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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Society Colonial Dames XVII |
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Century are convening in Corpus Christi on March 8-10, 2007, for |
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their 69th annual conference; and |
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WHEREAS, State President Sandra Cook Bassett has chosen "Love |
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of Learning" as the theme for her administration, and the |
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organization is implementing that theme through college |
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scholarships and book donations; some 1,400 Texas women belong to |
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the 41 state chapters of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII |
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Century, a nonprofit patriotic organization whose members trace |
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their ancestry to colonial America before 1701; the society's |
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primary objectives include preserving records and historic sites, |
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promoting interest in colonial heritage, providing scholarships, |
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and maintaining a public library in Washington, D.C., that |
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specializes in 17th-century colonial history; and |
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WHEREAS, State conference attendees will have the |
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opportunity to participate in a variety of activities hosted by |
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chapters located in Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Victoria, and the |
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Rio Grande Valley; tours of Heritage Park and the Corpus Christi |
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Museum of Science and History will be among the event highlights, |
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along with a breakfast at which more than 100 large-print books and |
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books on tape will be donated to the new library of the South Texas |
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Lighthouse for the Blind; moreover, Dr. Robert Wooster, professor |
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of history at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, will lecture on |
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the topic of "Colonial Dreams of Corpus Christi"; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Society Colonial Dames XVII Century is |
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dedicated to preserving colonial heritage for the benefit of |
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current and future generations, and its 2007 conference provides a |
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fitting opportunity to commend its members for their noteworthy |
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efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize all those affiliated with the 69th |
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annual conference of the Texas Society Colonial Dames XVII Century |
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and extend to them best wishes for a rewarding and enjoyable event; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |