Wreaths Across America is Sponsoring a 2 for 1 Sale: Buy 1 Wreath Get 1 Wreath Matched up until January 16, 2024.

 

This is the first year 2023 that we haven’t put a wreath on the grave of every Veteran at Wilmington Nation Cemetery in a long time.  Wreaths Across America is sponsoring another program that should spark an incentive to want to buy some wreaths. It is called 2 for 1. If you buy 1 wreath, we get 2 wreaths to put on graves. If you buy 5 wreaths there will be 10 wreaths to put on the graves.  The 2 for 1 program started December 16th. If you have already bought a wreath by credit card I would suggest doing the buying the same way. Only 2 things: Go to the website below which will take you directly to the DAR Brunswick Town Chapter site and don’t add $3.00 to their technology fund. Below is the information you need to do this. You will get a form e-mailed immediately after you buy your wreaths, but you will be e-mailed another receipt and that one would list our chapter on it. It should have listed it on the first immediate receipt too. I would like you to forward me the 2nd receipt that they e-mailed you for my records. The 2 for 1 Sale started on January 16, 2023. If you are going to buy by credit card you have until January 16, 2024 to purchase some wreaths. That is the last day of the 2 for 1. If you are going to buy a wreath by writing a check you need to get that to me as soon as possible. If you are a member of the Brunswick Town DAR Chapter you can either send our treasurer a check made out to Brunswick Town DAR which she will deposit and when she gets a few wreaths she will order by using her debit card for the chapter. We have a DAR meeting in January 10, 2024. so you can bring your checks then and give them to our treasurer. You have until January 16th at 12:00 midnight to purchase wreaths. Then the 2 for 1 is over. Let's all rally and buy a few wreaths. I think if all 180+ members will buy wreaths we will be in great shape to put a wreath on every grave for 2024.

 Website for Wreaths Across America:

Brunswick Town Chapter NSDAR (NC0009P)  (click on the website) https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/19426/Overview/?relatedId=0

This link is a direct link to our chapter site to donate. Click on the link and it should open for you. You can always copy and paste it into your browser. Each wreath is $17.00. 

If you would like to buy a wreath by credit card, but are not sure how to do it or e-mail me at par4wilson@gmail.com and I will help you. If you are reading this post, but are not a Brunswick Town DAR member then e-mail me and I will send you a form to fill out and mail yourself. Ordering by credit card is the quickest way to place an order or by phone.

There is also another way to order a wreath and that is by phone. You call:  877-385-9504 You tell them how many wreaths you want to order. They will ask you the cemetery locations – Wilmington National Cemetery; and the sponsor number which is NC0009P.  Our chapter had 251 wreaths sponsored by many people who ordered wreaths this year other than chapter members. Our Brunswick Town Chapter was in 5^th place as to getting the most wreaths out of 46 other sponsors. 

posted by WAA co-ordinator and blog manager.

 

Photos and Program from Wreaths Across America at Wilmington National Cemetery December 16, 2023

 Brunswick Town DAR members attended the Wreaths Across America program this past December 16, 2023 at Wilmington National Cemetery.

L to R:  The Honorable James H. Faison, III, District Court Judge for Pender and New Hanover Counties.  Judge Faison gave the Invocation on December 16, 2023 at the Wreaths Across America program at Wilmington National  Cemetery. Jerry West, WAA Location Coordinator Wilmington National Cemetery.

After the Wreaths Across America program, one of our Brunswick Town DAR members went to Southport and laid two wreaths for the Revolutionary War Veterans at the Smithville Burying Ground.

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Our Dear DAR Member Will Be Missed...

 

CELEBRATE BILL OF RIGHTS DAY DECEMBER 15

While the Declaration of Independence included the phrase “all men are endowed  by their Creator with certain inalienable rights” it only specifically named the right

to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The debate about rights became contentious during the Constitutional Convention with some delegates walking out and others threatening to withdraw. Objections quieted when the framers promised

to add a Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson, writer of the Declaration of Independence and fellow Virginian George Mason were adamant supporters of rights for citizens and the necessity of their inclusion in the Constitution. James Madison who wrote the document worried that specific named rights might weaken the government and place unnecessary limits on governance. Mason threatened to withhold his signature and Jefferson wrote Madison in 1787

“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against any government on earth, general or particular, and what no government should refuse, or rest on inference.” Arguments in favor of a bill of rights continued with anti-federalists demanding them and it became the largest issue when Madison ran to represent Virginia in

Congress in 1788. Finally, Madison agreed and composed a Bill of Rights that would not change the government but secure and guarantee 10 rights. He carefully

limited the power of the Federal Government and ensured that the Constitution did not limit the rights of states by modeling them on Virginia’s Declaration of Rights, written by Mason, as well as other documents. Madison introduced the Bill of Rights in Congress on June 8, 1789, and it was ratified on December 15, 1791.

Since then, there have been more than 20 additional amendments but the first 10 are probably the most well known and most debated.

In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the following.

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate December 15, 1941, as Bill of Rights Day. And I call upon the officials of the Government, and upon the people of the United States, to observe the day by displaying the flag of the United States on public buildings and

by meeting together for such prayers and such ceremonies as may seem to them

appropriate.”

You can read them below.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting

the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the

right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a

redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of

the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of

the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,

against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants

shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and

particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be

seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a

witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due

process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and

public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall

have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law,

and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have a compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty

dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall

be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, then according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Photos from the December Brunswick Town DAR Meeting December 13, 2023

 

Cape Fear ACapella group performed at our December 2023 DAR meeing. They were  very talked.

Jane Izod leader of the Cape Fear A Capella Group introduced the singing group.

Greg Aaron is a cybersecurity expert and a licensed private detective. He was previously the editorial director at Running Press, a trade book publishing house. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, he is currently researching the lives of several members of the Pennsylvania militia. Greg Aaron is the leading expert in the country on Revolutionary-era comics. 

Every nation has an origin story. In the popular imagination, the American Revolutionary War has been a tale of heroes who were forged in adversity, overcame an arch-enemy, and carried their new-found virtue and power into the world. In other words, the Revolutionary War is a perfect match for superheroes. In the early days of the comic books, some superheroes drew their power from the War of Independence, giving inspiration to Americans who were living through another dire conflict. The superhero comic book was born of war. The genre took off—quite literally—with the introduction of Superman in Action Comics#1, which hit the newsstands on April 18, 1938, and became an immediate hit.[1] By that month, Nazi Germany had annexed Austria, and the forces of Imperial Japan had pushed far into China. As the world descended into darkness, comic book creators hearkened back to America’s past for inspiration. The times called for patriotism, and the magic of the comics could deliver it.

DAR doesn’t allow us to share the names of our members any longer on our blog.  So, it’s hard for me to tell you about this lovely new lady who moved her membership from Boone to Raleigh and now to Brunswick Town. 

But, here goes:  she lives in Southport. However, she is originally from Philadelphia, PA. She grew up there with her parents and two brothers until her mom and dad decided to move to Scotland. It was a place her parents had fallen in love with. Sadly, her father had a tragic hunting accident and passed away there. The family returned to Pennsylvania where Waydell was sent to a boarding school, the Hannah More Academy in Maryland.

In time, she went to college, got married, and had two children. The American Dream.

She became a nurse specializing in neonatal intensive care. While living in Florida, she worked out of Shands Hospital, Florida’s premier teaching hospital in Gainesville. She then moved to Raleigh and worked at Duke for several years, again in the neonatal intensive care unit, before moving to Boone where she worked out of the health department as the child service coordinator. After that, she retired.

It was then that she had time to get involved in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), something she had wanted to do for years. And she has found so much that fascinates her. Since joining DAR, she’s also joined Colonial Dames, Daughters of the Colonials, Daughters of the Colonial Wars, 1812, Huguenot Society, National Society of New England Women, Holland Dames, Daughters and Sons of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Society.

But even with all the joy she found since retiring, she also found sorrow. “My husband and I were married for 52 years,” she says, “but he passed away.”Joseph, her husband, died at age 76 in May of 2021, and that left a huge hole in her heart. For a time, she lived with her son, Christopher, in Boone where he works as the head of recreation for Appalachian State University. But her daughter Kimberly asked her to move back to Raleigh to live with her. Soon after, Kimberly told her mom she had received an offer to become the manager of catering at the Bald Head Island golf resort. The move to Brunswick County has turned out to be both of them. That was in June of 2023.

“I love Southport. I’ve made so many new friends since I’ve moved here!’ And this is our beautiful new member. You’ll have to meet her at a meeting. Ask her to tell you her name. We would tell you here, but we can’t. 

Information provided by our public relations chair for the Brunswick Town DAR Chapter.

New DAR members were installed at the December DAR meeting.

December 8th is the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party

 December 8th is the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Go to the DAR main website to read the article written by the National Vice Chair, Commemorative Events.

Photos from the Brunswick Town November 2023 DAR Meeting

 

Our Vice-Regent introduced the guest speaker, Mr. John Hacker of the Leland American Legion Post 68 who discussed suicide among veterans. He gave a very informative PowerPoint presentation plus handed out rack cards with Veteran Suicide Awareness and Community Program information.

DAR Leadership Training Chair honored a Vietnam Veteran with a lapel pin,  certificate, and a document of the description of the pin.

The Units Overseas Chair explained that the area covers international members. She indicated that there were chapters located in 11 countries and 1 US territory. They are supporting the DAR with many projects. She also had applications available if any member wanted to become an associate member. She also discussed the DAR Correspondent Docent program. Applications were available if any member was interested in making such a presentation.

Brunswick Town chaplain conducted a very moving Memorial Service for member Alice S. Watts, who passed away recently.  

Let’s All Order Some Wreaths for Wreaths Across America

Hope we will be able to put a wreath on every Veterans Grave at Wilmington National Cemetery for December 16th, 2023.  This is the perfect time to honor our Veterans. Hope you will think so too. If you order online be sure to e-mail Phyllis your 2nd receipt, the one they e-mail back to you at par4wilson@gmail.com. She can check wreath orders electronically. Keidre Koenig, our WAA treasurer will order wreaths by credit card before the closing of November 28th at midnight.   Our chapter has purchased 227 wreaths so far this year. We have 4,113 wreaths purchased as of Dec. 6, 2023. We need1,059 more wreaths to reach our goal of 5,126 wreaths to put a wreath on the grave of every Veteran. Each wreath costs $17.00. Thanks for all your support. 

Click on :  http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/nc0009p 

to buy 1 wreath or 2 for our chapter. Please don't contribute $3 to the technology fund on the order. You can also go to the tab on the right side of the blog to go to our WAA page for more tips about ordering and also for the phone number of WAA to order a wreath by phone. This is super easy for those who are a little cyber-challenged. Also, if you order a wreath by credit card you will get an immediate receipt. Then you will get a final receipt with lots of information on it. That is the one you mail to Phyllis Wilson at par4wilson@gmail.com.

The reason for this update is that I was contacted by someone who ordered a wreath, but went to the main WAA website and yes, they ordered a wreath, but our chapter did not get credit for it. They didn't realize I had a tab with lots of info on it for WAA. Therefore,  lots of information there. 

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Brunswick Town DAR Members Received Membership Awards at the October DAR Meeting

 

Our Regent and three daughters received membership achievement awards at the October DAR meeting 2023.

 

 Our guest speaker at our October DAR meeting was our former registrar who provided information about the placement of pins.

National First Responders Day

 Thank you to the Brunswick Town Chapter North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution for recognizing our officers in honor of National First Responders Day.

A special thank you to all of our valued first responders in the area. We are so grateful for our partnership with each of you.