Full Text of HR0926 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the General John Stark | 4 | | Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the | 5 | | American Revolution on the occasion of the 115th anniversary | 6 | | of its charter in June 2022; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter of the National | 8 | | Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was | 9 | | organized when 29 charter members met at the home of Lucetta P. | 10 | | (Stark) Boynton, wife of Charles O. Boynton, in Sycamore on | 11 | | June 22, 1907; the chapter was named for General John Stark, a | 12 | | leader during the American Revolutionary War who commanded 75 | 13 | | percent of the American forces at Bunker Hill and also led at | 14 | | the Battle of Bennington; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The first regent of the General John Stark | 16 | | Chapter was Lucetta Boynton, appointed by the state regent of | 17 | | the National Society of the Daughters of the American | 18 | | Revolution; the chapter additionally elected Mrs. Clare Lattin | 19 | | as vice regent, Miss Harriet Stephenson as corresponding | 20 | | secretary, Miss Fannie Harroun as recording secretary, Miss | 21 | | Grace Stevens as treasurer, Mrs. Gerry Knowlton as registrar, | 22 | | Mrs. C.D. Rogers as historian, and Mrs. C.H. Hoyt as chaplain; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter donates to a | 2 | | number of organizations and individuals each year, including | 3 | | bestowing thousands of dollars annually to area students | 4 | | through the Good Citizen Award, the American History Essay | 5 | | Contest, and the Lois Callahan Scholarship; the chapter | 6 | | donates to Bacone College and other Native American schools of | 7 | | higher education; the organization contributes books to area | 8 | | libraries and the DAR Library and encourages literacy | 9 | | promotion through summer reading programs at local libraries | 10 | | and participating in the A Book by Me program; the chapter has | 11 | | additionally given copies of the Bill of Rights, the | 12 | | Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence to area | 13 | | schools; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter recognizes the | 15 | | value and contributions made by others; in DeKalb County | 16 | | alone, the chapter marked the site with a bronze plaque where | 17 | | Abraham Lincoln spoke in Coltonville and where the first | 18 | | DeKalb county court was held, donated a bench with a plaque to | 19 | | the DeKalb County History Center to commemorate the Illinois | 20 | | Bicentennial, bestowed a plaque to memorialize the site of the | 21 | | first white settler's cabin in the county, and planted trees | 22 | | in Sycamore Park in memory of World War I soldiers and sailors; | 23 | | the chapter recognized Resource Bank with the Historical | 24 | | Preservation Award for restoring a historically significant |
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| 1 | | building in Leland, which now serves as its branch office, and | 2 | | presented local members of the Potawatomi Nation with a | 3 | | proclamation; the chapter has additionally recognized area | 4 | | businesses for their display of patriotism, including WLBK | 5 | | Radio for playing the National Anthem twice daily; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter engages in several | 7 | | events and programs, including participating in Constitution | 8 | | Week with displays in area public libraries, the Wreaths | 9 | | Across America program, the Wall That Heals project, and Honor | 10 | | Flights by escorting veterans to Washington D.C. to view war | 11 | | memorials; the chapter worked for the Red Cross and other | 12 | | organizations to help in the war efforts of World Wars I and | 13 | | II; the organization has further contributed to area food | 14 | | pantries and homeless shelters, the LaSalle Veterans' Home, | 15 | | Project Patriot, Veterans Day activities, and to the | 16 | | renovation of the Memorial Clock in DeKalb; the chapter | 17 | | continues to participate in cemetery cleanups and tending | 18 | | veterans' graves; it also works to research and preserve | 19 | | documents, records, relics, and the individual services of | 20 | | American Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The current presiding officers of the General | 22 | | John Stark Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of | 23 | | the American Revolution are Regent Mary Pritchard, Vice Regent | 24 | | Deb Davey, Chaplain Judy Dettloff, Recording Secretary Cathy |
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| 1 | | Walker, Corresponding Secretary Angela Brotcke, Treasurer | 2 | | Kathy Smith, Registrar Lisa Brandt, Historian Donna Willrett, | 3 | | and Librarian Theresa Winterbauer; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The General John Stark Chapter's impact within | 5 | | and outside its community is immeasurable, making it | 6 | | appropriate to celebrate and recognize this organization's | 7 | | growth, progress, perseverance, achievements, and | 8 | | accomplishments; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize the General John Stark Chapter of the National | 12 | | Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on the | 13 | | 115th anniversary of its charter; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we express our sincere and heartfelt | 15 | | appreciation to the General John Stark Chapter, and we | 16 | | congratulate the past and present presiding officers and | 17 | | members of the chapter; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the General John Stark Chapter as a symbol of our | 20 | | respect and esteem.
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