SAR-IZONA NEWS ARIZONA SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

ARTHUR CANTRALL, PRESIDENT The SAR-IZONA is a publication of the Arizona Society, Sons of the American Revolution and is

published in January, April, July, and October. Articles, suggestions, and ideas are solicited – please sent

them to the editor, Bill Aurand, 10125 E Rainbow Meadow Dr, Tucson, AZ 85747 or email

wraurand@cox.net. Visit our AZSSAR Website at: http://www.azssar.org/ , Our Webmaster is Robert J.

Vint.

April 2015

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

For those of you that were present at

our 15 February meeting in Chandler,

some of this you’ll have heard before.

My name is George Lipphardt, a

member of the Tucson Chapter. I’ve

been an SAR member for about 7

years. I’ve been a Chapter Vice

President & President & the AZ

Society Color Guard Commander for

about 3 years. Ok, enough about me.

Thank you all that attended our 118th

Annual State Meeting, in February.

I want to thank President Cantrall for

his two years of service as our

President. Our organization has done

well under his leadership. I also want

to thank all of the State Officers and

Committee Chairmen and volunteers

that have done so much for us.

Arizona Society Officers: We have a

new Officer position this year, that of

Compliance Officer: The new

Compliance Officer Position was

mandated with the April 2014 Bylaws,

under the Code of Organization

Conduct. Charles Aurand from the

Tucson Chapter has accepted my

request to serve in this new position

for this year.

We have two new Officers this year;

one is Ed Karr from the Barry

Goldwater Chapter. He has

volunteered to be our new Registrar

Officer. Ed will be looking at all of

the new member applications to make

sure that all of the necessary

information is there, just like your

high school English teacher. Our

previous Registrar Officer got

promoted to the Chapter President

position for the Barry Goldwater

Chapter…thank you Bill Hearter for

doing a wonderful job as Registrar.

Since he took over this year, Ed has

been keeping me updated on his

progress. As of 06 March,

we have admitted 21 new members

with 9 new applications submitted.

We have 11 new Junior

members admitted and 3 applications

pending. Six Supplementals (those

members that have discovered

additional Patriot ancestors) approved

and 2 in the works. Outstanding, Ed.

*One of the most important duties of

all of us, is to recruit new members to

our organization.

The second new officer is State

Treasurer; Ed Steinback, from the

Prescott Chapter. Thank you Ed for

taking over this position. This will

take a lot of the work-load from

Secretary Warren Alter, who still

Chair’s four Committees. Much like

Mike Jones, these two members wear

many hats. All of their work is most

appreciated.

We have an opening right now for the

Society Genealogist Officer. Dr.

Duffey of the Tucson Chapter has

been doing this for many years (and

doing an excellent job), and he’d like

to turn the reins over to someone else.

In this officer position, you’d be

helping Ed Karr and Chapter

genealogists and registrars in the

examining and processing of

applications. Please give this some

thought and contact either myself or

Dr. Duffey if you’d like this state

officer position.

Although not an official position, I’ve

asked Al Niemeyer of the Tucson

Chapter to be our Public Affairs

representative. As you are all aware,

Al has been doing this job for years

for us, he will now continue doing his

normal great job, with my blessings.

Committee Chairmen for 2015: I am

pleased that the majority of chairmen

have agreed to serve another year, and

we do have a new chairman I would

like to recognize here, for the

Americanism Committee: Allen Nash

from the Saguaro Chapter. The job of

the Americanism Committee is to

tabulate all of the SAR activity

conducted by our chapters, and apply

those activities/events into points, for

medals and awards to be given at

Congress. Please be sure to send Allen

your information throughout the year,

as he needs to submit our annual

report at the end of each year. Thank

you Allen.

And for all of you volunteers that will

continue with your Officer and

Chairmen positions……..we all very

much appreciate your service to our

organization, thank you.

We have 5 New Chapter Presidents

this year:

Dr. William Hearter

Barry Goldwater Chapter

James Skaggs

Palo Verde Chapter

Richard Moore Phoenix

Chapter

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Tom Chittenden Prescott

Chapter

Gerry Lawford

Tucson Chapter

For the Colorado River, Rim Country

& Saguaro Chapters, their president’s

will remain the same. I think that Jan

Huber (Saguaro Chapter) has earned

the endurance metal for I believe is

now his 8th

year as chapter president?

Thank you Jan. And Congratulations

to all of our new Presidents.

State of the State/Society: Secretary

Alter has stated that our Society is in

good shape. As of early 2015, our

Society had 458 members; we

continue to grow. While Warren was

still our Treasurer, he advised that our

finances are also in good shape. As

previously mentioned, our new

Treasurer is Ed Steinback.

New History Page on our website.

Thanks to the investigations and

contributions by David Swanson of

the Barry Goldwater Chapter, there is

now a lot more information on our

Society’s history available to learn

about. Take some time to read it, on

the Organization tab on our webpage.

David has also agreed to submit his

history facts & stories to our editor,

Bill Aurand, for everyone to read in

the SARIZONA newsletter. Thank

you David.

While I’m on the topic of our website;

I want to mention the fantastic job that

our new webmaster, Bob Vint (the

elder) has been doing. Thank you

Bob.

Volunteering is a very important part

of our organization. The society runs

on volunteers. If you do not currently

volunteer for a chapter or state

position, please consider doing so.

Find an area that you are interested in,

and contact the guy in charge, and ask

how you can help. We have positions

in the Society that need volunteers.

As previously mentioned, some guys

are the Chairs of more than one

Committee. They probably could use

some help?

Hints: The Americanism Committee

could probably use help & the Color

Guard is a lot of fun! Plus, we do

need a new Genealogist Officer.

I don’t have any plans to change how

we do things. We seem to be

operating very well as a Society.

At this point in time, I’m going to

continue to have our state meetings in

Casa Grande, as it appears to be the

most favorable location for a majority

of our membership.

Our next BOM meeting is on 18 April,

in Casa Grande. The date/time and

location for our November BOM

Meeting will depend on the President

Generals schedule, as that’s the

meeting when we invite him to

Arizona. Continue to check the

Calendar on our website, for updates.

I’m not going to forget our wonderful,

Ladies Auxiliary. What a great,

supportive group they are. Guys,

encourage your ladies to join. Get

them a Life Membership. This

information is on our state website,

under the Activities tab. Thank you

Nancy Alter for presiding over this

group.

Last and certainly not the least, I want

to thank our magnificent Color Guard

for the Flag Posting and Retiring at

our 15 February meeting, under the

Command of Steve Miller. You all

looked great!

George Lipphardt

AZSSAR President

February Meeting Recap

The Arizona Society, SAR, conducted

it's regular board meeting, installed

officers and honored visiting President

General Lindsey Brock and his wife,

Billie, at the Chandler Hilton,

February 15th. 2015. PG Brock gave

a talk to the assembled members.

Also speaking was Knight Essay 1st

place winner Conner Sorrells, who

received a certificate, medal, and a

check for $200.00. Eagle Scout Essay

Winner, Zachary Hillman, also gave a

talk and received a certificate, medal,

and check for $200.00. President

General Lindsey Brock then presided

over the Installation of Arizona

Society officers for the 2015/16 year.

They are: George Lipphardt,

President;

Stephen Miller, V. President

Warren Alter, Secretary

Edward Steinbeck III, Treasurer

Edward Karr, Registrar

Paul H. Duffy, MD, Genealogist

A Ruddell Byrd, III, MD, Historian

J. Michael Jones, Chaplain

Bill Aurand, Publicist

Dennis P. Kavanaugh, Esq.,

Chancellor

A Ruddell Byrd, III, Nat'l Trustee

Phillip Gary Pettett, MD, Alt Nat'l

Trustee

Arthur Cantrall, Immediate Past Pres.

The AZSSAR Color Guard retired the

colors.

Submitted by:

Albert Niemeyer

AZSSAR Past President

(Karen & George Lipphardt and PG Lindsey &

Billie Brock)

(C.A.R. Lezlee Alexander, Helen Seaton, Ed

Karr & Carly Caylor receive Silver Medal of

Appreciation)

(Knight Essay winner Conner Sorrells receives

certificate & check from Warren Alter)

(Guys in Kilts; Wes Edgar, Chris Francis &

George Lipphardt)

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Registrar Ramblings

Ed Karr, AZSSAR Registrar

This year through 21 Mar 2015,

NSSAR approved 39 AZ applications,

including 2 previously Pended ones.

We have 25 applications in the

pipeline for NSSAR review.

NSSAR‘s Application Preparation

Manual can be accessed from the

NSSAR homepage on the

“Membership” tab. Please note on

pages 22-23 the appropriate way to

cite supporting documentation. Pages

28-29 have an example of the formats

for a model SAR application. During

2015 we are aligning our application

submissions with the standards shown

on those 4 pages. Please help our

Registrars and Genealogists meet

these standards.

When preparing your application

documentation please underline in red

ink the text for the names, dates,

places and relationships to prove the

lineage. That helps the Genealogist

locate the ship of needed proof

information sometimes sunk in a sea

of textual data. Toss them a life line to

anchor the textual data to its

appropriate generation number in the

margin. Help save the applicant from

having a Pended Application and

perhaps get it approved quicker.

Whether preparing the documentation

for your Supplemental Application or

helping someone prepare a New

Member Application, everyone should

retain a personal file copy of all

submitted supporting documentation.

In fact, that is also a good place to

store an extra copy of the approved

NSSAR Record Copy you receive

when your application is approved.

Calling SAR-Masons for our

SAR Headquarters

Cornerstone Laying

The National Society Sons of the

American Revolution purchased the

Fulton Conway building (an1850 era

tobacco storage building) on West

Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky to

relocate their Library and HQ. As a

member of the “inspection” team to

evaluate the building, I was looking

for a cornerstone in the building. It did

not have one! President General and

Brother Master Mason David Appleby

and I formed a plan to have a

Symbolic Cornerstone Laying

Ceremony at the Fall 2009 Leadership

meeting. Implementation of the

ceremony would include:

Invite Grand Master and his

line officers of Grand Lodge

of Kentucky Free &

Accepted Masons plus all

NSSAR Master Masons and

Master Masons of Louisville

Lodge No.400

George Washington’s gavel

from Potomac Lodge

George Washington’s trowel

The trowel used by George

Washington when he laid the

cornerstone of the United

States Capitol in 1793 was

permitted to be taken from

the archives of Alexandria-

Washington Lodge

Commemorative Masonic

aprons for all Masons to be

purchased at a profit for

CAAH

Fast forward to 2015:

The Grand Lodge of Kentucky F.

&A.M. is being contacted about the

possibility of forming a new Masonic

Lodge in Louisville, KY that only

NSSAR/Master Masons can join. I

quote Brother & Compatriot Les

Foster “By having this lodge,

Historical Lodge George Washington

and Masonic Founding Fathers of the

Grand Lodge of Kentucky F. & A.M.,

it would be an asset to both The Grand

Lodge and the NSSAR.”

We are in the process of updating the

2008 list of NSSAR Master Masons

and Past Masters as the foundation

and Charter Members of the new

Lodge. SAR members have been

asked to seek other Master Masons in

their chapters. There are over 200 men

on my current list but I’m sure there

are many more who qualify. We are

also adding new members to the

NSSAR chapters and to lodges across

the country. Wouldn’t you like to be a

member of such an elite group? There

are many details to work out but I’m

confident it will happen. If interested

please contact me:

J. Michael Jones

Jjones3549@cox.net

212 W. Country Gables Dr.

Phoenix, Arizona 85023-5250

Arizona State Color Guard AZ Commander Steve Miller

I personally want to thank the

members of the AZSSAR Color Guard

for their participation in the three main

events in Feburary 15. We were able

to show others that we believe in

patriotism and what our Founding

Fathers believed in when they fought

for America's freedom.

The events included the State Annual

meeting in Chandler on 15 Feb, the

parade on 21 Feb in Sacaton honoring

the 70th anniversary of the capture of

Iwo Jima and Ira Hayes, and the 123rd

annual George Washington's Birthday

Rifle match in Phoenix which

included a six musket salute to our

flag. Job Well Done.

(Color Guard at Geo. Washington’s Birthday

Rifle Match Event in Phoenix)

In Memoriam

AZSSAR Past State President

Kenneth Glyn Hales

With regrets I inform you of the

passing of a past VPG Rocky Mt

District, and Past State President

AZSSAR.

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Former SAR Member (joined

9/15/1988 and dropped his

membership in 2009 but was actively

pursuing through PV Chapter to

rejoin, just had not done so yet),

Kenneth Glyn Hales, DOB 8/25/1933

passed away (per his wife Judy)

3/7/15.

Ken Hales was a Past Chapter

President Tucson Chapter in 1992. He

was the 71st President of the AZSSAR

from 1992-93. And he was VPG

Rocky Mountain District 1998. Ken

received many recognitions in SAR

including, Bronze Good Citizenship

Medal, Silver Good Citizenship

Medal, State Meritorious Service

Medal, and the State Patriot Medal.

He sponsored many into our

organization and had been awarded at

least one Liberty Medal.

A little bit of AZSSAR and

Arizona history By David A. Swanson,

Barry M. Goldwater Chapter Historian

Throughout the last several years I

have been printing a history column

about the early days of the Arizona

Society Sons of the American

Revolution in the Barry M. Goldwater

Chapter newsletter. I have been

invited to produce the same column,

on an ongoing basis, for SAR-IZONA,

(some of the information will be a

repeat for BMG Compatriots), but for

this first column I will start with

information that is not a repeat to

anybody.

It is time to add two more AZSSAR

presidents to our presidential line

up!

I was able to obtain photo copies

(PFD’s) of two booklets written by the

Arizona Society in 1910 and 1921 (a

third in my possession written in 1899

has no bearing on this article). The

booklets are each titled: Arizona

Society Sons of the American

Revolution Officers, Constitution and

Bylaws, List of Members, General

Information [commas added] with the

appropriate date. They list the state

officers, some of which are in conflict

with the excellent book written by

Compatriot John Williams in 1996

titled: The Arizona Society Sons of the

American Revolution Centennial

Register.

The Centennial Register lists the

following in regard to some of our

early AZSSAR presidents: “Mark

Alfred Rodgers (14th

) 22 Feb 1912-

1914 (2 terms).” These dates actually

cover three terms. It then continues,

correctly listing Roy Thomas as being

elected on 22 Feb 1915.

The Arizona Society 1921 booklet lists

the following: “Dr. Mark A. Rodgers

1912” [one term] and it continues

listing past presidents as follows:

“Joseph L. B. Alexander 1913 and Rt.

Rev. J. W. Atwood 1914.”

Additionally, the March 1915 edition

of the Official Bulletin of the National

Society Sons of the American

Revolution has this to say under the

headline of Doings of State

Societies—Arizona: “At the annual

meeting in 1913 Joseph L. B.

Alexander was elected President and

Rt. Rev. J. W. Atwood Vice-President;

and in 1914 the President was Rt. Rev

J. W. Atwood and Dr. Roy E. Thomas

Vice-President, instead of the names

printed in the National Year Books for

those years.”

The order of vice presidents to

presidents shown in the Official

Bulletin and the past presidents shown

in the Arizona Society 1921 booklet

matches—this also fills in the two

term/three term discrepancy noted in

the Centennial Register.

So, entering on the stage of AZSSAR

history (although as far as they knew

they were already on it), please

welcome our AZSSAR 15th

President

Joseph L. B. Alexander and our 16th

President Rt. Rev. J. W. Atwood!

This makes Dr. Roy E. Thomas, who

was listed as our AZSSAR 15th

president, actually the 17th

and so on

up our AZSSAR presidential

numbering ladder to our current

president.

Help Find Our Missing

Charters

Compatriots;

We are currently conducting a search

for any of our three missing Charters.

If you read the history of our Society

on the Home Page (under

Organization);

http://www.azssar.org/state/history.ht

ml you can become familiar with this

history. As of today, all three Charters

are unaccounted for.

The Arizona Society Early History

June 13, 1896 - June 13, 1996

1 November 2014: Update on our

Missing Arizona Charters:

The document about our history was

most likely written in 1993 by John

Williams and Bernard Schmidt. At

this time, none of the Arizona Charters

can be accounted for. Many society

members have spent time and energy

trying to locate them, to no avail.

With the assistance of our current

Secretary-Treasurer, Warren Alter, we

have been able to determine who our

Society Historians were since about

1996 (except the year of 1997). John

Williams (1996), Unknown (1997),

Michael Pratt (1999-2005), Bob

Ackley (2006), Dr. Rudy Byrd (2006

to present). Unfortunately John

Williams, Michael Pratt and Bernard

Schmidt have all passed away, so we

were unable to obtain any further

information from them. Our President

for 1995-1996 was George Reece. He

is currently living in Mesa, Arizona.

He thought that the Historian at that

time might have been a Bernard

Williams? Further research revealed it

was Bernard Schmidt.

Secretary-Treasurer Warren Alter

reports that all of the paperwork and

documents that were handed down

from Michael Pratt and Bob Ackley

did not contain any of our Charters.

We are still looking.

23 November 2014 update;

Past President, Walter Seaton spoke

with John Williams’ widow, Fran

Williams. John was President in 1984.

Walter was advised by Fran that she

remembered her husband bringing the

Charter to some of the state meetings.

She advised Walter that her husband

turned the Charter over to his vice

president, when he became President.

That would have been James Wallace

Polk (1985 President). We are pretty

sure that he has passed away?

Warren Alter has an email address for

Kenneth Hales (1992 President),

however he has yet to reply to me. The

phone number isn’t good.

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I called Major McCreery (1993

President), who lives in Green Valley,

and he can’t recall ever seeing one of

our Charters.

So at this time, it appears that our 3rd

Charter became misplaced between

1985 and 1993.

November 2014: 2014 President of the

Barry Goldwater Chapter, David

Swanson, was given a box of

AZSSAR items from Rob Bohanan

(son of Robert Bohanan our 1991

President). No charters were in the

box.

If you know any of these living Past

Presidents (prior to 1993), or family

members of our Past Presidents listed

here, please make the attempt to

contact them to see if they know

where our Charter is. It/they could be

in a box in someone’s closet?

Past Arizona Society Presidents:

1984 John Arthur Williams

1985 James Wallace Polk

1986 John Milton Durham

1987 Elwess Foster Dyer

1988 Ralph Jackson

1989 Charles Jackson Meek

1990 Wilbur DeLancey Lockwood Jr.

1991 Robert Critchfield Bohannan, Jr

1992 Kenneth Glyn Hales (living)

1993 Ronald Arthur McCreery

(living)

Thank you,

George Lipphardt

Arizona State Society, C.A.R.

By Lezlee Alexander, Sr. State

President, A.S.C.A.R.

Thank you to our SAR friends for

your ongoing support of C.A.R.

activities! Special thanks to the

compatriots who took the time to join

us at our State Conference January 31.

Members and families were excited to

welcome AZSSAR President Mr.

Arthur Cantrall as he attended in

period costume and told all of his

patriot’s history and the significance

of his outfit. Other SAR Members

present included Warren Alter, Ed

Karr, and Walter Seaton. Thanks to a

donation from AZSSAR Secretary

Warren Alter, A.S.C.A.R. members

and guests also received copies of the

NSSAR Declaration of

Independence/Constitution Booklets.

State President Carly Caylor was a

gracious hostess for the meeting. She

shared with all the fabulous success of

her State Project thanks to the

assistance of C.A.R, SAR, and DAR

members. Her State Project, The

Butterfly Effect – Everything You Do

Matters,

gathered over $3,000 in donations,

over $500 in supplies and an

additional 1,600 items donated, over

100 cards of support and

encouragement, and at least 70

volunteer hours were donated in

support of Integrative Touch for Kids

in Tucson, AZ.

Officer elections were held at the

C.A.R. State Conference with a

competitive race for the office of State

President. We look forward to

introducing you to Jason Knorr, State

President 2015-2016, as he unveils

plans for his upcoming State Project.

Jason will be installed at Mount

Vernon April 19 as part of the

National Convention Annual

Pilgrimage.

A.S.C.A.R. members had a great time

during the C.A.R. State Conference

creating table favors for the AZSSAR

Annual Meeting. Admittedly, the best

part for the kids may have been the

good fortune to have extra candy on

hand when filling the boxes – 2 for the

box, one for me!

Senior National Vice President Rocky

Mountain Region Helen Seaton, State

President Carly Caylor, Senior State

President Lezlee Alexander, and

Senior First Vice President Ed Karr

send their heartfelt thanks and

gratitude to AZSSAR for the honor of

being awarded the AZSSAR Silver

Medal of Appreciation. State President

Carly Caylor was thrilled to be able to

share news of her State Project with

SAR compatriots. Senior National

Second Vice President and AZSSAR

Ladies Auxiliary member Norma

Griffin appreciated the opportunity to

bring greetings from National C.A.R.

and share news about the National

Project, O! Say Can You See.

(NSCAR VP & AZSSAR Ladies Auxiliary

member, Norma Griffin)

A.S.C.A.R. sends sincere thanks for

AZSSAR’s enthusiastic support of

C.A.R. activities. A special shout-out

to Palo Verde Chapter SAR for their

$100.00 donation to the Melissa Jones

Kids Helping Kids Scholarship!

For more information about C.A.R,

contact Lezlee Alexander –

garthandlee@cox.net, 602-354-5224.

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sidio San Agustín del Tucson

(The Tucson Presidio with Rick Collins, Lance

and Bette Dickinson)

Traveling to the Tucson Area?

Consider visiting the Tucson Presidio

in Downtown. Rick Collins,

President, Executive Board, The

Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic

Preservation was briefing Lance and

Bette Dickinson on several of the

recent developments at the Presidio.

Rick is also the SAR Tucson Chapter

Color Guard Commander. The

restoration progress is remarkable.

The Presidio reflects the southwest

culture during the American

revolutionary era. The Presidio is a

powerful portal to the past. It is

located at 133 W Washington St

Tucson, AZ 85701 / Telephone:

(520) 837-8119. Photo by Casey

Griswell, Journal of the Early

Americas.

Would You Like to Highlight

a Historically Significant

Location in Your Area?

Please submit your suggestion, with

photo to the editor and we’ll get it in

queue for the SAR-izona.

Getting A New Headstone For

Your Patriot Ancestor

I want to share with you some

information for getting a new

Headstone from the VA for your

Patriot Ancestor. The Headstone is

free for your ancestor.

I looked up on line for Government

Headstones or Markers and found the

proper form for getting a VA

headstone for free. The form is VA

Form 40-1330, Claim for Standard

Government Headstone or Marker. I

had to fill out the form with all of the

data they needed. It took a while

because I had to send it to the

cemetery care taker for a statement

and signature, then I had to send it to

where the stone would be sent for that

signature. Within 3 months the

Headstone was shipped to the

requested address. It weighed about

260 pounds. You can then hold a

grave marking ceremony by the state

SAR with an SAR bronze lug. If you

have any questions feel free to call me

at 520-518-5688. Submitted by John

Lyons

(The new Gravestone for John Lyon’s Patriot Ancestor, Beverly Daniel)

New History Section on our

AZSSAR Website

It is located under the home page

Heading “Organization” and is the last

sub-heading. Enjoy! There are three

booklets attached to read in addition to

two articles from David Swanson,

John A. Williams, and L. Bernard

Schmidt.

(AZSSAR History is now at your fingertips)

From the Mount Vernon

Estate

Help return George Washington

portraits to America's schools, public

libraries, and Local, State or Federal

government offices

Now your school, public library, and

local, state or federal government

office can celebrate Washington’s

character, leadership, and

accomplishments by hanging a

beautifully-framed replica of

Rembrandt Peale’s Porthole Portrait of

George Washington. It is specially

sized (30”x 36”) to take a place of

honor in your main office, auditorium,

or library.

Information & To Request a

Portrait To request a framed replica of

Rembrandt Peale's Porthole Portrait

of George Washington for your

school, public library, local, state or

federal government office, please fill

out the form below.

http://www.mountvernon.org/educatio

nal-resources/for-teachers/george-

washington-portrait-request

George Washington

Endowment Fund Report General: The purpose of the GWEF is

to maintain a continuing program for

obtaining and distributing funds to

support NSSAR unfunded and

underfunded committees and special

projects. The endowment fund should

grow annually to continue support of

approved NSSAR activities and

projects. The GWEF serves as an

“umbrella” under which gifts are

placed. Earnings from the

contributions over the years have

helped to finance a wide variety of

programs and projects.

Fund raising activities are conducted

at the National level, during the

Leadership meetings and the annual

Congress. Chapters and Societies are

encouraged to establish a program to

accept GWEF donations on a

continuing basis. Each Chapter and

Society should appoint a chairman to

coordinate the GWEF program and to

maintain records of all contributors for

recognition. The Vice Presidents

General should also have guidelines

for Chapters and Societies to assist in

GWEF fund raising activities.

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All gifts are important and are tax

deductible to the extent allowed by

law under section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code.

Individuals donating $1,000 or more

are recognized as George Washington

Fellows. The gifts may be paid in a

lump sum amount or in installments of

$200 or more annually over a five-

year period.

Each person recognized as a GW

Fellow shall receive a distinctive lapel

pin and a certificate denoting his or

her status.

After you login to the NSSAR web

site the GWEF Committee web site is

found under the “Compatriots” drop

down tab and NSSAR Committees

button.

The enrollment pamphlet is at the

bottom of the committee web site.

GWE-Giving-2010-05-31.pdf

AZSSAR has 51 GWEF Fellows.

That number has not changed in the

past couple of years by a significant

amount. Please consider becoming

a GWEF Fellow!

2015 Memorial Service List of

Compatriots by J. Michael

Jones, AZSSAR Chaplain

The following Arizona Members have

passed since the last Memorial

Service.

Barry M Goldwater Chapter

Richard Conde Withers

Colorado River Chapter

Robert Lee Murphy

John Duane Large

Palo Verde Chapter

John Howard Candioto

Robert “Bob” McKinley

James Vester Jackson

Vaughn P. Adams III

Prescott Chapter

John Stephenson Johnson

Saguaro Chapter

John “Mike” McKinney

William Griffith Hohneck

Tucson Chapter

Roger “Mike” Greenlees

Theodore Bowen

Eagle Scout Recognition

Program

At February's BOM meeting we

presented Eagle Scout Zachary

Hillman with his first place trophy

from AZSSAR. Zachary was also the

Palo Verde Chapter's first place

winner. So far this year we have

presented five certificates to new

Eagle Scouts and are encouraging

them to enter this year's contest by

December 31st. Also, we are proud to

report that last year's Eagle Scout

Essay Contest state winner, and his

younger brother, are now the newest

members of the Palo Verde Chapter.

Congratulations again to Bryan

Sherrill.

(Eagle Scout Zach Hillman and Bill Aurand)

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NEWS FROM

THECHAPTERS Barry M Goldwater Chapter

The Barry M. Goldwater Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution was chartered on November 16, 2002, and currently serves those Compatriots living in North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Fountain Hills, AZ.

The Barry M. Goldwater Chapter

February Meeting

By David Swanson

Our speaker for the night was none

other than our Chapter President,

William Hearter; whose presentation

was in the form of a DVD covering

the history of Landis Valley,

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The use of a

DVD presentation went over very well

with those present. The presentation

itself was very interesting and

informative as it covered the German

influence in the area as well as items

such as German life and customs, and

arts and crafts.

New Members at BMG Chapter

Compatriot Gerald W. Mead was

inducted into the Barry M. Goldwater

Chapter by Chapter President William

Hearter MD. Compatriot Mead’s

Patriot Ancestor is Jesse Mead, 9th

Connecticut Militia under Lt. Col.

John Mead 1776-1777.

Compatriot Jeffery D. Sellers MD

was inducted into the Barry M.

Goldwater Chapter by Chapter

President William Hearter MD

Goldwater Chapter. Compatriot

Sellers’ Patriot Ancestor is John Laws,

Private, Captain Solomon Pollard,

Col. Green, Militia, Lexington Alarm.

(New member, Compatriot Jeffery Sellers and

Chapter President William Hearter)

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Colorado River Chapter

Colorado River Chapter monthly meetings are held the second Saturday of each month except June through August at 11:00 a.m. Our meeting location rotates between Kingman and Lake Havasu City. The meeting location in Kingman is the Mohave Community College; 1971 Jagerson Ave. and the location in Lake Havasu City is the Mohave County Library, 1770 McCulloch Boulevard North (K-Mart Plaza). All Compatriots (local or visiting), their spouses, prospective members and guests are invited to attend our monthly meetings.

Plan now to attend a meeting close to you! ******

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In Memoriam

John Duane Large

Compatriot John Duane Large, passed

away14 January 201,5 after a short but

difficult battle with cancer. John was

very proud and excited to become a

member of the SAR and to pass that

legacy down to his son Jerry and

grandchildren. John is survived by his

wife Nancy Viola Callahan and son

Jerry William Large. John was the

son of Raymond Albert Large and

Louise Ringel and was born 18 April

1949 in Ogden, Utah. John became a

member of the Colorado River

Chapter in 2014. John’s Patriot

ancestor was Joseph Large a Private in

Captain Kinsey’s Company of North

Carolina Militia under Colonel

Brevard.

Installation of 2015 Officers

At our December 13th

meeting at

Mohave Community College your

Chapter Officers for 2015 were

installed:

(Chapter Officers are left to right: Ray Lackey

– Vice President/Treasurer; Don Reighard –

President; Mike Boop – Secretary/Sergeant at Arms; Jim Bodenhamer – egistrar/Genealogist.)

New Member Sworn In On 14 February 2015 at our meeting

in Kingman at Mohave Community

College, the Chapter’s newest

member, Paul Mauser, was sworn in.

Paul’s Patriot ancestor is Lovell Bryan

of Hanover Parish, King George

County, Virginia. Lovell provided

Patriotic Service by furnishing

supplies and horses to Virginia

Militia.

Paul lives in Kingman, and his wife

Robin is the Publisher/CEO of the

Kingman Daily Miner.

(Pictured left to right at Paul’s induction: Mike Boop Sponsor/Secretary, Paul Mauser, and

Donald Reighard, Chapter President)

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Palo Verde Chapter The Palo Verde Chapter was chartered on January 11, 1969. Serving the East Valley Communities of Gilbert, Apache Junction, Ahwatukee, Chandler, Mesa, Sun Lakes, and Tempe. The Palo Verde Chapter meets at 8:30 AM on the second Saturday of each month (Oct. through May) at the Dobson’s Restaurant, 2155 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ... During June, July, and Aug. we meet once each month socially in the evenings at various restaurants. Each September we remember 9/11 and honor fire fighters at an evening dinner. Each October we honor outstanding law enforcement officers. Everyone is invited to our meetings. Contact Ed Koeneman, 480-227-6256 or email: ed@koeneman.org, Secretary /Treasurer, for any questions and/or directions to our meetings.

Palo Verde Chapter News

Greetings from Palo Verde Chapter!

In January we installed our new

officers with Jim Skaggs leading the

way as Chapter President. We also

heard from our own Col. Ed Boyd on

how to properly display SAR medals.

In February we heard the history of

Mesa from Dil Brinton Jr., a fifth

generation Mesa resident. March's

meeting featured Patrick Oakley from

the Mesa-Gateway airport with an

update on this rapidly growing airport

and the exciting plans for future

expansion.

Coming up we are looking forward to

hearing from Amy Mazzoli in April

on CIA operations at Fort Huachuca.

And leading into our summer break,

May's meeting will feature Wayne

General's talk on How to Take a Better

Picture. Visiting SAR members and

guests are welcome to join us at any

meeting. Just call S/T Ed Koeneman

to reserve a seat

(edkoeneman@gmail.com or 480-227-

6256) Breakfast is $12 per person.

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Phoenix Chapter The Phoenix Chapter, meets every Tuesday at noon at the Miracle Mile Delicatessen (Camelback Colonnade) 1949 East Camelback Road #160 Phoenix, Arizona (Turn south on 20th St from Camelback, take the second right). Contact Chuck Howey, Secretary-Treasurer, at (602) 818-7635 (cell) or howeycn@q.com for additional information.

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The Prescott Chapter meets on the 3rd Saturday of the Month at 12 Noon, except no meetings are held in July and August and the December meeting is held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. All meetings are at Plaza Bonita (formerly Casa Bonita) Restaurant, 1317 E. Gurley St. at Hwy. 89, phone 928-778-3716, except the November meeting is held at Stone Ridge Country Club, Prescott Valley. Lunch reservations are not necessary, except for the November meeting. For meeting information call John Thorne, at 928-541-1553.

In Memoriam

John S. Johnson

John Stephenson Johnson– Prescott

Chapter

John S. Johnson was 90 years old,

DOB 04/30/1924. He was approved

for membership 01/17/2000

(originally as a member of Skyline

Chapter (that chapter later merged

with Tucson). His patriot was Michael

Johnson. He is survived by his sons

David and John F Johnson, who are

SAR members.

Rim Country Meetings are held monthly on the third Saturday of the month at 8:00 AM at Tiny's Restaurant, located on the north side of Highway 260 in Payson, Arizona, about a quarter mile East of the intersection of Highway 87 and Highway 260.

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Saguaro Chapter The Saguaro Chapter meets at 8:30 am on the 2nd Saturday of each month except June, July, August, and September. It is a breakfast meeting at the Five & Diner Delux, 11340 W. Bell Road, # 125, Bel Mar Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374.

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50 Year Anniversary Celebration

You are invited to attend a Celebration

Luncheon, Saturday April 11, 2015

Registration 11:00 a.m./Lunch 12:00

Noon. Briarwood Country Club

20800 N 135th Avenue

Sun City West, Arizona 85375

Advance registration and payment of

$25 each is required

No later than Wednesday, April 8,

2015.

The Saguaro Chapter was the

first SAR Chapter formed in a

retirement community in the USA.

In 1965 Sun City was a new

community and efforts to form a

chapter of SAR were accomplished by

a dedicated group from the Aqua Fria

Chapter of the DAR and the Arizona

Society of the SAR. The Charter

members of the Saguaro Chapter were

Charles E. Stevens, Hugh Buxton,

Warren Donaldson, Lewis K. Leonard,

Roy Martin DeWitt, James Emmett

Griffin, Peter Charles Mattison,

William W. Gorton, James Edgar

Nash, Howard N. Lentz, Gerrit V.D.

Cortelyou, Van K. Wolcott, Clifford

L. Stone, Chester J. Wright, and Frank

Oliver Garrett. The first president of

the Saguaro Chapter was Frank O.

Garrett. Officers were installed at a

luncheon Saturday, April 17, 1965 at

the Sun City Community Center.

(Founding Members of Saguaro Chapter)

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(Saguaro Chapter President Jan Huber and Palo Verde Chapter President Jim Skaggs

represented SAR at the Southeast Regional

Library Genealogy Fair in Gilbert, AZ on March 7, 2015)

Tucson Chapter The Tucson Chapter of the SAR was chartered on 12 December 1964. We are the oldest continuously functioning Chapter in the State. We currently serve all of Southern Arizona

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The Tucson Chapter recently

moved their monthly meetings to

the Old Pueblo Grill on Alvernon.

(New Meeting Location: Old Pueblo Grill)

Naturalization Ceremony On March 13th, 2015 the Color Guard

posted the Colors and greeted new

citizens in both morning and afternoon

Naturalization Ceremonies in the

Special Proceedings Courtroom of the

Federal Courthouse. Judge Brenda M.

Whinery presided in the Morning with

Gerry Lawford giving a welcoming

speech to the new citizens and Judge

Cindy K Jorgenson presided in the

afternoon with Jim Bly speaking to the

new citizens.

(Gerry Lawford, Lance Dickinson, Judge

Whinery, Al Niemeyer)

Tucson Charity Raffle

Jim Click Automotive, has

sponsored a raffle for non-profits

in Tucson. 100% of sales by

Tucson Chapter will stay with the

chapter. See any chapter member

for tickets or contact Bill Aurand.

Tickets for the 2015 Anniversary

Edition Mustang are $25 ea or 5

for $100.

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Arizona Society BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETING

ALL SAR Members/Ladies/DAR/C.A.R. and Guests Welcome

Saturday 18 April 2015

The Property Conference Center

1251 W. Gila Bend Hwy.

Casa Grande, AZ, 85230

Telephone: (520) 836-1101

9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M….....Arrival / Check-In

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 N...............Board of Managers Meeting

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 N...................Ladies Auxiliary Meeting

12:00 N – 2:00 P.M .......................Luncheon

Cost $20 if paid by deadline 4/14/15, $25 for reservations after the 14th

or walk in day of event

Luncheon

One Chicken Entrée Plated Lunch includes Dessert, Coffee, Iced Tea and Lemonade

Vegetarian Entrée Option available upon reservation request Directions: From Phoenix area, take 1-10 East to exit #185/AZ-187/AZ-387/Coolidge/Florence onto N Pinal Ave (AZ-387)

toward AZ-387 S/I-10-BL/Casa Grande. Go 4.1 miles on N Pinal Ave (AZ-387 S). Turn right onto W. Cottonwood Ln

(AZ-238) go 1 mile. Turn left onto N. Thornton Rd, go 0.6 miles, and turn right onto W. Gila Bend Hwy (AZ-84).

Destination is on the left.

From Tucson area, take I-10 West, take exit #199, I-8 West. Go 0.5 miles, take exit #172-Thornton Rd. Turn right onto

South Thornton Rd drive 3.4 miles toward Casa Grande. Turn left onto W. Gila Bend Hwy (AZ-84) go 0.6 miles.

Destination is on the left.

ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN Tuesday 14 April 2015. Please phone or email RSVP

if reservation will arrive after that date as we must give a final number to the facility. Reservations after the 14th

will be

charged $5 per person late fee for total of $25 each. Meeting only attendees (no lunch) pay fee of $10.

*Chapter & Society Officers and Committee Chairmen: please try to send your reports to Secretary Alter prior to our BOM Meeting.

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Send to: Warren M Alter, Secretary (520) 886-1980 Arizona Society, SAR warrenalter@cox.net 6743 E Rosewood Pl Make checks payable to “AZSSAR” Tucson, AZ 85710-1217

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Chicken Lunch Entrée (meeting included) _____ x $ 20.00 = $ _______

Vegetarian Lunch Entrée (meeting included) _____ x $ 20.00 = $ _______

Late Fee (reservation after the 14th

of April) – in addition to entrée payment _____ x $ 5.00 = $ _______

Meeting Only (not staying/paying for lunch) _____ x $ 10.00 = $ _______