PRINTER'S NO. 1831
No. 316 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, EARLL,
FONTANA, FERLO, STOUT, PUNT, KITCHEN, ROBBINS, MELLOW, STACK,
WOZNIAK, O'PAKE, LOGAN, D. WHITE, BRIGHTBILL, MUSTO, WENGER,
RHOADES, RAFFERTY, ORIE, PICCOLA, WONDERLING, ARMSTRONG,
M. WHITE, CONTI, LEMMOND, ERICKSON, PILEGGI, C. WILLIAMS,
COSTA, BROWNE AND GREENLEAF, JUNE 13, 2006
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 13, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the anniversary of the observance of Flag Day as a
2 national holiday and honoring Collier Township, Allegheny
3 County, for its role in the history of Flag Day.
4 WHEREAS, This year our great nation commemorates the
5 anniversary of Flag Day; and
6 WHEREAS, William Kerr, the individual responsible for the
7 origination of Flag Day, was a resident of Collier Township,
8 Allegheny County, from 1911 to 1928 and lived in the Rennerdale
9 section; and
10 WHEREAS, In 1888 Mr. Kerr established the American Flag Day
11 Association of Western Pennsylvania for the purpose of making
12 Flag Day a State, and subsequently national, holiday; and
13 WHEREAS, In 1889 the national organization was chartered and
14 Mr. Kerr devoted his energies to loyally serving as its
15 president for 50 years; and
16 WHEREAS, In the early 1900s Pittsburgh began memorializing
1 Flag Week from June 8 through 14; and
2 WHEREAS, In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that on
3 June 14 Flag Day should be celebrated; and
4 WHEREAS, In 1949 the Congress of the United States proclaimed
5 Flag Day as a national holiday on June 14 of each year; and
6 WHEREAS, On August 3, 1949, President Truman signed the Flag
7 Day bill with Mr. Kerr in attendance; and
8 WHEREAS, The Congress called upon officials to urge the
9 people of the nation to observe the day as the anniversary of
10 the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of
11 the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth encourages all of its citizens to
14 pay tribute to and honor the flag of the United States as a
15 symbol of freedom, liberty and justice throughout the world and
16 to remember the dedication, sacrifices and hardships which have
17 been made by generations of Americans in support and defense of
18 those ideals; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the Senate urge the citizens of this
20 Commonwealth to proudly display the flag of the United States on
21 Flag Day, June 14, 2006, and every day of the year to show
22 support and appreciation for the individual rights and freedoms
23 we as United States citizens enjoy in a democratic society; and
24 be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the vital importance of
26 Flag Day in affirming the character and conscience of our
27 nation; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all its members to
29 actively promote the celebration of Flag Day in their respective
30 districts and the need for devotion to the United States of
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1 America and the ideals for which the Stars and Stripes stand;
2 and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the anniversary of the
4 observance of Flag Day and honor Collier Township, Allegheny
5 County, for its role in the history of Flag Day.
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