WHEREAS, for 60 years, the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club has helped women in Chesterfield County become more active and engaged in local, state, and federal government policies and political campaigns; and

WHEREAS, the 1960s marked the beginning of a new era of growth for the Republican Party in Chesterfield County, and the first Chesterfield affiliate of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women (VFRW), the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club, formed in 1961 with Marjorie Dietsch as its first president; and

WHEREAS, over the years, the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club has actively supported the campaigns of numerous Republican candidates for elected office and has upheld the tenets of the Republican Creed; and

WHEREAS, in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, various members of the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club received awards and accolades for many creative endeavors, such as designing the VFRW ornament, a WOMEN FOR REAGAN bumper sticker, and the VFRW Scrapbook; and

WHEREAS, in that same period, members of the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club were appointed to various leadership positions, including one as the VFRW state convention treasurer; members served on the Virginia Commission for the Aging and on First Lady Susan Allen's advisory council; and

WHEREAS, several members of the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club have been elected to various Republican Party positions, including district chair and delegate to the Republican National Convention; and

WHEREAS, Ellen Nau and Fay Williamson of the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club have served as VFRW State President and several other members have served on the Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee; and

WHEREAS, as 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club held a special celebration of the women's suffrage movement as part of its Diamond Jubilee celebration; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club hereby be commended on the occasion of its 60th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Huguenot Republican Woman's Club as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the club's many accomplishments and service to women in the community.