Bill Text: TX HR2165 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing June 28-July 3, 2019, as General Conference of Grand Courts Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas Days in Irving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2165 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2165-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2165 |
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WHEREAS, The General Conference of Grand Courts Heroines of | ||
Jericho of the United States and Bahamas is holding its annual | ||
conference in Irving June 28 through July 3, 2019, providing a | ||
fitting opportunity to recognize this notable organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, The conference was established in 1922 as a way for | ||
State Grand Courts of Heroines to come together and share ideas and | ||
ideals appealing to the noble aims of charity, scholarship, and | ||
benevolence; it now consists of 30 jurisdictions, including the | ||
Bahamas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each jurisdiction is a constituent of the Prince | ||
Hall Masonic Family, thereby forming an international sisterhood | ||
with the Heroines of Jericho and the Holy Royal Arch Masons; | ||
promoting community and self-development, the organization's | ||
members are meeting in the great State of Texas to share in the | ||
prosperity and welfare of their united sisterhood and the | ||
preservation of their sacred tenets; and | ||
WHEREAS, The members of the General Conference of Grand | ||
Courts Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas have | ||
dedicated themselves to the betterment of society since the | ||
inception of their organization, and they are truly deserving of | ||
special recognition for their contributions to the greater good; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize June 28-July 3, 2019, as General | ||
Conference of Grand Courts Heroines of Jericho of the United States | ||
and Bahamas Days in Irving and extend to all those attending the | ||
organization's annual conference sincere best wishes for a | ||
meaningful and memorable event. | ||
Meza | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2165 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||