Full Text of HR0184 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State song, "Illinois", with lyrics by Civil | 3 | | War veteran, Charles H. Chamberlain, and
music by Archibald | 4 | | Johnston, was adopted as the official State song of Illinois by | 5 | | the 54th
General Assembly on June 30, 1925; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, "Illinois", when played, should instill a sense of | 7 | | pride in all
residents of the Prairie State; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The lyrics of "Illinois" serve to depict the | 9 | | beauty and
wondrous history of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his presidency, while serving as | 11 | | toastmaster at a reunion of the Army of the Potomac, William | 12 | | McKinley congratulated Charles H. Chamberlain for having | 13 | | "written a song which will never die"; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is the proud home of four U.S. presidents - | 15 | | Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald Reagan, and Barack | 16 | | Obama; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | urge Illinois constitutional officers, members of the Illinois | 20 | | House of Representatives, and members of the Illinois Senate to |
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| 1 | | encourage the playing of the official State song, "Illinois", | 2 | | at all official events; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That we urge our State colleges and universities | 4 | | to play "Illinois" at their commencement exercises; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 7 | | delivered to Illinois constitutional officers,
the Speaker of | 8 | | the Illinois House of Representatives, the President of the | 9 | | Illinois Senate, as well as the presidents of State colleges | 10 | | and universities, the Chairpersons of the Boards of Trustees | 11 | | for State colleges and universities; and be it further | 12 | | | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | delivered to Stanley D. Banash as a
recognition of our thanks | 15 | | for his initiative and proposal of this resolution.
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