Stephanie Hosid reported 61 in attendance with 53 members, 6 prospective members and two guests.
Brunswick Town Chapter has 153 members. We are keeping Cindy Sellers and
her assistantsvery busy.
The guest speaker, John Braswell spoke on North Carolina, A Colony Divided: Patriot vs. Loyalist. He talked about the divisions in North Carolina between Patriots and Loyalists and explained the colony was evenly divided between those who wanted to establish independence, those who wanted to remain a colony and those who were undecided. The Battle at Moore’s Creek on Feb. 27, 1776 was the first one in North Carolina and ended with a win for the Patriots and led to the Halifax Resolves.
It was another four years before NC Patriots met British forces during the Southern Campaign that began with their defeat in Savannah where 566 patriots died, moved up to Charleston where an additional 5,500 troops were lost, on to Camden where 2,000 died and culminated at Ramsour’s Mill where the Patriots won. On October 7, 1780 British troops were defeated at Kings Mountain NC. That battle was a turning point in the War of Revolution. The site was bought by the NCDAR who petitioned then President Herbert Hoover and his wife to attend a ceremony where the deed to the land was transferred to the Federal Government. More than 70,000 people attended and the entire event was broadcast throughout the United States and to England. Following the surrender at Yorktown the British supplied 27 ships to remove some 80,000 Loyalists from the new United States of America. Half of them went to Canada and today there are 27 Chapters of The United Empire Loyalists Association there.
Norma Eckard, WWI Commemorative chair for the Brunswick Town Chapter reported the Kentucky Derby fund raiser for the restoration of Ft. Caswell Rifle Range raised $3600.00. Currently 303 of 375 Brunswick County veterans have been honored. She asked members to visit the grave of a WWI veteran and take a picture for Memorial Day and send it to her.
Stephanie Hosid, chair, presented the Community Service award to Norma and Ron Eckard for their efforts in restoring the Ft. Caswell Rifle Range.Visit the website for additional information
L to R: Annetta Clark, Treasssurer, Joan Hall and Carol Jutte, Regent
Joan Hall, Preservation Chair, reported that the Chapter had received a $750.00 grant from BEMC. The grant will be applied to restoring a Gravestone of Revolutionary War Veteran Somphronius Russ.
L to R: Norma Eckard and Mary Earp
Mary Earp presented a donation of $500.00 to Norma Eckard. The donation was in honor of family members who served in WWI and was collected from her remaining family members.
Regent Carol Jutte presented Martha Koletar an “Above and Beyond the Call” Award for her dedication and help with the newsletter, helping at least three other committees with information, organizing two skits for chapter meetings and presenting a program at another chapter.
Carol Jutte is holding up the yearbook that received the Tri-Color award with 100 points for
2017-2018.
The "Love you Forever Award" is that our chapter yearbook chairman, who is also our Vice Regent Pat Gooding, sent the yearbook to the NCS Yearbook Chairman our yearbook before our 1st meeting. We earned 100 points to be eligible for 2017-2018.
A National Award was presented to the Brunswick Town Chapter at the State Meeting for the DAR Magazine. Our chapter had 31% to 50% of chapter members subscribe to be eligible for the Bronze Level.
L to R: Cindy Sellers, Registrar, Jane Johnson and Sally Meginley, Assistant Registrars, and Carol Jutte, Regent
Cindy Sellers presented a certificate to Sally Meginley and Jane Johnson with her thanks for all their assistance in researching and preparing the applications and supplements this past year.
Chaplain, Kathy Miller swore in new members at the May DAR meeting.
L to R: Linda Lashley, Roberta Brady, Emma Lou Hannan, and Phyllis Edwards who accepted for family members Harriette Bode, Catherine Bode, and Leah Garland.
On May 5, 2018 Linda Lashley is
a regularly approved member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution having been admitted by the National Board of Management by virtue of her descent from her patriot who with unfailing loyalty served as a sailor, soldier, civil officer or rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence during the Revolutionary War.
The Constitution Minute
Diana Fotinatos asked where the Constitution was moved to following the 9-11 attack. Nancy Mazzei won with the answer Ft. Knox.
Thank you Lynn Deen, Cindy Sellers, Carol Jutte and many others for providing information for our blog.
Thank you Phyllis Wilson for your photos
