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CHAPTER OFFICERS President - Douglas H. Bradley 1012 Macy Street, La Habra, CA 90631 December Meeting Notice - See Page 3 1st Vice President & Color Guard Commander Melvin M. Harrell P.O.Box 3334 Running Springs, CA 923820-3334 2nd Vice President - Ronald Mayo Johnson 1000 Prospect Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103-2810 Secretary - Donald N. Moran 17651 Arlington Pl, Tehachapi, CA 93561-5300 Treasurer - David W. Eaton 5200 Irvine Blvd, #283 Irvine, CA 92620 Registrar - Berni K. Campbell 31333 East Nine Dr. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Chaplain - The Reverend Victor M. Springer 1420 Santo Domingo Ave, Duarte, CA 91010 Historian - James Q. Bradley 1918 E. Rio Verde Dr. West Covina, CA 91791-2759 Chancellor & Vice Cdr, Gregory M. Gujda 13691 Gavina Avenue #551 Sylmar, CA 91342-2669 Genealogist - Kerry Davidson 1409 Sandia Avenue West Covina, CA 91790-3309 Surgeon - Dr. Francis P. Powers Post Office Box 20623 New York, N,Y, 10021-0072 Web Master - GARY BOHANNON 5839 Ingvaldsen Place. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 Trustees of the Permanent Fund David W. Eaton - Term: 2007-2010 James C. McHargue - Term 2008-2011 David M. Hayball - Term 2009-2012 Our Chapter has seven Compatriots in uniform and The Liberty Tree we wish to formally thank them for their service. Lt. Col. David Smith, USAF - (Edwards AFB, CA). This will be the last issue of the Liberty Tree with Don Moran serving as editor. Af- Major Mason Dula, USAF - (Middle-East), ter 28 years of serving the Chapter in that Capt. Eric Fourroux, USA - (Arlington, VA), capacity he has stepped down. A special 2nd Lieut. Sean Hayball, USA - (Schofield Barracks, HI) thank you to Mrs. Virginia Emrey Patten, Sergeant Major William Fitzgerald, USMC - (Flordia) who served as our Assistant Editor and to LCpl Christopher Pickens USMC - (CO) all who supported the publication. 2 PFC Daniel Pickens USA - (Camp Buerhing, Kuwait) Sunday December 20th, 2009 Social Hour 4:00 p.m. Dinner 5:00 p.m. (not pot luck) Hosted by: Colonel John and Mary Ellen Mohler 7 Richland Place, Pasadena, California 91103 Telephone: 1-626-795-5643 - - Email: [email protected] Reservations required: RSVP by December 14th. 2009 The I-210 to West Mountain Street/Seco Street; turn West to Lincoln Avenue. Right on Lincoln Avenue. At first intersection go straight ahead onto Forest Street for one block to Westgate Street. Left on Westgate Street until it ends. Left onto Richland Place. Please note that we can only park on one side of the street. You can park in the driveway. Please don’t hesitate to call if you need more directions. The Sons of Kyle Davidson . 12/01 Liberty Chap- Name 1 2 3 4 5 Michael Cullen . 12/04 ter, Sons of the Nicholas Anduze 3 American Rev- Gregory Fisher . 12/04 Dino Cardone 3 olution wel- Robert Winthrop . .12/05 Michael E. Coyle 3 comes a new Vincent Thompson . .12/09 Compatriot into Charles Cresap 3 our ranks: Kerry Davidson, Sr. .12/10 Jay Dupre 3 Winston Williams . .12/10 Compatriot Owen G. Dupre 3 Scott Campbell . .12/15 RICHARD J. WELSH Wyatt J. Dupre 3 Ancestor James Bradley . 12/19 Franklin D. Gondek 3 Talen Stephens . .12/24 JACOB HUMPHREY Don Gough 3 William Brite . 12/30 He served the cause of American Jonathan Harrell 3 3 3 Independence as a Captain in the Sixth Gary A. Harris 3 Regiment and in 1783 transferred to the Robert A, Harris 3 First Regiment. He was in the battles of William & Grace Miller Joshua Hayball 3 3 Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Ger- Married: 12/01/1942 - - 67 years mantown, Monmouth and Yorktown- Jack & Nancy Tice Bill Knoll 3 Compatriot Married: 12/17/1955 - - 54 years John P. Marshall 3 David & Gina Laughlin John Mohler 3 3 3 3 Married: 12/18/1993 - - 16 years Dana Patten 3 3 3 KENYON B. DE GREENE, SR. Michael & Tiffany Branda Clifford A. Perkins 3 Married: 12/20/1987 - - 22 years Approved Supplemental Ancestor James B. Reidy, Jr. 3 3 Thomas & Christina Emrey Ancestor: 3 3 Married: 12/22/1996 - - 13 years Sean O’Rourke THOMAS DUNN C. Schutzenberger 3 He served the cause of American John & Francis Stephens Michael Squires 3 3 Independence as a Private in the Penn- Married: 12/22/1979 - - 30 years sylvania Continental Line and was in Howard & Carroll Soper John Stites 3 the Battle of Trenton and Princeton. Married: 12/23/1989 - - 20 years Eric Tukey 3 David & Virginia Boyle Richard J. Welsh 3 3 3 3 3 Married: 12/27/1952 - - 57 years Robert & Julie Sexton Legend Married: 12/28/1984 - - 25 years NEW LIFE MEMBER (1) Worksheet sent to applicant Compatriot Ronald Johnson, our Floyd & Sue Shadwick (2) Worksheet received First Vice President Elect, has taken Married: 12/28/1967 - - 42 years (3) Genealogical work in progress out a California Society Life Member- John & Debra Bartke (4) Application in preparation ship. He is the eighteenth member of Married: 12/29/1990 - - 19 years (5) Application at National for approval our Chapter to do so. Eric & Pamela Fourroux This will exempt Ron from Married: 12/29/1999 - - 10 years Berni K. Campbell Chapter, State and National Daniel & Theresa Smith Registrar dues - forever! Married: 12/30/1983 - - 26 years The Sons of Liberty Chapter Compatriots in the Armed Forces Elects its 2010 Officers A MESSAGE FROM COMPATRIOT & st At the Chapter’s November 21 PFC DANIEL PICKENS, U.S. ARMY - KUWAIT meeting the Chapter unanimously We received an update from elected its Officers for 2010. The Compatriot Daniel Pickens, now slate of nominees was presented serving in Kuwait. at the October meeting by Chairman November 1st, 2009 David Hayball. Dear Compatriots; Our 2010 officers will be sworn I am currently serv- in at the January, 2010 joint meeting ing with the 115th Infan- to be held at the Los Angeles Athletic try Regiment, I am just Club in Los Angeles. a humble PFC, though, and I’m just looking to get my SPC here as soon President: Melvin M. Harrell as it’s available to me. First Vice President: Ronald M. Johnson I’m here in Kuwait just Second Vice President: Douglas H. Bradley waiting to go up North to my first deployment. One Secretary: Gary M. Bohannon of my favorite things to do Treasurer: David W. Eaton is listen to war stories from PFC DANIEL PICKENS USA Registrar: Berni K. Campbell Iraq veterans because it helps give me focus and a good idea of what to look out for Genealogist: Kerry J. Davidson when dealing with the Iraqi people. We have a very different Chaplain: The Rev. Victor M. Springer mission today than we had two years ago, so as American Sol- Historian: Glenn J. Gujda diers we are doing our best to put a good face on Americans both in Iraq and back home in the States. I am proud to be able to be Chancellor and Color Guard Vice Commander: that face, and I am eager to prove myself a worthy and capable Gregory J. Gujda representative. Surgeon: Francis P. Powers, M.D. Yours Truly, PFC Daniel Pickens Color Guard Commander: Melvin M. Harrell D Co 1-15 IN, 3d HBCT 3d ID Trustee of the Permanent Fund: David W. Eaton Camp Beurhing, Kuwait Part of this eye witness account of the last moments arrived to light a fire in the fireplace. Martha sent her to fetch of George Washington’s life is from his adopted grandson, Colonel Lear. When Lear arrived in Washington’s bedroom, George Washington Custis. It is augmented by numerous he observed Washington was struggling for each breath. Lear other sources. George Washington Custis was the son of John sent for Albin Rawlins, the estate overseer. Rawlins pre- Custis, the son of Martha Washington from her first marriage pared a medicinal mixture of molasses, vinegar, and butter. to Daniel Custis. John Custis, his father, served as an Aide- When the General tried to swallow the concoction, he almost de-Camp to Gen. George Washington during the Yorktown choked to death, being unable to swallow. Washington then campaign and died from camp fever there. General Wash- decided that bloodletting would be a better course and or- ington immediately adopted the six-month-old Custis and dered Rawlins to perform venesection on his arm to remove his sister Eleanor as his own children. George Wash- half a pint of blood. General Washington was a strong ington Custis was nineteen at the time believer in bloodletting, having of his adopted grandfather’s death. used it successfully to cure various General Washington had been rid- maladies affecting his Negro slaves. ing about his estate from 10:00 a.m. When Rawlins showed reluctance to 3:00 p.m. He recorded in his diary to perform the procedure, Washing- that it had snowed, hailed and rained ton provided gentle encouragement. and the outside temperature was 28°F. “Don’t be afraid. The orifice is not After dinner he worked in his library large enough. More, more.” Colo- until almost midnight and had com- nel Lear noted that Martha Wash- plained of a sore throat, he made light ington was against bloodletting and of his developing hoarseness and spent GEORGE & MARTHA WASHINGTON begged that not too much blood be the evening perusing newspapers in the company of his wife, removed. When the procedure was completed, a compress of Martha, and his personal secretary, Colonel Tobias Lear. He a piece of cloth dipped in Salve Latola was wrapped around appeared cheerful and read aloud several newspaper pas- his neck, and his feet were warmed with wet towels. sages insofar as his increasing hoarseness permitted.
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