Volume 66 Number 3

March 2018 Officers

President: Pat Niemann

1st Vice President: James Grayshaw

2nd Vice President: Robert Anderson

Treasurer: Russell Pebworth

Secretary: Larry Patterson

Sergeant-at Arms: Cole Blagoj Davis Kujumdziev

Registrar/Genealogist: Parks Honeywell

Chaplain: George D. Youstra

Governors –at- Large: Jim Gibson, George Pratt, Jim Phillips, Dan Hooper

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In this issue

◊ President’s Message

◊ Summary of February’s Meeting

◊ Photograph’s from February’s Meeting

◊ March’s Birthdays

◊ Our Next Meeting

◊ Announcements

◊ Wisdom of the Founders

◊ New Members

◊ New Books about the Revolution

◊ Revolutionary War Trivia

◊ Events in the War of the American Revolution

◊ Clearwater Chapter Meeting Schedule

◊ Eagle Scouts

◊ Clearwater Chapter presenting an American flag to new owners

◊ Our DAR Partners

◊ About the Sons of the American Revolution

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From the President

Compatriots,

Chuck Kerr had to resign his position as 2nd Vice President due to

personal reasons. The Board of Governors has elected Robert “Bob”

Anderson to be the 2nd Vice President. Congratulations to Bob and my

personal thanks to him for willing to accept this important leadership

position.

I would like to give a special “shout out” to our newsletter editor Jim

Grayshaw. Jim volunteered to become the editor several months ago

and has produced an outstanding newsletter for the chapter. I hope

that you are all finding the newsletter interesting and informative

regarding our chapter activities. Some of you desired the luncheon

menu and speaker information for the upcoming meetings so Jim has

added that information to the newsletter. I enjoy reading Jim’s book

reviews. If you have any other suggestions please contact Jim.

Our Color Guard had a busy month supporting DAR activities and as

always did a superb job of representing our chapter. Jim Gibson our

Color Guard Commander is looking for additional members so please

consider joining them. You don’t need a fancy officer’s uniform as

militia type uniforms fit the bill to be a part of the color guard.

I will be making our first JROTC presentation of the year to an

outstanding cadet at Ridgewood High School on March 8th. During April

and May we will be busy presenting both JROTC and Bronze Good

Citizenship medals to high school students within our area. If you can

volunteer for one evening to assist with the awards it would be greatly

appreciated.

Ray Furnish, out Flag Certificate chairman has reignited the program

by the issuance of three certificates last month to qualified recipients.

Thank you, Ray.

Yours in patriotism,

Pat

COL Patrick J. Niemann, US Army, ret.

President

Pat Niemann Links & Resources: https://www.sar.org/ http://www.flssar.org/FLSSAR/Tabs.asp

https://www.facebook.com/SARClearwater/

February’s Meeting

The Clearwater Chapter of the Florida Society SAR held its Regularly Scheduled

Meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Dunedin Golf Club beginning at

12:00 p.m., President Pat Niemann presided. There were 49 members and guests in

attendance.

The President called the meeting to order, The Invocation was given by Chaplain

George Youstra. The Color Guard led by visiting Compatriot Brian Barrett with

Eagle Scout Stuart Case then presented the colors. Brian Barrett led members in

reciting the Pledge to the Flag of the United States of America followed by

Compatriot Charles Robins who led the Pledge to the SAR. Past President Bob

Cundiff then led the group in the singing of “God Bless America”.

President Pat Niemann then introduced the Head Table, after which he introduced

Past Chapter Presidents, and current Officers, members of the Ladies Auxiliary,

members of the DAR, visiting SAR members, prospective members, and guests.

President Niemann then asked Eagle Scout Stuart Case to come forward. Stuart

then read his essay which set forth a history of Thomas Paine and his writings,

which included his pamphlet “Common Sense”, which writing influenced the colonial

patriots and the outcome of the revolutionary war.

Stuart Case

Stuart was then presented certificates and a check for winning the Eagle Scout

essay contest and the Knight Essay contest.

President Pat Niemann and Stuart Case

Past President Jim Phillips and Stuart Case

Past President Bob Cundiff and Stuart Case

President Niemann recessed the meeting for lunch.

Immediately after lunch President asked Austin Tincher to come up to the podium.

Austin was presented the Eagle Scout Certificate by compatriot Jim Phillips.

Austin gave a brief talk, including mentioning his Eagle Scout qualifying project

involving providing bat boxes for the City of Largo, he also talked about what it

means to be a scout and the friendships he made and fun he has had being a scout.

Past President Jim Phillips and Austin Tincher

President Niemann then introduced our speaker, Bob Yarnell, a graduate of Gulf

High School in New Port Richey with a BA in history from Florida Southern College

and Master’s degree in History from Penn State. Bob has been teaching history for

39 years in middle school, high school and for the past 15 years as an adjunct

professor of history at the Tarpon Campus of St. Petersburg College.

Bob is a 30 year SAR member and belongs to the Tampa Chapter where he has

served as President, Vice President, Treasurer, and currently serves as historian

and co-editor of the chapter newsletter. He has received the Meritorious Medal,

Distinguished Service Medal and the Roger Sherman Medal.

Bob Yarnell

Compatriot Yarnell ‘s topic was “How Historic Sites Speak to Us”. We need to look

at four areas:

(1) the written word, including letters, financial records, ledgers, newspapers,

journals as well as books;

(2) topography and geology, you need to go to the site and see what our patriots

saw, you also need to look at historical homes and towns to see how they were set

up;

(3) archeology ie. what is in the ground, abandoned wells, garbage dumps, location

of foundations of buildings, which can help us determine who was there, how they

lived and fought battles; and

(4) how have sites changed, were there trees, has the topography been changed,

you need to use your imagination and do your homework to understand what has

happened. Finally you need to go to the true source to determine history, whether

that be in another country or not, as our books are written by scholars and edited

by governments with their own ideas or agenda.

There followed an interesting question and answer session.

President Pat Niemann and Bob Yarnell

President Niemann then announced we were presenting Flag Certificate to Dunedin

Country Club. The Presentation was made by Ray Furnish to Chuck Croasmun,

Banquet Coordinator, in the absence of the Club Manager Ken Nyhus. Ray said the

certificate was being given to honor Dunedin Country Club’s continuously and

honorably flying the American Flag.

Compatriot Ray Furnish and Chuck Croasmun

Next came the 50/50 drawing which was won by Mary Kitchen, and we had a

secondary drawing for a basket donated by the Ladies Auxiliary which was won by

Compatriot Ray Furnish.

Following the Benediction by Chaplain George Youstra and the reciting of the SAR

Recessional led by President Niemann, the meeting was adjourned.

Submitted by Larry Patterson, Secretary

Please bring calendars, magazines, and books (for both men and

women), to the next meeting. Lew Harris will take them to the Bay

Pines Hospital for our Veterans.

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Photographs from the Luncheon

By John Sagert

George Youstra Cheri Miller/Elliot Miller

Rich Case Pam Case

Stuart Case Chet Mowery

Margaret Weatherbee James Grayshaw

Vernon and Dottie Freeman Pat Monroe and Mary and Dave Kitchen

Margaret Harris and Susan Grayshaw Hal Miller

John Weldon Austin Tincher

Sharon Martin Cary Martin

Sharon Vincent Annette Weldon

Larry Patterson Ralph Hayes

Parks Honeywell David Leonard

Doug Fitz, MOSSAR Lew Harris

Bud Hildreth Bob Anderson

Don Leamy Jim Phillips

Ray Furnish Bob Yarnell

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Brian E. Niemann March 1

Scott Centorino March 3

Francis R. Larew March 4

David F. Kitchen, Jr. March 6 Harry L. Dauphinais March 6

Ralph W. Hayes March 9

Cary L. Martin March 9

Jacob Jata March 11

Jason P. Greene March 12

Peter Dietrich March 14

Richard N. Egbert March 16

Matt Matthews March 26

Bryson Christian March 28

Logan M. Martin March 30

next meeting

Luncheon Meeting Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Where: Dunedin Golf Club, 1050 Palm Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698

Time: 11:30 A.M.

Menu: Shepherd’s Pie, Red Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage Soup

Caramel Sundae; Accompaniments: Rolls and Butter/ Iced

Tea/coffee- Regular and Decaf/ hot tea

Note: If you have any dietary restrictions or questions be sure to

mention them when you make your reservation

Cost: $20.00

Program: Speaker Jack Bolan, Past President of Tampa Chapter of

the SAR who will speak about the British Strategy in the Southern

Campaign

RSVP by March 18 by calling Lewis Harris at 727-784-4297 or email

at Lharris4@tampabay.rr.com

Announcements:

March 21 – speaker Jack Bolen, Past President Tampa Chapter on British

Southern Strategy in the Revolutionary War

DAR Seminar, February 28, 2018, Dunedin Public Library at 1:00 p.m.

Spring BOM/Annual Meeting, May 18-20, 2018, Orlando

128th National Congress, Houston, TX , July 13-18, 2018

Chapter Meeting March 21 – speaker Compatriot Jack Bolen Southern

Strategy in the Revolutionary War

128th National Congress, Houston, TX , July 13-18, 2018

Wisdom of our Founders Spoken March 23, 1775

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and

slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as

for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Patrick Henry

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New Member to be Inducted

Jonathan Vincent

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New Books about the American Revolution

Print Length: 639 pages

Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0393245543

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (November 7, 2017)

Publication Date: November 7, 2017

From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American

Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today.

Russell Shorto’s work has been praised as “first-rate

intellectual history” (Wall Street Journal), “literary alchemy”

(Chicago Tribune) and simply “astonishing” (New York Times).

In his epic new book, Russell Shorto takes us back to the

founding of the American nation, drawing on diaries, letters

and autobiographies to flesh out six lives that cast the era in

a fresh new light. They include an African man who freed

himself and his family from slavery, a rebellious young woman

who abandoned her abusive husband to chart her own course

and a certain Mr. Washington, who was admired for his social

graces but harshly criticized for his often-disastrous military

strategy.

Through these lives we understand that the revolution was

fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical

idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful

narrative and a brilliant defense of American

values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the

American Revolution is still being fought today and that its

ideals are worth defending.

Revolution Song won the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book

Award as Best Book about the American Revolution for

2018.

Print Length: 298 pages

Publisher: Da Capo Press (January 26, 2016)

Publication Date: January 26, 2016

Sold by: Hachette Book Group

The United States was conceived in business, founded on business, and

operated as a business-all because of the entrepreneurial mind of the

greatest American businessman of any generation: George Washington.

Using Washington's extensive but often overlooked financial papers,

Edward G. Lengel chronicles the fascinating and inspiring story of how

this self-educated man built the Mount Vernon estate into a vast

multilayered enterprise and prudently managed meager resources to

win the war of independence. Later, as president, he helped establish

the national economy on a solid footing and favorably positioned the

nation for the Industrial Revolution. Washington's steadfast

commitment to the core economic principles of probity, transparency,

careful management, and calculated boldness are timeless lessons that

should inspire and instruct investors even today.

First Entrepreneur will transform how ordinary Americans think about

George Washington and how his success in commercial enterprise

influenced and guided the emerging nation.

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Print Length: 291 pages

Publisher: Da Capo Press (November 7, 2017)

Publication Date: November 7, 2017

Sold by: Hachette Book Group

Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John

Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding

Father

Richard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for

union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans

against government tyranny. A towering figure in America's

Revolutionary War, Lee was as much the "father of our country" as

George Washington, for it was Lee who secured the political and

diplomatic victories that ensured Washington's military victories. Lee

was critical in holding Congress together at a time when many

members sought to surrender or flee the approach of British troops.

Risking death on the gallows for defying British rule, Lee charged into

battle himself to prevent British landings along the Virginia coast--

despite losing most of his left hand in an explosion.

A stirring, action-packed biography, First Founding Father will startle

most Americans with the revelation that many historians have ignored

for more than two centuries: Richard Henry Lee, not Thomas

Jefferson, was the author of America's original Declaration of

Independence.

This book won the Fraunces Tavern Museum Honorable Mention Book Award for 2018

Revolutionary War Trivia Mary Lindley Murray is known in American Revolutionary folklore as

the Quaker woman who in 1776 held up British General William

Howe after the British victory against American forces at Kips Bay in

Manhattan, New York. According to legend, Murray treated Howe and

his generals to cake and wine and delayed them several hours as the

American rebels got away safely and undetected.

Though legend portrays her as tempting the British with her

charms, David McCullough notes in his book 1776 that "she may have

been extremely charming, but she was also a woman in her fifties and

the mother of twelve children.

Years before the musicals “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda or “1776”

by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, Rodgers and Hart produced

“Dearest Enemy,” a musical with a book by Herbert Fields, lyrics

by Lorenz Hart, and music by Richard Rodgers. The musical takes place

in 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, when Mary Lindley

Murray detained British troops long enough in Manhattan to

give George Washington time to move his vulnerable troops.

Hart got the idea for the musical from a plaque in Manhattan about

Murray. He, Rodgers and Fields first took their musical to Fields'

father, Lew Fields, to produce, but he declined, thinking the

Revolutionary War story would not be commercial. At the time,

Rodgers and Hart were unknown young songwriters, but in May 1925,

they wrote songs for a charity revue, The Garrick Gaieties, which

became a surprise success, and their songs were a hit. Ultimately

George Ford, husband of Helen Ford, a star of the show, agreed to

produce it. The musical had been variously described as an operetta

and a genuine comic opera in the press.

The Broadway production opened on September 18, 1925 at

the Knickerbocker Theatre and closed on May 22, 1926, after 286

performances. Despite a good run with very favorable reviews and a

national tour, revivals afterwards were few.

A television musical special featuring Cyril Ritchard, Anne

Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, and Cornelia Otis Skinner as Mrs. Murray, in

an adaptation by Neil Simon, was broadcast on November 26, 1955, and

the soundtrack is still available.

In Dearest Enemy, Patriot Mary Murray (of the Murray Hill Murrays)

and her young ladies are working to sew uniforms for American

soldiers, but they are sad at the absence of their young men. Mary's

flirty daughter Jane leads British General Tryon's son Harry to her

house; she finds him charming. His commander, General Howe, and some

British officers commandeer Mary's house as their temporary

headquarters. Mary instructs the houseful of beautiful young ladies to

discourage the British soldiers, but the girls are eager to engage the

enemy in more than just conversation. George Washington sends word

to Mary asking her to try to detain Howe and his officers overnight.

Mary's feisty, feminist Irish niece Betsy Burke comes home wearing

only a barrel after a dog steals her clothes while she is swimming.

British Captain Sir John Copeland has gallantly supplied the barrel.

Though divided by nationality and Copeland's sexism, they fall in love

("Here In My Arms").

Mary gives a Ball for the British officers, promising to show them some

of the beauties of the local countryside. The British soldiers are happy

to spend time consuming refreshment and indulging in music, dancing

and flirtation at the Murray mansion. Betsy and Sir John dream of

being together when the war is over as Jane and Harry also fall in love

("Bye and Bye"). Mary's messenger is captured, and Betsy volunteers to

take an update to General Washington. She is told to return to Mary's

house and, when the coast is clear for the American soldiers to move,

to light a lantern then put it out. Upon her return, Sir John and she

acknowledge their love for each other. When Sir John falls asleep,

Betsy lights the signal. The American soldiers march north safely. Sir

John is captured but, in the post-war epilogue, he is freed and reunited

with Betsy.

You can see the TV version of one of the songs, “Sweet Peter” at

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxk8yihfZo

The Officer singing is Cyril Ritchard who you will remember as he

played Captain Hook in Mary Martin's Peter Pan.

Events in the War of the American Revolution

1765

22 March: Parliament passed the Stamp Act to be effective 1

November 1765, placing tax on printed matter and legal documents

with the objective of raising part of the costs of maintaining British

troops in the American colonies.

1766

18 March: The Stamp Act was repealed, but on the same day

Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, asserting its authority to make

laws binding on the American colonies “in all cases whatsoever.”

1770

5 March: The Boston “Massacre” climaxed rioting in front of customs

house, with British guards firing into a mob killing five and wounding six

others. Whatever the provocation, and misrepresentation of this

incident in patriotic propaganda, it was a significant action in stirring

anti-British feelings and leading toward armed rebellion and

independence.

1774

31 March: Parliament passed the Boston Port Bill, first of the Coercive

Acts, ordering the closing of Boston’s port on 1 June 1774 until tea

destroyed in the “Tea Party” was paid for.

1775

23 March: Virginia Convention resolved that colony ought immediately

to be put into posture of defense, and Patrick Henry in this connection

delivered his “liberty or death” speech.

1776

2-5 March: Heavy patriot bombardment of Boston began on 2 March,

and on night of 4-5 March darkness concealed Washington’s

occupation of Dorchester Heights and emplacement there of cannon

from Ticonderoga.

3 March: Secret Committee of Correspondence decided to send

“commercial” agent to France to purchase military supplies, and

Congress selected Silas Deane of Connecticut for this mission.

3-4 March: Patriot sailors and marines attacked New Providence (now

Nassau) in Bahamas, capturing 100 cannon and mortars and a large

quantity of other useful military stores. This action was first in which

American marines participate as an organized unit.

7 March: Royal Governor Sir James Wright, who fled Savannah,

Georgia, on 11 February to take refuge on British warship, returned

with naval reinforcements on 6 March, captured 11 rice laden merchant

ships, and threatened to attack Savannah from Hutchinson’s Island

opposite. Counterattack drove off British and left patriots in control

of Savannah for next three years.

9-13 March: British sloop Otter sailing up Chesapeake Bay was

attacked and driven away by Maryland ship Defense and two Maryland

militia companies stationed at Chariton Creek, Northampton County,

Virginia.

17 March: General Howe having abandoned initial plan to attack new

patriot fortifications on Dorchester Heights and realizing they made

British position in Boston untenable, had decided on 7 March to

evacuate Boston and on this date did so, taking with him 1,000 loyalists,

and sailing to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

23 March: Congress authorized privateering, resolving “that the

inhabitants of these colonies be permitted to fit out armed vessels, to

cruise on the enemies of the United Colonies”

25 March: Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Charles Carrol of Carrolton, and

Samuel Chase left Philadelphia as envoys of Congress to Canada, to

negotiate with Canadians toward union with the 13 colonies in rebellion.

1777

12 March: Congress having returned from Baltimore met in Philadelphia

23-24 March: British raiding party sailing up Hudson River attacked

American supply base at Peekskill, New York. Counter-attack on the

following day drove British off but not before they destroyed a large

quantity of Continental Army supplies.

1778

9 March: As measure to dissuade American from ratifying Franco-

American treaty of alliance, Parliament approved British Prime Minister

Lord North’s proposals for conciliation, including suspension, as

necessary, of all acts passed since 1753 to which Americans objected.

18 March: British and patriot foraging parties clashed at Quinton’s

Bridge, New Jersey, three miles south of Salem. Patriots, deceived by

a clever trap, lost about 40 men, British only one mortally wounded.

20 March: King Louis XVI of France formally received American

commissioners Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee.

21 March: Loyalist forces made murderous attack on patriot militia

group at Hancock’s Bridge, New Jersey, killing some loyalists as well as

patriots in the process.

21 March: Final orders issued to General Sir Henry Clinton, who was to

relieve Howe as British commander in North America, to send a force

of 5,000 to the West Indies and 3,000 men to Florida, and to withdraw

the rest of his troops in Philadelphia to New York.

1779

3 March: Patriot force of 1,500, mostly North Carolina militia, forced

British out of Augusta and pursued southward on Georgia side of the

river toward Savannah. Counterattacking British force of 900 caught

patriots unprepared at Briar Creek, Georgia, and inflicted crushing

defeat, causing nearly 400 casualties to enemy loss of 16 and stopping

patriot efforts to recover Georgia.

11 March: Congress resolved that military engineers in service of the

United States should be formed into a Corps of Engineers.

29 March: In view of shortage of white manpower in South Carolina and

Georgia Congress recommended that they raise a force of 3,000

Negroes to be commanded by white commissioned and noncommissioned

officers, owners of each Negro to be paid up to $1,000, and each that

served faithfully through the war to be emancipated and paid $50.

29 March: Congress ordered that regulations prepared by Inspector

General von Steuben be observed by troops of the United States and

that the Board of War have as many copies as necessary printed.

1780

14 March: Expedition led by Spanish Louisiana Governor Bernardo de

Galvez captured British Fort Charlotte at present day Mobile, Alabama,

then in West Florida.

1781

1 March: Articles of Confederation ratified and on next day Second

Continental Congress became “The United States in Congress

Assembled” as governing body of new nation.

2 March: Skirmish between American detachment under Henry Lee and

advanced guard of British Army under Tarleton at Clapp’s Mill, North

Carolina.

6 March: In principal action of regular forces during maneuvering

preceding Guilford battle, Tarleton’s cavalry and 1,000 British infantry

attacked “light corps” of Greene’s army at Wetzell’s Mill, North

Carolina. Weaker patriot force withdrew after casualties of 50 or so

on each side.

15 March: In major engagement at Guilford Court House (near modern

Greensboro), North Carolina, Cornwallis with about 2,000 regulars

defeated Greene’s army of about 4,500 including 2,800 militia, but

British suffered exceptionally heavy losses that forced quick

withdrawal to seacoast. Patriots lost over 400 killed, wounded, and

missing, British 532 (more than quarter of those engaged) in killed and

wounded alone.

16 March: First “Battle of the Capes” forming entrance to the

Chesapeake Bay fought between French and British fleets of about

equal size. French had slightly the better of the action, but left

British guarding Bay and thus able to reinforce and supply their troops

in Virginia.

1782

7-8 March: American militia attacked Indian settlement at

Gnadenhuerten, Ohio, killing 100 or more men, women, and children,

many of them in cold blood, touching off new and vicious wave of Indian

warfare in Ohio-Kentucky area.

1783

10-15 March: Officers of the Continental Army at its Newburgh, New

York, headquarters on 10 and 12 March issued addresses complaining of

Congress’s failure to honor its promises of pensions, and other

grievances. On 15 March Washington quelled this unrest in masterly

response that illustrated his outstanding leadership.

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2018 Meeting Schedule

Clearwater Chapter, SAR

Board of Governors Meeting Membership

Meeting

10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

19 March (C) 21 March

16 April (C) 18 April

14 May (C) 16 May

17 September (C) 18 September

15 October(C) 17 October

12 November (C) 14 November

17 December (C) 19 December

(C) Countryside Library

Membership Luncheon are at Dunedin Country Club until

further notice.

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Eagle Scout

Wm Lee Popham, Sr. Popham@earthlink.net 305-904-4400

The Eagle Scout Committee performs and supports several very

important activities:

Eagle Scout Recognition Certificates - Throughout each year, new

Eagle Scouts are recognized by local SAR members for their

outstanding achievement at their Eagle Court of Honor, and presented

with SAR Eagle Scout Certificates of Achievement. IF possible, our

Compatriots should be dressed in Colonial Uniforms or similar period

dress. Packets of Eagle Scout Recognition Certificates can be

purchased through the NSSAR Merchandise Website at www.sar.org.

Arthur M. and Berdena King Eagle Scout Award Contest – SAR

invites all Eagle Scouts (under 19 years of age) interested in the

American Revolution to participate in the Arthur M. & Berdena King

Eagle Scout Award. The contest is open to all Eagle Scouts who are

currently registered in an active unit and have not reached their

nineteenth birthday during the year of application. While the

preliminary rounds of the contest begin at the local level, Scouts may

eventually advance to the state or national levels, eventually held in

June during the annual SAR Congress, and awarded up to $10,000.

College plans do not have to be completed in order to receive the cash

award. Three cash awards are given: the National First Place Winner

receives $10,000; the Runner-up receives $6,000; and the 2nd Runner-

up receives $4,000. Scouts may apply more than one year if he meets

the age requirements, but no more than $10,000 total may be granted

to any one Eagle Scout. Prizes and recognition may also be awarded at

the SAR chapter and society level – our Florida Society currently

awards $1,000 to the first-place winner, with an additional $300

provided by the FLSSAR Auxiliary.

Each Eagle Scout must complete an application form, a four-

generation ancestor chart, and a 500-word patriotic themed essay.

The competition is conducted in three phases: the local chapter, state-

level society, and national phases. The competition is entered at the

Chapter level. Applicants may not enter at the national level. Contest

entrants need complete only one application for the SAR chapter-level

competition. The application of each Chapter-level winner is forwarded

to be used in the society- and national-level competitions by the SAR

as appropriate. A complete set of rules, along with the application for

both the applicant and the sponsoring SAR members, can be found at

the following two links:

https://members.sar.org/media/uploads/pages/52/TGvXToh6XIZF.do

c - Application and Rules

https://members.sar.org/media/uploads/pages/52/TGDOZW9gZHza.p

df - Required Four-Generation Ancestor Chart

Please be aware that the local Chapter application deadline dates must

be early enough to allow the selected winning Chapter application to be

forwarded to the FLSSAR Eagle Scout Committee Chairman

(Popham@earthlink.net) NO LATER THAN 15 JANUARY 2018. The

Compatriot members of the Eagle Scout Committee will each review

ALL Chapter winner applications, and our Florida Society 1st, 2nd, and

3rd place winners will be announced at the FLSSAR Winter BOM during

the 3-5 February 2018 meetings in Orlando. Our State Scholarship

monetary award has been $1000 for first, $500 for second and

$250 for third place. The Ladies Auxiliary has also been very

generous with checks for the winners as well. The first-place winner

and his parents will be recognized, and the Scout will receive his

awards at our Annual Meeting Youth Luncheon in May. His application

will also be forwarded for the NSSAR competition during the 2018

Spring Leadership Conference in Louisville KY in early March.

Florida Society 2017 Contest Results:

The Chapter Winners were submitted immediately after the 31

December 2017 deadline, and reviewed by a panel of Judges comprised

of six members of the Florida Society Eagle Scout Committee. The

2017 Winners are:

First Place: Stuart Case – Clearwater Chapter

Second Place: Benjamin Bryant – Tampa Chapter

Third Place: (Tie) Justin Barthel – St. Augustine Chapter

Joshua M. Hebert – Jacksonville Chapter

Wm Lee Popham, Sr. Chairman, Florida Eagle Scout Committee

SouthEast Florida Regional Vice President Recording Secretary

Florida Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Popham@earthlink.net 305-904-4400

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Past President Dr. Bob Cundiff Saturday, February 10,

641 N Garden Avenue, Clearwater presenting an American flag

to new owners

673 N Garden Avenue

Saturday February 10

This is the Davis family on Blanche B Littlejohn in Clearwater. Habitat home dedicated February 17, 2018

This is the Shockey family, 611 Spruce Street, Clearwater Florida. Habitat home dedicated February 17, 2018.

This is the Reategui family at the dedication of their new Pinellas Habitat for Humanity home at 625 N

Garden St., in Clearwater, Florida. The home was sponsored Bank of America.

The Lockey family got the keys to their new Habitat home at 609 N Harden Avenue in Clearwater, Florida. Their home was funded by proceeds from the Habitat Restore.

Our DAR Partners

Parks Honeywell, Dan Hooper and Jim Gibson

Dear SAR members,

On behalf of our Regent's Council, I would like to thank you so much for attending our State Regents Luncheon on Friday at the Belleair Country Club. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated your presence and we were grateful to you for presenting the colors. Thank you Alan for the videography and photos, some of which I have attached! Would you please pass this email along to Jim Phillips and John Sagert too as I do not have their email addresses. Again, thank you so much for your participation. In patriotic spirit, Vanessa Vanessa Talbott President, Upper Pinellas & Pasco Counties Regents Council Regent, Clearwater Chapter, NSDAR (727) 455-6163 Email: Talbott.vanessa@gmail.com

On February 28, 2018 the Caladesi Chapter of the DAR held a

Genealogical Seminar at the Dunedin Public Library. Our Color

Guard posted the Colors for that event.

John Sagert, Charles Weatherbee, and Jim Gibson

The Sons of the American Revolution is a historical, educational and patriotic non-profit, United States 501

(c) 3 corporation that seeks to maintain and extend (1) the institution of American freedom, (2) an

appreciation for true patriotism, (3) a respect for our national symbols, (4) the value of American

citizenship, and (5) the unifying force of e pluribus unam that has created, from the people of many

nations, one nation, and one people.

We do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men

who achieved the independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones

of man’s eternal struggle against tyranny, relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each

succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedom on the battlefield and in our public

institutions.

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