Brunswick Town, Vice Regent introduced the program speaker for the meeting, Pat Kirkman of the
Southport Historical Society. Ms. Kirkman, who authors a Facebook blog entitled “Stories Beneath the Silent
Stones,” gave her presentation specifically about the Old Smithville Burying
Ground. She briefly touched upon the history of Smithville, which later became Southport, and then focused on one of the oldest tombstones in
the graveyard, that of Sempronius
Russ. She delighted members with stories about the Russ family and thanked our
Chapter for placing a new marker on his gravesite in October 2020. More information on this worthwhile local
organization can be found at www.southporthistoricalsociety.org.
Our DAR Regeant from the Brunswick Town Chapter introduced the chairman from the Constitution Committee and each month there is a question that they ask. If a member answers the question she will get a gift.
Constitution Minute: The chapter's co-chair presented the Constitution Committee’s report on the patriots who made up the Style and Arrangement Committee, which prepared the final form of our Constitution. 38 delegates signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and it took 3-1/2 years for the document to be ratified. she asked if any of our members could name two of the six men on this committee.
The answer: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander, Hamilton, and James Madison.
Our Vice-Regent was able to name two of these men. Congratulations!
Brunswick Town members enjoyed a piece of the delicious birthday cake to help celebrate our chapter's birthday of 47 years. It was founded in 1976.
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