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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2011 Masonic Oak ceremony and picnic is taking |
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place on May 15, 2011, at Masonic Oak Park in Brazoria; and |
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WHEREAS, In March of 1835, before the establishment of the |
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Republic of Texas, John A. Wharton, Asa Brigham, James A. E. Phelps, |
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Alexander Russell, J. P. Caldwell, and Anson Jones gathered under |
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an oak tree near Brazoria and made the decision to petition the |
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Grand Lodge of Louisiana for a dispensation to form a new lodge in |
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Texas; the dispensation was granted and the inaugural meeting of |
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Holland Lodge No. 36, the first Masonic lodge established in the |
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state, was conducted later that year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones, who took part in the Battle of San Jacinto |
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with the charter for the new lodge in his saddlebags, went on to |
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become the first Worshipful Master of the Holland Lodge and the |
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first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, which was founded in |
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1837; he also served as the last president of the Republic of Texas |
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before annexation to the United States; other renowned Masons have |
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included Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Paul Revere, George |
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Washington, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. |
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Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and Harry Truman; and |
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WHEREAS, The oak tree under which the six Texas founders met |
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is now known as the Masonic Oak, and each year, Masons from |
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throughout the State of Texas come together to commemorate the |
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founding of that first lodge; today there are more than 90,000 |
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Masons in the Lone Star State, who enjoy fellowship at over 900 |
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lodges; and |
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WHEREAS, With an emphasis on helping those less fortunate, |
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Masons provide more than $1.5 million each day to worthy causes in |
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the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, From its establishment in Texas 176 years ago to the |
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present day, Freemasonry has significantly benefited communities |
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across this state, changing countless lives for the better through |
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its members' many good works; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2011 Masonic Oak ceremony and |
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picnic and extend to all those taking part in the event sincere best |
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wishes for a meaningful and memorable observance. |
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Kleinschmidt |
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Miller of Erath |
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Miller of Comal |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1026 was adopted by the House on April |
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6, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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