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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lyons Lodge No. 195, Ancient Free and Accepted |
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Masons (A.F. & A.M.), is celebrating its 150th anniversary on |
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February 10, 2007, and this momentous event is testament to the |
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long-standing commitment and dedication of those individuals who |
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have served this noteworthy group; and |
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WHEREAS, Chartered on January 22, 1857, the lodge held its |
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first meeting on a farm in the Fayette County settlement of Lyons; |
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construction began on an assembly hall in September 1860 and was |
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completed by March 1861, providing lodge members with an official |
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gathering place and the community with a school and church |
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building; and |
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WHEREAS, The end of the Civil War brought with it the end of |
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Lyons as a separate town; the lodge moved to neighboring High Hill, |
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where members met until 1874, when their Lyons structure was |
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relocated to fledgling Schulenburg and renamed the Schulenburg |
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Schoolhouse and the American School; and |
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WHEREAS, 1876 was an eventful year for the lodge, seeing both |
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the organization of The Schulenburg School and Lodge Association |
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and the construction of a new and larger building to serve as a |
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meeting place and educational facility; it served the students of |
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Schulenburg until the establishment of a public school system in |
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1900; and |
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WHEREAS, By the 1980s, lodge members had reached an agreement |
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that the 1876 structure had well fulfilled its purpose and plans to |
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build a new facility began; through hard work and determination, |
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members raised funds for a new 2,571-square-foot meeting place, |
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which was dedicated in August 1986 with the leveling of its granite |
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cornerstone; and |
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WHEREAS, For 150 years, Lyons Lodge No. 195, A.F. & A.M., has |
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played an important role in the lives of Fayette County residents, |
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and its current members may reflect with great pride on the rich |
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history of their organization; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lyons Lodge |
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No. 195, A.F. & A.M., and extend to its members best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lyons Lodge No. 195, A.F. & A.M., as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cook of Colorado |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on |
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February 1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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