Full Text of HR0474 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Chicago Coin Club on | 4 | | the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On February 14, 1919, the first official meeting | 6 | | of the Chicago Coin Club was called to order with 15 people and | 7 | | eight exhibits; attendees that evening could not have
imagined | 8 | | that one hundred years later the minutes of that meeting would | 9 | | be viewed as such a
milestone; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Coin Club originated from a group of | 11 | | dedicated numismatists who had previously been members of the | 12 | | then-dormant Chicago
Numismatic Society and American | 13 | | Numismatic Association Branch #1 (A.N.A.#1) and was | 14 | | incorporated on January 19, 1938; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Chicago Coin Club has continued | 16 | | to meet,
celebrating numismatics in all aspects; on January 9, | 17 | | 2019, they held their 1200th meeting; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The motto of the Chicago Coin Club, Docendo | 19 | | Discimus "We Learn By Teaching", is celebrated at each club | 20 | | meeting with educational presentations, club member trip | 21 | | reports,
and members show-and-tell of items from their personal |
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| 1 | | collections or recent acquisitions; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Coin Club is one of the oldest | 3 | | numismatic clubs and is now celebrating its centennial | 4 | | anniversary with the objective
"To pursue numismatic knowledge | 5 | | through the study and research of coins, currency, medals,
| 6 | | tokens, and other related items and the sharing of this | 7 | | information through monthly meetings,
dialogue, and the | 8 | | publication of literature; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate the Chicago Coin Club on its 100th anniversary, | 12 | | and we wish them many more wonderful years in the continued | 13 | | study and promotion of numismatics; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Chicago Coin Club as a symbol of our respect | 16 | | and esteem.
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