House Resolution 130 PAG LIN 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. 2 1 LSB 6901HH 80 2 2 rj/pj/5