[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE WYOMING STATE SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN 
                               REVOLUTION

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                         HON. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Wyoming State 
Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, which will hold its one 
hundred and first annual conference on May 20-22, 2016 in Thermopolis, 
Wyoming. Nearly one hundred members will attend, including State Regent 
Susan Haines as well as the national organization's President General 
Lynn Forney Young. As part of the National Society, Daughters of the 
American Revolution, the Wyoming State Society, Daughters of the 
American Revolution is a volunteer organization comprised of women who 
can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. The 
Wyoming State Society has eleven chapters, with some five hundred 
members statewide. Its mission of historic preservation, promotion of 
education, and encouragement of patriotic activities improves the 
communities in which we live. These dedicated women contribute their 
time and resources working with school groups and veterans all over the 
state. They also welcome new American citizens at naturalization 
ceremonies held in Wyoming.
   Each chapter in the State Society has a unique connection to the 
local community and its history. For instance, in Thermopolis, where 
this year's conference will be held, the local chapter is named for 
Chief Washakie of the Shoshone Tribe. In 1896, Chief Washakie, along 
with Chief Sharp Nose of the Arapaho Tribe, sold land encompassing the 
local mineral hot springs to the United States government. He insisted 
a portion of the sale be used to create an area for public use, which 
resulted in the creation of Hot Springs State Park in 1897. Each year, 
the Washakie Chapter holds The Gift of the Waters Pageant to 
commemorate Chief Washakie's gift of the hot springs. It is my honor to 
acknowledge this and the many other contributions to society the women 
of the Daughters of the American Revolution have made throughout 
history, and continue to make today.

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