| MERGER Following meetings in Chicago on September 21st and 22nd, 1946 where the
                  vision of a merger of National UNICO Clubs and the National Civic  League
                  was officially proposed, a second Chicago conference   was held on November
                  30th and December1st, 1946.  An official merger resolution was drawn,
                  signed and later submitted to the respective chapters for ratification.  The merger was consummated after meetings in March and April, 1947 uniting
                  the National UNICO CLUBS and The National Civic League chapters from Massachusetts
                  to Oregon; thus, UNICO National came to be. 
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