[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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        HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHICAGO

  (Mrs. BIGGERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, for 100 years, women in the Chicago area 
have been improving the world around them through the Junior League of 
Chicago. This summer, the Junior League will mark its centennial 
anniversary, and I join the current and past volunteers of this 
wonderful organization in celebrating its many contributions. In fact, 
from 1976 to 1978, I served as president of the Junior League and am 
eternally grateful for the opportunity this great organization gave me 
to work with the Head Start program in Chicago. It was the beginning of 
many wonderful and fulfilling years of public service.
  Mr. Speaker, since Lucy McCormick Blair Linn founded the organization 
in 1912, the Junior League of Chicago has contributed more than 10 
million hours of volunteer service. They have treated scarlet fever, 
funded epilepsy research, and launched what later became the Chicago 
Children's Museum. These are just a few of the examples over 100 years 
of service.
  Today, I applaud the Junior League and wish its volunteers another 
100 years of success.

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