Volume 43, Number 3
www.passar.org/PCC
Summer 2014
their faithful membership and service over many years, we
were also able to “pin” Robert Harting for his 50 years,
George Mohr (a past Chapter Secretary for about a 10-year
period) for his 25 years, and Bill Watson with his for 20 years
(many times appearing as our bagpiper for special events). As
usual, the DAR ladies were highly visible and welcome in our
company and the CAR enlivened the day with their enthusiasm. Mr. Pig was not quite so lively, but his company was
also well-enjoyed by all AND, we had a beautiful day weather
-wise for around 100 guests.
6/14 Flag Day ceremonies in Philadelphia (all Color Guard) –
over the past 4 years, the current version of these events has
been gradually evolving and expanding and is now rebranded
as the “Stripes and Stars Festival”. With ceremonies, events
and displays held variously at the National Constitution Center, on the Mall between there and (and at) Independence Hall,
and at the Betsy Ross Flag House, it has become a grand celebration of not only the anniversary of our Nation’s banner, but
also of the birth of the United States Army, which began in
1775. I was proud to raise the colors at the NCC to begin the
day at 1000 hours with our Guard, whereupon the march began down the Mall to Independence Hall where the US Army
Color Guard raised the special 13-star flag, flown only once a
year as commissioned by the Philadelphia Flag Day Association, over the birthplace of America.
Other participants in the march were: the Old Guard Fife and
Drum Corps from Washington, D.C., the Veteran Guard 3 rd
Regiment INF (NGP), the 3rd US Colored Troop, a platoon of
US Army recruits (who were shortly thereafter formally inducted as part of a full Company of enlistees in front of the
Hall), and 2 JROTC color guards from Phila high schools.
The 78th DIV US Army Reserve band provided appropriate
musical presentations at Independence Hall.
After remarks and Proclamations, the Oath of Enlistment, and
a birthday cake cutting, a hoped for “drop” by the US Army’s
President’s Message
Phil Anders
Since our last newsletter, in addition to our regular monthly
BOM meetings in April and May, we have conducted, or been
involved with, the following special events:
5/4 French Alliance Day – This annual event, one of many in
which your Chapter Color Guard participated in this quarter
(see Report elsewhere in this Newsletter) was in conjunction
with PASSAR, DAR and other heritage organizations in
honor of the commitment and support given by the French
nation during the creation of ours, at a church service @
Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge NHP. Chapter
members are always encouraged to attend.
6/8 Annual PCC Chapter Picnic – I was pleased to be able to
present new member rosettes to both Chris (Kit) Murdock and
Jim Vastine who were attending their first-ever SAR event
along with their wives. We hope to see both of them at many
more.
Various Chapter Awards winners were announced, to include:
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Eagle Scout – Chester County Council - Caleb Ulrich, and
Cradle of Liberty Council – Richard J. Donahue, II
Greenspan Scholarship – 1st Place, Cody Marks – West Chester University $2,000, 2nd Place, Emily Cooper – Ursinus College $1,500
Upcoming Events
JROTC – John Milliron. John also was the winner at the PASSAR level.
Knight Essay – Richard Patten, who was present to receive his
award.
In continuation of our program to recognize Compatriots for
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PASSAR Summer Mtg
Aug 1 & 2
PCC Monthly Mtg
Sept 8
1000
Constitution Day Luncheon
Sept 13
1130
PCC Annual Meeting
Oct 6
1000
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“bid” might be awarded. It was 1976 when Philadelphia last
hosted a Congress and, although it is a State Society bid, we
would be the Host Chapter (with assistance from the fellows
from Delaware).
Black Dagger parachute team onto the Mall had to be cancelled due to unstable wind conditions aloft.
As part of the Chapter’s outreach and Americanism programs,
Membership Chair Joe Stokes manned an information/
recruitment table on the East side of the Mall from 8:30 until
about 3:00. He was ably assisted at various times by PR Chair
Jonathan Jacobs, 2nd VP Ellis Adams, Color Guardsman Bob
Gosner, and yours truly.
ANNIVERSARY DATES
United States Army - 1775 – 239th
Flag Day – 1777 – 237th
Philadelphia Flag Day Assoc. – 1934 – 80th
Flag Day Ceremony – 1942 – 72nd
7/4 I, along with FP Lanny Patten, FP Tom Showler and FP
Jim Hall and other Chapter members, Ed Conroy, David
Humphrey, Steve Mark and Wayne Strasbaugh all attended
the Let Freedom Ring luncheon held by the Sons of the Revolution, and then the annual ceremony and bell-ringing at 2
p.m. on Independence Hall Square. We were proud to be
joined by the President General of our Society, Joseph W.
Dooley, and PASSAR President Eric H. Troutman.
That’s about it for the finite events. The Executive Committee
Frank Leone, John Gibson & Bob Gosner ready to start the
Memorial Day Parade and below—Jim Willis leads the Color
Guard and other PCC marchers
Phil Anders, Joseph Dooley, and Eric Troutman at the SR
luncheon
has met twice to discuss these multiple activities, and I have
formed a Long Range Planning Committee with 2 specific
missions on its agenda at this time. The first is measurable and
on the calendar for 6-7 November 2015 as PCC will be the
Host Chapter for the PASSAR Quarterly meeting. The second
mission, which is not so measurable nor definite, is that the
PA and Delaware Societies have jointly agreed to host the
NSSAR Congress in the period 2020-2022, whenever our
Phil Anders, Herb Armstrong, Jim Willis & Guy Lisowski
at the Christ Church courtyard for the Masonic Parade
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Ireland Trip
The NSSAR organized a 10-day trip to Ireland to combine tourism
with a theme to honor Irish patriots of the American Revolution.
Among the 80 US travelers were 3 compatriots and spouses from
Pennsylvania; Tom and Jan Showler, Jim and Joan Hall and Lanny
and Ann Patten. Receptions with the Lord Mayors of Dublin and of
Belfast occurred as part of the visit to those cities. A day was devoted to genealogy to aid those seeking Irish ancestry information.
The trek moved from Dublin north to Northern Ireland, the new
Titanic Museum, (the ship was built in Belfast) then south and west
in Ireland to famous sites there, then to Dublin and home.
A highlight however involved the birth sites of two Irish-born
American patriots: US Navy Commodore John Barry and Charles
Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.
John Barry 1745-1803, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, son of
The Halls, Pattens & Showlers with the Lord Mayor of
poor farmers. He rose from youthful cabin boy to be the first ComWexford town
modore of the US Navy and is the Father of the US Navy. George
Washington stated he had special trust and confidence in him and he played a vital role in establishing the earliest traditions of the
Navy. The Lord Mayor of Wexford town met the group at the statue of John Barry- a 1956 gift from the US- located on the Crescent Quay of the town. A statue also stands prominently at Independence Hall. John Barry is buried at a churchyard in Philadelphia.
Charles Thomson, 1729-1824,was born in the town of Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland He came to America as a
10 year-old, emigrating with his family to establish a woolen enterprise. He became Secretary of the Continental Congress from
1774-1789 and served through those momentous proceedings in US history. He retired from public life in 1789 and lived (and
farmed) at Harriton House in Bryn Mawr until his death. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. The SAR group
were received in the town and then at a tented reception near Thomson's early homesite. A bronze plaque was presented to the Lord
Mayor to commemorate the visit.
Irish-born American Charles
Thompson (1729-1824) and
Harriton House in Bryn Mawr,
PA, the last home of Thompson
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John Barry statue in Wexford town,
Ireland
THE PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA
By Robert Gosner
The PA Militias were formed by Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on 17 March 1777, which was the first “Draft
Law” in the State of Pennsylvania for all males between the ages of 18 and 53 years, capable of bearing arms. Prior to the said PA
Militia Act, local “volunteers” banded together in what was referred to as military “Associators”, which was organized on 7 December
1747 for the defense of Pennsylvania, and which stayed in existence until the passage of the PA Militia Act in year 1777. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775, Pennsylvania was able to bring troops to the field through the “Associators” until passage of
the PA Militia Act. There were a number of important reasons for enacting the PA Militia Act in March 1777. The Act set the stage
for a Draft, and it provided for an organized military structure for these citizen soldiers. Further, General Washington and his Continental Army had previously retreated from New York through New Jersey into Bucks County, Pennsylvania by December 1776. With
Washington’s subsequent victories in New Jersey at the Battle of Trenton and Princeton, it was anticipated that the Revolutionary War
would soon be moving to Philadelphia. In this regard, quickly organizing the PA Militias became necessary. During the Philadelphia
Campaign of the Revolutionary War, 1777 through 1778, the men of the PA Militias played an important role in augmenting the Continental Army.
Pursuant to the PA Militia Act of 1777, for a term of three years, each County (Eleven at the time) and the City of Philadelphia (“City“), were each required to form through their “county lieutenant” up to 8 Battalions Districts, and within each Battalion to
form 8 Drill Companies. Each Drill Company numbered about 80 to 100 men, and a Battalion numbered on average about 600 plus
men. Each man within his Drill Company was assigned a “Class” number by drawing lots. In this regard, each Drill Company had
eight Classes of men. Accordingly, all of the First Class men of a PA County/City Militia were called to “Active Duty” first, all of the
Second Class men were next called to “Active Duty”, so forth and so on… The men within the various PA County/City Militias were
required to meet with their Drill Companies/Battalions for regular drills during the three year term, (1777 through 1779), while they
continued to live and work in their home towns. However, when the men of a PA County/City Militia by their respective Class number
were called into Active Duty by Order of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, (“Council”), the required term of Active
Duty for the militia man was “two months.” Once called to Active Duty, the militia man was required to leave his home and travel
with his respective Active Duty Battalion, which was formed by Class.
For example, on or about the 10th through the 13th of September 1777, along with many other calls to Active Duty, all the men
of the 6 Class of the Philadelphia City Militia were called into Active Duty by Order of the “Council” concurrent with the loss at the
Battle of Brandywine on 11 September 1777. Pursuant to the PA Militia Act “procedural rotation formula”, all the men of the 6th
Class within the Philadelphia City Militia formed an Active Duty Battalion, namely, the 6 th Class 6th Battalion Active Duty of the
Philadelphia City Militia. The Colonel of the 6th (Drill) Battalion of the Philadelphia City Militia, namely, Colonel, Robert Knox, was
then called to active duty to command the 6 th Class 6th Battalion Active Duty of the Philadelphia City Militia. Further, the men of the
6th Class 6th Battalion Active Duty of the Philadelphia City Militia were assigned to Active Duty Companies that were commanded by
Captains. Captains were also called to active duty to command active duty companies in accordance with the said “procedural rotation
formula.” The men of the 6th Class 6th Battalion Active Duty of the Philadelphia City Militia were within the ranks of Pennsylvania
Militias on the right flank at the Battle of Germantown, 4 October 1777. In this regard, when researching PA Militias, it is important
to distinguish between a militia man’s “Drill Company/Battalion Permanent Billet Roll” from his home town, and a militia man’s
“Active Duty Company/Battalion Roll”, which was formed when his Class was called into Active Duty for a two month tour. [Refer to,
Hannah Benner Roach, The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777, a reprint from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volume XXIII,
Number 3, at pp. 162-166 (1964)]
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Although this was the first “Draft Law” of the State of Pennsylvania, “Enforcement” under the said Militia Act was somewhat
diminished by the fact that if a militia man did not appear when required either for his drill or for his active duty, he would be assessed
a fine, or in the alternative, he could provide a substitute in his place. The fines collected by the “county lieutenants” were used to pay
for substitutes. The “county or city lieutenants” (civilian employees) assessed and collected fines, performed an accounting, alerted for
service, provided arms and supplies, hired substitutes and managed the affairs for their County/City Militia. The “county or city lieutenant” was the point person between the “Council” and their County/City Militia. It was not uncommon for a militia man to pay a fine
for missing a drill, for missing an active duty call, or in some cases for cutting short his active duty service. His appearance when
called, or his payment of a fine for non-appearance, or his providing a substitute when called to appear for a drill or active duty service
were all considered acceptable ways for a militia man to maintain his “Good Standing” with his County/City Militia.
Further, pursuant to the PA Militia Act, the men whom were excused from the “Draft” included the following: bona fide indentured servants, pastors and ministers of the Gospel, teachers and masters of Colleges, judges of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,
delegates to the Continental Congress, and members of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, (“Council”). The “Council”
was the executive body of Pennsylvania.
Pursuant to a new Pennsylvania State Constitution, the Supreme Executive Council first met on 4 March 1777. The Supreme
Executive Council of Pennsylvania, (“Council”), had 12 members, namely one Representative from each of the Eleven Counties and
the City of Philadelphia. Members of the “Council” (executive body) elected among themselves a President and a Vice-President with
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the joint ballot of the Assembly (the legislative body). The President of the “Council” (later to be called Governor after the State Constitution of 1790) was the Commander in Chief of the military forces of Pennsylvania, in particular the PA Militia. During the Philadelphia Campaign of the Revolutionary War, 1777 through 1778, Thomas Wharton, Jr., (elected 5 March 1777), was the President of
the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania and was Commander in Chief of the PA Militia. However, if the Active Duty Militias
were supporting the Continental Army, for example during the various battles of the Philadelphia Campaign, then they were under the
field command of General, George Washington, General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the United Colonies
pursuant to the mandates of the Continental Congress.
During the Revolutionary War, the PA Militias for the various Counties and the City formed Drill Companies and Battalions
twice, to wit: first, for the term of 1777 through 1779, and second, for the term of 1780 through 1783. In this regard, if a militia man
had Revolutionary War “records of service” with the “Associators” during the time period 1775 through 1776, and if he then followed
with “records of service” during the two terms with the PA Militia, (namely, for the period covering 1777 through 1783), these military records provide evidence of a militia man’s “Patriotic Service” for the maximum duration of the Revolutionary War.
In addition, a distinction must be made between the PA Militia (including the “Associators” at the outset) and the volunteers
that became part of the Pennsylvania Line of the Continental Army. Pursuant to quotas set by the Continental Congress beginning in
year 1775, each State was required to provide a number of volunteers for the Continental Army for terms ranging from about six
months to the full duration of the Revolutionary War. The men of the Continental Army of the United Colonies were the backbone of
General, George Washington’s Army, and the men of the Continental Army traveled and battled for the full duration of the Revolutionary War.
During the Philadelphia Campaign in year 1777, the PA Militias were commanded by Major General, John Armstrong. At the
Battle of Brandywine, 11 September 1777, the PA Militias were on the left flank below Chadds Ford along the east side of the Brandywine Creek. At the Battle of Germantown, 4 October 1777, the PA Militias were on the right flank on the southwest side of the Wissahicken Creek gorge. At the Battle of Whitemarsh, 5 December 1777, the PA Militias were on the right flank in the vicinity of the Wissahicken Creek.
On the morning of 4 October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown, the PA Militias had their moment to be forever remembered
in Revolutionary War history. The PA Militias were positioned along the right flank off of the Ridge Pike on the southwest side of the
Wissahicken Creek gorge under the command of Major General, John Armstrong. The PA Militias were Ordered to attack and hold
the German Hessians (under British Army command), whom were positioned on the northeast side of the Wissahicken Creek gorge.
By an attack and hold military strategy, the PA Militias would prevent the German Hessian forces from reinforcing the British Army
main body, whom were positioned along Germantown Road. In this regard, it was planned that General Washington‘s Continental
Army would attack the British Army main body along Germantown Road, while the German Hessians were held to the flank by the PA
Militias.
The patriotism and gallantry of the PA Militias at the Battle of Germantown was recounted in a letter dated 5 October 1777
from Major General John Armstrong in command of the PA Militias to President Thomas Wharton of Pennsylvania. [Refer to, Thomas
J. McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign - Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge, Volume II, pp. 49, 51, 54, 78, 80, 118 (1st. ed.
2007)]. For approximately 3 to 4 hours on the morning of 4 October 1777, the PA Militias cannonaded, snipped and skirmished with
the German Hessian forces along the Wissahicken Creek gorge. Despite the PA Militias at Germantown having sustained casualties,
wounded and captured among their ranks, their mission was accomplished by holding the German Hessians to the flank of the battle
line.
After a few hours of fighting on the right flank, General Armstrong was summoned to bring the PA Militias to join with General Washington’s Continental Army, whom were then in the middle of the battle line along Germantown Road, and whom were engaged with the advancing British Army main body. The PA Militias redeployed 3 miles northwest along of the Wissahicken Creek
until they reached a point near Chestnut Hill on Germantown Road, where the PA Militias continued to exchange fire with an advancing superior body of the British Army for another three-quarters of an hour until the PA Militias were forced to retreat in a westerly
direction. In quoting from the said 5 October 1777 letter of General Armstrong to President Wharton that recounted Armstrong’s feelings until the PA Militias had reached a position near Chestnut Hill, Armstrong stated, “ … Until then I thought we had a victory, but
to my great disappointment, soon found our (Continental) Army were gone an hour or two before, and we (PA Militias were) the last
on the (battle) ground.” [PA Archives, Series 1, Vol. V, pp. 645-646]. Despite the fact the Continental Army failed to hold at Germantown, which contributed to the loss, the PA Militias at Germantown did in fact accomplish their mission and did prove their military
value.
Compatriot, Robert Michael Gosner, by descent of Christian Gosner : Called to Active Duty 12 September 1777, 6 th Class 6th
Battalion Active Duty of the Philadelphia City Militia, Battle of Germantown, 4 October 1777; [1776 - Associator, Lower District of
Southwark, Philadelphia]; [1777-1779 - 6th Class of the 5th Company (Southwark District), 6th Battalion, Philadelphia City Militia
(Drill Company)]; Called to Active Duty 3 September 1781, 6 th Class 6th Battalion Active Duty of the Philadelphia City Militia; [17801783 - 6th Class of the 6th Company (Southwark District), 6th Battalion, Philadelphia City Militia (Drill Company)].
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OUR SERVICE MEMBERS
As best we know at this time, PCC has 4 Compatriots who are serving on Active Duty in the Armed Forces. I recently endeavored
to get an update on one of them immediately prior to our annual picnic since we had last seen him there a couple of years ago, and
it triggered a thought in my mind about doing a brief article on these fellows – AFTER ALL, we all pretty much started out with a
military background somewhere back in time, didn’t we?
John Bertram (Jack) Downes – a native of Crofton, MD, is currently a US Naval Commander awaiting his next assignment to
become the Commanding Officer of Navy Operational Support Center, Baltimore in August, 2014. Commissioned in
1994 from the US Naval Academy with a BS degree in Ocean Engineering, he also holds an MS degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College and is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College. He served on Active Duty until 2006, then transferring to the Naval Reserve, but was recalled to AD in 2010 and now serves in full-time
support of the USN Reserve since 2011. Among many medals, he wears 2 Joint Meritorious Unit Awards for service in
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation LIFELINE. He is designated as an EOD Warfare Officer, Master EOD
Technician, Surface Warfare Officer, Salvage Diving Officer, and Naval Parachutist (Military Free Fall).
Robert Aloysius (Bob) Fritsch – a native of Drexel Hill, PA, and grandson of Past Chapter President Aloysius J. (Al) Hogan,
Jr. (1994-95) is a Naval LT currently serving as Chief, Logistics Support Branch at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital,
VA and will be transferring to a Supply Corps Management Internship program at the Patuxent River Naval Station in
MD this summer. His grandfather served us not only in SAR but also in the USN from his commissioning in 1950 until
eventual retirement as a full Commander. Bob is a 2008 graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University, was commissioned in
2009 in the USN Supply Corps, and served aboard the USS WASP from 2009-11.
Colin Evertt Sabia – is a brand new Compatriot from Royersford, PA and was just admitted to the SAR as of 21 May 2014. He
received a Bachelor’s degree in History in 2010 from Richmond, the American International University in London, England and is a SGT in the Special Forces, US Army, currently stationed at Joint Base Ft Lewis-McChord, WA.
Adam Palmer Yaari - hails from Bala Cynwyd, and received a BA in Economics from Rutgers University in 2008. He enlisted
in the US Army, and proceeded on to Officer Candidate School, receiving his commission in 2011. After Ranger and Airborne Schools, he was deployed to Afghanistan where he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star Medal.
He returned from his tour as a Platoon Leader there in December, 2013, and is now a 1LT currently serving as Executive
Officer of a Rifle Company at FT Campbell, KY as a member of the storied 506 th Infantry Regiment (Currahee) of the
101st Airborne Division. He and his fiancée Amanda will be getting married in September, 2014 at Appleford in Villanova, PA.
Herb was one of 15 WW II veterans who received a
medal as a "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Legion of Honor,
France's highest honor. The awards were for service as
a soldier in the European Theatre of Operations. The 15
veterans attended a ceremony on May 8, 2014 at the
French Embassy in Washington, D.C., to receive their
medals and certificate from Olivier Serot Alméras, Consul
General of France. May 8 is a national holiday in France,
marking the end of WW II.
On May 21, LTC Herbert T Armstrong (ret.), past president of the Philadelphia Continental Chapter, was the
guest speaker at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. He
spoke on his experiences training prior to the Second
World War and serving the War as an officer in the Sixth
Cavalry Regiment (Sixth Cavalry Group), as part of Patton's Third Army.
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NEWSLETTER CHANGES
Historically, the cost of printing and mailing our quarterly newsletter was running between 21 and 24 percent of our Operating Budget
over the Fiscal Years 2009 -11, and then came the recent postal increases from $.42 to .45 to .49 (a total of 16.67%, guys). Meanwhile,
just as with your investments, we’ve lost all of the really nice interest rates which we had and are now receiving much less income accordingly. We’d like to keep the content and frequency of the communication up to standards (we HAVE won awards for it) and, so,
changes are in the works. It will mean a new set of tasks to be accomplished, and maintained, but we will begin distributing it via email to those Compatriots who are on our files beginning with this Edition.
If you have received THIS Edition BOTH in the mail AND via e-mail, you are good to go; if you did NOT receive it via e-mail, we
either 1). Do not HAVE one for you, or 2), What we have is no good. After this “doubleheader”, we’ll switch over to e-mail only for
those on the good list and be able to eliminate the paper copies for approximately ¾ of our membership Roster of close to 400 Compatriots.
If you wish to either provide, or change an e-mail address with us at this time, please send it to us at:
[email protected]
This is Carl Fletcher, our Newsletter Editor, who does a fantastic job in assembling and laying-out all of the material each quarter, but I
do not want him to have to “take the blame” for this change – it’s a sign of the economic times.
PHILADELPHIA CONTINENTAL CHAPTER
COMBINED ACTIVITY SCHEDULE 2014
August
1&2
7th
PASSAR Quarterly Mtg, State College, PA
Black Nurses Convention, Convention Center
9:00AM
September
6th
W3R Program—Marcus Hook, Pa
8th
Board of Management Meeting
13th
DAR/SAR Constitution Day Luncheon, Double Tree, Kof P
12:30 PM
10:00AM
11:30AM
October
6th
Board of Management Mtg, Election of Officers
10:00AM
The chapter also maintains a schedule on its website—
http://www.passar.org/PCC/pcc_cal.htm
In Memorium
Stephen Cooper
David G. DeLong
Theodore Heske, Jr.
John E. Sholl
Littleton W. Roberts, Jr.
Joel J. Whitcomb
John T. Stewart, Jr.
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CALL to ANNUAL MEETING for 2014
Amended
Philadelphia Continental Chapter, Pennsylvania Society,
Sons of the American Revolution
The Annual Meeting of members will be held on Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Landmark Americana Tap & Grill in Wayne
to vote on recommendations of the Nominating Committee for Chapter Officers for year 2014-2015. The proposed slate of Officers is:
OFFICE
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Registrar
OFFICE
Chaplain
Historian
Chancellor
Genealogist
Surgeon
Captain of the Guard
Sergeant-at Arms
Philip M. Anders
Ellis. C. L. Adams
George M. Clarke
Jonathan M. Jacobs
John M. Briggs
John F. Mitchell, III
Kenneth L. Hanson
James H. Willis
Michael W. Freeland, Esq.
C. Kelsey Brown
Frederick R. Rude, DVM
James H. Willis
Philip M. Anders
Board of Management Class of 2017 — John A. Gibson, Robert M. Gosner, Jr., W. Bruce Hustis, Ned A. Little
According to Article 4, section III.3 of the Constitution (In part) “nominations may always be made by any member of the
Chapter from the floor at any Annual Meeting with the consent of the nominee”.
Submitted in accordance with Article IV of the Constitution of the Philadelphia Continental
Chapter, of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
George M Clarke, Secretary
The Constitution Ball - A Debutante Ball
September 13th -- Come and Dance the Night Away!
Hosted by:
Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Bobbi McMullen, State Regent
Pennsylvania State Society Sons of the American Revolution, Eric H. Troutman, State President
Pennsylvania State Society Children of the American Revolution, Nancy Bainter-Popielarski, Sr. State President
Honoring C.A.R. and DAR young ladies between the ages of 18 and 22.
September 13, 2014, starting at 5:30 with a receiving line and cocktail hour.
At the Double Tree Hotel, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
301 West Dekalb Pike • King of Prussia, PA 19406 • Phone 610-337-1200
A block of rooms has been reserved for this event.
Mention: Daughters of the American Revolution.
All DAR, SAR and CAR members and supporters are welcome.
• A special invitation is extended to all young ladies between the ages of 18 and 22 who would like to be debutantes at this
event.•A special invitation is also extended to all young gentlemen who would like to be escorts at this event.
Contact: Sallie Ann White Sites • 225 Confederate Drive, Gettysburg, PA 17325 •Phone 717-334-8712
Email [email protected] for more information.
--Come enjoy the DAR/SAR Constitution Luncheon, followed in the
evening by the ball, and then join us for the Pennsylvania-Delaware Sunday at Valley Forge-at Valley Forge on Sunday. Make a weekend of it!!
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CONSTITUTION WEEK CELEBRATION
in the
DELAWARE VALLEY
Hosted jointly by the
Southeast District
Pennsylvania State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
And
Philadelphia Continental Chapter
Pennsylvania Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Cordially invite you and your guests to the 45th Annual Luncheon
celebrating the Signing of the Constitution of the
United States of America
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Time: 11:30 AM Social Hour (cash bar)
12:30 PM Luncheon
Place: Hilton Double Tree Hotel, 301 West Dekalb Pike (Rt 202) King of Prussia, PA
Cost: $37 per person, payable to “SAR-DAR Constitution Week Committee”
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Mail to: Jim Willis---431 Hightop Road, West Chester, PA 19380
----------------------Please cut here and return lower part with your remittance----------------Your name, chapter and title______________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________
Telephone # ________________
Buffet Style
Number attending____________@ $37 each
Salad, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad
Total remittance $____________
Turkey Breast, Roast Beef, Maple Ham,
Salami and Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Brownies
Vegetarian available
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Philadelphia Continental Chapter – SAR
43 LOUELLA CT
WAYNE, PA 19087-3527
Constitution Week Luncheon
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The 45 Annual Constitution Week Luncheon will be held on Saturday September 13, 2014 at the Hilton
Double Tree Hotel, 301 West Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA 11:30 am Social Hour 12:30 pm Lunch
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