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Sons of the American Revolution SAR Pledge Page 1 The Hornet’s Nest Jan 2020 Newsletter of The Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution The January 2020 SAR Pledge “We the descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution, who by their sacrifices established the United States of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of Liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.” The President’s Farewell to present a traveling trunk program to 39 home schooled children and the Royston Public The month of January 2020 was a blur. I Library and setup a display on the thought the Georgia Society SAR state Revolutionary Battles in Georgia. All while Presidency would just slowly wind down but trying to get my accounting practice ready for The President’s that was not the case. The month started with tax season. Inaugural Address presenting a program and installing officers at the Robert Forysth Chapter in Cumming, then On one of the weekends I went up to to the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter in Spartanburg, South Carolina to participate in Compatriots, Greetings to You All! Peachtree City, then the Blue Ridge Mountains the General Daniel Morgan Statue Ceremony Chapter in Young Harris, and finally the and ended up commanding the Color Guard at I am very honored to have your trust and sup- Captain John Collins Chapter in Marietta. I that event. The next day was the port to lead our Georgia Society through the also attended the Lyman Hall Chapter meeting Commemoration of the Battle of Cowpens year 2020. in Gainesville were the current President which is a National Event. As the Adjutant of General and his predecessor was in attendance. the National SAR Color Guard I was again in My Father practiced Optometry for 64 years, so commanded the Color Guard. At both of these the number 2020 has had a significant meaning In addition to the above in the last three weeks event we had a large number of the Georgia for my entire life. The two of us joined the I had meetings with Compatriot Bill Dobbs to Color Guard members in attendance and the SAR in 1996, and we had the honor to be work on the transition and with Compatriot Jay majority of the flags carried were brought to the inducted into the George Walton Chapter by Guest to work on the details of the Kettle event by the Georgia Color Guard Commander, the late President General James Westlake. Creek events. I made time to go up to Royston Compatriot Bill Palmer. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 The center of the fight for Independence in Wilkes County, Georgia, became known as “the hornet’s nest” because of the stinging attacks made from there by the Georgia Patriots against the British and Tories. Page 2 The Hornet’s Nest Jan 2020 The President’s Farewell (Cont.) The President’s Inaugural Address (Cont.) Since becoming a member of the SAR, I have had the opportunity to attend 22 years of Board of Again, many thanks to the Georgia members Managers meetings as either a Member-at-Large or Chapter President. I have been both amazed that supported me at these and other events. and proud of our Georgia Society at each July BOM. The July BOM is when our leadership has just returned from the Annual Congress and begins telling the membership just how well Georgia Then it was finally time to head to Duluth, did at the Congress. Although much smaller in population than the heavyweight States of Texas, Georgia for the annual meeting and Winter Florida, New York, California, and Illinois, we have always held our own. Listening to the many Board of Managers meeting. But, before that awards received by our State, Chapters, and individual members makes one very proud of our could start there was the South Atlantic District Georgia Society. Remember, you do not have to be a voting member of the Board of Managers to (SAD) meeting to be held at the same location attend one of the quarterly meetings. I invite you to join us at a BOM. You will get a good over- on Friday afternoon. The meeting was chaired view of our activities around the State and Region. by our own Compatriot Allen Greenly who is the South Atlantic Regional Vice President. I never expected to be a part of the State Leadership, but here I am. This past July, I attended my The four states in this region (GA, SC, NC, and first National Congress in Costa Mesa, California. Once again, Georgia did very well. I thought FL) all had representatives at the SAD meeting. that the presenters were going to wear President Collins out calling him to the podium so fre- quently to accept the many awards that you Gentlemen work so hard for during the year. The During all of this activity I was eternally Georgia Society is well respected at National thanks to your efforts! grateful for the work of Compatriot Wayne Brown for all of the time and effort he put into We should not rest on our laurels. The Georgia Society needs to remain proactive, and we need to the annual conference as chair of the Annual continue to grow our Society. For years, we have been on the verge of breaking the 2,000-member Conference Committee. All I had to do was to mark. This year, we did! However, our natural attrition combined with drops and late dues will design and print the programs, get the scripts result in our Society dropping below the 2,000 mark. Later this quarter, when reinstatements are ready and run the Member Awards Banquet, in, we should be perilously close to the 2,000 mark, and with the number of new member applica- Winter Board of Managers meeting, Annual tions outstanding, we should gain enough membership during 2020 to remain over 2000 members Meeting, and the Chapter & Youth Awards going into 2021. Achieving 2,000 members is certainly a milestone but is just a stop on our way Banquet. One meeting that I did not have to be to 3,000 members, which is totally achievable. Let us make sure that we do everything possible to responsible for was the Memorial Service keep our CAR active and growing. Our children are our future members and leaders. which was handled by state Chaplain Compatriot D. Alan Smith. All of the other A year is often not long enough to introduce and implement policies or ideas. President Collins conference details was handled admirably by has discussed moving our National, State, and Chapter dues date from late December to Novem- Compatriot Brown and his excellent helpers. ber 1st. Notices would go out in September. The move should greatly reduce our drops and annual reinstatements, and it should allow our State Secretary and the Secretaries of many Chapters to All of these events had a number of people who enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s with their families. This change would certainly work behind the scenes to make them function be new to Georgia, but many Societies, such as Texas, have been very successful by collecting as they do. Some of these are our wonderful dues earlier in the year. Ladies and others are Compatriots who are always there to make sure the job is done, All over this country, the SAR realizes that the DAR is responsible for much of our growth. Our registration is handled, and the Color Guard is Georgia Society currently has a yearly award for the DAR Chapter that provides us with the most there when needed, etc. If I make a list of all of candidates as well as candidates that do become members in the SAR. I will be working with our these individuals I will surely leave someone Society’s DAR Liaison on introducing an additional opportunity to increase our Chapter participa- off but I do need to express my heartfelt thanks tion with our DAR counterparts. Let us all look for ways to work closer with our DAR. to and for each of you being there and caring Within the Georgia Society, I would like for us to strengthen our relationship with the Ladies for this organization. Auxiliary. I will be the first to raise my hand and admit fault. For 24 years, my wife has been assisting me with reports, getting ready for Chapter meetings, making Chapter wreaths, and much After the final luncheon was over I was pleased to turn over the Georgia Society SAR Charter more. She has been in the Auxiliary, and I never acknowledged it. Gentlemen, if your wife is not with the display stand and the two banners to currently a member of our Ladies Auxiliary, please consider honoring her service to you as well our newly installed President Compatriot as to your Chapter by presenting her a lifetime membership. Joining the Ladies Auxiliary does not William Dobbs. Many thanks to President commit her to additional work over what she is most likely doing now. Chapter Presidents, if General Jack Manning for handling the there are ladies regularly helping with setting up rooms or acting as liaisons with their DAR installation ceremony. Having placed the Past Groups, please consider presenting them with lifetime memberships to recognize their service. My President’s pin on my personal neck ribbon I Chapter has a member who can no longer see well enough to drive. His charming wife drives him enjoyed the ride back to Athens. to meetings. This is just another way of saying thank you to them for supporting your participa- tion in the SAR.
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