By:  Brown                                       S.R. No. 325
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is especially pleased
    1-3  to welcome members of the Texas Federation of Republican Women to the
    1-4  State Capitol on April 14, 1993; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Organized 17 years after the formation of the
    1-6  National Federation of Republican Women in 1938, the Texas Federation
    1-7  of Republican Women met the requirement for federating a state
    1-8  organization with clubs in 75 percent of the state's congressional
    1-9  districts in 1955; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, In October, 1955, more than 300 delegates
   1-11  met in the White Plaza Hotel in San Antonio for an organizational
   1-12  convention presided over by Mrs. Malcolm Milburn of Austin;
   1-13  Mrs. R. D. O'Callaghan of San Antonio was elected the first president
   1-14  of the new federation; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, After changing the name to Texas Federation of
   1-16  Republican Women, members used funds donated by the first Executive
   1-17  Committee to mail the first letter to member clubs and print the
   1-18  federation's first stationery; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, To finance the operation of the Texas Federation of
   1-20  Republican Women and to contribute funds to the Republican Party,
   1-21  the Pink Elephant project was established; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Under its excellent leadership, the federation opened
   1-23  offices in Austin and began publication of the Partyline, the
    2-1  federation newsletter; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Biennial conventions have been held in major
    2-3  cities throughout the state since 1957; today there are 184 clubs
    2-4  in Texas with approximately 10,000 members; it is the second largest
    2-5  state federation in the National Federation of Republican Women; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Members have worked diligently to educate women in
    2-7  local and state politics and have generously volunteered their time
    2-8  and energy to the campaigns of Republican Party candidates; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, In 1992 alone, members of the Texas Federation of
   2-10  Republican Women donated over 375,000 hours to political activities;
   2-11  and
   2-12        WHEREAS, The exceptional contributions of the Texas
   2-13  Federation of Republican Women to state and national Republican
   2-14  leaders have strengthened the development of a two-party system
   2-15  in the State of Texas and increased the stature of the Republican
   2-16  Party throughout the nation; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, Under the able guidance of its dedicated officers,
   2-18  the Texas Federation of Republican Women will continue to serve an
   2-19  important leadership role in the Republican Party; now, therefore,
   2-20  be it
   2-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-22  73rd Legislature, hereby recognize the members of the Texas
   2-23  Federation of Republican Women and commend their exceptional
   2-24  contributions to the political process in Texas; and, be it further
   2-25        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for them
    3-1  as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.
    3-2                                 _____________________________________
    3-3                                        President of the Senate
    3-4                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-5                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-6                                 the Senate on February 25, 1993.
    3-7                                 _____________________________________
    3-8                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-9                                 _____________________________________
   3-10                                         Member, Texas Senate