[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                        COMMEMORATING THE NAPER-
             VILLE, IL, MILLENNIUM CARILLON GROUNDBREAKING

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                           HON. JUDY BIGGERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to my colleagues' 
attention an amazing event that will take place in my district, in 
Naperville, Illinois.
  Can you hear it?
  That is the theme of the Naperville Millennium Carillon project, the 
groundbreaking ceremony for which will take place this Friday. It will 
be a great tower, almost 150 feet high, in the heart of one of 
America's most vibrant cities. It will house one of only four carillons 
of its stature in the nation.
  The bells of the Millennium Carillon will ring for the first time on 
the Fourth of July, in the year 2000. They will ring amid the report of 
cannon, as the Naperville Municipal Band swells toward the final bars 
of the 1812 Overture. And the harmony they sound will be a symphony of 
celebration--celebration of community, of tradition, and of the future.
  The tower and carillon will stand, first, as a monument to the spirit 
of Naperville. It is only through the support of the city's people that 
the carillon and tower will rise over the coming months. Led by the 
generous donation of two great benefactors, Harold and Margaret Moser, 
the community is quickly making this recent dream a soaring reality.
  In its design and placement, the carillon reminds us of a great past. 
It will take its place as part of another recent gift from the 
community, the Naperville Riverwalk. This beautiful preserve was 
dedicated in 1981 to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial. The 
traditional limestone of the Harold and Margaret Moser Tower will echo 
the work of the early Naperville stonemasons who quarried along the 
banks of the West Branch of the DuPage River. And inside the tower, a 
unique, interactive and living time capsule will offer visitors for 
years to come a view of what Naperville looks like today.
  Those visitors will hear also the clarity of a community that is 
confidently facing the future. The carillon is being built for the ages 
by a city that believes in itself. In fact, anyone who wants to 
experience firsthand the vitality of Naperville should not miss 
Celebration 2000, three joyous days of festivities the city will hold 
at the turn of the century.
  Mr. Speaker, I share these words today so that our nation can share 
in a magnificent sound. It is the ringing of heritage and hope in the 
heartland of America, the Millennium Carillon of Naperville, Illinois.

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