79S30200 BJM-D

By:  Kolkhorst                                                    H.R. No. 63 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Cat Spring Agricultural Society are 
celebrating the organization's 150th anniversary on June 3, 2006; 
and
	WHEREAS, Founded on June 7, 1856, the society was organized 
to provide an informative forum for early settlers in Austin County 
to promote and exchange ideas about farming, as well as to purchase 
seeds in bulk and experiment with new crops and soils; the first 
meeting was held with 40 members present, and a constitution with 11 
articles was adopted; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the society boasts 120 regular members and 37 
honorary members, and its headquarters has long provided area 
residents with a community meeting place, hosting dances, the 
city's anniversary celebrations, June Fest, Grape Growers Field 
Day, and other popular local events; and
	WHEREAS, For 150 years, the Cat Spring Agricultural Society 
has played a vital role in the community it serves, and it is indeed 
a pleasure to recognize the organization and its dedicated members, 
both past and present; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate all those 
associated with the Cat Spring Agricultural Society on the 150th 
anniversary of their organization and extend to them sincere best 
wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.