[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12862-12863]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO MOUNT KEMBLE HOME, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 18, 2008

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Mount 
Kemble Home, of Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. On June 22, 
2008, the residents and staff at the Mount Kemble Home will be 
celebrating its 125th anniversary.
  The Mount Kemble Home was founded in 1883 by a group of parishioners 
from the Morristown Presbyterian Church as a refuge for women in need 
of a home. The Mount Kemble Home has been assisting women in the lower 
income bracket for over 125 years.

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  The Mount Kemble Home provides each resident with a quality one-room 
apartment, complete with cooking facilities. There are two living rooms 
with comfortable chairs for reading, watching television, or playing 
the piano. The front and back porches further enhance the Home with 
wonderful views of the surrounding neighborhood.
  The Mount Kemble Home relies on donations from the community and 
volunteer work to keep the Home open, as the rent charged is only 25 
percent of the residents' income.
  For 125 years the Mount Kemble Home has been providing women in 
Morris County the opportunity to afford quality housing in a 
comfortable and safe environment. Its staff, volunteers, and charitable 
donors are to be commended for their hard work.
  Madam Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the Mount Kemble Home on the celebration of 125 years of 
serving Morris County's women, in one of New Jersey's finest 
municipalities.

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