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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the fiftieth |
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| anniversary of the St. Joseph Club; and
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| WHEREAS, The San Guiseppe Society was officially chartered |
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| with the State of Illinois on August 13, 1926; the group |
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| originated in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, when members |
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| of the All Saints Parish, which was composed of predominantly |
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| Sicilian/Italian families, chose to make their regular |
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| Saturday evening gatherings a more formal group; and
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| WHEREAS, The group purchased its first property from the |
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| Mellon family; the first building was located at 608 West 26th |
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| Street and made the San Guiseppe Society one of the first |
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| Italian-American clubs in the city of Chicago to own its own |
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| property; and
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| WHEREAS, The membership has both gained and declined |
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| throughout the years; the name of the club changed to the Saint |
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| Joseph Athletic Association and came to its present name, the |
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| Saint Joseph Club; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1989, the membership voted to sell the property |
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| at 608 West 26th Street and to buy property at 2724 South Union |
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| Avenue; this purchase of a new home for the club and the |
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| subsequent renovation of the new property revitalized the |
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| group; many new members joined and the group continued to grow; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Saint Joseph Club regularly contributes to |
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| several groups and organizations, including the Saint Albert |
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| the Great Knights of Columbus, the Palos Ladies Golf Club |
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| Annual Breast Cancer golf outing, the All Saints - Saint |
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| Anthony senior citizen Christmas Party, area churches, area |