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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Each year April 25 is celebrated as Red Hat Society |
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Day by members of the Red Hat Society across the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, The Red Hat Society is an international |
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"dis-organization" of women over the age of 50 who are devoted to |
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having fun and celebrating their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspired by the poem "Warning" by the British writer |
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Jenny Joseph, which begins, "When I am an old woman I shall wear |
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purple/With a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit me," artist |
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Sue Ellen Cooper of Fullerton, California, founded the Red Hat |
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Society; its first meeting occurred on April 25, 1998, when Ms. |
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Cooper and five friends dressed in red hats and purple clothing and |
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met for tea; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the society has grown from that |
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lively group into a sisterhood of more than 40,000 chapters in all |
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50 states and around the world; other than the requirement that its |
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members must wear red hats and purple clothing when they meet, the |
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society has no rules or bylaws; and |
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WHEREAS, Supported by their under-50 sisters, who may join as |
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Pink Hatters, the society has as its sole mission to enliven the |
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image of women over 50 through good humor and laughter; the group |
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promotes its mission through chapter meetings, conventions, |
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cruises, a series of books, and a new musical entitled Hats!; and |
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WHEREAS, Unaffiliated with any one race, religion, or |
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political party and embracing women from all walks of life, the Red |
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Hat Society simply and exuberantly celebrates the idea of women |
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getting better, wiser, and happier as they age; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 25, 2007, as Red Hat Society Day |
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in Texas and extend to the group's members best wishes for their |
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continued success, long life, and happiness. |