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

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1		1930, and the club later won first place at the 7th Annual
2		Table Setting Tournament hosted by the Stix, Baer & Fuller
3		store in St. Louis, Missouri in 1938, with the distinction of
4		being the only club outside of the City of St. Louis invited to
5		participate; the organization continues this tradition each
6		spring at its annual Table Setting Luncheon, where new members
7		display their table designs; and
8		WHEREAS, SCCC's current objective is the pursuit of
9		teaching ceramics and crafts in their various phases and,
10		through offering such instruction, to become involved in
11		charitable projects and programs that benefit the community in
12		order to enhance educational and community services while
13		simultaneously supporting a better understanding of art in the
14		Greater Springfield Area; the organization's fundraising
15		efforts have allowed continued funding of its community
16		activities during its 100-year history; and
17		WHEREAS, SCCC members have reached hundreds of community
18		members by donating their skills and talents to teach classes
19		and provide funds to purchase art supplies; the club currently
20		partners with Springfield area schools, the Sojourn Women's
21		Center, the Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery, MERCY Communities,
22		and Springfield Memorial and HSHS St. John's Hospitals; the
23		organization has also donated thousands of dollars through its
24		Youth Art Outreach Grant to aid art teachers working at

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1		Springfield area schools; and
2		WHEREAS, SCCC membership, which consists of individuals
3		who primarily reside in Springfield and the Greater
4		Springfield Area, has grown from its humble beginnings of 12
5		members in 1924 to 206 members today; therefore, be it
6		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
7		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the
8		Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club (SCCC) on its 100th
9		anniversary, and we recognize its members for their dedication
10		to the arts and the community; and be it further