Full Text of HR1136 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During World War I, a group of 20 officers that | 3 | | served in the American Expeditionary Forces were
asked to | 4 | | suggest ideas on how to improve troop morale; an officer, Lt. | 5 | | Col. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., proposed
an organization for | 6 | | veterans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, From March 15 to 17, 1919, members of the American | 8 | | Expeditionary Force convened in Paris for the first
American | 9 | | Legion caucus; during the St. Louis Caucus from May 8 to 10, | 10 | | 1919, "The American Legion" was adopted as the
organization's | 11 | | official name; a draft preamble and constitution were approved, | 12 | | and on June 9, 1919, the
National Executive Committee adopted | 13 | | the American Legion emblem; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion was chartered on September 16, | 15 | | 1919 by the United States Congress as a
patriotic veteran's | 16 | | organization, focusing on service to veterans, service | 17 | | members, and communities; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, From November 10 to 12, 1919, the first American | 19 | | Legion convention was convened in Minneapolis where the
| 20 | | constitution and preamble were adopted and the delegates voted | 21 | | to locate the national headquarters in
Indianapolis instead of | 22 | | Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion evolved from a group of | 2 | | war-weary veterans from World War I into one of the most
| 3 | | influential nonprofit groups in the United States; its | 4 | | membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local
posts | 5 | | sprang up across the country, including the chartering of | 6 | | Stanley McCollum Post 280 in Benton on August 1, 1920; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion Auxiliary at the Stanley | 8 | | McCollum Post 280 received their charter August 4,
1922 with 20 | 9 | | ladies signing the application; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Today, American Legion membership stands at over | 11 | | two million in more than 13,000 posts worldwide, organized into | 12 | | 55
departments, one each for the 50 states, along with the | 13 | | District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and
the | 14 | | Philippines; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the American Legion has influenced | 16 | | considerable social change in America, obtained hundreds of
| 17 | | benefits for veterans, and produced many important programs for | 18 | | children and youth; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, American Legion Auxiliary President Freda | 20 | | Broadway and American Legion Commander John
Metzger are hosting | 21 | | the kick-off dinner for the American Legion Centennial |
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| 1 | | Celebration on November 11,
2018 at Stanley McCollum Post #280, | 2 | | which also serves as the home for the Veterans of Foreign Wars | 3 | | Post
#2671; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | recognize the American Legion for 100 years of devotion to | 7 | | service members, veterans and local communities, and we wish | 8 | | them, and especially the Stanley McCollum Post #280, a | 9 | | successful Centennial Celebration kick-off dinner for the | 10 | | American
Legion 1919-2019; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Stanley McCollum Post #280 and to
Denise Rohan, | 13 | | National Commander of The American Legion in Indianapolis, | 14 | | Indiana.
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