Full Text of HR1359 95th General Assembly
HR1359 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 |
| the history of organizations in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the St. Ambrogio | 6 |
| Mutual Benefit Society of Rockford is celebrating its 90th | 7 |
| anniversary this year; this social organization began at a club | 8 |
| at 802 Montague Street in Rockford on May 1, 1918; today, the | 9 |
| St. Ambrogio Club is the last remaining Italian social club in | 10 |
| south Rockford of many that existed there years ago; and
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| WHEREAS, Immigrants from Ferentino, Italy, an ancient hill | 12 |
| town founded in 4 B.C. southeast of Rome, organized the St. | 13 |
| Ambrogio Society for fellowship and assimilation assistance in | 14 |
| a new land that was often unwelcoming to them; the | 15 |
| "Americanization Hall", previously housed at St. Anthony of | 16 |
| Padua Church, was moved to the front of the St. Ambrogio | 17 |
| Society Club in the 1920s; the hall functioned as a school for | 18 |
| the early Italian immigrants of Rockford to instruct them on | 19 |
| the English language and American culture and customs; | 20 |
| accordingly, the club and hall are important parts of | 21 |
| Rockford's history and south Rockford landmarks; and
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| WHEREAS, The St. Ambrogio Club took its name in honor of |
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| the revered and martyred saint of Ferentino, Italy; so | 2 |
| important is St. Ambrogio to Ferentino's history that he is | 3 |
| codified in its municipal laws and two official annual city | 4 |
| holiday feasts with elaborate processions and fanfare | 5 |
| commemorate him; the St. Ambrogio Club of Rockford likewise | 6 |
| honors him with its annual festivities in August; and
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| WHEREAS, In recognition of the long-standing and enduring | 8 |
| ties that have existed between the people of Ferentino, Italy | 9 |
| and Rockford, Illinois, the two cities officially joined | 10 |
| together as Sister Cities on May 15, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The St. Ambrogio stands today as a vibrant social | 12 |
| club, with weekly fish frys, lunches, special events, meetings, | 13 |
| and hundreds of bocce players in summer leagues; with over 300 | 14 |
| members ranging from age 16 to over 90 years old and an active | 15 |
| ladies' auxiliary, this club is vital to the revitalization of | 16 |
| south Rockford; the club welcomes all people and has been a | 17 |
| good neighbor and stabilizing influence on the Montague Street | 18 |
| neighborhood for 90 years; the club's banquet hall is rented by | 19 |
| people from all over the greater Rockford area for their | 20 |
| special functions and continues to draw people from throughout | 21 |
| the State for its assorted events and festivities; therefore, | 22 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate the St. Ambrogio Society on the occasion of its | 3 |
| 90th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the St. Ambrogio Society as an expression of our | 6 |
| esteem.
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