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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the |
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| Naperville Municipal Band as they celebrate the Band's 150th |
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| anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The Naperville Brass Band held its first formal |
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| concert on July 4, 1859; the band appeared in stylish blue and |
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| white uniforms and its concert was described in the Dupage |
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| Sentinel as admirable; and
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| WHEREAS, After the Civil War, the Naperville Brass Band was |
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| re-organized and adopted
the name Naperville Light Guard Band; |
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| the band played in celebration
of the Dupage county centennial |
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| and consisted of some 14-20 members; the Naperville Light Guard |
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| Band celebrated its 15th anniversary in Naperville
with a |
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| concert in Court House square on July 4, 1882; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to financial hard times, the Light Guard Band |
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| dissolved completely in 1900,
only to be resurrected in 1906 |
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| with the financial sponsorship of the Kroehler Manufacturing |
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| Company and renamed the Lounge Factory Band, bringing concerts |
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| to Naperville until 1917; in 1917, the Band once again |
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| underwent a name change to the Naperville City
Band when |
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| Kroehler withdrew its support of the Band; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1928, the State of Illinois granted a charter |
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| to the Naperville Municipal Band
formalizing the name change, |
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| and on April 22, 1931, a formal contract with the City of |
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| Naperville, by vote of the Naperville citizens, established |
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| permanent funding and committed the Band to 10 summer concerts |
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| and 3 holiday parades or concerts; and
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| WHEREAS, The Band has represented Naperville at national |
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| music conventions in St. Louis
and Danville, Kentucky and was |
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| awarded the prestigious Sudler Scroll from the
John Philip |
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| Sousa Foundation for outstanding musicianship and for over 100 |
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| years of history and service to the Naperville community and |
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| school systems; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 2000, The United States House of |
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| Representatives and the Library of
Congress designated the |
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| Naperville Municipal Band as a Local Legacy
and presented the |
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| award to Director Keller in Washington, D.C.; and
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| WHEREAS, 2005 found the Band opening and dedicating its new |
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| permanent home,
the Naperville Community Concert Center, after |
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| raising some $250,000 to equip the new building approved by the |
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| citizens and City Council of Naperville; and
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| WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band provides |
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| scholarships to promising students of the city's band programs, |
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| and its members offer leadership and example to inspire a |
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| continuing stream of quality musicians for the Band itself; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Naperville Municipal Band and its members for |
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| its long history and dedication to bringing quality |
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| entertainment to the community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to a representative of the Naperville Municipal Band |
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| as a symbol of our respect.
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