[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 8674] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN OF LAWTON ______ HON. J.C. WATTS, JR. of oklahoma in the house of representatives Wednesday, May 5, 1999 Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the efforts of the women of Lawton who are organizing ``Lawton Women Unity '99,'' a day to recognize the accomplishments, the strengths, and the very being of womanhood. Hosted by ``Created in His Image Ministries,'' on Saturday, May 8, 1999, the women of Lawton are invited to meet at the Lawton City Hall and encircle the building with a human prayer chain. They will pray for the women in Littleton, Colorado who have lost their children, as well as for others who have lost their children to violence. They will lift up the women in Kosovo and the leaders of the United States and the Lawton locality. They will pray for the needs of Lawton and Fort Sill. The women of Lawton celebrate womanhood in the name of God and offer this open invitation to all women. It is the compassion of a woman, the deep love of a woman, and the tears of a woman that God calls for to affect change in the land. The Lawton women would like to encourage other groups with common interests in the name of women and God to organize similar events. It is the hope of the women of Lawton that the ``Lawton Women Unity '99'' will set a precedent in the celebration of the unity of womanhood and that the event will blossom to include statewide and nationwide participation in like events. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize the efforts of the women of Lawton. These women set an example for women, and men, across the nation to follow at a time when our nation cries for restoration and unity of our people is of utmost importance. ____________________