[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1601-E1602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize 
Daughters of the Nile on its 100th anniversary and congratulate its 
members, in particular the more than 400 members of the Shimron Temple 
No. 133, Pensacola, Florida, on their years of service to Northwest 
Florida and communities throughout North America.
   Founded in 1913 by Mabel Krows in Seattle, Washington, the Daughters 
of the Nile is an international fraternal organization for adult women 
related by birth or marriage to a Shriner, Master Mason, a Daughter of 
the Nile or a member in good standing of a Masonic organization for 
girls. On February 20, 1913, Mabel Krows invited wives of the Nile 
Temple to discuss creating a club modeled after the Zuhrah's Ladies in 
Minneapolis, of which Mrs. Krows' mother belonged, following the 
disbanding of the Daughters of Isis in Tacoma, Washington. The Ladies 
of the Nile expanded to include the wives, daughters, mothers, widows 
and sisters of Nobles of any Masonic Temple, and the officers for the 
first Daughters of the Nile were elected on October 16, 1913. Over one 
hundred years after its founding, the Daughters of the Nile membership 
has grown to over 26,000 women in 139 cities throughout the United 
States and Canada.

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   As proud supporters of Shriners Hospitals for Children, the 
Daughters of the Nile donates over $1.7 million annually to Shriners, 
amounting to more than $50 million since 1924. Its contributions to the 
medical care and rehabilitation of children at twenty-two hospital 
locations, however, spread well beyond its financial support. The 
members of Daughters of the Nile are also generous with their time and 
talent, volunteering over 150,000 hours each year. Their efforts 
include sewing clothing and quilts, providing toys, books, and other 
educational and recreational items, as well as helping to organize 
functions and outreach events for the hospital.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am pleased 
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Daughters of the Nile and 
congratulate its members on this important milestone. My wife Vicki 
joins me in wishing its membership many more years of continued 
success.

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