In Wilkes-Barre, the Salvation Army's work began on Jan. 12, 1885 
under the leadership of then Capt. Faith Jeffries. The Salvationists 
were met with a mixed welcome. After their first day of warfare in 
Wilkes-Barre, they had rescued 24 souls ``from the devil's grasp,'' 
according to an account in their newsletter, ``The War Cry.'' However, 
Capt. Jeffries was arrested for playing the tambourine in the street on 
Sunday.
  During World War II, Salvationists served coffee and doughnuts at 
USOs around the nation and at Union Station in Washington to

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young men who were called to the colors. In Wilkes-Barre, the Salvation 
Army will forever be remembered for its work providing food, clothing 
and emergency shelter to flood victims during the 1936 and 1972 floods.
  Mr. Henry, for the past 44 years, has diligently served on the 
Salvation Army's board of directors, providing leadership and wise 
counsel. Today, the Salvation Army in Wilkes-Barre serves more than 
44,000 individuals per year.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the Salvation Army and 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry for their contributions to the greater Wilkes-Barre 
area. The quality of life in that region has been greatly improved by 
the presence of the Salvation Army and community leaders like the 
Henrys.

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