Session of 1999

                                                                       
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1839
                                                                       
A Resolution congratulating the City of Mission Hills on its 50th anniversary.

      WHEREAS,  The year 1999 is one of celebration as the City of Mission
Hills marks 50 years as an incorporated city; and

      WHEREAS,  The first building in Mission Hills was a log cabin housing
the United States Indian Agency; and

      WHEREAS,  The historic Santa Fe Trail winds through the area that
is now Mission Hills; and

      WHEREAS,  Kansas joined the Union as a free state on January 29,
1861, and during the Civil War, troops engaged in the Battle of Westport
used the well on Brookwood Road; and

      WHEREAS,  On April 18, 1865, the Reverend Thomas Johnson, for
whom Johnson County was named, was deeded land containing the area
that is now Mission Hills; and

      WHEREAS,  In 1912 the J.C. Nichols Company built the first house
in the area now known as Mission Hills; and

      WHEREAS,  On June 15, 1949, the City of Mission Hills was formally
incorporated as a city of the third class, and George W. Miller was elected
the first mayor; and

      WHEREAS,  Because of extensive effort on the part of the mayors,
councils, home associations and residents, the City of Mission Hills re-
mains dedicated to the ideas of open space and beautiful homes and
gardens; and

      WHEREAS,  The original vision of Mission Hills as ``the most distin-
guished of American garden suburbs'' has remained a fact; and

      WHEREAS,  The City of Mission Hills has been honored with the
distinction of ``Tree City USA'' for many years, and plants over 50 trees
a year; and

      WHEREAS,  Mission Hills' 50th anniversary will be celebrated
throughout the year of 1999; and

      WHEREAS,  Cities such as Mission Hills have given Kansas a strong
past and provide hope for an even stronger future: Now, therefore,

      Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congrat-
ulate the City of Mission Hills on its 50th anniversary; and

      Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to send an enrolled copy of this resolution to Mayor Betty T. Keim, 6300
State Line Road, Mission Hills, Kansas 66208.

Senate Resolution No. 1839 was sponsored by Senator Audrey

Langworthy

I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE,
and was adopted by that body

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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate