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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 
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the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Agnes Dale (Manning) Smith was born on April 2, 
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1906, in Willow Hill to Elisha and Mary E. (Crail) Manning; 
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after her mother died when she was 8, she joined the household 
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of foster parents, Paul B. and Emily Harper; and
 
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    WHEREAS, On October 16, 1930, she married Victor L. Smith 
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and together they had a daughter, Emily Carol; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith graduated from Robinson High School as 
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part of the class of 1925; she ranked third in her class out of 
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72 students; she was vice president of her senior class and on 
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the staff of News 'N' Everything, the student newspaper; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1967, she graduated from Vincennes University 
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with an Associate in Science degree; she later went to Eastern 
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Illinois University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts 
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degree in 1984; she also studied at Trinity College in Dublin, 
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Ireland, in 1969; at American University in Washington, D.C., 
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and at 4 other Midwestern locations, including Lincoln Trail 
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College in Robinson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith began her career at Argus Printing 
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House, which was founded by Paul Harper's father, George W.; 
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she joined the office following high school as a bookkeeper and 
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society editor; in 1945, she and her husband became co-owners 
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of the Argus Printing House, upon the retirement of Paul 
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Harper; the Smiths retired in 1986, when their daughter and 
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son-in-law took over operations of the paper; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith has been very active in her community; 
 


 






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she has been a member of many organizations including the 
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Robinson Woman's Club; Robinson Minerva Club; Crawford County 
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Republican Women; Pre-School Mothers Club in 1935; Delta Theta 
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Tau Sorority; James Halstead, Sr., Chapter NSDAR; and Chapter 
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I.G.P.E.O.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has been given many awards for her service, 
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including Good Citizenship, Dale Carnegie Crawford County 
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Alumni;  Distinguished Citizen for 1987, Robinson Chamber of 
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Commerce; and the Robinson High School Alumni of the Year 2003;  
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in addition, she has been honored by the   Pre-School Mothers on 
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the 55th anniversary, 1991, and the RHS Alumni Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith has had some very unique and 
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interesting experiences in her life; while in Ireland, she was 
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able to take a side trip to Wales to witness the investiture of 
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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne; accompanied by her 
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husband, who was the State chairman for 13 years, she attended 
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four Republican National Conventions; she was appointed as the 
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Volunteer Service Director by Mayor Crebs during World War II 
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and was called to Chicago 3 times to attend conferences; she 
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was the delegate at the 1930 Delta Theta Tau philanthropic 
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sorority convention, where she was elected national vice 
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president; and she served 2 years as the Division VI Director 
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for the Illinois Daughters of the Revolution; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Agnes Dale Smith on the occasion of her 100th 
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birthday and wish her many more happy years; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Agnes Dale Smith as an expression of our esteem 
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and with our heartfelt best wishes.