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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Agnes Dale (Manning) Smith was born on April 2,
6 1906, in Willow Hill to Elisha and Mary E. (Crail) Manning;
7 after her mother died when she was 8, she joined the household
8 of foster parents, Paul B. and Emily Harper; and
 
9     WHEREAS, On October 16, 1930, she married Victor L. Smith
10 and together they had a daughter, Emily Carol; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith graduated from Robinson High School as
12 part of the class of 1925; she ranked third in her class out of
13 72 students; she was vice president of her senior class and on
14 the staff of News 'N' Everything, the student newspaper; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1967, she graduated from Vincennes University
16 with an Associate in Science degree; she later went to Eastern
17 Illinois University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts
18 degree in 1984; she also studied at Trinity College in Dublin,
19 Ireland, in 1969; at American University in Washington, D.C.,
20 and at 4 other Midwestern locations, including Lincoln Trail
21 College in Robinson; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith began her career at Argus Printing
23 House, which was founded by Paul Harper's father, George W.;
24 she joined the office following high school as a bookkeeper and
25 society editor; in 1945, she and her husband became co-owners
26 of the Argus Printing House, upon the retirement of Paul
27 Harper; the Smiths retired in 1986, when their daughter and
28 son-in-law took over operations of the paper; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith has been very active in her community;

 

 

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1 she has been a member of many organizations including the
2 Robinson Woman's Club; Robinson Minerva Club; Crawford County
3 Republican Women; Pre-School Mothers Club in 1935; Delta Theta
4 Tau Sorority; James Halstead, Sr., Chapter NSDAR; and Chapter
5 I.G.P.E.O.; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She has been given many awards for her service,
7 including Good Citizenship, Dale Carnegie Crawford County
8 Alumni; Distinguished Citizen for 1987, Robinson Chamber of
9 Commerce; and the Robinson High School Alumni of the Year 2003;
10 in addition, she has been honored by the Pre-School Mothers on
11 the 55th anniversary, 1991, and the RHS Alumni Association; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith has had some very unique and
13 interesting experiences in her life; while in Ireland, she was
14 able to take a side trip to Wales to witness the investiture of
15 Prince Charles, heir to the British throne; accompanied by her
16 husband, who was the State chairman for 13 years, she attended
17 four Republican National Conventions; she was appointed as the
18 Volunteer Service Director by Mayor Crebs during World War II
19 and was called to Chicago 3 times to attend conferences; she
20 was the delegate at the 1930 Delta Theta Tau philanthropic
21 sorority convention, where she was elected national vice
22 president; and she served 2 years as the Division VI Director
23 for the Illinois Daughters of the Revolution; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate Agnes Dale Smith on the occasion of her 100th
27 birthday and wish her many more happy years; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Agnes Dale Smith as an expression of our esteem
30 and with our heartfelt best wishes.