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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas State Court are celebrating the organization's 100th |
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| 7 | 8 | | anniversary at its biennial convention, taking place April 20-23, |
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| 8 | 9 | | 2017, in Corpus Christi; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Catholic Daughters of the Americas was founded |
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| 10 | 11 | | in Utica, New York, in 1903 by John Carberry and several other |
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| 11 | 12 | | members of the Knights of Columbus; dedicated to its motto of "Unity |
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| 12 | 13 | | and Charity," this philanthropic and patriotic order for Catholic |
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| 13 | 14 | | women quickly expanded with the creation of local courts throughout |
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| 14 | 15 | | the country; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The first local court in Texas, now known as the |
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| 16 | 17 | | mother court, was established in Austin in 1909; the number of CDA |
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| 17 | 18 | | groups in the Lone Star State increased over the next several years, |
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| 18 | 19 | | and when the Texas State Court was organized on January 25, 1917, in |
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| 19 | 20 | | Houston, it was made up of 12 charter courts; the state-level CDA |
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| 20 | 21 | | organization has since grown to encompass 245 local courts, |
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| 21 | 22 | | including 5 college- and university-level campus courts, and 68 |
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| 22 | 23 | | Junior Catholic Daughter Courts, which accept young women ages 6 |
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| 23 | 24 | | through 18; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Drawing on the efforts of its more than 18,000 |
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| 25 | 26 | | members, the Texas State Court has performed such charitable acts |
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| 26 | 27 | | as building homes for Habitat for Humanity and sponsoring Memorial |
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| 27 | 28 | | Mass enrollments, which raise more than $30,000 for scholarships |
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| 28 | 29 | | each year; moreover, the group has promoted initiatives centered on |
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| 29 | 30 | | youth and families and on women's health awareness, and it has |
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| 30 | 31 | | provided generous support to the American Wheelchair Mission, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Cameron Colonia, Casa Juan Diego, the Texas Disaster Relief Fund, |
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| 32 | 33 | | and the Annunciation Maternity Home; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Guided by their faith and values, the members of the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas State Court of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas have |
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| 35 | 36 | | made a lasting difference in their communities, and their |
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| 36 | 37 | | achievements are indeed deserving of recognition on this important |
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| 37 | 38 | | milestone in the organization's history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Catholic Daughters of the Americas Texas State Court and extend to |
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| 41 | 42 | | all those associated with the court sincere best wishes for |
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| 42 | 43 | | continued success with their important work; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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