| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 38 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the Salado Masonic Lodge, which celebrated 150 |
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| 4 | 4 | | years of fraternity and service on June 12, 2017, at the historic |
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| 5 | 5 | | Stagecoach Inn; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Texas Freemasons are highly respected leaders in |
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| 7 | 7 | | their communities who commit their time and energy to civic and |
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| 8 | 8 | | charitable endeavors, and the members of Lodge 296 in Salado |
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| 9 | 9 | | have diligently upheld the longstanding moral tenets of the |
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| 10 | 10 | | fraternal organization; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The lodge has a proud history in Salado, as many |
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| 12 | 12 | | of its founding members served as the first leaders in the |
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| 13 | 13 | | community; the local Masons also maintain a historic connection |
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| 14 | 14 | | to the newly renovated Stagecoach Inn, a treasured landmark |
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| 15 | 15 | | that first opened in 1860 as the Salado Hotel; Sam Houston, an |
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| 16 | 16 | | early Freemason, delivered a renowned speech from the balcony |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the original hotel, and fittingly, the lodge hosted its |
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| 18 | 18 | | sesquicentennial celebration in the new inn's Sam Houston |
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| 19 | 19 | | banquet room; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Freemasons of Texas have worked alongside |
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| 21 | 21 | | schools, churches, local governments, and community organizations |
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| 22 | 22 | | to help the Lone Star State thrive, and the members of the Salado |
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| 23 | 23 | | Masonic Lodge can indeed take pride in their long history of |
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| 24 | 24 | | service; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend all associated |
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| 27 | 27 | | with Salado Masonic Lodge 296 for upholding the proud mission of |
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| 28 | 28 | | the Texas Freemasons and extend to them congratulations on the |
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| 29 | 29 | | lodge's 150th anniversary; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the |
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| 31 | 31 | | lodge as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Buckingham |
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| 33 | 33 | | ________________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | President of the Senate |
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| 35 | 35 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 36 | 36 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 37 | 37 | | the Senate on July 24, 2017. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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