[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1854]
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               A TRIBUTE TO ROSEMARY CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rosemary Children's 
Services of Pasadena, CA, upon its 80th anniversary.
  In 1920, Mrs. Emma Spear and the women of the Pasadena Shakespeare 
Club established a shelter program for abused, neglected or abandoned 
teenage girls in Pasadena, because the only alternative at that time 
was juvenile hall. Rosemary Cottage opened in April of 1920 and could 
house 10 girls and a housemother. Their name came from William 
Shakespeare's ``Hamlet'' ``There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance; 
pray you, love, remember.''
  In 1928, a new ``Cottage'' was built and made available to 19 teenage 
girls. In the 1940s, Rosemary Cottage introduced treatment services, 
improved their property and hired social workers to meet the United Way 
standards. Rosemary's group home program was launched in 1967 by the 
generous donation of a home from Robert Romberger. The group homes 
program was the first step in teaching independent living skills to 
teenage girls in placement situations. Since then, three other group 
homes have been acquired and can house up to 43 at-risk girls.
  Rosemary Children's Services help hundreds of children of all ages. 
Along with their excellent residential program, they provide foster 
care to nearly 400 girls and boys in Southern California, many of whom 
have been the victims of neglect, sexual, or physical abuse. They 
sponsor a school that provides specialized education in a small 
structured environment and their mental health program includes out-
patient services for teenage girls, individual and group therapy, 
exercise programs, artistic activities and training in various life 
skills.
  I am greatly honored to recognize Rosemary Children's Services for 
its 80 years of loving care and support to countless children in our 
community, and I ask all Members to join me in congratulating Rosemary 
Children's Services for their remarkable achievements.

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