File #: 10834    Version: 0 Name: morehouse college glee club ctsy
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/15/1995 In control: Clerk of the County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 5/15/1995
Title: A RESOLUTION commending the Morehouse College Glee Club for its talents and achievements.
Sponsors: James D. Tindall
Indexes: 95 COURTESY RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Title A RESOLUTION commending the Morehouse College Glee Club for its talents and achievements. Intro RESOLUTION #10834, May 15, 1995 INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator Body WHEREAS, the Morehouse College Glee Club is the official singing organization of Morehouse College of Atlanta, Georgia; and, WHEREAS, in addition to its local concerts, the club undertakes an annual spring tour with stops in ten to fifteen cities during a two to three-week period; and, WHEREAS, the club will give a Kansas City concert on Tuesday, May 16, 1995, at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 14th and Broadway at 7:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS, the club's many notable performances have included appearances before United States presidents and other dignitaries; and, WHEREAS, the club's members do not receive academic credit, but sing as a labor of love; and, WHEREAS, the membership comes from many parts of the United States, Africa and the Caribbean, and includes three from the Kansas City area; and, WHEREAS, Morehouse graduates have distinguished themselves in many areas of achievement during the school's 127 year history and serve as outstanding role models; and, WHEREAS, one notable graduate was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and, WHEREAS, the Glee Club is directed by David Morrow, a 1980 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature commends the Morehouse College Glee Club for its talents and achievements. Attorney Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of he Legislature. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ ________________________________ County Counselor Certificate of Passage I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #10834 of May 15, 1995, was duly passed on ___________________________, 1995 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows: Yeas ___________________ Nays ___________________ Abstaining _______________ Absent __________________ ______________________ _________________________________ Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature