Full Text of HR1167 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Elmhurst American | 4 | | Legion T.H.B. Post 187 on the occasion of its upcoming 100th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 was | 7 | | chartered by a group of World War I veterans on September 26, | 8 | | 1919; the post was named in memory of three Elmhurst residents, | 9 | | Earnest Timrott, Richard Hintz, and Kinsely Buck, who were the | 10 | | first from the city to be killed in battle; at the time of its | 11 | | founding, the Post had 19 charter members; by 1924, membership | 12 | | had increased to 39; by 1927, with considerable effort from | 13 | | Commander Arden Nance, the membership total exceeded the 300 | 14 | | mark; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 has a | 16 | | rich history; in the late 1920s, the Post formed the American | 17 | | Legion Baseball League in DuPage County, and has had a team | 18 | | since 1926 and competed in the State playoffs in 1929; in 1976, | 19 | | the team participated in the State finals and placed third; in | 20 | | the 1930s, the Post led the campaign for the construction of | 21 | | the East End Swimming Pool; during the 1940s, the Post | 22 | | purchased its first home and was instrumental in raising funds | 23 | | for the first public display of fireworks at the July 4th |
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| 1 | | celebration; in the 1960s, the T.H.B. Post 187 Drill Team was | 2 | | formed, and the Post contributed to the commemoration of the | 3 | | new Elmhurst Library; in 1976, a color guard was formed to | 4 | | compete in state championships; the team won first place in | 5 | | 1977 and 1979; the Post contributed to Disaster Relief Funds | 6 | | and helped with the American Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon in the | 7 | | 1980s; six Post members were awarded 50-year memberships in | 8 | | 1994; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 | 10 | | continues to serve the community in many ways, including | 11 | | planning and participating in the Memorial Day Parade and | 12 | | Veteran's Day Ceremony, helping to establish the Elmhurst | 13 | | Veteran's Memorial in Wilder Park, providing an honor guard for | 14 | | the funerals of veterans, conducting color guard services for | 15 | | various civic organizations and programs, assisting the | 16 | | Elmhurst Fire Department with establishing an Honor Guard | 17 | | Academy, periodically sending supply packages to troop | 18 | | deployed overseas, and hosting the Great Lakes naval recruits | 19 | | for Thanksgiving; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 | 21 | | assists veterans with a variety of needs, including obtaining | 22 | | discharge documents, assisting with admission to Hines | 23 | | Hospital, helping the family of a deceased veteran find a | 24 | | burial plot in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, finding |
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| 1 | | transportation for veterans to hospital and doctor | 2 | | appointments, and developing educational programs for | 3 | | veterans; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 helps | 5 | | local students by providing information about the Post and | 6 | | veterans, awarding scholarships and other school awards to | 7 | | local students on an annual basis, and teaching scouts the | 8 | | fundamentals of flag etiquette, patriotism, and the value of | 9 | | community service; they also send veterans to Elmhurst College | 10 | | classes to speak about military service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The American Legion was chartered by Congress as a | 12 | | patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veteran's organization in | 13 | | 1919; the American Legion is a community-service organization | 14 | | with nearly three million members organized into 15,000 Posts | 15 | | worldwide; the Elmhurst American Legion has been serving | 16 | | veterans and the Elmhurst community for nearly 100 years; the | 17 | | membership includes 550 veterans, 140 Women's Auxiliary, and | 18 | | 127 Sons of the American Legion Squadron; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | congratulate the Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 on | 22 | | the occasion of its upcoming 100th anniversary, and we commend | 23 | | their service to veterans and their community; we wish them |
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| 1 | | many more successful years; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 as an | 4 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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