Full Text of HR1421 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Sumner Masonic | 4 | | Lodge #334 on the occasion of its Sesquicentennial anniversary; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Sumner Masonic Lodge #334 was chartered as a | 7 | | lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons by the Grand Lodge of | 8 | | Illinois in October of 1860; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The mission of Freemasonry aims to promote | 10 | | Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love among its members; it | 11 | | is, by definition, a fraternity comprised of men from every | 12 | | race, religion, opinion, and background who are brought | 13 | | together as Brothers to develop and strengthen the bonds of | 14 | | friendship; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Sumner Masonic Lodge has a long standing | 16 | | tradition of serving their community through various acts of | 17 | | beneficence; they continue this tradition through a network of | 18 | | charitable programs with a primary focus on promoting | 19 | | education, reducing substance abuse, and aiding children and | 20 | | senior citizens; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Illinois comprises nearly 600 |
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| 1 | | lodges and over 70,000 Masons, of which the Sumner Lodge has | 2 | | the youngest average age per membership; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, As part of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, Sumner | 4 | | Lodge joins in providing the sole financial support for two | 5 | | Illinois Masonic Children's Homes that have been in existence | 6 | | for over 120 years; the Children's Home provides a safe and | 7 | | nurturing environment for children ages 4 through 16 years who | 8 | | are unable to care for themselves due to various family or home | 9 | | conditions; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois CHIP program, sponsored by the Grand | 11 | | Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of | 12 | | Illinois, is held by experts as the "premier child | 13 | | identification program" currently offered in the State of | 14 | | Illinois; the Freemasons of Illinois hold and fund the entire | 15 | | cost of identification workshops for families all around the | 16 | | State of Illinois; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Sumner Masonic Lodge is a local sponsor of six | 18 | | Red Cross Blood Drives per year, collecting an average of 28 to | 19 | | 40 units of blood per drive; collectively, Masons are one of | 20 | | the largest groups of blood donors in the State of Illinois; | 21 | | and | 22 | | WHEREAS, The Sumner Masonic Lodge also adopted a local Red |
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| 1 | | Hill High School student to help him obtain the rank of Eagle | 2 | | Scout with the Boy Scouts of America; the Masons helped him | 3 | | accomplish his mission of fundraising to provide tombstones for | 4 | | unmarked graves; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Today the lodge is thriving with ongoing | 6 | | fundraising events, over 125 members, and the same kind of | 7 | | strong brotherhood that makes masonry the greatest fraternity | 8 | | in the world; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate the past, present, and future members of the | 12 | | Sumner Masonic Lodge #334 on its Sesquicentennial anniversary | 13 | | celebration; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Sumner Masonic Lodge #334 as a symbol of our | 16 | | esteem and respect.
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