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Old Line State Herald MDSSAR, Founded on April 20, 1889 at Annapolis, Maryland www.marylandsar.org State President James F. Engler, Sr. August 2015 Issue Presidents Message Compatriots, I hope you all had a great Independence Day and are having Calendar of Events: an enjoyable summer. At the end of June, about a dozen of August 7-9 Atlantic Middle States our Compatriots joined me at the National Congress and we Conference, Bridgewater, should all be proud of the accomplish-ments of Maryland that NJ were announced there. Maryland this year participated in August 29 Battle of Brooklyn SAR ALL of the SAR’s Youth outreach programs: Poster, Brochure (a first), Essay, Orations, Bus Trip to NY Eagle Scout and ROTC/JROTC. In the Patriot Biographies (TENTATIVE) Initiative, 12 of our 15 chapters earned streamers, and Maryland was singled out by name, in terms of the number of chapters that participated. All of these September 11 & 12 The 2015 programs and the initiative are due to the efforts of you in our local chapters, National Treaty of Paris doing all that is needed to make them a success. In pages to follow, you will see Festival, Annapolis, MD examples of chapters fulfilling our mission, and upcoming events (e.g., the September 12 Society of the War of Patriot Biographies Project continues). That success illustrates the reason behind 1812, 2015 Defenders my PARTY Line approach (Participation, Assessment, Response, Transition, and Day Baltimore City You): by the state society helping our chapters be the best that they can be, the Cavalcade September chapters help the state society attain the SAR’s mission and goals. I’ve asked all 25-27 NSSAR Fall chapter leaders to address the following questions in pursuit of the PARTY Line: Leadership Meeting, Where do you want to see your chapter be in five years? What are your chapter’s strengths? weaknesses? opportunities? threats (i.e., Louisville, KY external situations that challenge your chapter’s growth and accomplishing October 3 MDSSAR Semi-Annual the SAR mission)? What are your chapter’s transition plans (i.e., is some chapter officer or Meeting, Dutch’s chairman were to suddenly disappear, how will your chapter carry on Daughter, Frederick, MD without missing a beat)? October 10 African-American Forum Who are your chapter points of contact for various state society committees? on Family Research I would like to hear from all our Compatriots on these questions. Just send your Balto. responses to me care of [email protected] with a subject line of: PARTY Line – The Chapter Questions. We are only successful when we all pull together. Your active November 21 250th Anniversary involvement, especially locally, to plan and execute local programs and getting Commemoration of the the word out, helps make SAR and the Maryland Society better known in the Repudiation Act, community. Success will breed success. Without you, we won’t be successful. Frederick, MD If the ancestors we honor as members of SAR had not given active support to the American cause, our history would have been radically different and likely not become the nation we are today. Without your active support December 5 Genealogy Workshop, today, SAR will not be the society it could be, a preeminent force in the MD Historical Society preservation of our history and liberty and in helping our citizens know and live December 19 Patriots Ball, Turf Valley up to the ideals of our nation’s founding. Country Club, Ellicott Pro patria, City, MD Jim Engler 1 Compatriots Invited to AMS Conference The 2015 Atlantic Middle States (AMS) Conference is being hosted by the New Jersey Society SAR the weekend of 7-9 August at the Marriott Bridgewater, 700 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. We encourage all Compatriots and their spouses to attend. Information on the AMS can be found on its web page (http://ams.dessar.org). The AMS is a joint district meeting of seven SAR state societies (VA, DC, MD, DE, PA, NJ, and NY). A block of rooms has been reserved for the event, at a rate of $114 per night with plenty of free parking. Please call 888-236-2427 for reservations Registration is Friday afternoon, 7 August, with a welcome buffet social, opening meeting and a ladies program. There will be a Saturday morning business meeting. The Saturday afternoon tour will be to the headquarters of five senior officers of Washington’s army. During the Middlebrook Encampment (1778-1779):Baron von Steuben; General William Alexander/Lord Stirling; General Nathaniel Greene; General Henry Knox; and General George Washington. The houses are all owned by the local historical society, are rarely all open at the same time and will be for the first 100 AMS attendees to sign up. The conference will end with the Saturday evening black tie banquet. Save the Date -- Patriots’ Ball – December 19th, 2015 The MDSSAR will be hosting its annual Patriot’s Ball on Saturday, 19 December 2015 at the Turf Valley Country Club, in Ellicott City, Maryland. Just off U. S. Route 40 where it splits from I-70, the site is convenient to most Maryland Compatriots. A block of rooms has been set aside at $99 a night for those who want to stay overnight. MDSSAR is expecting a big turnout in Debutantes this year. We encourage all Compatriots to attend. Look for an invitation to show up in your mail in September. Anyone interested to providing a sponsoring donation, or knows of an organization that would be interested in helping to sponsor the event financially, please contact MDSSAR Patriots Ball Chairman, Doug Favorite at: Compatriot Douglas Favorite, via e-mail ([email protected]) or by phone (301-271-0558). L ’Hermione Visit to Maryland By Robert Reyes The Maryland Society SAR participated in the visit of the L ‘Hermione to Annapolis and Baltimore and unveiled the SAR W3R Wayside Panels with Robert Reyes being instrumental in the organization of this grand event. Members of the Society toured the boat and participated in the dedication of wayside markers that will become part of a permanent display in the harbor area. This project has been ongoing with Maryland for over ten years and picked up speed with the visit of the French ship symbolizing Lafayette's involvement in the American Revolution. Soldiers in period dress were on display around the harbor. Great News about the National Life Member Program: After a detailed review of the great work done by Stephen Renouf (CA) and James Jones (TX) on the Life Program, *there will be no change in the Program *as a result of the Congress vote to increase 2016 dues by $5. Their attention to detail, and their foresight regarding future increases show that we can handle the increase without changing the scale. The Program will be monitored, but we do not foresee a change for a period of several years. For members who wish to become a National Life Member *BEFORE 12/31/2015 they will save $35* over the cost after that date. This is due to the fact that one must be current in dues to apply for the Program. Thus if one becomes a Life Member next year, they will have to have paid 2016 dues. It may be a great time to encourage anyone who may have thought about the Program but just never acted upon it. If you know members in this situation, let them know NOW is a great time to become a National Life Member. By Larry T. Guzy, Treasurer General 2015-2016 2 3 Maryland Members Making Headlines One of our MD Members has made National commander. Compatriot David Hoover was recently installed as the NATIONAL Color Guard Commander. We are honored that a compatriot from our own state has achieved such acclamation. Congratulations to Dave and good luck from your home state. Additionally, Dave was presented with a Baron Von Steuben certificate and medal from past NSSAR Color Guard Commander, Radcliffe. Another Maryland member, Christopher Smithson, received the Kendall Award. This is the only known time that a Marylander has received it. It is given to the person who has helped the most new members into the Society in a single year. He made second place nationally. And recognition of our Military personnel was restarted by past MDSSAR President, Ivan Dooley several years ago. This effort continues even now, as you can see by checking out the latest edition of the Maryland Line newsletter from the Maryland National Guard. The most recent edition had a large article about the Military awards presented at our last George Washington Birthday Luncheon. Congratulations to all of these men for the great work they do. NSSAR Color Guard Commander Radcliffe presenting Baron Von Steuben certificates/ medal to Compatriot Hoover Old Line State Herald Newsletter Editor: Doug Favorite Please submit your articles for the next Old Line State Herald Newsletter th by Friday, October 30 , 2015 to nd MDSSAR 2 Vice President, Don Deering. 4 African-American Forum on Family Research on Oct. 10th Col. John Eager Howard Chapter President Jean S. Fugett Jr. is working with the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum to hold a workshop in October that will be of interest to all members. The topic will include genealogical help as well as personal stories of family research from a white and black perspective using DAR and SAR members’ examples. Please mark your calendars now and we will provide further details as they are finalized. Please spread the word. The program schedule has been tentatively scheduled as follows: LOCATION: Star Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum, 844 E.