[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE FIFTY-YEAR MEMBERS OF THE ALABAMA GRAND CHAPTER, ORDER 
                          OF THE EASTERN STAR

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                      HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of ten 
members of the Alabama Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star 
who are celebrating their membership of over 50 years with Athens 
Chapter #214. I congratulate each of them for their many extraordinary 
years of charity and human outreach and wish them the best for many 
years of service to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Geneva Coulter, Juanita Turner, Roy H. 
Turner, Sr., Virginia Lonas Sharp, Cora Black, Sara Rudder, Gladys 
Rogers, Elree Culps, Onye M. Holliman, and Angie A. Nazaretian for 
fifty years of membership. For over half a century, these members have 
devoted themselves to their Limestone County community, their state, 
and their nation providing not only financial assistance but also their 
personal time whenever the community needs them.
  The Alabama Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star was 
established in Alabama in 1901 in Montgomery. Thousands of members in 
the 200 chapters of this fraternal organization support countless 
numbers of charities and humanitarian projects such as cancer research 
and scholarships that enhance and enrich the lives of all of our 
citizens. I commend and thank this distinguished group for their 
service, and especially these fifty-year members of the Athens Chapter 
#214.

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