[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 124 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNISTON ROTARY CLUB

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 24, 2017

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize 100th Anniversary of the Anniston Rotary Club.
  The Anniston Rotary Club in Anniston, Alabama, was chartered on 
September 7th, 1917 with 45 charter members including the President, 
Dr. George Lang. The first meeting was held at the Riser Cafe at 10th 
and Noble Streets in downtown Anniston. The club has met in various 
locations since that first meeting.
  The Anniston Rotary Club has had many projects over its 100 years. 
The first was a wood yard in West Anniston that furnished work for the 
unemployed. Later projects included sponsoring the organization of the 
Choccolocco Council of the Boy Scouts of America in 1919 through 20. 
The Anniston Rotary Club has also sponsored school programs for 
purchasing text books, 4-H Clubs and Boys Clubs. They have also helped 
the Salvation Army, United Way and the Y.M.C.A. Today, the Anniston 
Rotary Club works to help many local nonprofits and continues to 
support the Rotary Foundation that guides the international effort to 
eliminate polio.
  The Anniston Rotary Club has sponsored at least two other Rotary 
Clubs including the Anniston Morning Rotary Club and the Oxford Rotary 
Club.
  Today, the Anniston Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays at noon at the 
Anniston Country Club. Recently, 100 percent of the club's members 
became Paul Harris Fellows in honor of contributions made to 
significantly better relationships with people around the world, a 
noteworthy distinction on the club's 100th Anniversary.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of 
the Anniston Rotary Club.

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