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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Wednesday Review Club of Killeen celebrated the |
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100th anniversary of its founding in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1906, 12 Central Texas women joined together to |
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form the Ladies Literary Society of Killeen; adopting the motto |
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"Wisdom is Godly," members strove for mutual intellectual, civic, |
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and social improvement; they met every other Wednesday, and soon |
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settled on a new name; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wednesday Review Club has been a tremendous |
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asset to its community through the years; in support of local |
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schools, the group has donated a piano and books as well as land for |
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a baseball field, playground equipment, and football uniforms; the |
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organization is also credited with creating the first Parent |
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Teacher Association in Killeen and with lobbying lawmakers to |
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provide textbooks free of charge to Texas schoolchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Killeen Public Library was formed from the |
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group's clubhouse, which opened in 1933 and also served the |
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community as a Red Cross Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Federated in 1921, the Wednesday Review Club |
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continues to support the General Federation of Women's Clubs on |
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both the national and state levels; currently, members are working |
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to collect books for Killeen and Harker Heights libraries, raising |
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scholarship money, and contributing to Santa Pals, Food Care Center |
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in Killeen, Families in Crisis, Inc., Home and Hope Shelter, and The |
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University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century, the members of the Wednesday Review |
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Club have been a dynamic and positive force in their city, enriching |
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the minds and lives of countless Killeen residents, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor their 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 congratulate the Wednesday Review Club of |
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Killeen on the 100th anniversary of its founding and extend to its |
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members best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Aycock |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 799 was adopted by the House on March |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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