Resolution 220792
Controlled by CITY COUNCIL

Description

Recognizing and honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Society of the Sons of St. George for its longstanding contributions to the English American community in Philadelphia.

WHEREAS, The Society of the Sons of St. George, established for the advice and assistance of Englishmen in distress, was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saint George’s Day, April 23, 1772; and

WHEREAS, During this time, Philadelphia was the second largest English-speaking city in the world after London and was the second city in the American colonies to establish such a society; and

WHEREAS, The Society