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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Prairie State Chapter of the National
3 Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, located
4 in Centralia, Illinois, will celebrate its 60th anniversary
5 on October 3, 2000; and
6 WHEREAS, The National Society was founded on October 11,
7 1890; the Society was incorporated by act of the United
8 States Congress in 1896 and President Grover Cleveland signed
9 the charter; and
10 WHEREAS, The Prairie State Chapter was formed with
11 twenty-six charter members; today forty-four members gather
12 together to maintain and keep the memory and the history of
13 the American Revolution and the fight for our independence;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Mrs. Pearl Stockman was the first Chapter
16 Regent; Mrs. Betty Prince currently serves as the Chapter
17 Regent; Mrs. Helen Nolting has been a member of the Prairie
18 State Chapter since 1943, serving for fifty-seven years; Mrs.
19 Nolting and Mrs. Mildred Levine are both fifty year members
20 of the Chapter; and
21 WHEREAS, On October 26, 2000, the Chapter will celebrate
22 its anniversary at its Chapter meeting; the Chapter flags
23 will fly on October 3 to remember this special day;
24 therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we congratulate the members of Prairie State Chapter of the
28 National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
29 as they celebrate the Chapter's 60th anniversary; and be it
30 further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Chapter Regent, Mrs. Betty Prince.