[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE NORRISTOWN GARDEN CLUB ON ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2008

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the upcoming 
95th anniversary of the Norristown Garden Club in Norristown, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  The Norristown Garden Club was founded on April 13, 1913 by seven 
women who met at the home of Miss Bertha Slingluff Harry and 
established the Club to promote their common interest in the culture of 
flowers by exchanging ideas, seeds, plants and bulbs. At this first 
meeting, the group chose officers and laid the groundwork for what has 
been 95 years of fellowship and service to the beautification of 
Southeastern Pennsylvania.
  Throughout the 20th Century and today, the members of the Norristown 
Garden Club have dedicated endless energies and hours to volunteer 
activities in the area. Examples of this include 32 years of 
consecutive service to the Montgomery Geriatric Center and 
Rehabilitation--an achievement they reached in 1986. The organization 
has also donated thousands of dollars in flowers to places such as the 
Valley Forge Historical Society Museum and Ronald McDonald House. It is 
clear that the members not only gather around a common love for 
botanicals, but seek to share this joy with fellow citizens and 
surrounding communities.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in honoring the 
history and service of the Norristown Garden Club as they celebrate 
their 95th anniversary.

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