Congressman Tom Lantos and Annette Lantos arranged for the use of the U.S. House of Representatives Canon Building Caucus Room for a Friday night Welcome Dinner to hundreds of Prayer Vigil participants. The dinner was sponsored by Unity-By-The-Bay, near Annapolis, Maryland. They always created a delicious feast, multi-cultural entertainment, and other offerings for all. The Dinner was curtailed after 9/11 when the Cannon Building’s use was for public gatherings was curtailed.