Full Text of HR0958 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 | | the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the St. Ambrogio | 6 | | Mutual Benefit Society of Rockford, Illinois is celebrating its | 7 | | 100th anniversary this year; this social organization began at | 8 | | a club at 802 Montague Street in Rockford on May 1, 1918; of | 9 | | the many Italian social clubs that existed years ago in South | 10 | | Rockford, the St. Ambrogio Club is the last remaining; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Immigrants from Ferentino, Italy, an ancient hill | 12 | | town founded in 4 B.C. southeast of Rome, organized the St. | 13 | | Ambrogio Society for fellowship and assimilation assistance in | 14 | | a new land that was often unwelcoming to them; the | 15 | | "Americanization Hall," previously housed at St. Anthony of | 16 | | Padua Church, was moved to the front of the St. Ambrogio | 17 | | Society Club in the 1920s; the hall functioned as a school for | 18 | | the early Italian immigrants of Rockford with instruction on | 19 | | the English language and American culture and customs; | 20 | | accordingly, the club and hall are important parts of | 21 | | Rockford's history and South Rockford landmarks; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, The St. Ambrogio Club took its name in honor of |
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| 1 | | the revered and martyred saint of Ferentino, Italy; so | 2 | | important is St. Ambrogio to Ferentino's history that he is | 3 | | codified in its municipal laws and two official annual city | 4 | | holiday feasts with elaborate processions and fanfare | 5 | | commemorate him; the St. Ambrogio Club of Rockford likewise | 6 | | honors him with its annual festivities in August; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of the long-standing and enduring | 8 | | ties that have existed between the people of Ferentino, Italy | 9 | | and Rockford, Illinois, the two cities officially joined | 10 | | together as Sister Cities on May 15, 2006; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Today, The St. Ambrogio Society is a vibrant | 12 | | social club, with weekly fish fries, lunches, special events, | 13 | | meetings, and hundreds of bocce players in summer leagues; with | 14 | | over 300 members of all ages and an active ladies' auxiliary, | 15 | | this club is vital to the revitalization of South Rockford; the | 16 | | club welcomes all people and has been a good neighbor and | 17 | | stabilizing influence on the Montague Street neighborhood for | 18 | | 100 years; the club's banquet hall is rented by people from all | 19 | | over the greater Rockford area for their special events and | 20 | | continues to draw people from throughout the State for its | 21 | | assorted events and festivities; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 23 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | congratulate the St. Ambrogio Society on the occasion of its | 2 | | 100th anniversary; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the St. Ambrogio Society as an expression of our | 5 | | esteem and respect.
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