[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21767]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 1999

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the efforts of 
the 4,279 women of the Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the 
American Revolution.
  The Kentucky organization was founded 104 years ago to serve as an 
instrument of the National Society of the Daughters of the American 
Revolution and to further the DAR's dedication to the promotion of 
education among our nation's citizens, preservation of our historical 
treasures, and encouragement and recognition of patriotic endeavors 
among citizens of the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, the State Board of Management of the Kentucky Society 
will meet in my hometown of Hopkinsville, Kentucky on Saturday 
September 18, 1999. This meeting will honor in remembrance the life and 
the Bicentennial of the death of our nation's Founding Father and First 
President, George Washington.
  The Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 
provides innumerable patriotic services, including but not limited to 
caring for our veterans; providing citizenship manuals to prospective 
U.S. citizens; the creation of a DAR-supported school in Hindman, 
Kentucky to teach Dyslexic students to read and write; and the 
recognition of students in our Commonwealth's schools who have 
demonstrated good citizenship and service to country.
  Mr. Speaker, Constitution Week, September 13-17 marks the Two Hundred 
Twelfth Anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.
  The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and 
the Kentucky Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 
promote vigilance among all U.S. citizens to understand and protect the 
freedoms guaranteed to them by the Constitution. They deserve our 
respect and our gratitude for their efforts and I offer this statement 
in recognition of their superb and continuing patriotism.

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