Bill Text: IL HR0778 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club (SCCC) on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Recognizes its members for their dedication to the arts and the community.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0778 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0778-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the Springfield Ceramics
and Crafts Club (SCCC) on the occasion of its 100th
anniversary; and
WHEREAS, On May 21, 1924, SCCC was founded as the
Springfield Ceramic Society by Springfield resident and
initial president Mrs. Lewis Minor, who regularly hosted
fashionable teas in her home for women interested in ceramic
arts, especially hand-painting china; in 1928, the
organization's name was changed to its current designation to
reflect that its members' creative pursuits had grown into
involving all arts and crafts; and
WHEREAS, During its early years, SCCC members would place
their created craft items on display and meet with talented
and influential citizens from the Greater Springfield Area,
including fellow member Elizabeth Conner Lindsay, the wife of
poet Vachel Lindsay; the club's first exhibit was held at the
Lincoln Library for public viewing, and this practice of
exhibiting items created by members still exists today at the
annual Spring Table Setting Luncheon and Fall Holiday Market;
and

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WHEREAS, SCCC initiated its first table setting display in
1930, and the club later won first place at the 7th Annual
Table Setting Tournament hosted by the Stix, Baer & Fuller
store in St. Louis, Missouri in 1938, with the distinction of
being the only club outside of the City of St. Louis invited to
participate; the organization continues this tradition each
spring at its annual Table Setting Luncheon, where new members
display their table designs; and
WHEREAS, SCCC's current objective is the pursuit of
teaching ceramics and crafts in their various phases, and
through offering such instruction, the club seeks to become
involved in charitable projects and programs that benefit the
community in order to enhance educational and community
services while simultaneously supporting a better
understanding of art in the Greater Springfield Area; the
organization's fundraising efforts have allowed continued
funding of its community activities during its 100-year
history; and
WHEREAS, SCCC members have reached hundreds of community
members by donating their skills and talents to teach classes
and provide funds to purchase art supplies; the club currently
partners with Springfield area schools, the Sojourn Women's
Center, the Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery, MERCY Communities,
and Springfield Memorial and HSHS St. John's Hospitals; the

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organization has also donated thousands of dollars through its
Youth Art Outreach Grant to aid art teachers working at
Springfield area schools; and
WHEREAS, SCCC membership, which consists of individuals
who primarily reside in Springfield and the Greater
Springfield Area, has grown from its humble beginnings of 12
members in 1924 to 206 members today; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club
(SCCC) on its 100th anniversary, and we recognize its members
for their dedication to the arts and the community; and be it
further