Vol. 3 Issue 4 September, 2016 The Haversack The Newsletter of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

st President’s Report meeting. Both 1 Vice President Pat Barron and 2nd Vice President Eugene Moyer are working dil- Greetings Compatriots: igently to produce a wonderful program that will, I’m very pleased to announce that our Chapter’s without a doubt, be interesting and enjoyable for partnership building and planning efforts for our all. very first social meeting with Maryland’s Lieuten- Donald A. Deering ant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford resulted in a President huge success. Approximately 100 attendees from Foundation Chair various businesses, local government, private non- Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter profits and other organizations attended to meet the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Lt. Governor and learn of Maryland’s proposals Revolution for growth and economic development. As an add- National Society of the Sons of the American ed highlight, the Lieutenant Governor was intro- Revolution duced by Maryland State Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs, George W. Ownings III, who, along with his son and two grandsons, was recently inducted 2016 SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING as an SAR member. We were also pleased to wel- come Frederick’s very first County Executive “Jan Gardner” who offered a brief presentation prior to The semi-annual meeting of the Sergeant Law- the Secretary’s introduction. rence Everhart chapter will be held at Dutch’s Daughter restaurant on Thursday, October 20, Our partners in this endeavor, who we hope to 2016, beginning with a social hour at 6:00 PM. bring on board as chapter associates, include Rich- While the semi-annual meeting has historically ard Griffin, Director of the Mayor’s Department of been a luncheon, it is felt a dinner meeting will en- Economic Development; Elizabeth Cromwell, able more compatriots to attend. Invitations and President, Frederick Chamber of Commerce; Kara additional details will be sent in the next couple of Norman, Executive Director of the Downtown weeks via email. Frederick Partnership and Helen Propheter, Direc-

tor, Office of the County Executive, Office of Eco- Our guest speaker for the meeting will be C. Philip nomic Development. Our positive working rela- Nichols, Jr., Associate Judge, Prince George's tionship and the resultant alliances we’ve built County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit. Judge have properly laid the groundwork for future en- Nichols is a fellow compatriot of the Sergeant deavors. Lawrence Everhart Chapter. Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to our Treasur- er Doug Favorite, our Chapter’s Frederick Town Fife and Drum and those members of our Chapter who attended this important event. In this issue… We correspondingly hope we have created an in- Page 2: Membership Committee; Silent Auction; terest, on the part of our partners and guests, in Remembering Dr. Louis V. Myers looking more closely at us from both membership and alliance perspectives. Page 3: Battle of ; National Flag Award Pages 4 and 5: Chapter Photos Now, our next endeavor is to see if we can boost attendance at our October Semi Annual Chapter Page 6: Patriot’s Ball

1 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTE DR. LOUIS V. MYERS DDS III OBITUARY The membership committee has eight prospec- Dr. Louis Vin- tive members in the pipeline who are at various cent Myers III, stages in the application process. Stanley Jay DDS, age 68, Robison, Neal Jay Robison and James Adams of Marriotts- Tucker were approved during the month of Au- ville, died gust by National. Walter Michael Rice and Wil- Tuesday, Au- liam Fulton Rice are at National awaiting ap- gust 16, 2016 at proval. The Clagett applications were mailed by his home after a Compatriot Larry Bishop to MDSSAR on Sep- courageous tember 1st. The Fulmer application is almost struggle with ready to go. Several inquiries have come from ALS. Born MDSSAR and I have contacted these individu- June 19, 1948 als. Several are on hold due to a lack of source in Frederick, he material, which I should receive shortly. The was the son of membership committee is a very important part the late Louis V. Myers Jr. and Margaret Ellen of our Chapter because it is the path that leads to Rippeon Myers. He was the husband of Jerica our organization’s growth and welfare. Current- Ejercito Myers, his wife of 17 years. ly, Larry and I are working actively on applica- tions. If any of our able bodied members would Dr. Myers was a graduate of Mt. St. Mary's Uni- like to join the Membership Committee to help versity, Emmitsburg and the University Of Mary- identify prospective members and guide them land School Of Dentistry. He built his practice, through the application, process please contact Blue Neon Tooth Dentistry, in Eldersburg and me at [email protected]. practiced for 38 years. He considered his practice Submitted by Compatriot Ron Harbaugh "his baby" and thought highly of his staff and patients.

He was a member of the Church of the Resurrec- tion, Ellicott City and in his younger years played the piano at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Liber- tytown. He was also a member of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1st Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter; Psi Omega Fraternity; and American Dental Association.

SILENT AUCTION He enjoyed playing golf with his wife, gardening, The Chapter Silent Auction will be held at the Civil War history, family genealogy, traveling, Semi-Annual Meeting on October 20, 2016 dur- reading, listening to music and spending time ing the meeting. We are soliciting donations for with his family. He loved life and lived it to its the Auction. If you have any items, especially fullest every day. Patriotic or Historical Items, Books, etc. or any other items that you wish to donate, wish to help Surviving, in addition to his wife, are children, or have any questions about it, please contact Nicholas J. Myers of Ellicott City, Jeric Deus Assistant Secretary Neil Fay at Myers of Baltimore, Jemanuel Mollison Myers of [email protected] or call him at , MA, Mary Jenel Myers of San Francis- 240.446.4369. I understand that we can resume co, CA, and John Gabriel Myers and Maria Jelou auctions of alcoholic beverages again, so please Ejercito Myers, both of Marriottsville; sister, consider donating items of this nature as well. Margaret Elizabeth Myers Schlack and husband Richard II of Martinsburg, WV; one niece and Submitted by Compatriot Neil Fay two nephews.

2 BATTLE OF BROOKLYN SAR HONORS NININGER’S TIRE & AUTO While on a trip to Brooklyn last month, I was in- OF BRUNSWICK spired by an article Pat Barron circulated on the WITH NATIONAL FLAG AWARD

Battle of Brooklyn to go visit the Old Stone House where the Maryland 400 (actually less than 300 present for duty, but 256 died) made their at- tacks to allow General Washington to slip off to Manhattan and save the from defeat and capture. This was the largest battle of the entire war (which I did not know). If you are in Brooklyn, the Old Stone House is easy to get to and parking can be had right next to the building, as it is located in a park in the neigh- borhood. Admission is free (although they ask for a $3 donation), and while the exhibits are not ex- tensive, they are well done. Of note is the beauti- ful diorama donated by Maryland. You probably cannot make out the writing on the ‘construction From left to right: Compatriot SAR Compatriot Ron Har- sign’ in the photo, but it is tongue-in-cheek, as if baugh, Brunswick Mayor Pro Tempore Angel White, SAR written at the time of the battle. For example, the Compatriot Gene Moyer, Glenn Nininger, Sr., Glenn Nininger, Jr., and SAR Chapter Immediate Past President George Lewis property owner is listed as: King George III, LLC; Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA Eng- land.” The Maryland flag should be visible which The Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the is prominently displayed on the front of the build- Maryland Society of Sons of the American Revo- ing. The structure has been carefully kept since lution (SAR) recently honored Nininger’s Tire its rebuilding in 1933, and is dimensionally accu- and Auto of Brunswick, Maryland with the Flag rate. See this NY Times article for an enjoyable Certificate of the National Society of the Sons of read: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/ the American Revolution, in recognition of exem- nyregion/where-george-washington-lost-a-battle- plary patriotism in the display of the United States in-brooklyn-a-museum-dedicated-to-its- Flag. Nininger’s Tire and Auto was selected for history.html?_r=0 this honor for its highly visable display of the Flag, consistent with the United States Flag Code.

Submitted by Compatriot Neil Fay Eugene Moyer, Chair of the Flag Committee for both the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chaptrer and Maryland Chapter of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution, commended Glenn Nininger, Sr. and Glenn Nininger, Jr. for “demonstrating re- spect for this living symbol of our Republic, one of the Nation’s most widely recognized images, a powerful representation of Americanism”.

The United States Flag Code, codifying the cus- toms and rules governing the display and use of the flag of the United States by civilians, was ap- proved in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roose- velt. The 105th Congress recodified the Flag Code as part of Title 4 of the United States Code.

Old Stone House, Brooklyn NY - site of Maryland 400 Rear Submitted by Public Relations Chair Dick Foot Guard Action where 256 Maryland Patriots lost their lives

3 From left to right: William Smithson, President of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Donald Deering, President of the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart SAR Chapter, Boyd K. Rutherford, Maryland's Lieutenant Governor, George W. Owings, III, Secretary, Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs.

From Left to right: Donald Deering, President Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Cromwell, President Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, Kara Norman, Executive Director Downtown Fred- erick Partnership, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, Jodie Bollinger, representing Helen Propheter Direc- tor Frederick County Office of Economic Development, Richard Griffin, Director City of Frederick Department of Economic st Development, Pat Barron 1 Vice President, Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. 4 Frederick Town Fife and Drum about to perform for the Point of Rocks Library Celebration. From left to right: Selena Srirattana- pirom, Harrison King, Maddie Kahler, Music Di- rector - Claude Bauer, Chapter, Immediate Past President George Lewis portraying George Wash- ington, Aiden Baldree, Nick Kahler and Daniel Wilson.

Frederick Town Fife and Drum performing at Frederick’s “In the Streets” event.

Frederick Town Fife and Drum posing with former Washington Redskins Quar- terback Joe Theismann at “In the Streets.”

5 Information Web Links NSSAR Web Site: www.s ar.o rg MDSSAR Web Site: www.mar yla nd sar.o rg S ergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter Web Page: h ttp :// l awr en ce -ev er har t.mary la nd sar.o rg /ind ex .html

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