H.R. No. 1204
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Through its many outstanding civic contributions,
    1-2  the Junior Service League of Edinburg has truly helped to make the
    1-3  city of Edinburg an ideal community in which to live, work, and
    1-4  raise a family; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Founded in 1946 under the sponsorship of Mrs. Howard
    1-6  Towell, the league has greatly enhanced the welfare of the Edinburg
    1-7  community over the course of the past half century,  having donated
    1-8  more than 175,000 volunteer hours to an array of important projects
    1-9  that have benefited children, the elderly, and countless worthy
   1-10  organizations in the city; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, With its current membership of 142, including the
   1-12  league's first president, Mrs. Hale Schaleban, the Junior Service
   1-13  League of Edinburg continues to make many significant contributions
   1-14  of lasting benefit to its community today, and those efforts are
   1-15  indeed worthy of special legislative recognition at this time; now,
   1-16  therefore, be it
   1-17        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   1-18  Legislature hereby proclaim September 16, 1995, as Junior  League
   1-19  of Edinburg Day and join with the residents of Edinburg in saluting
   1-20  this exceptional organization; and, be it further
   1-21        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   1-22  prepared for the Junior Service League of Edinburg as a
   1-23  commemoration of this grand occasion and as an expression of high
   1-24  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.