Full Text of HR0523 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Soon after World War I, many returning troops in | 3 | | Irving were interested in sports and were looking for a place | 4 | | to play and a clubhouse in which they could gather; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A vacant two room school house, Irving School, | 6 | | caught the soldiers' attention;
after approaching the local | 7 | | school board to inquire about the building, the school board | 8 | | asked for a list of club officers; the list of officers | 9 | | presented to the school board included President Roy Anderson, | 10 | | Vice President Isaac Berro, Treasurer Anton Bombassano, | 11 | | Financial Secretary Henry Bertagnoli, Corresponding Secretary | 12 | | Val Broadwell, and Trustees Louis Schorrie, Charles Berro, | 13 | | Lester Peterson, Howard Lapping, and Charles Fallinske; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The local school board was satisfied and drafted | 15 | | a lease for the empty school;
on November 14, 1921, the | 16 | | building became the Irving Athletic Club (The Club); and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Later, the Irving Athletic Club members | 18 | | discovered that the building was to be auctioned; with the | 19 | | help of Frank J. "Cookie" Gospodaric, who supplied the $7,500 | 20 | | needed, the group was able to keep the building; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, To repay the debt, the Irving Athletic Club held |
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| 1 | | a number of competitive sports, including basketball, soccer, | 2 | | baseball, football, track and field, wrestling, and boxing, | 3 | | which drew a large number of paying spectators; the Club also | 4 | | hosted a 10 mile marathon in the 1920s; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1931, the Irving Athletic Club held a banquet | 6 | | to honor the burning of the mortgage, and the Club has been | 7 | | members owned ever since; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we recognize the 100th anniversary of the Irving Athletic | 11 | | Club; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the Irving Athletic Club as a symbol of our esteem | 14 | | and respect.
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