Volume XXXVIV • Issue 1 • January, 2014 4931 South Peninsula Drive • Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127 • www.ponceinlet.org • www.1ighthouselocker.org • (386) 761-1821 • [email protected] © Copyright 2014 Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association. All rights reserved. 2 From the Executive Director 4 Event Calendar 5 Feature Article The Lighthouse Service and the Great War Part II 12 Volunteer News Dick Neland 13 Education News Autumn Witnesses A Whirldwind of Activity at the Lighthouse 13 Thank You & Wish List 15 Object of the Quarter Salivation Army Pin, World War I 16 Lighthouse of the World Cabo de Sao Vicente 20 Gift Shop The Quarterly Newsletter of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, Inc. From the Executive Director The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association is dedicated A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Donors, featuring cars, drivers, mechanics and crews from to the preservation and dissemination the days of racing on Ponce Inlet’s beach, and other of the maritime and social history of The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Bike Week activities. Be sure to visit page 4 for a the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station. Association would like to thank all who have detailed listing of these family fun-filled activities. contributed to this year’s Endowment Fund 2014 Board of Trustees Campaign including its 125th Anniversary Sponsors, Numerous restorations of classical Fresnel lenses at Tami Lewis silent auction contributors, and individual donors. the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse performed by Association President Thanks to you, the Preservation Association trained staff and volunteers have positioned the successfully raised more than $85,000 of the organization as a leader in historic lens restoration Tara Lamb $125,000 Endowment Fundraising Goal. Your research and development. Exhibits examining Vice President generous support will help the Preservation the Association’s ground breaking restoration Robyn Hurd Association continue its ongoing restoration and techniques along with its extensive collection of 2nd Vice President preservation work so as to ensure that the tower’s Fresnel lenses has made the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Bob Riggio beacon will continue to shine for present and future Museum lens exhibit one of the finest in the world. Treasurer generations. I encourage you to continue donating We are proud to announce the museum’s recent Cheryl Cunningham to the Association’s Endowment Fund when Secretary planning your charitable contributions and making acquisition of two historic lenses acquired in arrangements for your estate. England. Manufactured by Chance Brothers, both are Wilda Hampton excellent examples of fixed fourth order lenses. The Trustee Emerita On November 2nd, volunteers, “old lighthouse first of these beacons once shone from Scottland’s Judy DiCarlo keepers”, Board members, and staff provided Granton Harbour Pierhead light and includes the Earl Davis sponsors and guests an unforgettable evening of lens, pedestal, and lamp holder. The second was Gladys Davis education and entertainment. Those attending originally installed in Ireland’s Spit Bank Lighthouse, Bill Merrell enjoyed guided tours of the museum’s historic and like the original Mosquito (now Ponce) Inlet Ellen Pagliarulo keepers dwellings, our world class Fresnel Lens Lighthouse fixed first order Fresnel lens, features a Judy Huggins exhibit, and for those up to the challenge, a unique 225 degree characteristic. Please refer to the Object opportunity to climb the lighthouse and visit the of the Quarter article on page 14 to learn more lantern room. about these recent acquisitions currently on display Advisory Committee in the Ayres Davies Lens Exhibit Building. As we continue to preserve and disseminate the Ginger Bayer maritime and social history of the Ponce De Leon I wish you all a Happy New Year and thank you for Julie Davis Tony Goudie Inlet Light Station please keep in mind that the your warm support of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Kristi Drumheller Association’s continuing mission to safeguard and and Museum. Edson Graham interpret this important National Historic Landmark Diane LaMontagne would not be possible if not for the ongoing Dave Sweat generosity of its many members. Respectfully, ILLUMINATIONS is published quarterly 2013 proved to be an eventful and successful year at by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse the Lighthouse, 2014’s program-rich schedule once Ed Gunnlaugsson Preservation Association, Inc. again provides for another active year filled with Ed Gunnlaugsson Subscription is a benefit of membership an abundance of the Association’s award winning Executive Director in the Association. ILLUMINATIONS educational programs, family-oriented activities, Ponce Inlet Lighthouse welcomes letters and comments from and additional offerings. Scheduled events for the our readers. upcoming quarter include Girl Scout Day, Museum at Night, History of Beach Racing, Lighthouse Family Days, Florida Heritage Day, and Beach Racing Day Member: American Alliance of Museums American Assoc. for State and Preservation Association Staff Local History Florida Association of Museums Administration Maintenance Dept. Gift Shop Florida Lighthouse Association Ed Gunnlaugsson Bob McLean Valair Mitchell Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Executive Director Tom DiTusa Gift Shop Manager National Trust Forum Mike Bennett Dave Doiron Donna Ryan U.S. Lighthouse Society Director of Operations Ed Milano Gift Shop Manager Port Orange & South Daytona Ellen Henry Stump Madison Eileen Pender Chamber of Commerce Curator Chuck Wescoat Donna Doan Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Mary Wentzel Angelo Vigorito Janet McSharry Chamber of Commerce Programs Manager Matt Ricco Nancy Nemchik Tom Zane Kevin Nichols Gail Throckmorton Bill Teasley Front Cover Image: Mosquito Inlet Registrar Johnny Lewis Lighthouse in 1907, from the Associations Tasha Gallimore Archive. Administrative Assistant L.H. Beaconette: Nelly 2 January 2014 • Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station Keeper ListingsListing Corporate Lampists Tony Giralomi James & Melissa Taylor Laurel Grotzinger Ponce Inlet, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Kalamazoo, MI 7-11 Robert & Mary Ruth Trump Diane & James Haskett Dave & Rocky Singh Marsha Lewis Plymouth, IN Stuart, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Daytona Beach, FL Bill & Marie Van Houten John Heller Bennett’s Framing Gallery Dr. G. Scott & Kristi Warwick, NY West Palm Beach, FL Eric Oslizlo Drumheller Jim & Mary Lou Hinson Daytona Beach, FL Ponce Inlet, FL 2nd Assistant Ponce Inlet, FL Brochure Displays, Inc. Ellen & Rocky Pagliarulo Keepers Carlton & Cler Hudgins Terry McDonough Ponce Inlet, FL New Smyrna Beach, FL Jay & Leila Adams Daytona Beach, FL Brown & Brown, Inc. Gretchen Hufler Inlet Harbor, Inc. 1st Assistant Daytona Beach, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Dick Neland Keepers David & Jennifer Ahrend Neil H. & Karlyn Janson Port Orange, FL Warwick, RI Ponce Inlet, FL Richard & Diane Boynton Exeter, NH Mark & Amy Albenze Al, Paula, Michael, & Emily Jenkins Florida Hospital Memorial Ponce Inlet, FL Daytona Beach, FL Medical Center Thomas, Willard, & Calvin Bush Shawn Jackson Port Orange, FL Harriet B. Anderson Mike & Jenett Jones Ormond Beach, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Daytona Beach, FL Chuck & Michelle Cameron Daytona Beach, FL Bruce & Janet Babbitt Salvatore & Joan R. La Greca 5/3 Private Bank Danville, IN Daytona Beach Shores, FL Daytona Beach, FL Phyllis Campbell Ponce Inlet, FL Bennett Brothers Construction Steve & Judy Lampe Halifax Health John, Liston, & Virginia Bennett Ponce Inlet, FL Linda DeWolf Bill & Judy Carrico Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL Longwood, FL Jacquelyn N. & Alan Law Bill & Virginia Bayer Oak Lawn, IL Cheryl, Jim, & Shamus Cunningham Ponce Inlet, FL Maycom LLC Ponce Inlet, FL Lester & Tami Lewis Anna Mayman Bill Bieberbach Ponce Inlet, FL South Daytona, FL Robert & Mary Darge Orlando, FL New Hudson, MI Raymond & Stacey Mayernik Brian Layman Wealth Joseph & Mary Blasewitz Ponce Inlet, FL Joe & Judy DiCarlo Safety Harbor, FL Management Ponce Inlet, FL Patricia & Larry Miller of Raymond James & Richard Bowomi Deland, FL Associates Frederick & Shirley Eckersen Daytona Beach, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Alexandria, MN Frances & Warren McCurry Joseph & Mary Cadden Killarney, FL Michael, Lauren, & Lisa Elsberry Maitland, FL The Connection Ponce Inlet, FL Bill & Sara Jane Merrell Harvey & Connie Bach Joe & Kathy Cannon Ponce Inlet, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Dr. C.W. & Gail C. Fain Ponce Inlet, FL Holly Hill, FL Lois & Howard Paritsky Pilot Club of the Halifax Area Ralph & Priscilla Carbone Brewster, NY Allen, Jean, & Sylvia Fine Lynnfield, MA Daytona Beach, FL Lake Mary, FL James Miles Riley Bill & Judy Carrico Leesville, SC Spanos Motors Ted, Suzi, Colin, & Marah Hahn Longwood, FL Kelsey Olson Rossford, OH Alec Rhodes Daytona Beach, FL Susan & Ben Coe Austin, TX Michael, Sheila, & Daniel Harvey Powell, OH Andover, MA Denise Roche Travel Host of Daytona Beach Jean Conover Ponce Inlet, FL Ned Wald John and Patricia La Belle Port Orange, FL Daytona Beach, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Frederic Schaub Alan & Jacqueline Crouch Winter Park, FL Tyco Integrated Security Donna Lough Wilber by the Sea, FL Orlando, FL Depew, NY Dr. Donald & Julia Schwartz Kelly, Teri, Chad, Fort Myers, FL Helen & Bill Magale & Taylor Crumley Racing’s North Turn Ponce Inlet, FL Long Grove, IL Joseph Semas Walt & Rhonda Glasnak Ponce Inlet, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Hollis & Beverly McCall Carolyn Day Longwood, FL Ponce Inlet, FL Bob & Jan Shaw Ponce Inlet, FL Edward’s Builders Ward & Terry