[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E971]
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  RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MEDICAL 
                          ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE

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                    HON. STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN--

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 27, 2010

  Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Madam Speaker, today I'd like to recognize the 
100th Anniversary of the South Dakota State Medical Association 
Alliance, the oldest continuous Medical Alliance in the United States. 
The South Dakota State Medical Association Alliance was founded on 
September 20, 1910, in Hot Springs, SD, during the 19th Annual South 
Dakota Medical Association meeting. Eighteen wives of the physicians 
who attended this meeting saw the need to form The Ladies Auxiliary to 
the South Dakota State Medical Association. In 1975, the organization 
became known as the South Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary, 
and in 1992, it was renamed as the South Dakota State Medical 
Association Alliance.
  As the mission of the organization sets forth, the South Dakota State 
Medical Association Alliance has always strived to build healthy 
communities and to support the family of medicine through health 
promotions and legislative efforts. In their endeavor to make South 
Dakota's communities healthier and safer places to live, the South 
Dakota Medical Association Alliance has partnered with programs of the 
South Dakota State Medical Association, promoted health education, 
encouraged participation of volunteers in activities that meet health 
needs, supported health-related charitable endeavors, and supported the 
medical profession. I therefore, acknowledge their contribution to 
promoting healthy living in South Dakota, and congratulate the South 
Dakota State Medical Association Alliance on reaching this important 
milestone.

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