Old Line State Herald

MDSSAR, Founded on April 20, 1889 at Annapolis, www.marylandsar.org State President Donald A. Deering November 2017

Issue 241st Anniversary of the Battle of Commemorated

MDSSAR Compatriots and guests at the Maryland 400 Monument, , Brooklyn, New York

The Maryland Society sponsored a one-day bus trip on August 20, 2017 to travel to New York for ceremonies commemorating the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn and the heroism of the Maryland troops there. En route, a Sun newspaper article describing the MDSSAR’s 1895 trip to dedicate the Maryland Monument was read by 3rd Vice President James Perry. MDSSAR 1st Vice President Jim Adkins provided an interpretive overview of the battle and its landmarks as the group travelled through Staten Island and Brooklyn. Table of Contents In addition to fellow Compatriots and members of Daughters of the Upcoming Calendar of Events ...... 2 American Revolution and the Society of the in Maryland, Color Guard Events ...... 2 the travelling party included Mr. Ewing McDowell, Deputy Secretary MDSSAR News ...... 2 of the Maryland Department of Planning, several members and staff NSSAR News ...... 4 of the Governor’s Commission on Maryland Military Monuments, State Officers ...... 5 Mr. David Craig, Executive Director of the Maryland World War I Officer Reports ...... 6 Centennial Commission, and members of the Maryland Defense Committee Reports ...... 11 Force. Chapter Reports ...... 15 Departed Compatriots ...... 18

Editors: Christos Christou Jr., James Engler Sr. and Doug Favorite

P a g e | 1 Upcoming Calendar of Events 2017 Events Description 10 December C.A.R. Christmas Party at DAR Chapter House 16 December Noon: Wreaths Across America at Cheltenham Cemetery 16 December 6:30 PM: Patriots Ball, Turf Valley Country Club 2018 Events 6 January State Meeting February TBA Luncheon 2 March C.A.R. State Conference at Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center April TBA Annual Meeting

Color Guard Events UPCOMING MDSSAR COLOR GUARD CALENDAR FOR 2017 Date Activity Event 16 Dec Present Colors Wreaths Across America 16 Dec Present Colors Patriots Ball

MDSSAR News

Battle of Brooklyn Bus Trip (Continued) The reconstructed Old Stone House, a landmark of the battle, served as site of the day’s first ceremony, “’Maryland 400’ Commemoration.” Kim Maier, Executive Director of the Old Stone House, presided over the moving tribute to the Maryland troops. Sponsored by the Old Stone House and Washington Park with the Michael A. Rawley, Jr. American Legion Post of Brooklyn, the event was attended by several local government leaders who welcomed the Maryland delegation and declared them to be “honorary citizens of Brooklyn.” The ceremony included the reading of the names of members of ’s regiment who gave their lives in the battle, with Maryland SAR and DAR members honored to read several of the lists by individual companies. A wreath-laying was followed by a bagpipe salute and the MacFadden American Legion Post fired a rifle salute. Also participating in the ceremony was the Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee. Following a lunch provided by the Old Stone House, the group was escorted to nearby Prospect Park by Martin Maher, Borough Commissioner for Brooklyn Parks. At the Monument to the Maryland 400, originally erected by MDSSAR in 1895, wreaths were presented by the General William Smallwood Chapter, Charles Carroll of Carrollton Chapter, and the Westminster Chapter. Commissioner Maher expressed his department’s commitment to the preservation of the Maryland Monument, and the work of the Maryland Historical Trust and the Governor’s Commission on Maryland Military Monuments was also noted.

P a g e | 2 Independence Day Events around the State [1] Saturday July 1st this year brought together SAR members from the Christian Ardinger Chapter, the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter as well as the Frederick Town Fife and Drum for a commemorative ceremony, the pinnacle event of the Boonsboro 225th anniversary celebrations. [2] Members of the Colonel Aquila Hall Chapter participated in the 4th of July Parade in Bel Air, MD. Past State Presidents Dave Hoover, Lou Raborg and Bill Smithson, State 2nd VP Tim Mallory, and State Genealogist Chris Smithson along with the President of the Bush Declaration Society, NSCAR, Hannah Farmer and members of the Gov. Chapter, NSDAR.

Survey Presented at AMS VPG Lou Raborg of MDSSAR presented a set of graphics during a presentation at Atlantic Middle States based on a survey of the SAR membership who belong to one of the State Societies of the two SAR districts in the AMS (for Mid- Atlantic District, that’s , District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania; for the North Atlantic, that’s New Jersey and Empire State [New York]). VPG Raborg first showed where our membership resides, and it can be found across the Country.

VPG Raborg then showed two additional images, the first showing chapter coverage and size in each state. Red is for chapters with under 25 members, Green is chapter with over 100 members. He noted how many areas in some state had no chapters at all. He then presented an image of the Counties where Color Guard members could be found across the districts, and posed a few questions, noting that the Color Guard is the face of SAR: How active are our Color Guards ? Do we support local DAR and CAR events

P a g e | 3 Maryland Attends Atlantic Middle States Association Meeting The Atlantic Middle States Association held its meeting on July 11-12, 2017 at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, PA, hosted by the Pennsylvania Society. There were 9 National Officers in attendance including PG Guzy, Secretary Alter, Treasurer Manning, Chancellor Wright, Genealogist Sinks, Registrar Pickette, Historian Thornhill and Surgeon Barlow. At the National Candidates election forum, Compatriot Warren Alter won support for President General and Robert Fish won support for Genealogist General. All other uncontested candidates won support from the AMSA. The Guest speakers for the evenings banquet were General and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Maryland did not win the Jersey Devil Award (calculated by multiplying the number of members of a state attending by the distance between that state’s capital and the capital of the host state), but did have a good turnout. Attending from Maryland were: State President Don Deering, Immediate Past President Bill Smithson, Compatriots Pat Barron, Gene Moyer, Dave Hoover, James Engler, Sr., Gary Neal, Doug Stuart, Christopher Raborg, Sam Raborg, Vice President General Lou Raborg. During the Atlantic Middle States Association annual meeting held in Gettysburg, PA, at the district meeting NJSSAR President Robert Meyers proposed support for the Civil War Trusts Princeton Battlefield Project, to save 15 acres adjacent to the battlefield. The motion was seconded and unanimously passed and the AMSA also passed a second motion for financial support of the project for ten thousand dollars. Next year’s AMSA will be hosted by the Virginia Society in Newport News.

NSSAR News The following MDSSAR Members have been appointed to National SAR Committees: • James Adkins (CAPT John Smoot): Council of State Presidents (Member of the three-man Maryland Delegation) • Christos Christou (COL ): Knight Essay • Don Deering (SGT Lawrence Everhart): Council of State Presidents (Member of the three-man Maryland Delegation) • James Engler, Sr (Westminster): Americanism; Council of State Presidents (Secretary); Genealogical Research System (chairman); Kings College London Partnership; Patriot Index, Graves and Biographies; 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution (subcommittee chairman) • Lester Foster (COL John Eager Howard): Color Guard • Dave Hoover (COL Aquila Hall): Color Guard • Barry McKown (John Paul Jones): Newsletters & Publications • Gene Moyer (SGT Lawrence Everhart): Membership; SAR Implementation • Lee Park (COL Nicholas Ruxton Moore): Medical • James Perry (GEN William Smallwood): Museum Board • Lou Raborg (COL Aquila Hall): Americanism (Vice Chairman); Council of Vice Presidents General; Education; Historic Sites & Celebrations (Vice Chairman); Rumbaugh Orations • Christopher Smithson (COL Aquila Hall): Knight Essay • Bill Smithson (COL Aquila Hall): Council of State Presidents (Member of the three-man Maryland Delegation) • Doug Stuart (John Hanson): Eagle Scout; Independent Audit; ROTC/JROTC & Service Academies Liaison; Veterans Recognition • Ryan Trainor (Westminster): Museum Board • Pat Warner: Membership; Protocol

Congratulations to David Hoover for serving as National Color Guard Commander for 2 years.

P a g e | 4 State Officers President ...... Donald Arthur Deering (#1) 301-606-8827 [email protected] 1st Vice President ...... MG (Ret.) James A. Adkins (#8) 410-330-1434 [email protected] 2nd Vice President ...... Timothy D. Mallory (#9) 443-417-3720 [email protected] 3rd Vice President ...... James M. Perry (#2) 301-320-1863 [email protected] Secretary ...... J. Patrick Warner (#2) 301-585-8629 [email protected] Assistant Secretary ...... James F. Engler, Sr. (#13) 410-781-6622 [email protected] Treasurer ...... Gary R. Neal (#5) 443-824-8103 [email protected] Treasurer Emeritus ...... Barrett L. McKown (#6) 410-798-4531 [email protected] Registrar...... Christos Christou Jr. (#4) 410-574-5467 [email protected] Assistant Registrar ...... Christopher T. Smithson (#9) 410-836-3433 [email protected] Historian ...... James M. Perry (#2) 301-320-1863 [email protected] Organizing Secretary ...... William P. Smithson (#9) 410-836-3433 wps.maryland2gmail.com Genealogist ...... Christopher T. Smithson (#9) 410-836-3433 [email protected] Genealogist Emeritus ...... Henry C. Peden, Jr. (#9) 443-567-5737 [email protected] Chancellor ...... Christopher M. May, Esq. (#1) 301-698-8248 [email protected] Chaplain ...... George Satterthwaite (#11) 301-292-1658 [email protected] Assistant Chaplain ...... C. Louis Raborg (#9) 410-879-2246 [email protected] Surgeon ...... Lee Crandall Park, MD (#5) 443-629-4687 [email protected] National Trustee - Elect ...... William P. Smithson (#9) 410-836-3433 mellott58gmail.com Alternate National Trustee ...... Douglas B. Stuart (#11) 301-292-5961 [email protected] Webmaster ...... Christopher J. Raborg (#9) 443-307-3200 [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTS 61. W. King Barnes, Jr. (#5) ...... 1984 80. James R. Dearworth (#7) ...... 2003 87. Edward A. Foreman Jr. (#4) .... 2010 63. Granville W. Wehland (#18) .... 1986 81. Douglas B. Stuart (#11) ...... 2004 88. Ivan V. Dooley Jr. (#4) ...... 2011 68. Barrett L. McKown (#6) ...... 1991 82. Carroll J. Collins (#11) ...... 2005 89. C. Louis Raborg Jr. (#9) ...... 2012 70. Lester A. Foster, Jr. (#4) ...... 1993 83. Christos Christou, Jr. (#4) ...... 2006 90. J. Patrick Warner (#2)...... 2013 71. John H. Vandegriff (#2)...... 1994 84. Ernest L. Irish (#14) ...... 2007 91. Douglas C. Favorite (#1) ...... 2014 73. William C. Austin, Jr. (#10) ..... 1996 85. R. Duane Tackitt (#2) ...... 2008 92. James F. Engler, Sr. (#13) ...... 2015 76. Cecil M. Massie, Sr. (#13) ...... 1999 86. David W. Hoover (#9) ...... 2009 93. William P. Smithson (#9) ...... 2016 78. M. Hall Worthington (#6) ...... 2000 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS #1 Sgt. Lawrence Everhart (FR) (11/09/1920) Martin “Pat” L. Barron, Jr 301-401-9929 pat,[email protected] #2 Gen. William Smallwood (MO) (09/13/1968) James M. Perry 301-320-1863 [email protected] #3 Christian Ardinger (WA) (05/22/1971) John R. Turner……. 301-637-7777 [email protected] #4 Col. John Eager Howard (BC) (11/11/1972) Jean S. Fugett, Jr. 410-929-6654 [email protected] #5 Col. Nicholas Ruxton Moore (BA) (01/25/1972) George Davis Calvert. 410-377-9698 [email protected] #6 John Paul Jones (AA) (07/22/1972) John R. Harvey Jr 443-621-0508 [email protected] #7 Col. Henry Hollingsworth (CE) (03/26/1973) Dr. James Dearworth, Sr. 302-731-5656 no email address #8 Col. Tench Tilghman (Caro,KE,QA,TA) (05/01/1976) Walter T. F. Coryell 410-778-5864 [email protected] #9 Col. Aquila Hall (HA) (11/06/1976) William C. Batton, Esq. 410-804-4297 [email protected] #10 Charles Carroll of Carrollton (03/01/1977) James D. Schaub, Ph.D. 301-776-9094 [email protected] #11 John Hanson (PG) (02/25/1979) Douglas B. Stuart 301-292-5961 [email protected] #12 Capt. John Smoot (DO, SO, WI, WO) (10/30/1982) Raymond L. Jackson 410-251-5800 [email protected] #13 Westminster (Carr) (03/09/1985) James F. Engler, Sr 410-781-6622 [email protected] #14 Thomas Stone (CH, CV, SM) (03/30/1991) #15 Little Meadows (AL, GA) (07/15/2000) Terry R. Grove 301-746-5589 [email protected] MD 400 FUND BOARD: CHAIRMAN JAMES M. PERRY. APPOINTED TRUSTEES: JAMES A. ADKINS, IVAN V. DOOLEY, JR., JOHN “J.D.” URBACH.

BOARD OF MANAGERS Class of 2015 - 2018 Class of 2016 - 2019 Class of 2017-2020 Martin L. “Pat” Barron (#1) [email protected] William C. Batton, (#9) [email protected] Charles H. Bogino, Esq. (#2) [email protected] Daniel B. Fisher (#6) [email protected] Robert P. Higdon (#1) [email protected] Herbert Glasby (#5) [email protected] Reginald J. C. Fugett (#4) [email protected] Michael A. Irish (#12) mirish@[email protected] Patrick Mellott (#4) [email protected] Hobert S. Halsey, Jr. (#7) [email protected] Dr. James D, Schaub (#10) [email protected] Chris StJohn (#11) [email protected] John “J.D.” Urbach (#5) [email protected] Ryan P. Trainor (#13) [email protected] Mark Tyler (#12) [email protected]

P a g e | 5 Officer Reports Greetings Compatriots: I’m taking this opportunity to reemphasize my stated goal as our Society’s newly elected President. If we are to live long, grow and prosper, it would behoove us to begin identifying, developing and continuing formal partnerships whether private, public or otherwise. Then, we should recruit and enlist “associates or partners,” from outside our society and its chapters, who can assist us in elevating our SAR status and importance within and across our communities. Does this sound like a waste of time, silly or unworkable? I’ve discovered over my professional career, that this approach will add eager hands and supporters to almost any endeavor. We can expand our reach within the community, making our organization more visible and enable partnerships with others. In building the Frederick Town Fife and Drum Corps (FTFD) which took three years, our partners included: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Fife and Drum Corps); the Down Town Frederick Partnership; Frederick Police Department; Historical Society of Frederick; Hood College; Frederick City Mayor’s Office of Economic Development; Frederick Council; Frederick County Public Schools and York PA’s middle school Fife and Drum Corps. Today the FTFD is a thriving SAR component that conveys, on a regular basis, our revolutionary period message. All is funded by enthusiastic business and private donors within the community. Consider following this example when building an associate or partner program. For partnerships, I would offer the following suggestions: • Work with and seek guidance from our State Society (email or call me) • Identify and recruit a small group to create your associate program • Develop and follow a project plan • Record and keep track of your contacts and progress • Identify and recruit people from outside your chapter to assist • Develop a public outreach information plan • Identify prospective associates/partners • Engage the media (newspapers, television, radio, newsletters, magazines, etc.) • Join your local Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, etc. • Take your show on the road and enlist associates/partners Through partnerships, we can become more visible and expand our outreach within the community, an essential component of making people more aware of our organization thereby increasing the ranks of the SAR. I will be sending each President guidance on realizing these goals, in the form of an update, in the coming months. However, I encourage all compatriots to support this vision and to contact me with me any questions…together, we can make a difference for SAR. In Service, Donald A. Deering, President I want to thank James Perry for the wonderful trip to Brooklyn to honor the Maryland 400 on August 20th. Our delegation was well received. The Brooklyn Parks commissioner is a member of our honorary regiment and did an extraordinary job to receive us at the Maryland 400 Monument in Prospect Park. Of course, it is always a great experience to visit the Old Stone House and participate in their ceremony. On August 10th I visited our Maryland 400 research team at the Maryland Archives. The work is progressing well. Washington College hosted presentations by their various interns on September 5th and I attended to hear our MD 400 intern, Taylor Blades, describe her experience at the Maryland Archives to fellow students and members of the faculty. The Maryland Society 1st VP was recognized for providing this research opportunity. On September 16th I will be James Adkins attending the Colonel Aquila Hall chapter meeting and the Westminster Chapter Constitution Week Program. Three DAR chapters across the state have asked that I visit their chapters over the next six months to share the story of the Maryland 400.

P a g e | 6 Serving as 2nd VP is not only a great honor bestowed upon me, but a responsibility that I take quite seriously. It has been fulfilling to meet many people during my travels, and to exchange thoughts and ideas about our Patriotic heritage. The highlight of my tour of duty thus far is attending the 225th Washington Monument Commemoration in Boonsboro, MD, on 1 July 2017, dressed in my Colonial uniform and marching with the MDSSAR Color Guard Unit. At the morning revival, I met the Frederick Town Fife and Drum Corp, and officers of the Christian Ardinger and Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapters. I was very moved by those speakers at the podium who reflected upon the original dedication ceremony held on 4 July 1827 by the citizens of Boonsboro. I particularly enjoyed meeting Darce Easton who organized the ceremony; she is the daughter of the first Old South Mountain Park superintendent. I discussed with President Deering, also in attendance, about MDSSAR erecting and dedicating a memorial marker at the monument somewhere around the periphery of the site. Following the ceremony, I attended a wonderful luncheon at the historic Old South Mountain Inn hosted by the Town of Boonsboro. I plan to attend the following Chapters as part of my term; remaining visits –Gen. William 2nd VP Smallwood, and Little Meadows. I participated in my local 4th of July Parade in Harford Tim Mallory County “One Nation, Many Cultures” with Col Aquila Hall Chapter dressed in my 16th century Pilgrim uniform. In have requested Chapter Secretaries to send me significant events, public relations articles and photos for publication in the NSSAR national magazine. I organized a Semi-Annual Meeting Planning Committee; Gary Neal, Bill Smithson, and on 14 July we toured the Johns Hopkins Club, and reviewed the facility and contract options with Allison Montgomery. In closing, I completed the RSVP flyer for the October 21st Semi-Annual Meeting (and posted the flyer on our website), which will be held on 21 October from 08:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Johns Hopkins Club on the Homewood Campus. A busy summer has included attending the 127th Sons of the American Revolution Congress in Knoxville, Tennessee in July and coordinating the MDSSAR trip to Brooklyn, New York in August. Planning is also underway for the Annual George Washington Birthday Luncheon, to be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018—save the date and watch for more details. The MDSSAR lost a special friend with the passing of Eleanor Smallwood Beasley Niebell on August 26, just shy of her 96th birthday. Mrs. Niebell was a member of numerous lineage societies, Past DAR Vice President General, and recipient of the SAR Gold Good Citizenship Medal. 3rd VP James Perry I thank the many chapters which communicate directly and on a regular basis with their members. Obviously, with almost 900 members, the state of Maryland Society cannot hope to maintain as accurate and complete mailing list as can a local chapter. We in the state society must depend on the local chapter to be the primary communicator with their members. This works very well from an efficiency standpoint because a chapter’s mailing list tend to be more accurate and up to date, and many members prefer to receive their information through the chapter where they attend meetings. However, if you would like to receive email messages from the Maryland Society in addition to what you receive from your chapter and are not doing so, please send me your email address and I will update Secretary my state directory. If you are receiving email from the Maryland Society but do not want Patrick Warner it, please let me know and I will delete your information. My email address is [email protected].

P a g e | 7 Reminder: if your chapter has not yet filed its 990-N, then it should do so as soon as possible, and let the State Treasurer know. Failure to file for three years can end up losing the chapter its non-profit status. This will be a difficult problem to resolve and will be costly to a small chapter.

All dues notices are being sent out now. Please pay timely. Remember we are a non-profit that you can make donations to when looking for those end of year tax deductions. We Treasurer rely on your donations for many of the great works you see in our newsletter. Gary Neal Past State President Christos Christou, Jr. could not attend the State Semi-Annual meeting as he was traveled to Richmond Virginia to receive an even higher honor – to be inducted as a new member of the Society of the Cincinnati. This organization was founded in 1783 by George Washington and only one representative may be selected to join under an Officer of the State Line that was called into Federal Service and served 3 years or died during service. With a full day planned from a luncheon at the Commonwealth Club, the induction at the Virginia State Capitol in the Old Senate Chamber where many famous events occurred including the trial of Aaron Burr and the acceptance by Registrar Robert E. Lee of the appointment to lead the Confederate Chris Christou Army during the Civil War, to a gala event at the Country Club of Virginia. Compatriot Christou will now represent his ancestral line of Capt. Benjamin Kinley of Rockingham County, Virginia who died in 1781. Documenting a family history can be tough when records have been lost or destroyed. My Boyd line is buried at the Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the old section of the cemetery. The records from the church are either missing or destroyed so the only thing I have left to document the family there is the tombstones. Further research was done within the land records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In those records I located my 3rd Great Grandmother, Margaret (Boyd) Smithson receiving property from her father William C. Boyd. Within the deed there was a reference to a previous deed. The previous one from William C. Boyd, named not only Genealogist him but his father David, grandfather John and great grandfather Thomas Boyd. Christopher Remember when doing research on your family tree make sure you turn over every stone. Smithson You never know what you will uncover.

It is not often that you get a library named after you during your lifetime but that is exactly what happened to longtime member of SAR and Genealogist Emeritus Henry C. Peden Jr. Henry C. Peden, Jr. a 40-year member of the Maryland Society SAR was honored by the Historical Society of Harford County, in Bel Genealogist Air, Maryland for his years of service including his recently Emeritus service as the Historical Society President. He has authored over 170 books including many on Henry C. Peden Revolutionary War Patriots of the Maryland by county. Jr.

P a g e | 8 The valor, courage, and sacrifice of Maryland’s Revolutionary War troops at the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn Heights (or ) is commemorated by an elegant monument on the battlefield in Prospect Park. Designed by noted architect Stanford White, the monument consists of a polished granite column twelve feet in height, topped by a marble sphere on a bronze Corinthian capital.

The Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution spearheaded efforts to fund and build the monument, aided by subscriptions from residents throughout the state. $3,000 was raised by the MDSSAR, and the rectangular marble base was donated by the Brooklyn Parks Department. The base includes the famous quote attributed to George Washington as he watched the Maryland troops in battle: "My God, What Brave Fellows I Must This Day Lose!" The monument was dedicated in 1895 on the 119th anniversary of the battle with the customary pomp and ceremony and some 300 Marylanders attending. Caring for the monument is an ongoing process. It was An early view of the first restored in 1935 by federal Works Progress Maryland 400 Historian Administration. Additional work was undertaken in 1969. Monument.[Source: John James Perry In 1991, with support from the Governor’s Commission on Montgomery Gambrill, Maryland Military Monuments, the monument Leading Events of underwent a more thorough conservation, with the Maryland History (1903), granite and marble pieces repointed, stone surfaces from Internet Archive Book cleaned, and the fence restored. Maryland Governor Images] William Donald Schaefer rededicated the monument at the completion of that work. In 2008-2009, the Maryland Historic Trust sponsored a conservation project to replicate numerous missing bronze letters at the base, repairing stonework, refinishing the bronze capital, repairing and repainting the fence, and resetting the granite paving stones. MDSSAR has supported these projects and will continue to contribute to the preservation of this important site to honor the Maryland 400. One of my responsibilities is the provision of a sympathy notification on behalf of the president of the MDSSAR when a member or even a former member or notable individual no longer in our state society but once was a member in our state society. In order to get proper and timely notification to the family I need to have a current address of the family member or funeral home where the card or flowers can be sent. Since April I have had two cards returned with a no forwarding address given or the forwarding address has expired. Please when notifying the State secretary of the members passing please include Chaplain me ([email protected]) on the notification and an address for condolences or funeral home George so I can verify and send the condolences. Thanks and Blessings to all our MDSSAR Satterthwaite members and their families.

P a g e | 9 I represented Maryland in the National Trustee’s meeting held the morning of Sunday, 9 July 2017. The following items were considered: • Kings College London. Proposal to modify current contract, endorsed by EXCOM. A smaller amount to be sent to Kings College for administrative efforts; the bulk to be sent to the American university/college from which the selected scholar comes. This gets around issues of UK taxes and the type of visa for the scholar. Approved by the Trustees. • Mexico SAR Dissolved. At Spring Leadership 2017, a motion was made for an investigation into whether the Mexico SAR should be dissolved. The report at the Sunday morning Trustees’ Meeting was that there had been a previous investigation in 2014 at which time there was one active member living in Mexico. During this investigation, there were none, and the society had two officers. While there was some dispute by one of the Mexico SAR members who claimed there were members living in Mexico, the statement was made from the extract of the current database, there were none. Passed, with only two opposed. • Aligning Cash Reserves. A policy has been in place that SAR have a six month reserve. It has never been over three in actuality. There is no IRS policy on reserve requirements. Analysis of reserves between Fall Leadership 2016 and Spring Leadership 2017 when there is the most need for reserves never showed more than three. After some discussion, the motion passed, with six opposed (including myself). • Paying for an Estimate. At Spring Leadership, a report was made on temporary use of the unfinished part of the first floor of SAR Headquarters. A proposal was made to ask the architect to draw up the estimate for $6,000. It was proposed to ask the George Washington Educational Fund to cover the amount and the GWEF Board National denied the request. PG White the project lead gave the architect a response on the Trustee issue that was misinterpreted and the architect drew up the plans. The architect’s Jim Engler estimate was $285,000 to complete the plan for the needed upgrades. PG White conceded he could see the interpretation made by the architect to proceed. As The Kings College London Project contingency fund had not been used, the motion requested covering the expense with those contingency funds to cover the unexpected expense. Passed, with six opposed (also including myself). • Added Staff Genealogists. Headquarters added one full-time and two part-time genealogists to the staff. As a result, application processing time is down to 8 weeks from 13 weeks earlier this year. • Magazine Digitization. Headquarters is in the process of digitizing all issues of the SAR’s magazine – that’s 320 issues since 1905. The project expects to be done at the end of July and offer it to SAR members in August. • New Business. Genealogist General John Sinks brought up several items: adding residence of the Patriot to the application form; all applications are being modified; all applications after 1 Jan 2018 have to follow the new approach. This all was tabled to get more discussion at Congress itself.

I was installed as Mid-Atlantic States VPG at our Congress in Knoxville, TN, and four days later I attended a summer picnic held by the Westminster Chapter of the MDSSAR hosted by their President James Engler in Union Bridge, Maryland. On the 29th of July I attended a chapter meeting of the Captain John Smoot Chapter, MDSSAR on Maryland’s Eastern shore in Salisbury, Maryland. Long time president Ray Jackson stepped down and new president, and former Delaware state President, Troy Foxwell was elected as the new chapter president.

P a g e | 10 Vice President On Saturday August 29th I travelled to the General, Mid- Princeton Battlefield to conduct first hand Atlantic research for the project. I was met by District compatriot Sam Davis, who portrays General Washington, of the Princeton Cranbury C. Louis Raborg Chapter, NJSSAR and Kip Cherry who is the Jr. president of the Princeton Preservation Society and a driving force behind the project. During the visit, Kip shared a copy of an original map taken of the area, that Washington had a spy secretly complete a week before making his move into the area and discussed the entire battle as it unfolded. Photos were taken of the current battlefield, along with all of its historical markers and the additional 15 acres including current construction of housing units for the Institute of Advanced Study, adjacent to the 15 acres. A complete report of the project along with the photos and additional data was sent to the National Historic Sites and Celebrations Committee chairman and members for their review and any additional questions they may have. The report was also sent to the MDSSAR executive committee for their review. President Don Deering called a special meeting of the executive committee and a vote was taken to support the project. While at Princeton, Sam Davis also sought support for Summerseat National Historic Site. Historic Summerseat is a Registered National Historic Landmark 501c3 Nonprofit, all volunteer organization. Summerseat was George Washington’s Headquarters from December 8-14, 1776 and is the only home in America that was owned by two signers of both The Declaration of Independence and The American Constitution, Robert Morris and George Clymer. The organization is currently seeking funds for needed repairs of the property.

Committee Reports Americanism Success breeds success. If we want to keep our chapters going, we need both members and active programs in those chapters. Moreover, membership and programs mutually support each other: an active membership and programs publicized in the local community lead to more active programs and the potential for new members to keep things going. Without an active program and a push to get new members involved in those programs, a chapter may be at risk and see a slowly declining level of activity. Therefore, monitoring a chapter’s activity and trying to increase it (including membership) should be something all of our Compatriots should think about – not just chapter officers, but every chapter member. While a competition on society and chapter activity has been in existence in SAR since 1978, it was in 2009 that the current version of the contest took form as a spreadsheet to accumulate assigned points for these activities. Evaluations are done among chapters of roughly the same size. The contest consists of three parts: Liberty Bell Americanism Award related to chapter service to the community; the President General’s Streamer, related to chapter service to the SAR; and the President General’s Cup, a fusion of the previous two. As a further restriction, to qualify for the PG Cup, a chapter must demonstrate activity in 12 of 16 different areas recorded in the scoresheets. The final results have been published for the 2016 Americanism Scoresheets. All 15 of Maryland’s chapters had submissions for 2016. SGT Lawrence Everhart was our only chapter in the class of chapters with 100-199 P a g e | 11 Members, which had 26 entries this year (down from 28 last year). Five of our chapters are in the 50 to 99 class, which had 73 entries nationally (up from 65 last year). Nine of our chapters have under 49 members, and the contest saw 62 entries this year (down from 75 last year). Three of our chapters qualified for the PG Cup this year (up by one from last year; all others listed as did not qualify, DNQ): SGT Lawrence Everhart, GEN William Smallwood and Westminster, Smallwood being the new entrant to this elite group.

Congratulations to all our chapters. While winning is usually the focus of contests, our readers should instead consider the Americanism Score Sheet a means to help a chapter identify how well it is doing and where it can plan to improve. By getting a ranking, it allows a chapter to know how it is doing in comparison to other chapters of similar size who have submitted. Since not all chapters in SAR participate, this is only a sample set, yet it does give an idea of where one stands. Do you want to see your chapter improve? The best way to do so is to get involved. Go to chapter meetings, volunteer to serve on committees – most really don’t take that much time if many are involved and some of them don’t require much mobility. Volunteer to lead these committees. If many volunteer, the role becomes easier to perform. Attend chapter events: there is strength in numbers, especially when photos of a large crowd of SAR Compatriots hits the papers. Get the word out: talk to your neighbors, family, and friends about our programs and show your pride in your Patriot ancestors and what they did to make our nation. Encourage young people you know to compete in our youth programs. If you have talents or connections that you can bring to bear to help the chapter, then do so! The life of your chapter is up to you. Get involved and you might just be surprised how you can make a difference! CAR/DAR/SAR Liaison The Maryland State Chapter C.A.R.'s project for the 2017-2018 program year seeks to provide assistance to the non-profit organization Comfort Cases. Comfort cases is a group that provides children in foster care with a small duffel bag or backpack containing items that serve to comfort them during the first few days of what is often a very frightening transition for them into foster care. It is a local group, which serves children primarily in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. Maryland State Chapter C.A.R. President Miss Leah Paire sent me the attached information, which I respectfully request be forwarded to state chapter officers for dissemination among the membership. The attached material contains information about the items sought and the sales items available to support the project. Of course if you have any questions, you may direct them to Miss Paire or Senior State President Sally Majewski. Many thanks for your continued steady and stalwart support of the C.A.R.

P a g e | 12 Educational Programs It is once again the start of the school year and students are settling down to their studies. Among these is the next class of graduates looking to start their collegiate studies next fall. Entry in our Knight Essay or Orations contests would give them an opportunity to not only learn more about our Patriot ancestors but also give them a chance to earn funds for college. To help these students many members of The Maryland Society have worked hard in years past to help support the National Societies Educational Programs and contests. As Educational Chairman I fully support all of the Educational Programs and encourage all of our members to lend a hand. Along with the High School Programs, the Americanism Committee has developed an Elementary School Poster Contest for 3rd – 5th grade students and a Sgt. Moses Adams Memorial Brochure contest for middle school students 6th -8th grade. Maryland has had a state poster and essay entry for the last 10 years. The Annual chapter entry deadline for the Knight Essay contest is Dec. 31st. ( I allow students, unfamiliar with our society and the contest entry to e-mail their entries to me as State Chairman by 11:59pm Dec. 31st. I immediately send these to the chapter to be entered at the chapter level. ) Chapter winners must be selected and to me no later than Jan 31st to be entered into the state completion. You will find all of the information for the Poster, Brochure, Essay and Orations contests on the Maryland Website at www.marylandsar.org under the Youth Programs tab. All of these contests have National deadlines for entry from the state. Therefore each contest now has a specific deadline to be met by the chapter for state entry. Any questions or for further information please contact the state chairmen. Thank you, MD 400 Project The following is an update from the Finding the Maryland 400 project director Owen Lourie and attached is a summary of the progress. I plan to visit them in the near future as part of an effort to write an article for the SAR magazine. I also hope to start uploading the bio's from their work to the national bio data base soon. .

It's always a little hard to judge the pace of work at this point, since we had two people start working. It took time for them to learn the job well enough to work independently, and training them took a lot of my time. However, both Natalie and Taylor very quickly learned everything and doing as well as I've had someone at this point. There are now total of 358 biographies online (there were 250 online at the end of Burkely's time in November 2016). We were working on three companies this summer, the 2nd, the 7th, and the 7th Independent. The 7th Ind. is completed while work on the 2nd (69% complete) and 7th (55%) companies continues. In August, the Archives published 28 new biographies, and added another 19 in September. That includes two newly discovered soldiers in the 7th Independent, the company that we had finished in July. Our researchers wrote 8 posts for the Finding the Maryland 400 blog in August, including The Battle of Brooklyn in Five Objects, a series to mark the battle's anniversary. The team wrote five posts for the blog in September, mostly drawing from biographical research. The series was very well received and got great readership numbers. It was also a chance for us to tell some of our best stories in a format that will be easy to reproduce. Owen Lourie gave a talk at Belair Mansion in Bowie on 9 September 2017. It was nicely attended with a very interested audience (including a number of 1st Maryland re-enactors). Owen also reports that the Maryland State Archives has received a larger than usual number of inquiries from the public about their ancestors' Revolutionary War research. Several have required more extensive research than usual. These information requests P a g e | 13 come in pretty regularly, and are a good way to spread word about the project, and to share the project's research. People interested in Revolutionary War heritage and genealogy are one of our best audiences. We have also learned a new things in the course of answering these questions, which has aided our work. We also heard from Adam Goodheart of Washington College that he expects to teach an upper level history course on the Maryland 400 in 2018. The course would require student research that will augment our Archives project. An article on the Maryland 400 research project was submitted to SAR Magazine. I encourage all of you to follow the progress on the Finding the Maryland 400 blog https://msamaryland400.wordpress.com/ and join the 2,386 individuals who have signed up to receive email updates.

Owen also gave a talk at Belair Mansion in September that was well attended.

Membership One of President General Larry Guzy's goals is to increase the societies membership to 64,000 members nationally by 2026. From the current national membership totals we would need to increase the state societies membership by 9% each year for the next 10 years. Currently we have around 800 members of the Maryland Society. To reach this goal each year we would need at least 80 new members. This goal can be met however, it would be a greater goal for every member of the Maryland Society to sponsor a new member, (just 1 new member} each year. The other avenue is Membership Retention, this is a tough area both keeping the members that you have and the new members coming in. Any members that have thoughts on membership retention we would like to hear from you or would like to service on the committee. Feel free to contact me.

Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America ceremonies and laying of wreaths occur at several veterans cemeteries within the state of Maryland. Chapters should check and see what help they might be able to provide in the sponsorship of the wreaths at $15 each). The Wreaths Across America Ceremony at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery on US 301 South of Upper Marlboro, MD. Wreaths will be placed on the graves after the 30 minute ceremony. MDSSAR Color Guard have been invited to participate. Last year there were just over 3200 wreaths sponsored a steady increase since 2007 when the chapter began supporting the project. Should any members desire to sponsor wreaths for Cheltenham please contact George Satterthwaite at [email protected].

P a g e | 14 Chapter Reports SGT Lawrence Everhart On 26 Aug 2017, Compatriot George Delaplaine presented the SAR Eagle Scout certificate to Ryan Fulmer of Troop 1011 at the Court of Honor ceremony held at the Glen Eyler American Legion Post in Woodsboro, MD. Eagle Scout Fulmer is the son of Richard and Billie Fulmer of Walkersville, MD. Ryan completed his Eagle Board of Review at the age of thirteen. He has earned thirty-nine merit badges with the requirement for Eagle being only twenty-one. For his service project, Ryan designed and led the building of seven Flag Collection Boxes to be displayed within the local community. These boxes provide a venue for the Community to properly dispose of worn out American Flags, while also promoting the proper retirement of the American Flag. He remains active in the troop training the younger scouts and assisting the scout leaders. Accompanying Compatriot Delaplaine at this special event was Sergeant Lawrence Everhart chapter 1st Vice President Gene Moyer and 2nd Vice President Ron Harbaugh.

L-R: Gene Moyer, Richard Fulmer (father), Ryan Fulmer, George Delaplaine, Billie Fulmer (mother), Ron Harbaugh

GEN William Smallwood At its quarterly dinner meeting on 1 June, MDSSAR President Don Deering installed the General William Smallwood Chapter officers for 2017-2018: President James M. Perry, Vice President Charles H. Bogino, Secretary John B. (Jack Carson), and Treasure Robert C. (Bob) Wilson. Also at the June meeting, several compatriots and supporters were recognized for their service to the Chapter: • John Vandegriff (Meritorious Service Medal and 55-Year Service Pin); Mike Saunders (Chapter Medal of Distinguish Service); Secretary Jack Carson (Bronze Roger Sherman Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster); Treasurer Bob Wilson (Bronze Roger Sherman Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster); Vice President Charles Bogino (Bronze Good Citizenship Medal); Jim Battles (Certificate of Appreciation); Karen Perry (Lydia Darragh Medal); Barbara Bryan-Wilson (Martha Washington Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster). Three new members were installed: H. Lucas Ginn, Harold H. (Chip) Niebel, III, and Harold H. (Chad) Niebel, IV. Additional new members Bruce R. Barker, Gordon Craig (transfer from Indiana Society), Harold H. (Hal) Niebel, Jr., Brendan D. Niebel, and David J. Niebel were unable to attend. Since the meeting, Compatriot Charles P. Roe of the District of Columbia Society has become a dual member. Led by Compatriot Mike Saunders, the chapter’s awards team presented nine Outstanding Citizen Certificates and Pins and four Bronze ROTC Medals between April 4 and May 25 at Montgomery County high schools this year.

P a g e | 15 Pictured are President James Perry and Registrar Mike Saunders conduct the installation ceremony for new Compatriots (l-r) Chip Niebel, Hal Niebel, and Lucas Ginn. The chapter meeting’s speaker was National Park Service Park Ranger Susan Finta, who presented an interesting program about Clara Barton and her remarkable humanitarian accomplishments in war and peace, and her home in Glen Echo. She brought exhibit panels to illustrate her discussion of Clara Barton National Historic Site.]

Christian Ardinger Photo credit to L. Evans. Saturday July 1st this year brought together SAR members from the Christian Ardinger Chapter, the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter as well as the Frederick Town Fife and Drum for a commemorative ceremony, the pinnacle event of the Boonsboro 225th anniversary celebrations. The crowd braved the heat and was rewarded by the music of the fife and drum performers. State Color Guard Commander Dave Embry led the Color Guard up the trail to the monument for the presentation of colors. The Boonsboro Mayor, Howard Long was presented with a replica of the cornerstone by Christian Ardinger Chapter president John Turner. Also in attendance were President Deering and 2VP Timothy Mallory. State representatives for Governor , Senator as well as Jeff Cline from the Washington County Commissioners presented proclamations. The crowd was delighted with a musket salute presented as part of the ceremony re-enacting previous ceremonies and the original dedication where a salute was provided by Revolutionary War veterans. Firing muskets were Jim Tucker, Dave Embry and Ron Harbaugh.

COL John Eager Howard The Howard Chapter held it meeting at a historic venue in Dundalk called Todd’s Inheritance – the building which was burned by the British in 1814 was replaced and has been restored. A grand tour was given.

The Col. John Eager Howard Monument this past month underwent a cleaning job to remove the mold and mildew that has built up on it. The stone looks brand new again. If you have not visited it lately, you can see it at the Grey Rock Mansion in Garrison (Baltimore County) Off Reisterstown Rd.

P a g e | 16 CAPT John Smoot On Saturday, July 29, 2017, during the Captain John Smoot Chapter meeting, elections were held for officers of the chapter. The following officers were elected: • President - Troy Foxwell • Vice President - Mark Tyler • Secretary - Mike Irish • Treasurer - Ray Jackson • Media Relations Officer - Jim Adkins The Oath of Office was given by MDSSAR President Don Deering. Westminster Westminster held its second annual picnic on Sunday, 16 July at the Union Bridge Community Center. Turnout was good and a good time was had by all. The chapter then held its Summer Business Meeting/Social Event on Thursday, 3 August 2017 at the Buttersburg Inn. At that meeting, the chapter decided to redirect a donation to the Terra Rubra Chapter CAR from the George Washington Statue in Hagerstown Project. The latter project was cancelled, the monies handed over to the State Treasurer, and he requested the chapter’s choice as to where the donation should be sent.

Watkins Grave Marking Members of the Society attended and participated in the Gassaway Watkins Grave marking.

P a g e | 17 Departed Compatriots Raymond W. Page relocated to the Army Distaff Community Westminster Chapter SAR Compatriot at Knollwood in Washington, DC. Raymond W. Page died on 3 August Dick joined the SAR on 12 November 2017 in Parkville, Maryland at the age of 1986 through the Patriotic Service of his 82. Raymond is survived by wife, Susan ancestor, Nathaniel Ayers of New S. Page, children and spouses of John Jersey. According to DAR, Nathaniel D. Page, James H. Page, Tracey Page Ayers was born in 1728, Woodbridge, Jolley, and nine adoring grandchildren. Middlesex, New Jersey and died 17 Sep Raymond was born 8 February 1935 in 1806, Bernards Twp, Somerset, New New Berlin, New York to Howard L. Page Jersey with service listed as deputy to and Doris L. Page. In 1953, he joined the the Provincial Congress, a member of US Army at the age of 18. Later, he went the Committee of Correspondence, a on to graduate from SUNY Oswego, with Judge, Justice of the Peace. And an additional coursework from Syracuse J. Richard "Dick" Compton Appraiser. Dick was a Life Member of University, Harvard University, and a John Paul Jones Compatriot J. Richard SAR. Survivors along with his wife, Master's degree in Education from "Dick" Compton, M.D., who had a private Elizabeth, of 67 years, include his sons, SUNY Oneonta. In 1959, he married medical practice on Main Street in Gregory A. Compton (Johns Island, SC) Susan T. Schaffer. Raymond began his Laurel, MD from 1959 to 1970, died and wife, Bonnie and Peter M. Compton career in Norwich, New York, overseeing August 13, 2017 of natural causes in (Millington, MD) and his wife, Aida; six the student teacher program at SUNY Capital Caring Hospice at Providence grandchildren and five great- Oneonta. He then began his teaching Hospital in Washington DC. Dr. Compton grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial career in the Norwich, New York School was born September 24, 1919, in was celebrated Saturday, 19 August at District. After moving to Rochester in Trenton NJ. He was the only child of St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church, 1967, he began James Andrew Compton and Mary Laurel MD, with internment in St. Mary's working for the Chamberlin Compton, both of New Cemetery. Greece Central Jersey. He attended Washington School District University in St. Louis MO and graduated Kenneth D. Hershberger and remained from the School of Medicine, 1943. He On Monday, September 18, 2017, with the district joined the Army ROTC in 1936 and Kenneth D. Hershberger, age 68, of for over 30 served as the Cadet Commander. In Green Tree, PA died. Loving and years, ultimately 1946, after an Internal Medicine beloved son of the late Betty M. and A. being the residency in Baltimore MD, he entered Graham Hershberger; dear cousin of Superintendent active Army service. He served two tours Carole Raboch of Grove City, PA. Burial of his beloved at Walter Reed Army Hospital in was private. Ken's life was remembered district. Raymond joined the SAR and Washington DC. In 1947, he served in and celebrated as a part of the regular the Westminster Chapter in 2007 under the chief medical service at a hospital in worship service of the First United patriot Gershom Pope. (1743-1810) Seoul, Korea. From 1954 to 1955, he Presbyterian Church of Crafton Heights, Gershom served as a Private in Captain was Commander of the Station Hospital 50 Stratmore Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Samuel Hall's company of Light horse, at Camp Haugen, Japan. Dr. Compton on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 11 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded retired from active duty in 1957, and then a.m. Ken was an enthusiastic scholar of by Major Ebenezer Backus, 1776. His returned to the military in the US Army the Civil War, and a member of The Sons unit marched 7 SEP 1776 to New York; Reserve as a lieutenant colonel in 1961. of Union Veterans of the Civil War. He relieved 1 NOV 1776. He is reported to He rose to the rank of Brigadier General became a member of SAR 8 Jun 1993. have served in the northern army under of the Medical Corps Reserve at age 49. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be Generals Arnold and Gates; family He commanded the 2290th US Army made to the First United Presbyterian tradition says that he rose to the rank of Hospital in Rockville MD. He retired from Church of Crafton Heights. Captain. A memorial service was held on the Army Reserve in 1974. He served as Thursday, 10 August 2017 at 11:00am at a physician to the National Security John A. Moller the Oak Crest Village Chapel, 8800 Agency from 1970 to 1976, and then as John A. Moller passed away on Walther Blvd, Parkville, MD, with a Medical Director of Occupational Wednesday, April 5th 2017 at reception that followed. Burial to follow in Medicine at NASA Headquarters from Morristown Medical Center in New York. 1979 to 1989. he formally retired with his Morristown. He was 78. John was born wife, Elizabeth Lee Miles Compton, in and raised in Hoboken. He lived in Laurel, MD in 1990, and in 2008, they Lyndhurst for one years before moving to P a g e | 18 Parsippany in 1964. He was a member Suzanne E. Miscik and Karen Anne and his wife, Melinda D. (Frazee) Grove, of the graduating class of 1956 at Sparks and her husband, Roger Lee Jr.; Akron, OH and a daughter, Jamie Alisia Demarest High School and went onto to his brother, Peter; his sister-in-law, and her husband, Jesse D. Warner, graduate from Newark College of Lucille and his 10 grandchildren: Ryan Annapolis, MD. He is also survived by Engineering in 1966. John was a Miscik, Kassandra Marie Sparks, his grandchildren, Jackson W. and member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity - Alexandra Sparks, Roger Lee Sparks III, Katherine E. Grove and Lianna J. Alpha Mu Chapter. He grew up working Victoria Moller, Kenneth C. Moller, Warner; sister-in-law, Anna Mae Grove with his father in the family oil and ice Jackson Moller, Harrison Moller, Chloe and several nieces, nephews and company, Dodge City Oil, Co. in Lee and April Skye Lee. cousins. Prior to retirement he was Hoboken. John then met and married the Relatives and friends are invited to employed as a Product Engineer by love of his life, Marie A. (nee-Mahon) attend his Liturgy of Christian Burial to be Fruehauf Trailer Operations, Uniontown, Moller. They enjoyed 54 wonderful and offered on at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, PA and TREMCAR Inc., Iberville, adventurous years together. They spent April 8th 2017 at Saint Ann R.C. Church. Quebec, Canada as a Sales/Engineer many years traveling together, walking 781 Smith Road, Parsippany. for the US market. He served in the on an active volcano flow in Hawaii, Cremation: Private. Army and was awarded cruising up close to the Alaskan the Bronze Star Medal while serving in Glaziers, and the back rivers of Europe Terry Russell Grove Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division. and ocean cruises with family and Terry was passionate about genealogy friends. Being a fan of genealogy and spent many hours researching and research, he traveled to his ancestral documenting family history. He was a life homeland of Germany and Holland. He member of the Vietnam Veterans of and Marie toured many of the American America Cumberland Chapter 172, a battlefields of the revolutionary and Civil member of The Sons of the Union War. He traveled to all the places he Veterans of the Civil War, Mt. Union wanted to go and most of the places he Church Camp No. 502, Department of liked to go. John was a Licensed Pennsylvania, the Maryland General Professional Engineer who retired from Society of the War of 1812 and Sons of Automatic Switch Company (ASCO) in The American Revolution, Little Florham Park after a long career. He was Meadows Chapter. Friends will be an active member of the Old-timers Club received at the Newman Funeral of ASCO retired employees. John was Homes, P.A., 943 Second Ave., an Explorer Scout as a teenager and Friendsville, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 earned the highest award equivalent to p.m. Services will be conducted in the an "Eagle Scout", the Ranger Award. He funeral home on Saturday, October 28, volunteered as a leader with Boy Scout Terry Russell Grove, of Friendsville, MD, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Daymond Troop 173 and Cub Scout Troop 218. departed this life on Wednesday, Schmuck officiating. Interment will be in John was a member of Saint Ann R.C. October 25, 2017; in the 70th year of his the Addison Cemetery. Military Church and the Knights of Columbus. He life at Garrett Regional Medical Center, graveside rites will be accorded by the was also a member of the Sons of the Oakland, MD. He was born Friday, 27th, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter American Revolution where he was past June, 1947, 2:55 a.m. at his family’s 172 State President and Governor General home in Mill Run, Garrett Co., Maryland, for the North Atlantic Region, the the son of the late Floyd E. and Thelma Descendants of the Founders of New J. (Frazee) Grove. He was also Jersey having served as Governor preceded in death by his grandparents; General, the General Society of Colonial Lloyd Jasper and Mary E. (Becket) Wars, the War of 1812 Society, the Grove, Alexander Donald and Orpha B. General Society of Sons of the (Fike) Frazee, a brother, Floyd Allen Revolution and the Sons of the Union Grove and his father and mother-in-law, Veterans of the Civil War. John also John E. and Ruth E. (Yowler) Clymer. dedicated his time serving on the Board Terry is survived by the love of his life, of Directors for the Lake Parsippany Donna J. (Clymer) Grove. They were Property Owners Association. Survivors married on the 20th, April, 1968, in include his beloved wife, Marie; his sons: Friendsville, MD, by the Rev. H. B. Kenneth V., Stephen P. and James C. Rittenhouse. To this union was born two and his wife, Julie; his daughters: children, namely, a son, Joshua Jeremy

P a g e | 19 Fred Wineland unobtrusive and he can drive a nail-hard theaters. After serving in the Navy during bargain.” Despite the intraparty rift, Mr. World War II and attending American Wineland was reelected in 1966. He was University, Mr. Wineland joined the aligned with elements of the so-called family business. He settled in Fort Old Guard, dominated by conservative Washington in 1957. For many years, he white Democrats, that had controlled held an annual crab feast that attracted county politics for many years. as many as 8,000 guests, including Throughout the 1960s, other factions many of the state’s leading politicos. Mr. emerged in the party to challenge the Wineland was a licensed pilot and a group’s pre-eminence. In 1968, Mr. member of Providence-Fort Washington Wineland sought the Democratic United Methodist Church. His wife of 52 nomination for a seat in the U.S. House years, the former Mary Flack, died in of Representatives but finished a distant 2000. Survivors include four children, third in the primary. After winning David Wineland of Atenas, Costa Rica, reelection to the state senate in 1970, Gail Wineland Martin of Lakewood, Mr. Wineland resigned in February 1971 Colo., William Wineland of Hollywood, to become secretary of state, a once- Md., and F. Kirwan “Kirk” Wineland, a powerful position that was, by then, part former member of the Prince George’s Fred L. Wineland, a once-powerful time and largely ceremonial. He was County Council, of Fort Washington; and political figure from Prince George’s considered a likely candidate for eight grandchildren. In 1990, Mr. County, who held seats in both houses governor, but he sought elective office Wineland sold two parcels of property to of the Maryland legislature and later only once more, when he ran for the U.S. governmental entities for more than $2 became the longest-serving secretary of House of Representatives in 1974. He million, an amount that some officials state in Maryland history, died Dec. 10 at lost to the incumbent Republican, said was inflated. A grand jury his home in Fort Washington, Md. He Marjorie S. Holt. investigated the deal, but no charges was 90. He had pancreatic cancer, said were brought. While hunting on his daughter Gail Wineland Martin. Mr. Mr. Wineland resigned as secretary of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 1973, Mr. Wineland, whose family owned a chain state in 1982, then served on the Wineland shot two geese — one of of movie theaters, entered politics in Maryland Port Commission from 1988 to which fell from the sky and landed 1963, when he was appointed to the 2002. In 2012, the Annapolis building directly on him, knocking him Maryland House of Delegates by Gov. J. that houses the secretary of state’s office unconscious. A hunting partner, Millard Tawes (D) after the death of an was renamed in his honor. Washington Redskins linebacker Chris incumbent. He quickly assumed a Hanburger, found Mr. Wineland covered leadership role and became the head of with feathers from a 12-pound goose that the 10-member, all-Democratic was lying next to him. Mr. Wineland’s delegation from Prince George’s County. injuries included four broken ribs. In 1965, after the death of a state “Getting hit by a falling goose is about as senator, Tawes appointed Mr. Wineland rare as getting hit by a falling star,” Mr. to the Maryland Senate. During the next Wineland later told The Post. “I’ve been two years, he wielded considerable hunting since I was a boy, and I’ve never authority over Prince George’s political heard of anyone getting knocked out by affairs. He controlled all legislation a goose before.” coming from the county and received veto power from the legislature over the county’s nominations to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Previously, the nominations were made by the County Council, leading to a feud over what some considered strong-arm tactics. Fred LeRoy Wineland was born Aug. 16, Fred L. Wineland. (State of 1926, in Washington and was a graduate Maryland/State of Maryland) “Wineland of the District’s Anacostia High School. has stepped on toes and he puzzles In the 1920s, his father formed a people,” a 1965 Washington Post story company that eventually grew to include noted. “He can be almost painfully a chain of 18 neighborhood and drive-in P a g e | 20