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THE NAPLES CRIER - PAGE 1 - FEBRUARY 2015

THE NAPLE S CR I ER

Florid a Soc iety sons of the American revolut ion

SINCE 1975 NAPLES CHAPTER NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2015

Thursday, February 12, 2015, the Naples Chapter, NSSAR will recognize the Senior JROTC Instructors and their Honored Cadets from the local high schools at a luncheon to be held at The Club at Longshore Lake. The Naples Chapter is proud to sponsor a program that recognizes the personal growth and community participation of so many deserving young people.

On page 7 is a reprint of an article that appeared January 22, 2010 in the Naples Daily News about one senior JROTC instructor and the students of Golden Gate High School.

The February luncheon meeting offers us an opportunity to show our support for the instructors and students in the JROTC program.

Lisa’s oratory is reprinted on page 6.

Rumbaugh Contest winner was Lisa DeWitte

Lisa DeWitte receives 1st Place Medal-lion and certificate from President John McCullough

Our January meeting was held at the Club at Longshore Lake!!

Call to Order- 1st VP Mike Garey Posting of the Colors Bernardo de Gálvez Camp #13 Color Guard Commander Donald B. Cahill Invocation Chaplin Charles E. Cortright Pledge of Allegiance Compatriot Ed Ferguson The American Creed Compatriot Don Cahill SAR Pledge Compatriot Roy Richardson

Welcoming Remarks President John McCullough

Announcements President John McCullough

Today's program was the Rumbaugh Oration Contest. Our next program on Feb. 12, 2015 will be the JROTC Program. The Winter BOM will be Jan. 30th and 31st in Orlando, where the Naples SAR will be represented by Larry Feh-renbaker, John McCullough, Don Cahill and Mike Garey. John (Jack) Bloodgood a Naples SAR member died

early this month. His memorial service will be held in Iowa. Our newest members are Charles Fredrick Hess and Charles Monks. We still have openings for some officers and if you are interested contact Mike Garey. Our Color Guard Camp was named for Bernar-do de Gálvez who has been awarded Honorary United States Citizenship by Congress and the President. He was the Spanish Governor of the Spanish Territories and thru military actions against the British reduced pressure on our forces during the Revolution.

Note of Interest- Wyatt Navarro, our Rumbaugh Oration Contest winner of two years ago, is now a member of the freshmen class at Princeton University.

Lunch-

Rumbaugh Oration Contest - Lisa DeWitte was our only entrant this year and she was accompa-nied today by her parents, Debbie and Richard DeWitte. Lisa was our winner last year and placed third at the 2014 FLSSAR Contest.

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It is time again to remember the man who fought the war for independence from Great Britain and served as the first President of the Untied States.

Contemporary records, which used the Julian calendar and the Annunciation Style of enumerating years, recorded his birth as February 11, 1731. The provisions of the British Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, implemented in 1752, altered the official British dating method to the Gregorian calendar with the start of the year on January 1 (it had been March 25). These changes resulted in dates being moved forward 11 days, and for those between January 1 and March 25, an advance of one year.

Postage and currency

Since 1847, one of the defining hallmarks of a U.S. President is his appearance on U.S. currency and postage. George Washington appears on contemporary U.S. currency, including the one-dollar bill and the U.S. quarter dollar. On U.S. postage stamps, Washington, along with Benjamin Franklin, appeared on the nation's first postage stamps in 1847. Throughout U.S. postal history Washington appears on many postage issues, more than all other presidents combined.

Not only is Washington pictured in regular issues, he is commemorated in central events at the Founding, the "Father of his country". Washington’s victory over British General Cornwallis was commemorated with a 2-cent stamp on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown on October 19, 1931. The 150th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution with George Washington as presiding officer was celebrated with a 3-cent issue on September 17, 1937, was adapted from the painting by Julius Brutus Stearns. Washington’s inauguration as President under the new Constitution at Federal Hall in New York City was celebrated on its 150th anniver-sary on April 30, 1939.

Stamps (Continued on page 3)

Washington center, flanked by Gen. Rochambeau & Adm. DeGrasse Battle of Yorktown, 1781 1931 issue

Washington, president of the Constitutional Convention, 1787 1937 issue

Washington’s presidential oath, 1789 1939 issue


Stamps (Continued from page 2)

Washington, issue of 1862, 24c

Washington, issue of 1895, 2c

Washington-Franklin Issues of 1908 1923, 5c

Washington at Prayer, Valley Forge, issue of 1928, 2c

Congressional Gold Medal voted for George Washington by Second Continental Congress, March 25, 1776.

A 1928 United States one-dollar bill. Note it is identified as a "United States Note" rather than a Federal Reserve Note.

New Members

Name Patriot Ancestor

Charles Kenneth Monks Pvt. Elias Monk Charles Frederick Hess III Michael Hess James Erb Pvt. George Miller Andrew James Lypen Pvt. George Miller


Other photos taken at January 15th Luncheon Meeting

Don Cahill, Past President

(L to R) Ed Ferguson, his wife Dorothy, and Acey Edgemon

E. H. Van Hoesen and his wife, Alice

(L to R) President McCullough, 1st VP Gar-ey and Immed. Past President Fehrenbaker

Tom Woodruff

Chaplain Charles Cortright

Color Guard procession

Photos are courtesy of Jeanne and Larry

Fehrenbaker


(L to R) Dick Hazen, Treasurer and Otis Wragg

(L to R) 2nd Vice President Richard Wright, Pat Schaar, and Jim McBath III

More photos taken at January 15th Luncheon Meeting

Photos are courtesy of Jeanne and Larry

Fehrenbaker

Lisa DeWitte

(L to R) Kenneth Staley and Virginia Bailey

Past President Roy Richardson and his wife, Dory (L to R) Jack Dennis and Dick Hazen, Treasurer

(L to R) Richard DeWitte. Lisa DeWitte and Debbie DeWitte


In the late winter of 1775, before the pivotal battle of

Lexington and Concord, a grim resignation settled

itself in the hearts of patriot and loyalist alike: that

reconciliation with Britain was impossible, and the

threat of war loomed just beyond the horizon. During

the following year, the Continental Congress commis-

sioned a document that gathered the colonists under a

common cause in the face of extreme adversity. How-

ever, what they couldn’t predict was the enduring ef-

fect this proclamation would have on the entire world.

Throughout history, the Declaration of Independence

has become a respected testimony to our character as

a nation, and is still alive today. By maintaining the

ideals put forth in the Declaration with every conse-

quent governing document, America has succeeded in

providing and protecting each citizen’s natural rights

for hundreds of years.

In addition to its influence on future generations, the

very ideology of this document presented and revised

in June of 1776 possesses an integrity all its own.

Lawyer, statesman, and later President Thomas Jeffer-

son fashioned this philosophy of democratic policy by

penning the famous words, “We hold these truths to

be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that

they are endowed by their Creator with certain unal-

ienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and

the Pursuit of Happiness.” All fifty-six signers of this

historic pronouncement believed it was an unbreaka-

ble covenant with God to preserve the basic rights of

every individual, justifying the civil disobedience that

would lead to the American Revolution. Upon the

war’s conclusion, delegates equally representing the

former colonies came together to insure the preserva-

tion of the creed that had freed them from the oppres-

sive English Crown. This mutual understanding led to

the adoption of the Articles of Confederation.

First drafted the very year America declared inde-

pendence from Great Britain, the Articles of Confed-

eration were composed to rally the American colonies

and prepare them for an eight year war. While the Ar-

ticles of Confederation accurately depicted the beliefs

of the American people, the impracticalities of a con-

federation arose at a remarkable rate. It simply failed

to unite Americans after the revolution and equalize

their rights. Moreover, the unequal distribution of

power between the states and the federal government

failed to produce a collective military and economic

authority. As a result, repaying war debts from the

revolution became virtually impossible, and growing

frustration spawned numerous rural rebellions. Eco-

nomically inflated and filled with political unrest, the

American Confederation realized in their quest for

independence and equality, they ignored the very trait

that granted those freedoms: sovereignty.

Orders to revise the Articles brought about a brand

new representative government, one that could protect

the rights of the American people. Unlike the Articles

of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution defined a

clear authority figure, a judicial system at the national

level, and fair representation for states. Finally, re-

sponsible citizens had the right to elect representa-

tives to efficiently advocate their opinions in a federal

institution. Aware that this new government would

need to adapt in order to overcome future disagree-

ments, the Constitutional Convention included a

method of amending the Constitution through the

power of the House and Senate. Securing their God-

given authority to individual rights, protecting the

ability to use those rights, and giving the American

people an active role in a national representative de-

mocracy, the Constitution has successfully expressed

the democratic ideals established in the Declaration of

Independence, and will continue to do so for years to

come.

Over the course of American history, the Declaration

of Independence has done more than herald the birth

of a new nation: it has remained a perpetual code of

our founding principles. From its passionate outcries

in times of war, to its impact throughout the early

years of America’s independence, to the writing of

the Constitution, our subsequent representative de-

mocracy has helped secure the sacred rights of each

individual. The Declaration of Independence is not

only firmly rooted in our founding documents, it has

secured women’s suffrage, brought an end to racial

segregation, and influenced our international idea of

human rights. Make no mistake, the Declaration of

Independence is still guiding our country today.

An Oratory by Lisa DeWitte Presented at the Naples Chapter SAR

Rumbaugh Contest on January 15, 2015


Lt. Col. Paul Garrah has always taught his JROTC students at Golden Gate High School about community support.

“Our students have the least of everyone, but they give the most,” he said.

Doing things for the community makes the JROTC student better citizens and now Garrah is getting honored for that.

Garrah was named the Florida Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year for ninth through 12th grades by the Florida VFW. Garrah was nominated for the award by senior Cindy Rivas, who saw the nomination form at the bottom of a Voice of Democracy Contest form Garrah had given her so she could enter that con-test.

“He deserves it,” Rivas said. “He has changed the lives of so many people. Since I have been in JROTC, I volunteer more. The love that he has for this nation, he gives to us.”

In addition to the recommendation from a student, Garrah had to put together a portfolio of his work with the students that reflect how he teaches them about citizenship. He had to get letters of recommendation and attach any recognition the JROTC had received for its work.

Donna Howard, president of the District 13 VFW Ladies Auxiliary, said the Golden Gate Post 7721 received the nomination and judged it against other entrants. Once Garrah was declared the winner, he went through the district selection process and then the state process. Howard said Garrah’s nomination is now at the national level to be judged against instructors from high schools around the nation.

“He is going to win,” Howard said, “adding the winner would be announced sometime within three weeks. “I am positive. And he deserves it.”

Garrah said the award is not about him. He said the award is about the good things Golden Gate High School students are doing.

“They are out in the community, they are supporting others. They are doing what they can to make this nation better,” he said.

Garrah said he loved every minute of his 22 years in the US Army, but said he loves being a JROTC instructor at Golden Gate even more.

“No one should be as lucky as I am,” he said. “And I don’t know if this would be the best job if I were at another school with other students. There is something special about the kids here.”

Howard said the thing about Garrah that stood out to the committee was his devotion to his students.

“He is not just their teacher. He is their friend,” she said. “He guides them. He leads them down the right path. He is always there for whatever. All you have to do is say his name and their faces light up. He is one of those people who always thinks of others before he thinks of himself.”

Garrah is referred to by some of his students as a “2nd father.”

“He has changed my life,” said senior Alex Morris, 17. “His ability to relate to the kids. He cares a lot more. I will have teachers tell me to apply for something, but if he wants you to do it, he is on your butt every day. He wants us to better ourselves as people.”

Rebecca Dolce, a senior and the battalion commander for the JROTC at Golden Gate High School, said

ROTC (Continued on page 9)

JROTC teacher named Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year 2010

This article was written by Katherine Albers ([email protected]) and published in the January 22, 2010 edition of the Naples Daily News. Ms Albers gave her permission for us to reprint her article.

This article was printed in the March 2010 issue of The Naples Crier. Ms Albars’s article so richly ex-presses the reason to honored these cadets and senior instructors who have made the leadership growth possi-ble; a reprint at this time is appropriate.

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IN MEMORIUM

John (Jack) Bloodgood

Compatriot Bloodgood, an SAR member since March 29, 2007, died January 6, 2015, in Naples,

Florida.

Our deepest sympathies to his wife Jeanne and

his family.

He will be missed by all! Lafayette’s L’Hermione Voyage 2015

June 5, 6, 7 Yorktown, Virginia

9 Mt. Vernon (ship at anchor)

10, 11 Alexandria, Virginia (city dock)

15, 16, 17 Annapolis, Maryland (city dock)

19, 20, 21 Baltimore, Maryland (adjacent to USS Constellation and Pride of Baltimore)

25, 26, 27, 28 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – with Tall Ships America (Independence Seaport)

July 2, 3, 4 New York, New York – with educa- tional ships from US east coast

6, 7 Greenport, New York – with Tall Ships America

8, 9 Newport, Rhode Island – with Oliver Hazard Perry (Fort Adams)

11, 12 Boston, Massachusetts – with US Con- stitution (Charlestown Navy Shipyard)

14, 15 Castine, Maine

18 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

For those wishing to follow the voyage of the exact replica of Lafayette’s L’Hermione, the current sched-ule is printed above. For a detailed account of the building and sailing of the L’Hermione, set sail for: http://www.hermione2015.com/

If you visit the ship, please take photographs and send them via US Postal Service or Email to [email protected].

http://www.naplessar.org

Visit the Naples Chapter web site for information about the chapter and its members. Current and past issues of The Naples Crier may also be found

at the web site http://www.NaplesSAR.org.

Your comments and suggestions will be most wel-comed. Email correspondence may be addressed to [email protected]

The title of her Oration was an "An Eternal Procla-mation" (a reprint is on page 4). The thrust of her oration was the influence the Declaration of Inde-pendence had on the creation of our Constitution and its enduring influence on the thoughts of Americans for over two centuries.

Lisa gave a dynamic presentation of the Oration. Our judges provided a few suggestions for Lisa. We are looking forward to her participation at the FLSSAR Contest in Orlando on January 30Th . Lisa was presented a Certificate, the first place Me-dallion and a check!

Recessional John McCullough, President

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(L to R) Richard DeWitte; Lisa DeWitte; Debbie DeWitte; and Naples Chapter President John McCullough.


Friday-Saturday, January 30 to 31, 2015 2015 Winter Florida Society SAR Board of

Manager Meeting (all compatriots wel-comed)

THE FLORIDA HOTEL AND CONFER-ENCE CENTER at the Florida Mall 1500 SAND LAKE ROAD, ORLANDO, FL GPS ADDRESS: 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32809

See the Winter issue of The Florida Patriot for a registration form:

(http://www.flssar.org/FLSSAR/Tabs.asp)

Thursday, February 12, 2015, Luncheon Meeting

Annual JROTC Recognition Program

Naples Chapter SAR Officer Nominations for 2015-2016

Reservation form is on last page.

Thursday, March 12, 2015, Luncheon Meet-ing

Naples Chapter 42nd Charter Day and 2015-2016 Officer Election and Installation

Review of Collier County Schools Social Studies Program with Wendy Hodgson

Thursday, April 9, 2015, Luncheon Meeting Poster Contest Judging

Collier County JROTC Program Course Work, Teams and Community Service

Presented by one of the Senior Instructors

Friday-Sunday, May 1 to May 3, 2015 Spring & Annual Flor ida Society SAR

Board of Manager Meeting (all compatriots welcomed)

THE FLORIDA HOTEL AND CONFER-ENCE CENTER at the Florida Mall 1500 SAND LAKE ROAD, ORLANDO, FL GPS ADDRESS: 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32809

Thursday, May 7, 2015, Luncheon Meeting

Program: TBA

Garrah goes beyond the hours he is paid for his stu-dents. She said he helps students more than he knows.

“If I was not in JROTC, I would be a wreck, “she said. “He is always there to listen, to give in-put. He connects with the cadets on a personal lev-el.”

Rebecca said Garrah is very deserving of the award.

“I am proud of him,” she said. “I feel he doesn’t give himself the accolades he deserves. He is a father figure to 140 kids. He wants to make us better people.”

Senior Nathan Heckelman, 18, said Garrah is a role model.

“He is amazing. Because of everything he has done for his country, we see that and it is easy for us to give a few hours.”

Sgt. Maj. Bill Barchers said he has seen many JROTC programs, but few as good as Golden Gate’s. He attributes that to Garrah, who has head-ed the program since the school opened about 5 ½ years ago.

“He is great to work with and great to work for, “Barchers said. “He cares. He feels about this program the same way I do. This job is like poetry at the end of your career. It is more important than any other work I have done. He is willing to do the work. He is willing to do whatever it takes for these kids.”

This article was written by Katherine Albers ([email protected]) and published in the January 22, 2010 edition of the Naples Daily News. Ms Albers gave her permission for us to reprint her article.

ROTC (Continued from page 7)

F a m o u s Q u o t e s

We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to sup-ply the deficiency. We expected to encounter many wants and distressed… we must bear the present evils and fortitude — George Washington in 1781

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Chapter Charter Date

Rank Charter Date City County

Aaron Snowden 30 April 6, 2008 Milton Santa Rosa

Brevard 14 July 25, 1969 Cocoa Beach Brevard

Caloosa 16 January 1, 1973 Fort Myers Lee, Hendry

Central Florida 11 May 6, 1961 Orlando Orange

Charlotte 19 1976 Charlotte

Clearwater 5 December 10, 1951 Clearwater Pinellas

Daytona-Ormond 13 May 15, 1968 Daytona Volusia

Maj John Devane 9 June 9, 1956 Plant City Hillsborough

Emerald Coast 28 May, 6, 1989 Okaloosa

Flagler 22 October 12, 1984 Palm Coast Flagler

Ft. Lauderdale 12 November 26, 1966 Ft. Lauderdale Broward

Gainesville 22 October 12, 1984 Gainesville Alachua

Highlands 31 February 26, 2011 Sebring Highlands

Jacksonville 3 January 16,1932 Jacksonville Duval

Lake City 24 May 15, 1987/2010 Lake City Columbia

Lakeland 8 April 20, 1956 Lakeland Polk

Lake-Sumter 26 October 22, 1988 Leesburg Lake & Sumter

Miami 1 March 28, 1893 Miami Dade

Naples 17 April 30, 1973 Naples Collier

Ocala 15 March 9, 1972 Ocala Marion

Palm Beach 4 March 19, 1938 West Palm

Beach Palm Beach

Panama City 18 1973 Panama City Bay

Pensacola 2 March 14, 1896 Pensacola Escambia

Saramana 7 April 15, 1953 Sarasota Sarasota/Manatee

South Shore 32 October 5, 2013 Sun City Hillsborough

St. Augustine 20 February 8, 1981 St. Augustine St Johns

St. Lucie River 27 January 28, 1989 Port St Lucie St. Lucie

St. Petersburg Unk Unk St. Petersburg Pinellas

Tallahassee 10 April 19, 1957 Tallahassee Leon

Tampa 23 February 2, 1985 Tampa Hillsborough

Treasure Coast 21 1981 Indian River

Withlacoochee 25 July 29, 1988 Inverness Citrus/Hernando

William Dunaway 29 January 1, 2008 Greenwood Jackson

Chapter contact information Chapters with websites are printed in black. Not all chapters currently have websites. Contact information for the chapters are as current as the information that has been reported.

http://www.brevardsar.org/

http://www.flssar.org/Host/Caloosa/Index.htm

http://www.flssar.org/Host/CFL/Index.htm

http://www.flssar.org/Host/Clearwater/Index.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~fldocsar/index.htm

http://www.flssar.org/Host/Flagler/index.html

http://www.learnwebskills.com/sar/index.html

http://flssar.org/FLSSAR/SARGainesville/Index.asp

http://www.fl-genweb.org/west/sar.htm

http://sarjax.org/Index.asp

http://www.lakecitysar.org/Index.asp

http://www.flssar.org/Host/Lakeland/Index.htm

http://lakesumtersar.org/

http://www.bradleyfoundation.org/SAR/

http://www.naplessar.org/

http://www.flssar.org/Host/Ocala/Index.htm

http://www.sarpbchapter.org/index.html

http://eddyduvall.com/PCSAR/PCSAR.html

http://www.saramanasar.org/

http://www.stlucieriverflssarc.org/index.html

http://www.stpetesar.org/

http://www.patriot-web.com/

http://www.withsar.org/

http://www.flssar.org/Docs/ChaptOfficers.pdf


All Naples Chapter members are welcome at Florida Society SAR Board of Manager Meetings.

The next meeting (2015 Winter Florida Society SAR Board of Manager Meeting) will be held Friday-Saturday (morning), January 30 to 31, 2015, at

THE FLORIDA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER at the Florida Mall 1500 SAND LAKE ROAD, ORLANDO, FL GPS ADDRESS: 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32809

Florida State meetings provide an excellent setting for acquainting chapter members with fellow compatri-ots and learning more about the activities of other state chapters.

A business session is usually scheduled Friday morning and afternoon with a banquet dinner in the even-ing. The Color Guard is composed of Color Guard members from various state chapters and presents a colorful introduction to the banquet.

This year offers a unique opportunity to meet NSSAR officers. Florida compatriot Lindsey Cook Brock (Jacksonville Chapter) is President General and Rev. Dr. Randy D. Moody (Caloosa Chapter FLSSAR) is Chaplain General.

Registration form: See the Winter Issue of The Florida Patriot for a registration form: (http://www.flssar.org/FLSSAR/Tabs.asp)

Thursday, February 12, 2015, Luncheon Meeting

Annual JROTC Recognition Program and

Naples Chapter SAR Officer Nominations for 2015-2016

Reservation form is on last page.

Naples Chapter Color Guard, Donald B Cahill, Commander

Members: Jim Applegate Jay Jewett Phil Ballou John McCullough Ron Benson Jim McBath Don Cahill Jim McGarity Ron Cormier Roy Richardson Larry Fehrenbaker Chuck Sweeney Mike Garey Rob Withey

All Compatriots are encouraged to join in the fun. On occa-sion some have donned a tricorn with white shirt and blazer and participated.

Commander Donald B. Cahill

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Board of Directors Meeting Naples Chapter SAR

Minutes, 12/11/2014

Place: Jason’s Deli, Immokalee Road, Naples, Florida

Times: 1100-1330

In Attendance: D. Cahill, L. Fehrenbaker, M. Garey, R. Hazen, J. McCullough, R. White, R. Wright.

The Treasurer’s Report was presented R. Hazen. The balance sheet as of December 10, 2014. The Secretary’s report was presented by R. Wright. Our Annual Report which was due in preliminary

form 1 DEC 14, consists of 3 forms (Next year’s officers, membership, and financial report). It was pointed out that we have more members (19) who have not paid their dues for the coming year than in previous years. The list was reviewed and members who are not paid up will be contacted by tele-phone. The Master List, which can be changed by a super-user who can revise anything but a mem-ber’s medals, is due 12/28/2014. Any member who has been dropped for non-payment cannot be rein-stated until 3/01/2015.

The Registrar’s report was received by email since Ed Lary was not present. The Education report was presented. Obtaining approval from the Collier County School system was ob-

tained 12/19/2014. Apparently, the approval process is quite lengthy. The meeting program for 12/12/2014 was reviewed. D. Cahill had the name tags for the joint meeting

with the Big Cypress DAR. He stated that the name tags would be distributed at the joint event. Since the Color Guard was scheduled to be present at Friday’s joint meeting, there was discussion on the awarding of medals to members of the SAR Color Guard. As an item of interest, Bernardo de Galvez for whom the Color Guard is named was the Spanish governor of the Gulf Coast region during the Revolution. He led the attacks on the British forts in that region thus aiding the American Colonies in gaining their independence from Britain. Congress has approved legislation to make him an honorary citizen of the USA.

The meeting program for January 15, 2015 was discussed. The meeting will be our Rumbaugh Oration Contest. Morgan Navarro, the brother of our January 2013 winner, Wyatt Navarro, may also enter. If we have no entries, Ed Ferguson could provide a review of his trip to Ireland that was sponsored by SAR.

Since Lisa has participated in several of our oration contests, perhaps she could give us her thoughts on how her thinking on the status of our Republic has evolved over the years.

It was proposed we could ask Morgan, a junior at Gulf Coast High School, if he was a member of this club; what has shaped his thoughts on our Republic.

Thoughts on awarding Color Guard medals were presented. L. Fehrenbaker pointed out that a Color Guard member receives 5 points per appearance, but it requires 300 points for bronze.

A list of new officers for 2015 was discussed extensively. M. Garey has been assembling a new member welcoming letter and a 12-month member letter for input.

A returning member survey also was presented and discussed. Both letters including the returning member survey were discussed (attached) and were sent as Word documents to BOD members after the meeting for further input.

Next Meeting: January 8, 2015. Jason’s Deli, Immokalee Road, Naples, Florida. 1100-1300.

HELP Photos are fun and add to the news and memories of fellow compatriots; BUT, we need someone to take

and forward photos to your editor at [email protected]. All photos are welcome! Please bring your

digital camera or smartphone to the next SAR event or luncheon meeting.


Minutes BOD Meeting January 8, 2015

The BOD met Thursday, 1-8-15 at Jason's Deli.

Attendance - John McCullough, Mike Garey, Larry Fehrenbaker, Rich Wright, Dick Hazen, Don Cahill, Jim McGarity, Ed Lary

Treasurer’s Report- We have $13,264 in Assets

Secretary's Report - Not available, out of town!

Registrar's Report- The application of Charles Fredrick Hess was approved by the NSSAR .

We have two membership applications in the approval process.

There are three other applications in work.

Education Report - Lisa DeWitte is a contestant for the Rumbaugh Oration Contest scheduled for our January 15th meeting. Selection of

judges, a prompter and a timer are in work.

We have programs scheduled for the

remainder of the year.

Our Feb. Meeting will be the JROTC

program!

Officer Terms - The BOD decided the terms should be 2 years as previously done.

Nominations for the 2015-2016 officers and commit-tee chairmen is in work!

The next FLSSAR BOM is Jan. 30-31 in Orlando, attending will be Fehrenbaker, Garey, Cahill and McCullough.

The Naples membership directory is in work.

The Naples SAR member survey will be distributed.

John McCullough, President

Naples Chapter of the FLSSAR

Officers (2014-2015)

President: John L. McCullough* email: [email protected]

Immediate Past President:

Lawrence G. Fehrenbaker, Sr., MD *


1st Vice President: Michael E. Garey*

Email: [email protected]

2nd Vice President: E. Richard Wright*


Secretary: Rober t M. White, Sr ., Ph.D.*


Treasurer: W. Richard Hazen *


Asst. Treasurer: Donald B. Cahill 1


Chancellor: James M. McGarity, Esq. *


Chaplain: Char les E. Cor tr ight


Registrar: J . Edward Lary 1


Historian: Donald B. Cahill

Sergeants-at-Arms: 1) Donald B. Cahill,

Color Guard Commander

2) John L. McCullough

Bernardo de Gálvez Camp #13:


Naples Crier Editor and Webmaster:

I. Harris Tucker

Email: [email protected]

* Board of Directors for (2014-2015) 1 At-Large Member Board of Directors for (2014-2015)

Newsletter for members of the Naples Chapter, Florida Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Email: [email protected] Website: NaplesSAR.org

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February 2015

LUNCHEON MEETING

RESERVATIONS for THURSDAY February 12, 2015

The Club at Longshore Lake is very accommodating and will provide special diet meals, if advised a week in advance. To enable the Club at Longshore Lake to better accommodate us for both room size and meal quantities, we are asked to provide them with the number of reservations a few days before each meeting. Accordingly, compatriots and others planning to attend the luncheons are asked to let us know by telephone, email or by completing the reservation form below and

mailing your check payable to Naples Chapter SAR:

c/o Donald B. Cahill, Assistant Treasurer, 700 110th Avenue North, Naples, Florida 34108-1820

Tel: (239) 597-8896; Email: [email protected]

________ Luncheon (s) @ $23. = _____________

Your name (Print) ________________________________________Non-Sugar dessert__________

Guest names (Print) ______________________________________ Non-Sugar dessert__________

Additional names: _____________________________________________________________

Send your reservation & payment to be received by Thursday, February 5, 2015

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