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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Slovak Catholic Sokol was founded by American 
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Catholics of Slovak ancestry in the City of Passaic and the 
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State of New Jersey on July 4, 1905; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Slovak Catholic Sokol is observing its one 
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hundredth anniversary during the year July 4, 2005 through July 
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4, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Slovak Catholic Sokol, having the distinction 
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of being America's greatest Slovak gymnastic and athletic 
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fraternity, was organized for the purpose of benevolence and 
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physical fitness, which it continues to practice since its 
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inception, living up to the slogan of the organization, "A 
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Sound Mind in a Sound Body"; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Slovak Catholic Sokol, by contributing 
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generously to churches, schools, and educational and cultural 
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institutions, and by fostering education, brotherly love, and 
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loyalty to one's country, as citizens of the United States and 
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Canada, continues to act in keeping with its motto, "For God 
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and Country"; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The first assembly of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, 
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Assembly 11, was organized in the City of Chicago and the State 
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of Illinois on July 8, 1906, at St. Michael the Archangel 
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Parish, at 48th Street and Damen Avenue, and numerous other 
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assemblies and wreaths were founded locally in Illinois, 
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Indiana, and Wisconsin during the following years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The assemblies and wreaths founded in Illinois, 
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Indiana, and Wisconsin were brought together under the umbrella 
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of Group Four, which was organized in the City of Chicago and 
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the State of Illinois on April 11, 1911, at St. Michael the 
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Archangel Parish; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The membership of the Slovak Catholic Sokol in 
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Group Four now numbers over three thousand; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The members of Group Four will officially 
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celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the Slovak Catholic 
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Sokol on Sunday, September 25, 2005, with a Solemn Holy Mass at 
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St. Simon the Apostle Church, followed by a Gala Celebration at 
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the Hickory Hills Country Club in  Hickory Hills; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we proclaim the week of September 25 to October 1, 2005 be 
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called "Slovak Catholic Sokol Week" in the State of Illinois 
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and urge our good citizens to join in making this celebration 
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successful; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Slovak Catholic Sokol as an expression of our 
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esteem.