,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself and ,mr4 
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing #bjbj as the centennial of 
the ,preservation ,society of           
,charleston4  ,whereas the ,preservation
 ,society of ,charleston1 founded in    
#aibj1 is the oldest citizen-based      
preservation organization in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas the ,preservation    
,society of ,charleston played a        
critical role in positioning the        
historic and beautiful city of          
,charleston1 ,south ,carolina1 as a     
leader in the protection of             
architectural resources and vibrant     
communities by spearheading the effort  
to pass the first historic district     
zoning ordinance in the ,united ,states 
in #aica1 which is now known worldwide  

as the ,charleston ,ordinance2 ,whereas 
the ,preservation ,society of           
,charleston has a lengthy record of     
successes in saving iconic buildings and
 neighborhoods throughout the city of   
,charleston1 including-- 7#a7 the ,dock 
,street ,theater2  7#b7 the ,lining     
,house2  7#c7 the ,old ,exchange        
,building2  7#d7 ,rainbow ,row2 and     
7#e7 countless other historic buildings 
on the peninsula of ,charleston2        
,whereas the ,preservation ,society of  
,charleston was founded by a woman1     
,susan ,pringle ,frost1 whose vision1   
determination1 and energy set the       
preservation movement on a new path in  
the early #bjth century2 ,whereas1 for  
#ajj years1 the ,preservation ,society  
of ,charleston has provided countless   
avenues for women's leadership1 boasting
 exemplary leaders such as-- 7#a7       
,elizabeth ,o',neill ,verner2  7#b7     
,dorothy ,legge2  7#c7 ,elizabeth       
,jenkins ,young2 and  7#d7 ,jane        
,thornhill2 ,whereas1 in the words of an

 award citation from the ,american      
,institute of ,architects1 the          
,preservation ,society of ,charleston is
 as much a part of ,charleston history  
as a protector of it and has wrought a  
standard of commitment to community     
befitting the beauty and rich legacy of 
the city it has served2 ,whereas1       
through innovative programs such as the 
,charleston ,justice ,journey and the   
,thomas ,mayhem ,pinckney ,alliance1 the
 ,preservation ,society of ,charleston  
recognizes the contributions of ,african
 ,americans to the built environment and
 history of ,charleston2 and ,whereas   
the ,preservation ,society of           
,charleston has established itself as   
the leading voice in advocating for a   
livable and human city1 showing itself  
consistently and repeatedly to be small 
but mighty1 thoughtful but nimble1 and  
principled1 professional1 and unafraid3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate
 recognizes #bjbj as the centennial of  
the ,preservation ,society of           

,charleston4