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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate The Salvation Army on 150
4years of doing "The Most Good"; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army has a long history of doing
6"The Most Good" by providing, among other services, food,
7shelter, clothing, education, employment, educational
8opportunities, family counseling, toys for children, and
9relief during disasters and emergencies; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 by William
11and Catherine Booth as a Christian Mission in London, England
12to "preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, homeless,
13hungry, and destitute"; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army opened its first location in
15the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army first organized in Chicago in
171882, and opened its first "Slum Post" in 1892 to nurse the
18sick, clean rooms, wash and mend clothes, care for the
19children, and perform other practical tasks; and
 
20    WHEREAS, During World War I, The Salvation Army served

 

 

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1freshly-cooked donuts to troops on the front lines; and
 
2    WHEREAS, During the Great Depression, The Salvation Army
3opened its facilities to provide food, shelter, and employment;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, During World War II, The Salvation Army was
6instrumental in forming USO clubs for troops at home and
7overseas; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In 1965, The Salvation Army began providing family
9counseling to those in need; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division
11supported the response to the September 11, 2001 attacks with
12expertise, volunteers, and materials; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Salvation Army currently consists of 40
14divisions with 1,252 corps, staffed by 3,600 officers, 63,000
15employees, 107,000 soldiers, 404,000 adherents, and 3.4
16million volunteers world-wide; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19congratulate The Salvation Army on 150 years of doing "The Most
20Good"; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to the Illinois, U.S., and international
3headquarters of The Salvation Army as a token of our gratitude
4and respect for the work that they do.