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Florida Society sons of the American revolution
SINCE 1975  NAPLES CHAPTER NEWSLETTER  MARCH 2015
Cadet Lt Jenna Suid
Winner Enhanced JROTC Essay Competition
Thursday, February 12, 2015, the Naples Chapter,
NSSAR greeted the Senior JROTC Instructors and their
Honored Cadets from the local Collier County High
Schools at a luncheon 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.
At noon the meeting was:
Called to Order
Past President Larry Fehrenbaker
Posting of the Colors Bernardo de Galvez Camp #13,
Color Guard Commander, Donald B. Cahill
Color Bearers- John McCullough and Mike Garey
Invocation
Chaplin- Charles E. Cortright
Pledge of Allegiance Compatriot Acey Edgemon
The American's Creed Compatriot Don Cahill
President John L. McCullough, Lt Jenna Suid. from
SAR Pledge Compatriot John McCullough
Barron Collier HS, and Major Ruben Gonzalez
Welcome Remarks President, John McCullough
Announcements
President, John McCullough
Induction Ceremony Conducted by President John McCullough and Registrar Ed Lary
Inductees - Carl and Charles Monks
Lunch
JROTC Program
The JROTC program is active in seven Collier County High Schools.
Schools attending and their representatives:
Gulf Coast HS - Cadet CPT Ingrid Balderas and Senior Instructor, LTC Mitchell
Lely HS- CPT Kathleen Nagy and Senior Instructor, CW4 Harp
Palmetto Ridge HS - MSGT John Patten, Senior Instructor MAJ Sarnecky
Golden Gate HS - Cadet CPt. Steven Sanchez, Senior Instructor CPT Shanahan
Naples HS - Cadet SSGT Annisa Setiawan, Senior Instructor LTC Garrah
Barron Collier HS - Cadet Lt. Jenna Suid, Senior Instructor MAJ Gonzalez
Immokalee HS - Cadet 1stSGT Enrique Vega, Senior Instructor LTC Hine
The Cadets, selected by their Instructors for this honor, were awarded the JROTC Bronze Medal.
The first six of the High School listed above had entries in the Outstanding JROTC Contest.
Contest packages for these Cadet contained their Nomination Form, Recommendations written by their School
Principal and Senior Instructor as well as the Cadet's essay on “How JROTC has Prepared Me to be a Better
Citizen of the United States of America”.
Minutes (Continued on page 2)
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Slate of Officers for 2015-2016
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Our SAR judges, Rich Wright, Acey Edgemon and
Len Crame put in several hours reviewing the packages at home and then they spent additional time before the meeting trying to narrow down their selections. After combining these reviews with the
presentations of the essays by the cadets the judges
chose Cadet Lt. Jenna Suid from Barron Collier HS
as the Outstanding Cadet for the Naples Chapter!
Cadet Suid will represent the Naples Chapter as our
contestant in the FLSSAR Outstanding Cadet Contest
at the Annual Meeting of the FLSSAR in May at Orlando. Cadet Suid was awarded the Outstanding Cadet Medallion and Certificate.
Each year the JROTC Cadets from the Collier County Schools prove to us the quality of this program by
their accomplishments in their classes, their community service, their participation in the JROTC teams
and other school teams and activities. The JROTC
Cadets have over a 90% graduation rate and this program is invaluable in Collier County with such a diverse student population! The program provides
these students the opportunity to progress on the basis of their personal abilities!
The Slate of Officers for our 2015-2016 SAR season
was presented to our members at this meeting as required by the Chapter By-Laws. (see next column)
Recessional Compatriot John McCullough
Name
presented to members at the February 12,
2015 Luncheon Meeting
The following slate will be voted on at the March 12,
2015 Luncheon meeting:
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President Michael E. Garey
1st Vice President Robert C. Mathews, Jr.
2nd Vice President Thomas B. Woodruff
Secretary Open
Treasurer W. Richard Hazen
Assistant Treasurer Leonard W. Crame
Registrar J. Edward Lary
Chaplin Charles E. Cortright
Chancellor James M. McGarity
Historian Donald B. Cahil
Co-sergeant -At-Arms John L. McCullouggh,
Donald B. Cahill
Please note that any member, established or incoming, interested in becoming our Secretary, Chaplin or
Treasurer should contact John McCullough or Mike
Garey. Our Chaplin, Charles Cortright and our Treasurer, Dick Hazen have served for many years. They
are ready to pass these jobs to others.
New Members
Patriot Ancestor
Charles Kenneth Monks
Carl Richard Monks
James Richard Erb
Andrew James Lypen
Otis Oliver Wragg III
Pvt. Elias Monk
Pvt. Elias Monk
Pvt. George Miller
Pvt. George Miller
Elisha Battle
Photos continued on next page
President John McCullough (L-R) with new member Carl Monks, his wife, Mrs. Carl Monks;
Mrs. Charles Monks and her husband, new member Charles Monks;
and Registrar Edward Lary
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(L-R) CPT Ingrid Balderas, CPT Steven Sanchez, MSgt John Patton,
Lt Jenna Suid and CPT Ingrid Balderas
President McCullough, Cadet Staff Sgt
Annise Setiawan and LTC Paul Garrah
President McCullough, Cadet Captain
Kathleen Nagy, Naples HS, and CW4
Michael Harp
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President McCullough placing on Cadet Lt
Jenna Suid, 1st Place medallion for
Enhanced JROTC Essay Competition
President McCullough, Cadet CPT
Steven Sanchez, Golden Gate HS
and CPT Bill Stranahan
President McCullough, Cadet CPT
Ingrid Balderas, Gulf Coast HS, and
LTC Ricardo Mitchell
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President McCullough and
MSgt John Patton, Palmetto
Ridge HS
President McCullough, Cadet Lt
Jenna Suid. from Barron Collier
HS, and Major Ruben Gonzalez
JROTC Senior Instructors
Major Samechy presents a plaque of appreciation
to President McCullough
(L-R) Treasurer Dick Hazen, LTC Earl Hine and
Past President Don Cahill
Cadet MSgt John Patton,
Palmetto Ridge HS
LtC Ricardo Mitchel and 2nd VP
Richard Wright
Acey Edgemon and 1st VP Mike
Garey
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Cadet CPT Ingrid Balderas,
Gulf Coast HS
(L-R) David Hiles, Carl Monks,
and Len Crame
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Cadet SSgt Annise Setiawan, Naples HS
Cadet CPT Steven Sanchez,
Golden Gate HS
Cadet Captain Kathleen Nagy,
Lely HS
More Photos taken at February 12th Luncheon Meeting
Grandson pins SAR Rosette
on Carl Monks
Mrs. Charles Monks pins SAR Rosette on her husband, new member
Charles Monks
(L-R) Past President Phil Ballou and Charles
Cortright
Jack Anderson
Carl Whitney and Ginny Bailey
Cadet Lt Jenna Suid, Barron
Collier HS
Photos are courtesy of Jeanne
and Larry Fehrenbaker
Charles Monks and Jeanne Fehrenbaker
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.
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26th Annual Old Florida
Festival
All Naples Chapter members are welcome at
March 7 - 8, 2015
This event is held each Spring at
the Collier County Museum
which is located at 3331 Tamiami Trail E. on the SE portion of
the Collier County Court House
complex. The dates and times
are Saturday and Sunday March
7th and 8th from 10 AM to 5
PM. There are re-enactors from
the Calusa Indians to WW II,
many booths, crafts, foods of
many kinds and interesting characters to meet.
Be Florida
Friendly, say y’all a lot and talk to the participants
who enjoy discussing their organizations; they come
from all over the state. The SAR will again this
year be working with the DAR ladies at the Old Florida Cottage where we will be telling people about the
cottage and talking about our organizations as well.
Larry Fehrenbaker and I helped last year and we
talked to many people who were interested in our outfits and the SAR. We have SAR brochures to distribute if they are interested. We can use help from our
members who are willing to wear period outfits or at
least a tri-corner hat. Husband and wives are welcome to participate in this community activity.
Contact John McCullough, at 239/642-6545 or
[email protected], if you are interested
in helping or otherwise, we might contact you.
Travel back in time over 10,000 years of South
Florida history at one of the largest and most popular living history gatherings in the state. This twoday festival features over 90 historical reenactors,
craft workers, demonstrators, folk musicians and
storytellers depicting everyday life on the Southwest Florida frontier, from Calusa and Seminole
Indians to World War II. This year’s event includes
a Spanish fort and garrison complete with mounted
Conquistadors, cannons, a missionary, displays and
a Spanish colonial cooking demonstration. Sponsored by the Friends of the Collier County Museum
and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Admission is
$10 for adults; $8 for Friends Members and Seniors; $5 for children 10 -18; children under 10 are
free. For more information, please call (239) 2528476.
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Florida Society SAR Board of Management Meetings.
The next meeting (2015 Spring Florida Society
SAR Board of Management and Annual
Meeting) will be held Friday-Saturday evening May 1 & 2, 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 compatriots 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 evening. At the Annual Meeting, an
Installation Banquet for 2015-2016 Officers
concludes the event. 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 The Florida Patriot for
a registration form:
(http://www.flssar.org/FLSSAR/Tabs.asp)
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 welcomed. Email correspondence may be addressed to
[email protected]
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Your editor, in searching for articles relating to the American Revolution, found a series written by compatriot,
Lt Col. Andrew Jackson Slough III, of the Gold Country Chapter of the California Society of the SAR. He
wrote 84 articles covering the struggle for independence from 1775 through the victory at Yorktown and the
signing of the peace treaty in Paris in 1783. Lt Col. Slough III was born January 1, 1919, and died June 4,
2006. He served with the US Air Force in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
The series may be found at http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/month-link
March 1775
Written by Andrew Stough III
Editor's Note: This article was reprinted by Permission of the Gold Country Chapter No. 7 of the CSSAR
“There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged.
Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!
The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!”
--Patrick Henry, On the floor of the Virginia House of Burgesses, March 1775.
Patrick Henry
As spring unfolded from the harshness of winter to sunny days of spring Former Governor
so did the voice of resistors to any further reconciliation with the mother
of Virginia
country. New England and particularly Boston town continued to denounce the government of King George III. The "Sons of Liberty" had for
the most part risen above their roots of harassment to include such distinguished figures as Dr. Joseph Warren and John Adams who spoke on a
higher plain. Sam Adams remained, but he was now less the rabblerouser than a supporter of a more dignified approach to, what if it was not
already rebellion, would soon become so.
Dr. Joseph Warren
See brief biography
on page 8
John Adams, 2nd
Benjamin Franklin who had lived in London for some time and who had
US President
been conciliatory towards some rapprochement with King and Parliament
abruptly changed his attitude after the old and ailing William Pitt, Earl Of Chatham, had
been shamefully treated and Franklin besmirched in the House of Lords. Pitt presented what in all possibility
was a bill that would have satisfied the colonies and the war averted. As Pitt sat after his speech, Lord Sandwich rose immediately, accusing Pitt of treasonous words which he insinuated were probably prepared by Dr.
Franklin whom he pointed out in the audience. Pitt had prepared his own speech - now both he and Franklin
were maligned. As Pitt had relinquished the floor it appeared that the Lords would overwhelmingly adopt his
bill. However as a result of Sandwich's rebuttal speech Pitt's bill was rejected two to one. At that point Franklin realized that he would no longer be effective as a mediator and his support shifted to the
side of the militants in Congress. Faced with the lack of any consideration by Parliament and
upon hearing of the death of his wife Deborah in Philadelphia, Franklin realized that his work
was finished in London decided that it was time to go home.
The King and his advisors were now faced in Congress with such men as Franklin, Adams,
Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, and the firebrand, Patrick Henry. Thomas Paine, noted as a re(March 1775 Continued on page 8)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
British statesman
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bel against established governments, was an Englishman who because of the colonial problem had immigrated to America. Paine was considered no great author but one
who wrote in a language and terms that roused men against the corruption of
governments. Nor was Paine the only one calling for overthrow of the current
government. James Harrington and John Locke wrote that that men are entitled to a government by the people. Pamphlets, books and newspaper articles
also debated the good and bad features of government as it pertained to the James Harrington
North American Colonies. Even clerics got into the act, some supporting the
colonists while others supported the King. Such heresy against the king landThomas Paine ed Harrington in prison where he died years later.
References: Robert Locke’s "George Washington’s War"; Jeffrey Sharma’s "Rise to Rebellion"; Edmund S. Morgan’s “The Birth Of The Republic;" Arthur M. Schlesinger
Jr.'s"“Almanac of American History"
John Locke
Dr. Joseph Warren
Born 06/10/1741 in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died 06/17/1775 in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Ancestry
Father: Joseph Warren (2/2/1696 - 10/23/1755)
Mother: Mary Stevens (1720 - ??)
Spouse: Elizabeth Hooten (1746 - 1772) M. on 9/6/1764
Children:
Elizabeth Warren
Joseph Warren
Mary Warren
Early Life
Joseph Warren, the father, was a thrifty farmer, much respected by his townsmen, by whom he was elected to
several offices of trust, He was interested in fruit-raising, and introduced into that part of the country the apple
long known as the "Warren russet." In October, 1755, while gathering fruit in his orchard, he fell from the ladder and was instantly killed. His son, Joseph, was graduated at Harvard in 1759, and in the following year was
appointed master of the Roxbury grammar-school. He studied medicine with Dr. James Lloyd, and began to
practice his profession in 1764. He married, 6 Sept., 1764, Miss Elizabeth Hooton, a young lady who had inherited an ample fortune.
Patriot Dr. Joseph Warren
The passage of the stamp-act in the following year led Dr. Warren to publish several able articles in the Boston "Gazette." About this time began his intimate friendship with Samuel Adams, who conceived a warm admiration for him, and soon came to regard him as a stanch and clear-headed ally, who could be depended upon
under all circumstances. On the occasion of the Townshend acts, Dr. Warren's articles, published under the
signature of "A True Patriot," aroused the anger of Gov. Francis Bernard, who brought the matter before his
council, and endeavored to prosecute Messrs. Edes and Gill the publishers of the "Gazette," for giving currency to seditious libels; but the grand jury refused to find a bill against these gentlemen. The affair created much
excitement in Boston, and led Gov. Bernard to write to Lord Hillsborough, secretary of state for the colonies,
recommending the arrest of the publishers on a charge of treason. In the affair of the sloop "Liberty," in June,
1768, Dr. Warren was one of the committee appointed to wait upon the governor at his country-seat at Jamaica Plain, and protest against the impressments of seamen and the vexatious enforcement of the revenue laws.
He was present at every town-meeting held in Boston, from the arrival of the British troops in October, 1768,
to their removal in March, 1770, and he was one of the committee of safety appointed after the so-called
"massacre" on 5 March.
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In July he was appointed on a committee to consider the condition of the town, and send a report to England. It
was apparently of him that a Tory pamphleteer wrote: “One of our most bawling demagogues and voluminous
writers is a crazy doctor." In March, 1772, he delivered the anniversary oration upon the "massacre"; in November his name was recorded immediately after those of James Otis and Samuel Adams in the list of the first
committee of correspondence. During the next two years he was in active co-operation with Samuel Adams,
and when, in August, 1774, that leader went to attend the meeting of the Continental congress at Philadelphia,
the leadership of the party in Boston devolved upon Dr. Warren. On 9 Sept., 1774, the towns of Suffolk County met in convention at Milton, and Dr. Warren read a paper drawn up by himself, and since known as the
"Suffolk resolves." The resolutions, which were adopted unanimously, declared that a king who violates the
chartered rights of his people forfeits their allegiance; they declared the regulating act null and void, and ordered all the officers appointed under it to resign their offices at once; they directed the collectors of taxes to
refuse to pay over money to Gen. Gate's treasurer; they advised the towns to choose their own militia officers;
and they threatened Gage that, should he venture to arrest anybody for political reasons, they would retaliate
by seizing upon the crown officers as hostages. A copy of these resolutions, which virtually placed Massachusetts in an attitude of rebellion, was forwarded to the Continental congress, which forthwith approved them
and pledged the faith of all the other colonies that they would aid Massachusetts in case armed resistance
should become inevitable.
After the meeting of the Provincial congress at Concord in October, Dr. Warren acted as chairman of the committee of safety, charged with the duty of organizing the militia and collecting military stores. As the 5th of
March, 1775, drew near, several British officers were heard to declare that anyone who should dare to address
the people in the Old South church on this occasion would surely lose his life. As soon as he heard of these
threats, Dr. Warren solicited for himself the dangerous honor, and at the usual hour delivered a stirring oration
upon “the baleful influence of standing armies in time of peace."
The concourse in the church was so great that, when the orator arrived, every approach to the pulpit was
"blocked up" and rather than elbow his way through the crowd, which might lead to some disturbance, he procured a ladder and climbed in through a large window at the back of the pulpit. About forty British officers
were present, some of whom sat on the pulpit-steps, and sought to annoy the speaker with groans and hisses,
but everything passed off quietly. On Tuesday evening, 18 April, observing the movements of the British
troops, Dr. Warren dispatched William Dawes, by way of Roxbury, and Paul Revere, by way of Charlestown,
to give the alarm to the people dwelling on the roads toward Concord. Next morning, on hearing the news of
the firing at Lexington, he left his patients in charge of his pupil and assistant, William Eustis, and rode off to
the scene of action. He seems to have attended a meeting of the committee of safety that morning at the Black
Horse tavern in Menotomy (now Arlington), and there to have consulted with Gen. William Heath. By the
time Lord Percy reached Menotomy on his retreat, Gen. Heath had assumed command of the militia, and the
fighting there was perhaps the severest of the day. Dr. Warren kept his place near Heath, and a pin was struck
from his head by a musket-ball. During the next six weeks he was indefatigable in urging on the military preparations of the New England colonies. At the meeting of the Provincial congress at Watertown, 31 Nay, he
was unanimously chosen its president, and thus became chief executive officer of Massachusetts under this
provisional government.
Bunker Hill
On 14 June he was chosen second major-general of tile Massachusetts forces, Artemas Ward being first. On
the 16th he presided over the Provincial congress, and passed the night in the transaction of public business.
The next morning he met the committee of safety at Gen. Ward's headquarters on Cambridge common, and
about noon, hearing that the British troops had landed at Charlestown, he rode over to Bunker Hill. It is said
that both Putnam and Prescott successively signified their readiness to take orders from him, but he refused,
saying that he had come as a volunteer aide to take a lesson in warfare under such well-tried officers. At the
final struggle near Prescott's redoubt, as he was endeavoring to rally the militia, Gen. Warren was struck in the
head by a musket-ball and instantly kilted. His remains were deposited in the tomb of George R. Ninot in the
Granary burying-ground, whence they were removed in 1825 to the Warren tomb in St. Paul's church, Boston.
In 1855 they were again removed to Forest Hills cemetery, where they now repose.
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Legacy
Dr. Warren's wife died, 28 April, 1773, leaving four children. After the death of their father they were left in
straitened circumstances until in April, 1778, Gen. Benedict Arnold, who had conceived a warm friendship for
Dr. Warren while at Cambridge, came to their relief. Arnold contributed $500 for their education, and succeeded in obtaining from Congress the amount of a major-general's half-pay, to be applied to their support
from the date of the father's death until the youngest child should be of age. The best biography of Dr. Warren
is by Richard Frothingham, "Life and Times of Joseph Warren" (Boston, 1865).--His brother, John, physician,
born in Roxbury, Mass., 27 July, 1753; died in Boston, Mass., 4 April, 1815, was graduated at Harvard in
1771, studied medicine for two years with his brother Joseph, and then began practice in Salem, where he attained rapid success. He attended the wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill, where he received a bayonetwound in endeavoring to pass a sentry in order to see his brother. Soon afterward he was appointed hospital
surgeon, and in 1776 he accompanied the army to New York and New Jersey. He was at Trenton and Princeton, and from 1777 till the close of the war was superintending surgeon of the military hospitals in Boston. For
nearly forty years he occupied tile foremost place among the surgeons of New England. In 1780 he demonstrated anatomy in a series of dissections before his colleagues, and in 1783 he was appointed professor of
anatomy and surgery in the newly established medical school at Harvard. He was first president of the Massachusetts medical society, retaining the office from 1804 till his death. He was also president of the Agricultural society and of the Humane society. He frequently made public addresses, and in 1783 was the first Fourthof-July orator in Boston.
Sons of Liberty
1765 Broadside
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of patriots that was created in the
Thirteen American Colonies. The secret society was formed to protect the
rights of the colonists and to fight the abuses of taxation by the British government. They are best known for undertaking the Boston Tea Party in
1773 in reaction to new taxes. Britain responded with the Intolerable Acts
(an intense crackdown by the British government), and a countermobilization by the Patriots.
In the popular imagination, the Sons of Liberty was a formal underground
organization with recognized members and leaders. More likely, the name
was an underground term for any men resisting new Crown taxes and laws.
The well-known label allowed organizers to issue anonymous summons to
a Liberty Tree, "Liberty Pole", or other public meeting-place. Furthermore,
a unifying name helped to promote inter-Colonial efforts against Parliament and the Crown's actions. Their motto became, "No taxation without
representation."
For more extensive information go to “http://www.landofthebrave.info/sons-of-liberty.htm”
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Please share your ideas for improving your Naples Crier
Your editor searches for American Revolution articles of interest to SAR members. Sources
of all articles are included to provide readers an opportunity to further explore opinions and
events.
The Internet has become an invaluable research tool for volumes of text and graphics relating to Colonial years and the American Revolution.
Your suggestions for subjects to be printed in the Naples Crier will be most welcome by the editor and fellow
compatriots.
The editor may be contacted at “[email protected]” (without the quotation marks).
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British statesman
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. Wikipedia
Born: November 15, 1708, Westminster, United Kingdom
Died: May 11, 1778, Hayes, Bromley, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham
Children: William Pitt the Younger
Books: Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Edited by William Stanhope Taylor, Esq. , and Captain John
Henry Pringle, Executors of His Son, John, Earl of Chatham, and Published from the Original Manuscripts in Their Possession
Education: Trinity College, Oxford, Eton College, University of Oxford, Utrecht University
Thomas Paine, Political activist
Thomas Paine was an English and American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.
Born: February 9, 1737, Thetford, United Kingdom
Died: June 8, 1809, Greenwich Village, New York City, NY
Education: Thetford Grammar School (1744–1749)
Spouse: Elizabeth Ollive (m. 1771–1774), Mary Lambert (m. 1759–1760)
Parents: Joseph Paine, Frances Cocke
Paine wrote of the two main types of government in The Rights of Man: monarchy and republic. He notes that government is formed on two bases, reason and ignorance. Only when reason triumphs over ignorance can the best form of
government, a republic, emerge. Otherwise ignorance allows monarchy to survive.
He rejects a mixed government as being driven by corruption. In a mixed government, there is no responsibility, as the
King can defer, or blame, the Prime Minister; the Prime Minister can defer to the Parliament; the Parliament can defer to
the people; and the people to the King. He expounds on three principles. First, that men are born and remain always free
and equal in their rights. Political associations are created solely to preserve these rights. The nation, as it is based upon
the people, can only have rights granted to it by the people.
Paine also wrote Common Sense, a popular pamphlet that was distributed as the colonies were debating revolution; and
The Age of Reason, a critique of the Bible, for which he was best known, and loathed for, while he lived.
Common Sense; The Rights of Man; The Age of Reason
On January 29, 1737, Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England. His father, a corsetiere, had grand visions for his
son, but by the age of 12, Thomas had failed out of school. The young Paine began apprenticing for his father, but again,
he failed. So, now age 19, Paine went to sea. This adventure didn't last too long, and by 1768 he found himself as an excise (tax) officer in England. Thomas didn't exactly excel at the role, getting discharged from his post twice in four
years, but as an inkling of what was to come, he published The Case of the Officers of Excise (1772), arguing for a pay
raise for officers. In 1774, by happenstance, he met Benjamin Franklin in London, who helped him emigrate to Philadelphia.
James Harrington, author
James Harrington was an English political theorist of classical republicanism, best known for his controversial work, The
Commonwealth of Oceana. Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 1611, Upton, United Kingdom
Died: September 11, 1677, Westminster, United Kingdom
Education: Trinity College, Oxford
James Harrington's Oceana was first published in 1656. In it he describes the governments of ancient Israel, Rome, Sparta, and Venice, and those of contemporary nations. He wrote of Oceana, a fictitious state with a Utopian government. His
government, which was a thinly veiled caricature of England, consisted of a government separated into three bodies with
different roles: proposing, resolving and debating, and executing. He proposed several bodies chosen by the people, including a senate and a body of the people to make the laws, and a magistracy to execute the laws.
The text of Oceana was seized during printing, but an appeal to the daughter of Oliver Cromwell had the text released
and published. Oceana was widely read and attacked, and seen as an attack on Cromwell. He continued to criticize the
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The Naples Crier
Established 1975
Newsletter for members of the Naples Chapter,
Florida Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Email: [email protected]
Website: NaplesSAR.org
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
John Younglove Cummin
Ruth D. McGarity
John L. Cummin, a compatriot since April 2005,
died on February 4, 2015, in Naples.
Thursday, March 12, 2015, Luncheon Meeting
(Social 11:30 am; Luncheon 12 noon)
Naples Chapter 42nd Charter Day and
2015-2016 Officer Election and Installation
Our featured speaker, Wendy Hodgson, Social
Studies Coordinator for the Collier District
Schools. Ms Hodgson will share with us the scope
of the Social Study programs, the grades where
American history is taught and other aspects of the
program. She will also answer any questions from
the floor.
Reservation form is on last page.
Thursday, April 9, 2015, Luncheon Meeting
(Social 11:30 am; Luncheon 12 noon
with American Poster Contest Judging
Speaker: Collier County JROTC Program
Course Work, Teams and Community Service
presented by one of the Senior JROTC Instructors.
Friday-Sunday, May 1 to May 2, 2015
Spring & Annual Flor ida Society SAR
Board of Management Meeting (all compatriots welcomed)
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
Thursday, May 7, 2015, Luncheon Meeting
Program: TBA
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Ruth D. McGarity, 92, of Naples, died February 4,
2015. Born in Highland Park IL, she was the daughter of the late Foster G. and Ruth (nee McClement)
Dennis. Ruth graduated from Michigan State University in 1944. She went on to finish her Master’s
degree in 1972 at Shippensburg State (PA) College.
From 1944 to 1949, Ruth served as an Education
Officer under General MacArthur in Japan. There
she met and married Lt. James Madison McGarity, a
West Point graduate and career military officer; he
retired as a colonel. They traveled the world for 30
years before settling in Naples in 1976.
An active member of the DAR in Illinois since 1950,
Ruth transferred to the Big Cypress Chapter in Naples starting as Treasurer and Regent. She served on
the state level as Florida State Regent and was elected as National Vice President General of the DAR.
She was a Bridge Life Master and a founder of the
Naples Bridge Club.
Ruth will be dearly missed by her loving family including son, James (Susan) McGarity of Naples;
Foster D. McGarity of Jacksonville, FL; Ellen M.
McGarity of Las Vegas, NV; Annie MacLean, also
of Naples; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
The Naples Chapter SAR will miss her smiling face,
support for new members to join the Chapter, and
presence at our meetings.
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Minutes BOD Meeting February 5, 2015
was held at Jason's Deli at 11:30 AM
Attendees were- President- John McCullough
- Past President- Larry Fehrenbaker
- 1st VP Mike Garey
- 2nd VP Rich Wright
- Treasurer Dick Hazen
- Assistant Treasurer- Don Cahill
Treasurer's Report by Dick Hazen- Total Equity$12,490.93
Registrar's Report by Ed Lary- The NSSAR in January approved applications for James Erb and his
grandson Andrew Lypen. Carl and Charles Monks
induction scheduled for, Feb. 12th. Other applications are in process.
Education Report by John McCullough- The only
contest after the JROTC Program is the Poster Contest in the elementary schools. The judging of the
posters will at our April 9th meeting.
Nominating Committee Report- We have a slate of
candidates for Naples Chapter officer with the exception of the Secretary's position. We will continue to
search for a candidate. The slate will be provided to
the membership at the Thursday, Feb. 12th meeting.
The program for the Feb. 12th meeting will feature
the JROTC Cadets. We have contest entry packages
from two Cadets and are expecting more. Judges for
the JROTC Enhanced Contest are being selected.
We will conduct the Induction Ceremony for Carl and
Charles Monks at our Feb. 12th meeting.
We need to start encouraging our members to become
presenters for the end of the school year awards ceremonies.
We need to start gathering the names of residents,
businesses and organizations for our Flag Certificate
Awards in June.
John McCullough, President
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Commonwealth and was eventually arrested for his writing, and he was held without charge until his health was in
utter disrepair. Weak and sickly, he was finally returned to
his family, said to be insane from scurvy.
The Commonwealth of Oceana
John Locke, Philosopher
John Locke FRS, was an English philosopher and
physician regarded as one of the most influential of
Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of
Classical Liberalism". Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1632, Wrington, United Kingdom
Died: October 28, 1704, High Laver, United Kingdom
Nationality: English
Education: Westminster School, Christ Church, Oxford
Parents: Agnes Keene, John Locke
In Two Treatises on Government, Locke refuted the
divine right of Monarchy, and established a theory
where personal liberty could coexist with political
order. Labor is the origin and justification for property. Contract or consent is the basis for government
and fixes its limits. Behind both doctrines is personal
freedom. The state of nature knows no law, but men
are subject to moral law (the law of God).
Patrick Henry, For mer Gover nor of Vir ginia
Patrick Henry was an American attorney, planter and
politician who became known as an orator during the
movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s.
Wikipedia
Born: May 29, 1736, Hanover County, VA
Died: June 6, 1799, Brookneal, VA
Children: Six from first marriage, eleven from second
marriage
Spouse: Dorothea Dandridge (m. 1777–1799), Sarah
Shelton (m. 1754–1775)
Parents: John Henry, Sarah Winston Syme
Siblings: Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, William
Henry
Henry Knox bringing his "noble train" of artillery to Cambridge.
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The objects of this Society are declared to be patriotic, historical and educational; to unite and promote fellowship among the descendants of those who sacrificed to achieve the independence of the American people, to
inspire them and the community-at-large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government
founded by our forefathers; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom.
SAR STATEMENT ON MEETING DISCUSSIONS
The SAR is a non-political organization, Chapters and State Societies must never endorse or recommend any
candidate for public office, nor may meetings include the discussion of merits or demerits of such candidates.
The merit of any public question involving the social, economic, moral or physical welfare of the People may
be fairly and intelligently studied and discussed at a meeting for the enlightenment of those attending. The
SAR must not take any action endorsing or condemning any measure which is to be submitted to the vote of
the People.
Democratic Republic
A form of government in which power is explicitly vested in the people; a body of citizens entitled to vote and
is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law.
The Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
The Pledge of the SAR
We, descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution, who by their sacrifices, established the United
State of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly
pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.
Recessional
Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our forefathers who gave us our Constitution, the Bill
of Rights, an independent Supreme Court, and a nation of free men.
These statements are published here at the request of President John McCullough to remind new and older
members of the SAR Mission statements.
Age 65
Age 44
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The Naples Crier
c/o I. Harris Tucker
8919 Park Road, Apt 4015
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210-7612
March 2015
LUNCHEON MEETING
RESERVATIONS for THURSDAY
March 12, 2015 (Social 11:30; Luncheon 12 noon)
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, March 5, 2015
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