Overview of the Brunswick Town DAR Meeting on October 10, 2018

 Mr. Ruocco spoke about The Seabee’s, the USN Construction Battalion.  Mr. Ruocco served during the Viet Nam War as part of the 133rd Battalion.  They were responsible for building hospitals and bridges and providing infrastructure.  They built a runway for military planes in 56 hours.  Seabees were organized during WWII, recruited from construction workers and farmer workers who already knew how to construct or operate heavy equipment, given basic military training and deployed.  There were 150 Battalions during WWII, today there are only eleven that operate in 30 person teams.  They still build hospitals and schools but also help with reconstruction in war zones.  They still deploy with the Marines and today include women.  Today retired Seabee’s volunteer in the community and among their projects is building ramps for veterans.

Dennis Ruocco, standing next to a display of scrapbooks brought in by Carol Jutte and Phyllis Wilson, Historian. Phyllis's father was in WWII and stationed in the Philippines. One of his duties was to prepare a scrapbook with photographs and detailed information of all the platoons plus write a book, which he self published in later years. 

Duffle bag and scrap books.

Museum and gift shop - this is the weaving shop at Crossnore School. It is a beautiful facility. If you have never visited it before try to schedule a trip there. You can sign up for a tour of the facility. Kathy Dillinger has spent many years working there is one of the contact people who will take you on a tour.

A weaver working at the Crossnore School near Blowing Rock, NC

See that beautiful periwinkle cape on the table. Well, yes Phyllis Wilson purchased it. She can't wait until the weather gets a bit cooler to wear it. Pat Tucker, DAR Schools Chair, arranged to have all the beautiful woven scarves, shawls and caps along with placemats and napkins available at the October 10th meeting. Pat Tucker still has some of the beautiful woven items at her house. So give her a call if you are interested in seeing any of them. You can also go on line to view these items.

https://www.crossnore.org/store/

L to R: Norma Eckard, Commemorative Events Chair and Helen Radcliffe, DAR Schools, Co-Chair, is holding a plaque and Norma is  holding an award. The award was one of 100 presented to different organizations. 1918 Fort Caswell Rifle Range Memorial in Caswell Beach, NC is now an official United States World War I Centennial Memorial.

Vicki Elam and Cindy Sellers hold the awards presented to them by Regent, Carol Jutted. View awards below.

L to R: Carol Jutte, Regent, and Cindy Sellers, Registrar

Carol's granddaughter, Nicole Boyd will become a member of our DAR chapter. Carol just signed  her papers. 

Cindy Sellers, is happily watching Dana Majernik sign her papers for a new supplemental. Congratulations Dana.

New Members sworn in at the October 10th meeting.
L to R: Brooke Triplett, Membership Chair; Cindy Sellers, Registrar; New members: Vicki Wade; Jo-Anne Alford; Teresa McLamb; Sibyl McLamb (Teresa McLamb's mother as a guest receiving granddaughter Lydia Chandler's DAR pin); Sally Meginley; Registrar assistant and Workshops and Carol Jutte, Regent

Purple Onion Cafe 

Purple Onion Cafe has been catering our lunches when we have our DAR meetings at Shallotte Electric, the second Wednesday of each month. We have been very happy with their tasty sandwiches, salads and home made potato chips.They are located at 4647 Main St. #1, Shallotte, NC 

New member Vicki Wade is enjoying the choosing the variety of sandwich choices available at the luncheon provided by The Purple Onion Cafe in Shallotte, NC.

Regent, Carol Jutte chatting with member, Diana Suttle during the lovely lunch catered by The Purple Onion in Shallotte.

Amazon Smile Program 

We signed up for Amazon.smile by just going to the above website. It was really very easy to do.  We often purchase things on amazonprime and you still have the same choices of items. If makes one feel good to know that they are contributing to our DAR Brunswick Town Chapter. This does not cost you any more money to buy something. It is wonderful. You can choose any organization you want to sponsor. Contact us if you need assistance.
Martha Koletar -  mkoletar@aol.com
Phyllis Wilson  - par4wilson@gmail.com

.Nicole Boyd signing her application for Brunswick Town Chapter, NSDAR along with her mother Angela Boyd (member of Brunswick Town Chapter), her brother Travis Boyd (a member of Sons of the American Revolution, Ohio) and Carol Jutte, Regent, Nicole's grandmother overseeing the signing.

Constitution Week Information:

Diana Fotinatos reported that many Constitution Week activities were postponed or cancelled due to Hurricane Florence and were being rescheduled.  She thanked Susan Zimmerman, Heather Holbrook and Mary Sands for the bulletin boards at Supply and Virginia Williamson elementary schools and Harper Library in Southport and all who had helped with the planning of several events.  Caswell Beach Mayor Deborah Ahlers did sign and has posted a Proclamation in the Town Hall.  Diana and Sandy Winstead will be doing classroom presentations to fifth graders at three elementary schools.

The Constitution Minute was “While Gouverneur Morris has been nicknamed the “Penman of the Constitution,” the real hand wielding the quill that scrawled the final copy of the Constitution belonged to the assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State Assembly. He was paid $30.00 and given just two days to write most of the document’s 4,543 words on four sheets of vellum parchment.  While his script was requisite, his work was not flawless.  

Between the final article and the delegate signatures on the Constitution’s final page is an “errata” paragraph listing some of the minor errors he made along with his corrections. No one could answer the Constitution question “What is the name of the man who was the engrosser or actual penman of the original copy of the United States Constitution?”  His name was Jacob Shallus.   But Diana awarded the prize to Cindy Sellers for remembering that American Spirit Magazine had an article on the engrosser.  

Carol Jutte delivering food to the Supply Fire Department. After the chapter meetings and any food left over the Brunswick Town Chapter donates the food to the local fire departments.