Full Text of HR0660 95th General Assembly
HR0660 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to congratulate Jim Culbertson, director | 4 |
| and conductor, and the members of the Decatur Municipal Band as | 5 |
| they celebrate the 150th anniversary of the band; and
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| WHEREAS, The Decatur Municipal Band was formed by nine | 7 |
| charter members on September 19, 1857, making it one of the | 8 |
| oldest non-military bands in continuous service in the United | 9 |
| States and Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, The Band has been known by many names, including | 11 |
| the Decatur Brass Band, Decatur Comet Band, and Decatur Silver | 12 |
| Band; Andrew Goodman became the conductor in 1871 and served as | 13 |
| director until his retirement in 1880; it was known as the | 14 |
| Goodman Band until it was chartered with the City of Decatur in | 15 |
| 1942 and officially designated the Decatur Municipal Band; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Robert Walter from 1887 to | 17 |
| 1928, the band reached new heights, marching in President | 18 |
| McKinley's inaugural parade as the Illinois National Guard 4th | 19 |
| Infantry Regimental Band, performing at the dedication of the | 20 |
| Illinois Building at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, and | 21 |
| being guest performers at the New Harmony, Indiana Centennial | 22 |
| Celebration in 1914; and
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| WHEREAS, Though organized as a non-military band, the band | 2 |
| was mustered into the Illinois National Guard 4th Infantry | 3 |
| during the Spanish-American War and became the regimental band; | 4 |
| as a regimental band, it saw active duty during the Civil War, | 5 |
| the Spanish-American War, the Mexican Border War, and World War | 6 |
| I, when the band became the National Guard 130th Infantry Band; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, The current Decatur Municipal Band has been under | 9 |
| the direction of Jim Culbertson since 1979; it is composed of | 10 |
| high school and college students, and adults from all walks of | 11 |
| life who play for little money but great satisfaction in | 12 |
| playing great music for the Decatur community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate the conductor and members of the Decatur Municipal | 16 |
| Band as they celebrate this special anniversary; and be it | 17 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Jim Culbertson, Musical Director and Conductor of | 20 |
| the Decatur Municipal Band, as a symbol of our respect and | 21 |
| esteem.
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