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                                                                  H.R. No. 368



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of Post Oak Island Lodge No. 181, AF&AM, in 
Beaukiss are gathering on May 6, 2006, to celebrate the 150th 
anniversary of their organization's founding; and
	WHEREAS, The rich history of the lodge began with the 
adoption of its charter on January 24, 1856, when the town of Post 
Oak Island was one of a few burgeoning communities in Williamson 
County; and
	WHEREAS, In 1878, the organization moved its headquarters to 
Sam Smith Springs, and it was there that the tradition began of 
using the lodge not only as a meeting place for the Masons, but as a 
public venue for the members of the community; town meetings were 
held in the facility, and the first floor of the building housed a 
school, which by 1898 had reached an enrollment of 92 students; and
	WHEREAS, The present lodge was erected in Beaukiss in 1900, 
and members hosted their first meeting there on June 24, 1901; 
during the first half of the century, the facility served as the hub 
of the small community, accommodating the Masons as well as a 
general store and a post office; and
	WHEREAS, One of only two buildings remaining in Beaukiss 
today, the lodge continues to welcome its members for monthly 
meetings, carrying on an important tradition of service that has 
remained a constant in the lives of many Central Texans since its 
founding; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the members of 
Post Oak Island Lodge No. 181, AF&AM, on the 150th anniversary of 
the founding of their organization and extend to them warmest best 
wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of the lodge as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Krusee

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 368 was adopted by the House on May 
10, 2006, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House