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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the history of organizations in our State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Modenese
6 Society, formed in 1906 in Highland Park, is celebrating its
7 100th anniversary; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The founders of the Modenese Society (Societa
9 Modenese di Mutuo Soccorso) were a small group of laborers from
10 the Village of Pievepelago and its surrounding area, located in
11 the Apennine Mountain Range in the province of Modena in the
12 state of Emilia Romagna in Italy; the Society was incorporated
13 under the laws of Illinois in 1907; the principal purposes of
14 the Modenese Society are to aid the members in case of
15 sickness, to help a member's family in case of his death, and
16 to be united against all calamities of misfortune; it is one of
17 the oldest mutual aid societies in the United States; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In addition to assisting members, the Modenese
19 Society engages in many social activities and has been a
20 sponsor of many civic causes; members strongly support their
21 Italian culture and heritage in their new homeland, America;
22 the group holds a number of activities each year, including an
23 Easter bunny egg hunt for children, an annual members
24 dinner-dance, a golf outing, a summer picnic with entertainment
25 for children, a Columbus Day celebration, and a Christmas party
26 for children; the club meets monthly on the last Thursday at
27 the American Legion Hall in Highwood; and
 
28     WHEREAS, Today, the group has 242 members mostly located in
29 Lake County; the club is open to all men of Italian descent;
30 for those not interested in mutual aid benefits, it now offers
31 social memberships; the famous Luciano Pavarotti has been an

 

 

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1 Honorary Member of the Modenese Society for the past 20 years;
2 therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate the Modenese Society on the occasion of its
6 100th anniversary; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the Modenese Society as an expression of our
9 esteem.