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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Governor Samuel Matthews Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames
XVII Century of Georgetown, Texas is locally sponsoring National Colonial Heritage Month during
the month of October 2016; and
WHEREAS, National Colonial Heritage Month brings to mind the first courageous settlers who
arrived in America and who determined the direction for the formation of our country; and
WHEREAS, the members of this Society, by virtue of their lineal descent from those early
arrivals, feel an obligation to work for the preservation of the priceless legacy that these early
arrivals left to all American citizens; and
WHEREAS, they continue to convey the true meaning of the inheritance by reminding us that
our privilege to live in a free country has stemmed from “loving our country, obeying its laws,
respecting its flag and defending it against all enemies; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
do hereby proclaim the MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2016, as
NATIONAL COLONIAL HERITAGE MONTH