Full Text of HR0160 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the American Hungarian | 4 | | Family Society on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on May | 5 | | 4, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The American Hungarian Family Society began in | 7 | | 1919 when families migrated to Bloomington from Austria and | 8 | | Hungary and settled on the northwest side of town, known as the | 9 | | Forty Acres; most residents in this neighborhood worked for the | 10 | | Alton Railroad; the families would meet at someone's house | 11 | | every Saturday, roll back the rug, play some music, and dance; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The first organizational meeting was held at the | 14 | | West Side Clothing Store in January 1919; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, On April 15, 1919, the officers purchased a lot at | 16 | | 1520 Calhoun Street in Bloomington; on September 12, 1919, the | 17 | | Society borrowed $3,500 from the American State Bank to pay for | 18 | | the building; this was a large undertaking, and four or five of | 19 | | the members used their homes as collateral; the building was | 20 | | erected by the original 100 members themselves and still stands | 21 | | at 1520 Calhoun; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Twice a year, members of the Society hold sausage | 2 | | suppers and sell Hungarian sausage made from scratch by its | 3 | | members to raise money to support the organization; although | 4 | | there have been some changes, including opening membership | 5 | | beyond those related to the original founding families, most of | 6 | | the Society's traditions have stayed the same for 100 years; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The American Hungarian Family Society will be | 9 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary with a dinner and dance on | 10 | | May 4, 2019; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate the American Hungarian Family Society on the | 14 | | occasion of its 100th anniversary, and we wish them many more | 15 | | successful years; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the American Hungarian Family Society as an | 18 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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