House Resolution 130

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                      BY  D. OLSON
  1  3 A Resolution recognizing the Order of DeMolay and
  1  4    National DeMolay Month.
  1  5    WHEREAS, DeMolay is a service and leadership
  1  6 organization for young men between the ages of 12 and
  1  7 21; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, the Order of DeMolay was founded in 1919
  1  9 by Frank S. Land and nine young men, and since then
  1 10 has spread to all 50 states and several other nations;
  1 11 and
  1 12    WHEREAS, the Order of DeMolay is dedicated to seven
  1 13 cardinal virtues:  love of parents, reverence for all
  1 14 things sacred, courtesy, comradeship, fidelity,
  1 15 cleanliness, and patriotism; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, DeMolay members are also dedicated to the
  1 17 preservation of civil, religious, political, and
  1 18 intellectual liberties; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, the Order of DeMolay has shaped the lives
  1 20 of millions of young men over the past 80 years,
  1 21 including Walt Disney, John Steinbeck, John Wayne,
  1 22 Walter Cronkite, and President William J. Clinton; NOW
  1 23 THEREFORE,
  1 24    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 25 That the House of Representatives recognizes on this
  1 26 15th day of March 2004, during National DeMolay Month,
  1 27 the Order of DeMolay for its combination of a serious
  1 28 mission for young men with a fun approach that builds
  1 29 lifelong bonds of friendship among members in more
  1 30 than 1,000 chapters worldwide.
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