Opening Ceremony for Stoddard Baptist Home

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. “410» DRAFT REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR STODDARD BAPTIST HOME STODDARD BAPTIST HOME 1818 NEWTON STREET, N.W. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1986 8:30 а. ш. GOOD MORNING! IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE A PART OF SUCH AN HISTORIC OCCASION. THE STODDARD BAPTIST NURSING HOME REPRESENTS ALMOST A CENTURY OF SERVICES DEDICATED TO THE COMFORT AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF ELDERLY CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ENDEAVOR CAN BE VIEWED FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES: о THE CURRENT REALITY OF THIS NEW 162-BED FACILITY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HISTORICAL VISION, COMPASSION AND CONTINUING COMMITMENT OF THOUSANDS WHO UNSELFISHLY PARTICIPATED IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS TO MAKE STODDARD BAPTIST NURSING HOME A REALITY. I SALUTE THOSE