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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, March 4, 1997 will commemorate the 250th
3 anniversary of the birth of Casimir Pulaski, hero of the
4 American Revolution; and
5 WHEREAS, Casimir Pulaski left his homeland of Poland to
6 come to these shores to fight for the cause of liberty,
7 presenting himself to General George Washington with a letter
8 of introduction from Benjamin Franklin; and
9 WHEREAS, Casimir Pulaski was commissioned by the
10 Continental Congress as a Brigadier General; and
11 WHEREAS, Casimir Pulaski is credited in history as being
12 the "Father of the American Calvary; while serving in the
13 American Revolution, Pulaski formed a calvary of volunteers
14 that included Frenchmen, Irishmen, native Americans, as well
15 as his fellow Poles; and
16 WHEREAS, History records that on October 9, 1779, at the
17 Siege of Savannah, Georgia, Casimir Pulaski led a daring
18 charge in order to win a victory over the enemy; and
19 WHEREAS, During the battle Casimir Pulaski was mortally
20 wounded, and on October 11, 1779, he died at the age of 32;
21 and
22 WHEREAS, on November 11, 1779, General George Washington
23 issued an order for the day to all American army units that
24 commanded them to use the password and response "Pulaski and
25 Poland" in honor of the fallen hero; and
26 WHEREAS, In 1825, the grateful citizens of Savannah,
27 Georgia began the erection of a monument to honor Casimir
28 Pulaski; the Marquis Lafayette laid the cornerstone in honor
29 of his fallen comrade; and
30 WHEREAS, Chicago's oldest Polish-American professional
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1 organization, the Chicago Society, has embarked on a
2 fundraising mission to restore the Casimir Pulaski Monument
3 in Savannah, Georgia, with a commemorative dinner honoring
4 the 250th anniversary of the birth of General Casimir Pulaski
5 on Sunday March 2, 1997 at the Starlight Inn, 9550 West
6 Lawrence Avenue in Schiller Park, Illinois; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
9 members of the House of Representatives wish to congratulate
10 the Chicago Society on their efforts to restore the Casimir
11 Pulaski Monument in Savannah, Georgia, and wish them success
12 in their fundraising efforts; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the Chicago Society.