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The Haversack The Newsletter of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter

Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

May 2014

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Our recent Semi-annual Chapter Meeting was a great

success; memorable patriotic fellowship, informative

and entertaining, nearly overbooked, and considerably

briefer than has been our custom – all thanks to the ex-

ceptional planning and precise execution of our 1st and

2nd Vice Presidents, our Treasurer (aka MDSSAR Presi-

dent), and an overflowing room of Compatriots, hon-

orees, and special guests.

Chapter efforts to “level our workload” have been ad-

vanced considerably by both Compatriot Sheldon Sheal-

er’s decision to lead our very important Public Relations

Committee, and by our acquisition of several new Com-

patriots over the past few months. At your first oppor-

tunity please reach out to thank Sheldon and give a

warm welcome to Compatriots Kevin Linus Campbell,

George Clyde Bailey, Bradley Benjamin Champion and

J. Patrick Warner.

Of considerable note, in the category of what some

members may have missed over the past weeks, are the

excellent presentation of the History of the MDSSAR

delivered by Chris Smithson (State Historian) during the

MDSSAR Annual Meeting in Westminster, MD, and the

riveting Middletown Valley Historical Society presenta-

tion, by Compatriot Jack Schrodel, on the life, times, and

mysteries of our Chapter Patriot, and namesake, Ser-

geant Lawrence Everhart.

Your Chapter Executive Committee continues to meet

monthly to streamline Chapter business, review current

and consider future obligations, address pending changes

in our Chapter business/annual/fiscal years, and consider

an adjustment to our Chapter dues structure (look for

more on these items in the next edition of your Haver-

sack).

George Lewis

Compatriot & President

CHAPTER TO HOLD FOURTH ANNUAL

FLAG DAY & AWARDS RECEPTION

The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter will hold

its Fourth Annual Flag Day & Awards Reception

at FSK Post 11, The American Legion, 1450 Taney

Avenue, Frederick, MD on Thursday, June 12,

2014. The Reception is co-sponsored by Post 11

under the NSSAR Partner In Patriotism Program.

The reception will begin with a social period start-

ing at 5:00 PM. The Awards Program will be

called to order at 5:30 PM with a posting of the

colors by a Boy Scout Color Guard of FSK Post

11. The cost will be $10 per person.

For reservations, mail checks to Sergeant Law-

rence Everhart Chapter, 302 N. College Parkway,

Frederick, MD 21701. You can call in reservations

by June 6, 2014 to Assistant Secretary Neil Fay at

301-696-3565, or in the evening at 301-694-9686.

Guests of honor will be the recipients of the fol-

lowing awards: 5th Grade Essay Award Contest

and Flag Awards. Also, the ROTC Awards and

School (Outstanding Citizenship) Awards, previ-

ously presented at School Assemblies, will be an-

nounced.

We hope for a strong turn out to show support for

these chapter programs and the winners. Some

awards have been supplemented by FSK Post 11,

The American Legion, and VL 155, 40/8.

In this issue…

WOODSBORO MEMORIAL DAY PARADE…..2

BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR PATRIOTS…………...2

ANNUAL FIFTH GRADE ESSAY CONTEST….2

JROTC AWARD………………………………….2

MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONY……………..2

MEETING CALENDAR…………………………2

MEDAL OF THE MONTH………………………3

SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING……………………..4

LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDAL………………..4

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WOODSBORO MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Our annual event in the Woodsboro Memorial Day Pa-

rade will take place on Sunday May 25, 2014. We will

meet at Mt. Hope Cemetery (12:30 PM) to set up for

pictures and secure our position in the parade. The pa-

rade will commence sharply at 1:30 PM, and last about

30 minutes (those who possess revolutionary attire,

please consider wearing it in the parade). If you would

like to participate, but can’t walk the distance of the pa-

rade and back to your car, we will have an open con-

vertible available for you to ride in. For those who wish

to ride, please contact Compatriot Larry Bishop at 301-

696-0085.

BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR PATRIOTS

Each month, we would like to publish a biography of

one of our compatriot’s revolutionary patriots; a suc-

cinct version is preferred. If known, please add their

burial location. Please submit your offerings to Larry

Bishop, via e-mail at charleslb.comcast.net, or mail

them to Larry Bishop, 2472 Bear Den Road, Frederick,

MD 21701.

ANNUAL FIFTH GRADE ESSAY CONTEST

The annual fifth grade essay contest theme is, "Explain

how the Stamp Act of 11/23/1765 ('Repudiation Day' in

Frederick County) may have led to the American War of

Independence."

The due date for contest submissions ended on April

24th. As, in prior years, SAR executive committee

members and committee chairs may be asked to review

and judge the contest entries. There will be eight cash

prizes, and all participants will receive a certificate of

participation. These awards will made during the Chap-

ter's Flag Day and Awards Reception at FSK Post 11,

The American Legion, 1450 Taney Avenue, Frederick,

MD, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Dr. John George is our

contest chair and coordinator.

JROTC AWARD

Cadet Ensign Robert Milburn has been selected to rep-

resent The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter as the

recipient of its annual JROTC Award. Cadet Ensign

Milburn is a junior at Linganore High school where he

has been active in the NJROTC program for the past

three years. He is also an active member of the drill

team, color guard and rifle teams and has secured a po-

sition on the Maryland Sporter Air Rifle Team, which

placed 7th in the National Championship Competition.

Cadet Ensign Milburn also plays in the Linganore Jazz

band and possesses a 3.86 un-weighted GPA and 4.47

weighted GPA. He ranks 41 in a class of 335 students.

MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONY

The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter participated

again this year in the 6th annual Medal of Honor

ceremony.

National Medal of Honor Day is on March 25th. Each

year, close to this date, Antietam Camp # 3, Sons of Un-

ion Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), conducts a Civ-

il War Medal of Honor ceremony. This year’s ceremony

paid homage to two Medal of Honor recipients: First

Lieutenant George E. Davis and Corporal Alexander

Scott, for their actions at the Battle of Monocacy. The

ceremony took place Saturday, March 22, 2014, in the

Araby United Methodist Church and continued across the

street from the Monocacy National Battlefield in Freder-

ick, Maryland.

Chapter President George E. Lewis, Jr. presenting a wreath

for Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter SAR.

2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MEETING CALENDAR

Apr 17

May 15

June 19

July 17 (May be rescheduled due to the National

Conference)

Aug 21

Sept 18

Oct 16

Nov 20

Dec 18

6:00 PM– 7:30 PM at the Historical Society of Freder-

ick County (24 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701)

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Medal of the

Month

This is the first in a

series of articles pre-

senting the medals and

awards of the SAR. The

series will initially focus

on medals the Sergeant

Lawrence Everhart

Chapter is authorized to

approve and present.

However, given the spe-

cial nature of The SAR

125th Anniversary Med-

al, it has been chosen to open the series.

The Awards Committee encourages Chapter

members to nominate, for special recognition,

your fellow compatriots who have gone

“above and beyond” in service to our organi-

zation and community.

The SAR 125th Anniversary Medal, dis-

played above, was authorized in 2013. It

commemorates the one hundred twenty fifth

anniversary of the founding of the National

Society of the Sons of the American Revolu-

tion. Only a member who was a dues-paying

member between January 1, 2014 and De-

cember 31, 2014 may wear it. In addition,

new members whose applications had been

submitted during that time may also wear it.

The medal is bronze in color and features the

likeness of President George Washington

(2014 is the 225th anniversary of George

Washington taking his oath of office). The

medal is suspended from a chest ribbon of

blue, buff and white and comes in a set with a

full size and miniature medal. This medal can

be ordered through the NSSAR website store

(SKU #0380) and is priced at $30.00 plus

shipping and handling.

Information Web Links: NSSAR Web Site: www.sar.org MDSSAR Web Site: www.marylandsar.org Sergeant

Lawrence Everhart Chapter Web Page: http://lawrence-everhart.marylandsar.org/index.html Sergeant Lawrence

Everhart Chapter Events are posted on the MDSSAR Events Calendar. (Go to the Events Tab and the month, click on

the event, and details of each event be able to be viewed.)

The SAR 125th Anniversary

Medal

The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter, Maryland Society Sons of

the American Revolution President Dr. George Lewis (left) presented

the SAR Lamplighter Award to member George B. Delaplaine Jr. in

recognition for his contribution to the SAR National Center for Ad-

vancing America’s Heritage (CAAH) Campaign. The National Socie-

ty Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) CAAH is a world class

genealogical research library of over 58,000 family histories. For

more information about the SAR and community projects they sup-

port, contact Don Deering, 1st Vice President, 301-606-8827, or

dadeering@comcast.net.

George E. Lewis Jr., President, Sergeant Everhart Chapter, Sons of the

American Revolution; Ann Bonitatibus, E.D., Chief Operating Officer,

Fredrick County Public Schools; Donald A. Deering, First Vice Presi-

dent, Foundation Chair, Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter, Sons of

the American Revolution (Signing formal Partnership Agreement with

Frederick County Public Schools, in support of the Frederick Town

Fife and Drum; executed the sixth day of February 2014.)

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TIM SUTPHIN SPEAKS AT SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING

Mr. Tim Sutphin, Director of Revolutionary City Programs for

the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, was the guest speaker

at the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter, Maryland Society

Sons of the American Revolution semi-annual meeting held at

Dutch’s Daughter.

Mr. Sutphin related the history of the Williamsburg Fife and

Drum Corp, which started with 5 members and grew to its cur-

rent membership of 110, conducting over 700 events a year in

2013. He shared his personal experience as a past member of

the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drum Corp from 1975 to

1983 and how the corps provided leadership, discipline and

character building values.

During the past 18 months, Mr. Sutphin has provided the local

SAR chapter with invaluable guidance and recommendations for establishing our own Frederick Town

Fife and Drum Corps. The local SAR chapter, in partnership with local community organizations as well

as the Frederick County Board of Education, will model the local Fife and Drum Corps after the enor-

mously successful Williamsburg Corp.

The Frederick Town Fife and Drum Corp will be made up of 10-19 year old boys and girls dedicated to

preserving the historic art of fifing and drumming through live performance at parades, historical and

patriotic celebrations, concerts, cultural affairs, and other civic events in Frederick, Maryland.

For more information, contact the Sgt. Lawrence Everhart 1st Vice President, Don Deering, 301-606-

8827 or dadeering@comcast.net.

LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMENDATION MEDAL

The Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter, Maryland Society Sons of the

American Revolution (SAR) Law Enforcement Committee Chairman

Carl Harbaugh presented Detective Michael R. Morgan, the SAR Law

Enforcement Commendation Medal for distinction and service in the

field of law enforcement. Detective Morgan, an 18 year veteran of

the Frederick City Police Department, for the past 11 years has been

assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division, a team of detectives

who have primary responsibility over the investigation of some of the

most high-profile cases within the City of Frederick. Detective Mor-

gan earned this recognition by volunteering for some of the depart-

ment's most difficult cases, such as the 2007 Deysi Benitez murder/

suicide case, which was featured on America’s Most Wanted pro-

gram, and was the lead investigator for the Colonial Jewelry Store

robbery of more than $100,000.00 of Rolex watches, leading to the

arrest of one person. Detective Morgan is also a certified Maryland

Police Training Commission instructor and is one of department's two

polygraph operators. For more information about the SAR and the

community programs they support, contact 1st Vice President Don Deering, 301-606-8827 or

dadeering@comcast.net.

Carl Harbaugh (left) and Detective Mi-

chael R. Morgan (right)