Full Text of HR1207 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Joliet Branch 20 of the | 4 | | Slovenian Union of America on the occasion of the 90th | 5 | | anniversary of its founding; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Slovenian Union of America, originally the | 7 | | Slovenian Women's Union of
America, was founded by Slovenian | 8 | | immigrant Marie Prisland of Sheboygan, Wisconsin on
December | 9 | | 19, 1926 to unite Slovenian women and provide an open forum for | 10 | | self-expression
and the opportunity to learn from one another | 11 | | in their new country; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joliet's Branch 20 was the third of 12 branches to | 13 | | be organized in Illinois; on June 11, 1928 at the
home of Mary | 14 | | Russ, 14 charter members of Branch 20 met for the first time; | 15 | | most of the members were parishioners of St. Joseph Church, | 16 | | founded by immigrants in 1891; many of Branch 20 activities | 17 | | over the decades have been centered on the beloved church; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Branch 20 members are hard-working American | 19 | | citizens who have enriched
society with their faith, | 20 | | patriotism, and love of their Slovenian history, customs, food, | 21 | | and music; Slovenian-Americans in Joliet and the greater Will | 22 | | County area continue to serve in all areas of
community life; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The vision of the Slovenian Union of America is to | 3 | | preserve the living spirit of its
founders and past members by | 4 | | preserving the Slovenian legacy for future generations; it has | 5 | | published several cookbooks and maintains a library at its | 6 | | Heritage Museum in
Joliet; since 1929, the Union has published | 7 | | a cultural heritage magazine called ZARJA (The
Dawn) and has | 8 | | cooperated in recent years with Slovenia in heritage | 9 | | preservation projects; in 1943,
the Union became the first | 10 | | Slovenian fraternal organization to establish a scholarship | 11 | | fund for its
youth; the
Union has also been host to visiting | 12 | | dignitaries and scholars from Slovenia; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Slovenian Union of America became a nonprofit | 14 | | organization in 2011,
dedicated to educating its members and | 15 | | the general public about Slovenian customs and the
history of | 16 | | Slovenian-Americans and their contributions to society; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The organization's national office and Slovenian | 18 | | Heritage Museum are housed in
the Stonich across from St. | 19 | | Joseph Church on Chicago Street in an area the City of Joliet | 20 | | has
designated as "Slovenian Row" in honor of the Slovenian | 21 | | immigrants who once lived and
operated businesses there; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Joliet Branch 20 of the Slovenian Union of America | 4 | | on its 90th anniversary and wish its members many more | 5 | | wonderful years; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Joliet's Branch 20 as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem.
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