Full Text of HR0668 096th General Assembly
HR0668 96TH 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 the | 4 |
| Naperville Municipal Band as they celebrate the Band's 150th | 5 |
| anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The Naperville Brass Band held its first formal | 7 |
| concert on July 4, 1859; the band appeared in stylish blue and | 8 |
| white uniforms and its concert was described in the Dupage | 9 |
| Sentinel as admirable; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, After the Civil War, the Naperville Brass Band was | 11 |
| re-organized and adopted
the name Naperville Light Guard Band; | 12 |
| the band played in celebration
of the Dupage county centennial | 13 |
| and consisted of some 14-20 members; the Naperville Light Guard | 14 |
| Band celebrated its 15th anniversary in Naperville
with a | 15 |
| concert in Court House square on July 4, 1882; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to financial hard times, the Light Guard Band | 17 |
| dissolved completely in 1900,
only to be resurrected in 1906 | 18 |
| with the financial sponsorship of the Kroehler Manufacturing | 19 |
| Company and renamed the Lounge Factory Band, bringing concerts | 20 |
| to Naperville until 1917; in 1917, the Band once again | 21 |
| underwent a name change to the Naperville City
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| Kroehler withdrew its support of the Band; and |
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| WHEREAS, In 1928, the State of Illinois granted a charter | 2 |
| to the Naperville Municipal Band
formalizing the name change, | 3 |
| and on April 22, 1931, a formal contract with the City of | 4 |
| Naperville, by vote of the Naperville citizens, established | 5 |
| permanent funding and committed the Band to 10 summer concerts | 6 |
| and 3 holiday parades or concerts; and
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| WHEREAS, The Band has represented Naperville at national | 8 |
| music conventions in St. Louis
and Danville, Kentucky and was | 9 |
| awarded the prestigious Sudler Scroll from the
John Philip | 10 |
| Sousa Foundation for outstanding musicianship and for over 100 | 11 |
| years of history and service to the Naperville community and | 12 |
| school systems; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 2000, The United States House of | 14 |
| Representatives and the Library of
Congress designated the | 15 |
| Naperville Municipal Band as a Local Legacy
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| award to Director Keller in Washington, D.C.; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, 2005 found the Band opening and dedicating its new | 18 |
| permanent home,
the Naperville Community Concert Center, after | 19 |
| raising some $250,000 to equip the new building approved by the | 20 |
| citizens and City Council of Naperville; and
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| WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band provides |
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| scholarships to promising students of the city's band programs, | 2 |
| and its members offer leadership and example to inspire a | 3 |
| continuing stream of quality musicians for the Band itself; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| congratulate the Naperville Municipal Band and its members for | 8 |
| its long history and dedication to bringing quality | 9 |
| entertainment to the community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to a representative of the Naperville Municipal Band | 12 |
| as a symbol of our respect.
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