Full Text of HR1365 95th General Assembly
HR1365 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of | 4 |
| Masonic Lodge #260 in Mattoon as they celebrate the 150th | 5 |
| anniversary of the Lodge; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattoon Masonic Lodge #260 was chartered on | 7 |
| October 6, 1858; on October 8, 1873 a second lodge was formed | 8 |
| in Mattoon, the Circle Lodge #707; on April 30, 1896, ballots | 9 |
| were cast and the two lodges were consolidated, keeping the | 10 |
| name Mattoon Masonic Lodge #260; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years the Mattoon Lodge has met in many | 12 |
| different locations; the lodge purchased property at 1421 | 13 |
| Charleston Avenue on February 6, 1928 to erect a building; the | 14 |
| first meeting there was held on November 27, 1929; and
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| WHEREAS, A new lodge was built in 1991 at 116 North 1st | 16 |
| Street in Mattoon ; and
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| WHEREAS, The Mattoon Lodge is involved in many aspects of | 18 |
| the community, including: donating to the local food bank, | 19 |
| donating to the Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS), | 20 |
| donating to the Salvation Army, and donating to the local fire | 21 |
| department for special needs; in addition, the Lodge supports |
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| the annual blood drive, the Cal Ripken Junior Baseball | 2 |
| Tournament, the High School JROTC program, the High School | 3 |
| Pride of the Greenwave Band Program, the High School Wavette | 4 |
| Dance Team, and the High School Academic Bowl Team; and
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| WHEREAS, The Mattoon Lodge has given out seven scholarships | 6 |
| over the last four years to Mattoon High School Seniors; and it | 7 |
| holds an annual CHIP program used for child identification; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate the members of Mattoon Masonic Lodge #260 as they | 12 |
| celebrate the anniversary with a rededication of the Lodge on | 13 |
| November 8, 2008; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Worshipful Master Terry A. Leffler as a symbol of | 16 |
| our respect.
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