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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-19
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 3, 2015
To recognize and honor the Potomac River Power Squadron on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and to declare March 7, 2015 as “Potomac River Power Squadron Day” in the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, Potomac River Power Squadron was chartered on May 25, 1915 as a unit of United States Power Squadrons on the principles of Self Education, Civic Service, and Fraternal Boating in and for the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, Potomac River Power Squadron and United States Power Squadrons are dedicated to the purpose of providing boating education on safety, navigation, weather, and cruise planning for recreational boaters on the waters of the District of Columbia and surrounding areas;
WHEREAS, Potomac River Power Squadron registered Articles of Incorporation as a District of Columbia corporation on January 12, 1958;
WHEREAS, District of Columbia resident members of the Potomac River Power Squadron served in defense of the City of Washington and the Nation by patrolling the Potomac River as officers of the United States Naval Reserve Forces during the Great War, from 1917 to 1918; and
WHEREAS, Potomac River Power Squadron endeavors to carry into its second century its education programs and civic service through the approach of boaters teaching boaters.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the Potomac River Power Squadron for its significant impact on the boating community and its appreciation of the District’s waterways over the past 100 years and declares Saturday, March 7, 2015, as “Potomac River Power Squadron Day” in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Potomac River Power Squadron Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
