Bill Text: NY J01175 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Medina Court No. 11 upon the occasion of hosting its 112th Annual Ball, honoring Illustrious Commandress Dt. Vanessa C. Vanderhorst

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-31 - ADOPTED [J01175 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01175-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1175

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING  Medina  Court No. 11 upon the occasion
        of  hosting  its   112th   Annual   Ball,   honoring
        Illustrious  Commandress  Dt. Vanessa C. Vanderhorst
        on July 29, 2023

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize  that
the  quality  and  character  of life in the communities across New York
State are reflective of the concerned and  dedicated  efforts  of  those
organizations and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare
of the community and its citizenry; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  Medina  Court  No.  11  upon  the occasion of hosting its 112th
Annual Ball honoring Illustrious Commandress Dt. Vanessa C.  Vanderhorst
to  be  celebrated  on  Saturday,  July 29, 2023, at the LaGuardia Plaza
Hotel in Queens, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Medina Court was organized as Naja  Court  No.  11  in  the
Desert  of  New  York,  Oasis  of Manhattan, on October 11, 1909; Bessie
Little, assisted by Francis Butler and 14 members formed a chapter which
was warranted by Medina Temple No. 19, A.E.A.O.N.M.S. of North and South
America, and Past Imperial Potentate Eugene Phillips (1910-1913) was the
Illustrious Potentate of Medina Temple No. 19 at the time; and

  WHEREAS, In August of 1910, Naja Court became a  charter  member  of
the Grand Court, Daughters of Isis in Detroit, Michigan; and

  WHEREAS,  Dt.  Francis  Butler,  who  succeeded Dt. Bessie Little as
Commandress, went on to become the eighth Grand Commandress of the Grand
Court and the only Past Grand Commandress from this Oasis; and

  WHEREAS, In 1946, after 20 Commandresses had served, Naja Court took
the name of its Temple and was  renamed  Medina  Court  No.  11;  a  new
charter  was issued, and Dt. Lyndall Bailey became the first Illustrious
Commandress of the court we know today; and

  WHEREAS, Vanessa C. Vanderhorst became a member of  Rebecca  Chapter
No.23, Prince Hall Order Eastern Star, Inc. on April 6, 2012; she served
as Worthy Matron 2020-2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

  WHEREAS,  In  August of 2014, Vanessa C. Vanderhorst became a member
of Medina Court No. 11 and currently serves  as  the  112th  Illustrious
Commandress  of  this  historic  court, which is the oldest court in the
desert/state of New York and is known as the Mother of Northern Deserts;
and

  WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership  of  Illustrious  Commandress
Dt.  Vanessa  C.  Vanderhorst,  Medina  Court  No.  11 has been actively
involved with the Bronx, and Harlem, New  York,  communities  and  metro
areas; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to her role as Illustrious Commandress, Vanessa
C.  Vanderhorst  serves  as  both  historian and deputy of Desert of New
York, and historian of Medina Court No. 11; and

  WHEREAS,  For  her steadfast and unremitting commitment to her court
and her community, Illustrious Commandress Dt.  Vanessa  C.  Vanderhorst
has  been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including being
named a 2023 Daughter of Distinction, Medina Court No.  11  Daughter  of
the  Year,  and  the  Supporter Service Award from the Imperial National
Community Health Initiative; and

  WHEREAS, It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  when
organizations and individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are
brought  to  our  attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by
all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Medina  Court  No.  11  upon  the occasion of hosting its 112th
Annual  Ball,  honoring   Illustrious   Commandress   Dt.   Vanessa   C.
Vanderhorst; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Medina Court  No.  11  and  Illustrious  Commandress  Dt.
Vanessa C. Vanderhorst.