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THE NAPLE S CR I ER

Florid a Soc iety sons of the American revolut ion

SINCE 1975 NAPLES CHAPTER NEWSLETTER JUNE 2015

As the 2014-2015 season comes to a close, we can look back at another successful season. I have just returned from the BOM (Board of Management) meeting in Or-lando where the Past Presi-dent of our local chapter, Larry Fehrenbaker, was in-stalled as the new President of the Florida State Chapter. We are all excited to see Larry obtain this well deserved position. There were five of the Naples Chapter members attending cheering him on. Congratulations Larry! In addition, Compatriot Donald Cahill received the Patriot Medal. This is a very high honor and well deserved. Congratulations Don! The Cr ier Magazine finished in second place as the outstanding Magazine publication of the year. Our hats off to Harris Tucker who always has done a wonderful job. Thank you Harris!

Your BOD (Board of Directors) has been meeting to de-termine the programs for next year. We will be having a presentation on the Magna Charta in October by Nancy Talleur, a member of the Baronial Order of the Magna Charta. We are all looking forward to her program. As usual we will have the Rumbaugh, JROTC and American Poster Contest next season. We are looking into other presentations and would like to give you an opportunity to let us know if there is something you would like to see as well. Please contact us with potential subjects. We would also like to extend an invitation to you to do a presentation on your Patriot Ancestor or any Revolution-ary War subject. We want to have membership involve-ment as this is your Chapter.

Election Training is now available for anyone who would like to participate in the election process on Election Day who has not had the training before. Please contact John McCullough for details.

We will be meeting next on October 22nd at the usual Club at Longshore Lake location. All of our meetings will be held there next season. Until then, most of us will be returning north for the summer, including myself. I am still available by Email at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. I hope you all have a wonder-ful summer.

Michael E. Garey, President

President Michael E. Garey

This Month in History

April 13

On April 13, 1743, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. In his early life, Jefferson served as a lawyer, serving many of Virginia's most elite fami-lies. These ties to Virginia's elite would assist him in getting an appointment to the Virginia House of Burgesses, which in turn would be a stepping stone to him being selected to represent Virginia in the Continental Congress.

When the American Colonies resolved to finally be free of English rule, Jefferson and five other men, including Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, were tasked with drafting a Decla-ration of Independence. The group decided that it would be Jefferson who would write the document, with the others giv-ing input and corrections as he went along. Jefferson slaved over the document, writing day and night in a cramped Phila-delphia apartment, which in the summer heat was almost un-bearable to live in. The Declaration would go on to be submit-ted to and ratified by Congress, being signed by all the found-ing fathers on July 4, 1776.

Jefferson would later go on to become the country's first Sec-retary of State, serving under George Washington. Later, Jef-ferson would also serve as Vice President under John Adams, before becoming President himself in 1800. Jefferson's two terms as President had their ups and downs. During his Presi-dency, Jefferson signed into law the foolish Embargo Act which forbade trading with foreign countries. The law was en-acted with the purpose of keeping American ships from being seized by warring nations during the Napoleonic Wars. All the Act really did was put thousands of American sailors out of work.

However, Jefferson also was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase, in which he purchased from France territory that would eventually become fifteen U.S. states. After his Presi-dency, Jefferson went on to found the University of Virginia in 1819, in addition to donating more than 6,000 books from his personal collection to refill the Library of Congress, which had been destroyed by the British during the War of 1812. Eventu-

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Photos taken at May 7 Luncheon Meeting

Fly Your Flag Any day you wish, but especially, Flag Day, 6/14; Independence Day, 7/4; Labor

Day, 9/7/2015; Patriot Day (Terrorists' attack 2001), 9/11; Constitution Day, 9/17; Co-

lumbus Day (2nd Monday in October), 10/12/2015; Veterans Day, 11/11; George

Washington's Birthday 2/22/2016, Patriots’ Day (Battle of Lexington & Concord,

Mass.) (Third Monday in April), Monday, 4/18/16; Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in

May), 5/21/2016; Memorial Day (last Monday in May and half staff until noon) 5/30/2016 and such other days

as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States.

Joseph Cofield, Speaker (L-R) Joseph Cofield and

President Michael Garey

(L-R) Secretary Acey Edgemon, Asst. Treasurer Len Crame, President Michael Garey, and

Immediate Past President John McCullough

(L-R) Jack Dennis, Charlie Cartright, Mr. McBath, Jim McBath, Dory Richardson, and

Past President Roy Richardson

(L-R) Joseph Cofield, Virginia Bailey, Rob Withey, Ottis Wragg

(L-R) Dorothy Ferguson, Ed Ferguson, Florida State Society President Larry Fehrenbaker, Don Cahill, Judy Edgemon , and

Acey Edgemon Photos are courtesy of Victoria Toter


ally, Thomas Jefferson's health began to deteriorate and on July 4, 1826, fifty years to the day of the signing of the Declara-tion of Independence and on the same day as John Adams, Jefferson died.

April 17

On April 17, 1783, during the American Revolution, in response to Spain's decision to join the war on the American side, British Captain James Colbert launched a surprise assault on the Spanish post of Fort Carlos on the Arkansas River near pre-sent day Gillett, Arkansas. This battle took place nearly two months after the Revolutionary War's official end, but due to the long amount of time it took news to travel that far west, both sides knew nothing about the peace.

Colbert's attack on Fort Carlos, the only Revolutionary War action to occur in the state of Arkansas, lasted nearly six hours. Colbert and his eighty- two men poured volley after volley of musketry into the fort, but the forty Spanish defenders and their Quapaw Indian allies stood strong, giving the British back all that they took. Eventually, after realizing that they would be unable to force the Spaniards to surrender, Colbert and his men were forced to retreat. Arkansas would later be ceded by Spain to France as part of the much larger Louisiana Territory, with France in turn selling Louisiana to the U.S. Government in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

April 19

Learn Our History Today: On April 19, 1775, the Battles of Lex-ington and Concord were fought, igniting the American Revolu-tion and setting us on the path to independence. In the early morning hours of April 19, British troops began their march to-ward the town of Concord, Massachusetts in an attempt to cap-ture the rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. In addition to the capture of Hancock and Adams, the British hoped to seize ammunition that they believed had been stock-piled at Concord. Little did the British know that Hancock and Adams had already been moved to safety, and what they be-lieved to be large stockpiles of ammunition were really rather depleted. Despite this the march began, but before the British could take on Concord, they would first have to go through Lex-ington.

After being awakened by the cries of Paul Revere yelling, "The Regulars are coming out!" eighty militiamen from the town of Lexington, Massachusetts assembled on their town's green to meet their new found enemy. The militiamen were under the command of Captain John Parker who, like many of the men under his command, had fought on the British side during the French and Indian War. As Parker saw the British column march into the town he was heard to say, "Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it begin here."

The British arrayed themselves in a line of battle directly across from the militiamen and began loudly crying, "huzzah" to con-fuse and scare them. A Redcoat officer then rode forward to the Lexington men and yelled at them, saying "Lay down your arms, you damned rebels!" At this point confusion reigned and nobody knew quite what to do. The militia began to slowly dis-perse but did not lay down their arms. Then a shot rang out. To

this day it is unknown who fired this shot, but it has come to be known as the famous "shot heard round the world".

After this single shot, the British fired a devastating volley which killed eight of the militia. The militia responded with a weak, ragged volley that one British soldier described as noth-ing but powder. Following this volley the Redcoat troops surged forward with bayonets, scattering the remaining rebels. This would not be the day's only scuffle. Another battle took place at the Old North Bridge and it was here that the first American officer, Isaac Davis, was killed.

After marching through Lexington, destroying the few supplies they found in Concord, and doing battle at the Old North Bridge, the British began their return march to Boston. This leg of the battle would turn disastrous for the Redcoats. Unrelent-ing Colonists followed them the whole way, firing from behind trees, rocks, and fences, inflicting dozens of casualties on His Majesty's troops. The fighting at Lexington and Concord was the bloody opening of the Revolutionary War, a conflict which would last for nearly eight more years and in the end gain the United States its independence from Great Britain.

April 25

On April 25, 1781, during the American Revolution, the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill was fought near Camden, South Carolina. In this fight, one of many fought in the State of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, the Patriot Army under General Nathanael Greene entrenched themselves behind a ridge known as Hobkirk's Hill and defended it against an assault by the British troops of Lord Francis Rawdon. The two sides clashed fiercely for control of the hill, with much of the fighting being decided at the point of a bayonet. However, it was the British who eventually came out the victors and the masters of the hill, but they had paid for it by losing nearly a third of their strength.

While the battle was loss for the Americans, it was all a part of General Greene's overall strategy. Instead of besting them fair-ly on the Battlefield, Greene fought the redcoats by dividing their armies, forcing them to follow him on long and tiring marches and allowing them to win temporary victories at the cost of exorbitant amounts of their troops. In the end this strate-gy proved to be hugely effective, with the British strength be-coming so diminished that they were forced to abandon most of South Carolina and hole up in the city of Charleston. When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 ending the war, Charleston and a few other small coastal towns were the redcoats' only strongholds in the southern states. Greene had lost every ma-jor battle, but won the war.

April 27

On April 27, 1777, during the American Revolution, the Battle of Ridgefield was fought in the state of Connecticut. Although it is called the Battle of Ridgefield, it was actually a series of dif-ferent little battles that all took place on April 27. Two days be-fore the battle, British forces landed in Connecticut and quickly set out to destroy Continental Army supplies located in Dan-bury, Connecticut. They easily destroyed the supplies in Dan-bury as there were few Continentals there to guard them, but word of these actions spread quickly. Major General David Wooster, Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, and Brigadier

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General Gold S. Silliman hastily assembled a mixed force of 700 continentals and militiamen.

Unfortunately for the Americans, by the time they got to Dan-bury the supplies had already been destroyed. They now turned their focus to harassing the redcoats on their return to their landing site. A small company under the command of General Wooster struck the British first, right as the redcoats were enjoying their breakfast. He attacked the British twice, the first time he and his men killed two redcoats and captured an-other forty. The second time however, the British were much better prepared and they gave the Americans a fierce fight, in which Wooster was mortally wounded. This engagement gave Arnold and Silliman just enough time to set up defenses in the town of Ridgefield. When the British arrived they fought a run-ning battle with the Continentals and unfortunately managed to capture the entire town.

Benedict Arnold had an extremely close call during this fight when his horse was killed and he was pinned under it as the redcoats charged him and his troops. A British soldier ran up to him demanding he surrender, but Arnold instead answered with a pistol shot, killing the redcoat. Arnold managed to escape this dire situation with only simply a small leg wound. Although this battle was technically a British victory, the actions of the Conti-nentals inflicted many casualties on the redcoats and made for much stronger American sympathy in the State of Connecticut.

April 28

On April 28, 1758, U.S. President James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Monroe first rose to promi-nence during the time of the American Revolution, during which his patriotic sympathies led him to enlist in a Virginia regiment of the Continental Army. He served valiantly at the Battle of Trenton and was hit in the shoulder by a musket ball while fighting in the streets of the snow-covered New Jersey town.

After the war's conclusion, Monroe was elected to Continental Congress, and during his time there he actually opposed the ratification of the Constitution, saying that it gave too much power to the central government. Much to his chagrin, the Con-stitution was eventually ratified. Later political posts held by Monroe included Senator, Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War. These last two positions were held by Monroe during the War of 1812, and his service in them was crucial to the United States' victory in the conflict.

In 1816, Monroe ran for President and easily won because of the fractured state of the political party that opposed him, the Federalists. During his first term, Monroe oversaw a period of tranquility between the political parties and a surge of national-ist pride that has since become known as the "Era of Good Feelings." In addition he also purchased the future U.S. state of Florida from Spain. However, the end of Monroe's first term was tainted by the Panic of 1819, during which banks failed, homes foreclosed, unemployment became rampant and manu-facturing and agriculture hit a major slump.

Despite this, the American people reelected James Monroe for a second term in 1820, during which he made what was possi-bly his biggest contribution to American politics, the Monroe Doctrine. A new United States policy introduced in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine declared that the U.S. would not meddle or

concern itself with the affairs or wars of European counties that took place on the European continent, but if any European na-tions attempted to settle any new colonies or interfere with ex-isting ones in North or South America, the U.S. would treat this as an act of aggression, prompting its intervention. The Monroe Doctrine would continue to be the policy of the U.S. govern-ment essentially until World War I. Following the end of his sec-ond term, Monroe retired from politics, and on July 4, 1831 Monroe became one of the few U.S. Presidents to die on the nation's birthday.

April 30

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first U.S. President. As the country’s top military leader during the Revolutionary War and President of the Constitutional Con-vention, it was only natural that General George Washington would be a leading contender for the job of the United States' first President. On April 6, 1789 during a joint session of Con-gress, Washington was unanimously elected, with John Adams as Vice President. Washington was notified of the decision on April 14 at his Mount Vernon estate and he immediately set out for New York City, the Nation's Capital.

On his way, he passed through many of the eastern seaboard's largest cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Trenton, at each he received a hero's welcome, being greeted by cannon salutes and local cavalry troops, who escorted him through their towns. Finally, he arrived in New York City, where on April 30 he was given the oath of office by Chancellor of New York Robert Livingston on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in a ceremony that opened and closed with the firing of thirteen rockets and thirteen cannons. He then moved into the interior of the building where he gave his Inauguration speech, in which he talked about his and Congress' duty to preserve "the sacred fire of liberty" and the new form of government they had strug-gled so hard to forge.

May 4

On May 4, 1776, during the American Revolution, the American Colony of Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen to re-nounce its allegiance to King George III of England and declare Independence. Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by religious dissident Roger Williams after he was kicked out of Massachu-setts, and is was established as a place of religious tolerance. Ironically, as it grew as a colony Rhode Island began to gain vast wealth as a center of transcontinental Slave trade, making rum in distilleries which was then taken back to the African coast and used to buy slaves.

When the British began to find all manner of ways to tax the Colonies following the French and Indian war, one of the items targeted was molasses, a key ingredient in rum. This led Rhode Island to become one of the most rebellious and anti-British of the thirteen Colonies, and when the redcoats and minutemen clashed at Lexington and Concord beginning the Revolutionary War, Rhode Islanders were among the first troops to arrive and lay siege to British held Boston. Appropri-ately, Rhode Island wasted no time in declaring their independ-ence from Britain, renouncing King George on May 4. Oddly for the first state to declare independence, Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution, mainly because of reasons similar to the problems with taxes and duties that they had had with the English.

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Editor’s note: The Naples Crier has occasionally printed biographic information for members’ patriot ancestors. President General Lindsey Brock set as one of his goals the gathering of biographies for all members’ patriot ances-tors. We will be gathering and printing, in future issues, as many member patriot biographies as become available. We encourage all members to forward biographies of their ancestors, short or long, to [email protected] or mail to Ed Lary, Registrar 8516 Bent Creek Way, Naples, FL 34114-9421 Photos are welcome; but, not required.

The origins of Archibald McMillan’s family are uncertain, as are the details of his birth, although it is be-lieved his family was of Scottish heritage and emigrated from Ireland. He was likely either a first generation American or son of immigrants and was born c. 1725 and died in 1796.

At the time of the Revolution, Archibald McMillan was living in New Boston, Hillsborough County, New Hamp-shire. He is credited with marching on the Lexington Alarm with the men from neighboring Peterborough, New Hampshire and enlisted in Captain William Scott’s company and served with the siege army outside of Bos-ton. He was wounded during the Battle of Bunker Hill, as identified in correspondence written by Captain Wil-liam Scott, Colonel John Stark and Surgeon John Homans.

Archibald McMillan’s petition states: “That on the 17th Day of June 1775 in the Battle with the British Troops at Bunkers Hill by a musquet Ball from the Enemy Lost the use of his Right hand. Whereby he is Deprived of gaining his Living by his Trade…”

Captain William Scott wrote: “These may Certify that Mr. Archd McMullan of New Boston in the County of Hillsborough Recd a Wound at the Bat-tle of Bunkerhill on the 17th of June one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy five by which he was much Disabled…”

Colonel John Stark wrote: “This may certify that Archibald McMillan of New Boston and Peter Robinson of Amherst, Both of my Regiment were with me in Bunker Hill Battle, and were wounded,

and knew them to behave very Courageous in that Action…”

John Homan, Surgeon in the Continental Army, wrote: “This may certify that Archd McMullen late Soldier in Capt. Scott’s Company and Col Stark’s Regiment raised in the State of New Hampshire, received a wound in the battle of Bunker Hill, by which he is partly deprived of the use of his right hand.”

The State of New Hampshire granted Archibald McMillan one-half pay for his disability. He was elected to serve as the representative to the General Court from New Boston in 1777 and 1778, and was moderator of the town meeting for New Boston on 4 December 1780.

Sources cited:

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolu-tionary War, Vol. 10, (1902), pp. 555, 557.

State of New Hampshire Rolls and Documents re-lating to Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War Rolls Vol. III, (1887), pp. 417-419.

Peterborough, New Hampshire in the American Revolution, (1913), pp. 85-89, 401.

Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire…, Vol. II, (1908), p. 688.


The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument that stands today in the center of Fort Greene Park is a 1908 memorial to the 11,000 men, women and children who died in horrid conditions on the Brit-ish Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War. The Monu-ment, which is sometimes re-ferred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, stands in the center of what was then called Fort Putnam, named after General Putnam. The Monu-ment you see today is actually the third incarnation of this sa-cred shrine. The story of the horrid Prison Ships – and the ghastly conditions suffered by the men, women & children imprisoned on them during the Revolutionary War – is one of the most disturbing chapters in American history.

Prison Ship Martyrs Monument History

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

This impressive monument, consisting of a 100-foot-wide granite staircase and a central Doric column 149 feet in height, was designed by renowned architect Stan-ford White (1853–1906). The monument marks the site of a crypt for more than 11,500 men and women, known as the prison ship martyrs, who were buried in a tomb near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

In 1776 American, Major General Nathanael Greene supervised the construction of Fort Putnam on high ground that is now part of this park. During the Battle of Long Island, the Continental Army surrendered the fort and retreated to Manhattan. The British held thousands of captives on prison ships anchored in the East River. Over 11,500 men and women died of overcrowding, contaminated water, starvation, and disease aboard the ships, and their bodies were hastily buried along the shore. These brave patriots represented all thirteen colo-nies and at least thirteen different nationalities. In 1808 the remains of the prison ship martyrs were buried in a tomb on Jackson Street (now Hudson Avenue), near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The Brooklyn fort was renamed for General Greene and rebuilt for the War of 1812. When the threat of war passed, locals enjoyed visiting the grounds of the old fort for recreation and relaxation. The City of Brooklyn designated the site for use as a public park in 1845, and newspaper editor Walt Whitman rallied popular support

for the project from the pages of the Brooklyn Daily Ea-gle. In 1847 the legislature approved an act to secure land for Washington Park on the site of the old fort. The improvements were complete by 1850. In 1867 land-scape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, designers of Central and Prospect Parks, were en-gaged to prepare a new design for Washington Park as well as a new crypt for the remains of the prison ship martyrs.

The remains of the prisoners were moved to the site in 1873 into the newly created 25 by 11 foot brick vault. Twenty-two boxes, containing a mere fraction of total volume of remains, were interred in the vault. Towards the end of the 19th century, a diverse group of interests including the federal government, municipal and state governments, private societies, and donors, began a cam-paign for a permanent monument to the prison ship mar-tyrs. In 1905 the renowned architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White was hired to design a new entrance to the crypt and a wide granite stairway leading to a plaza on top of the hill. From its center rose a freestanding Doric column crowned by a bronze lantern. President-elect William Howard Taft attended the monument’s dedication in 1908.

Sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870–1952) cre-ated the monument’s bronze pieces — the large urn or decorative lantern (never functioning) as well as four eagles that were once mounted to the corner granite posts. The eagles were removed to storage after being repeatedly vandalized; two of them are on public display at the Arsenal, the Parks administrative headquarters on Fifth Avenue at 64th Street in Manhattan. A tablet over the entrance to tomb, also in storage now, was donated by the Tammany Society, and was originally the corner-stone of the Navy Yard vault. An elevator and stairs for the interior were installed in 1937; both were removed in 1948 after the monument was renovated by Parks. In 1970 the elevator pit was filled in.

Sculptor Weinman also created the bronze portrait busts of William Jay Gaynor in Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza (1926) and John Purroy Mitchel in Manhattan’s Central Park (1928) and the statue of Civic Fame (1914) crown-ing Manhattan’s Municipal Building, his best-known work. Presently plans are being considered for the reno-vation of the monument, landscaping of the apex of the park and the reinstallation of the conserved eagles and plaque.

Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Details

Location: Myrtle to Dekalb Avenues, Edwards and Cumberland Streets

Sculptor: Adolph Alexander Weinman

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Architect: Stanford White

Description: Doric column surmounted by a bronze urn, on a terrace approached by 100 steps; eagles at corners of terrace; plaque and tablet

Materials: Bronze, Deer Isle granite

Dimensions: Column H: 114' D: 17'6", Total H: 143'

Cast: 1908

Dedicated: November 14, 1908

Inscription: IN THE NAME OF THE SPIRITS OF THE DEPARTED FREE / SACRED TO THE

MEMORY OF THAT PORTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN, SOLDIERS / ON BOARD THE

PRISON SHIPS OF THE BRITISH DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY / WAR AT THE

WALL ABOUT. THIS IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE VAULT / WHICH CONTAINS

THEIR RELICS. ERECTED BY THE TAMMANY SOCIETY/OF THE COLUMBIAN

ORDER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE GROUND FOR / WHICH WAS BESTOWED

BY JOHN JACKSON, NASSAU ISLAND, SEASON OF/BLOSSOMS, YEAR OF

DISCOVERY, THE 316TH. OF THE INSTITUTION THE 19TH AND OF AMERICAN

INDEPENDENCE THE 32ND, APRIL THE 6TH, 1808./

JACOB VANDERVOORT / JOHN JACKSON / BURDET STRYKER / ISAACHER

COZZENS / ROBERT TOWNSEND / BENJAMIN WATSON / SAMUEL COWDRY / WILLIAM

AND DAVID CAMPBELL - BUILDER WALL ABOUT COMMITTEE/

TABLET OVER ENTRANCE TO TOMB. ORIGI-NALLY CORNERSTONE OF A VAULT

IN NAVY YARD, CONTAINING BONES OF 11,000 PATRIOTS. ERECTED IN

NAVY YARD BY TAMMANY SOCIETY.

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FORT GREENE PARK OPENED 1849 THROUGH EFFORTS OF WALT WHITMAN,

EDITOR OF BROOKLYN EAGLE. ORIGINALLY CALLED RAYMOND PARK.

Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designa-tion as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of in-stallation.

For more information, please contact Art & Antiquities at (212) 360-8143


Spring 2015 BOM & Annual Meeting May 1 & 2, 2015

Florida Hotel and Convention Center

Orlando, Florida

Lawrence G. Fehrenbaker, Sr., MD (R)

installed as President of Florida State Society SAR

by President General Lindsey Brock (L)

Immediate Past President Steven Williams (C) looks on

Naples Chapter took great pride in celebrating Past Naples Chapter President Lawrence G. Fehrenbaker’s installation

as President of the FLSSAR at the 2015 Spring BOM and Annual Meeting in Orlando. Attending the Annual Meeting were President Michael Garey and his wife, Victoria; Immediate Past President John McCullough; Past President Don Cahill and his wife, Lana and Lana's sister, Golda Robertson ; Secretary Acey Edgemon and his wife, Judy; and Na-ples Crier Editor Harris Tucker and his wife, Betty. Business and informational sessions were followed by a Friday Dinner Banquet recognizing local chapters for their accomplishments during the past year; a Saturday Youth Awards Luncheon Banquet to recognize and honor the out-standing youth in Florida Society's SAR Youth Programs; and a Saturday formal Dinner Banquet honoring compatri-ots for their service to the Florida State Society and installation of officers for the 2015-2016 year. It is said a picture is worth a thousand word. If true, the following photos will, hopefully, enable you to share the ex-citement and encourage you to attend future Annual meetings.


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Samantha Mouring,

FL CAR State President

PG Lindsey Brock installing

new Compatriot

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Let us have a toast Celebration time before the work begins! A raffle basket winner


Spring 2015 BOM & Annual Meeting May 1 & 2, 2015

The Patriot Medal is the highest state award for distinguished service to a State Society. The past recipients join the 4 new recipients for this photo. Don Cahill (4th from right, 1st row) is Past President of the Naples Chapter; Past Regional Vice President,

FLSSAR and State Chairman of the Eagle Scout Program.

2015-2016 Florida State Society Officers


Naples Chapter Basket donation for basket raffle

Past President McCullough (C) with check for 2nd Place

FLSSAR Poster Contest

Don Cahill and his wife, Lana


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PG Brock escorted to banquet by Color Guard

President Garey holds certificate for Naples Chapter 6th place in Blue Flight chapter challenge.

Naples Chapter compatriots serving on FLSSAR Committees 2015-2016

Lawrence Gene Fehrenbaker, SR., MD Chairman, Executive Committee Member, DAR Liaison Member, Medals and Awards Member, Meeting Arrangements

Michael Edwin Garey Member, American History Teachers Award Member, Audit Member, Ladies Auxiliary Liaison

John Logan McCullough Member, American Elementary School Poster Member, History Fairs

Donald Barton Cahill Member, Eagle Scout Scholarship


Photos are courtesy of Victoria Toter, Harris Tucker, and Chuck Sweeney

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President General Lindsey Brock 2nd from right is John L. McCullough recipient of Certificate as past president Naples Chapter.

(L-R) President General Lindsey Brock, Outgoing President Williams, and new

FLSSAR President Fehrenbaker

Outgoing President Williams amuses new President Fehrenbaker and audience

President Williams presents incoming President Fehrenbaker with the Distin-

guished Service Award

Immediate Past President FLSSAR Steven Williams


Sons of the American Revolution

The Naples Chapter, Florida Society

Minutes of the May 7, 2015 Luncheon Meeting

The May 7th meeting of the Naples Chapter SAR was held at 12:00PM at the Club at Longshore

Lake. The meeting was called to order by 1st Vice President Robert C. Matthews, Jr. who also lead the In-

vocation. Compatriot Don Cahill directed the Color Guard led by President Mike Garey and Immediate Past President John McCullough.

Compatriot Fred Hess led the Pledge of Allegiance; Compatriot David Hiles led The America’s Creed; Compatriot Rob Withy led the S.A.R. Pledge.

Announcements made by President Mike Garey: 1. Congratulations to Larry Fehrenbaker for being elected our new Florida State SAR President. 2. Congratulations to Compatriot Don Cahill for receiving the “Patriots Award” at the FLSSAR Board of Management meeting in Orlando May 2, 2015. This is a very prestigious award and is only given to a very few members during a given year. 3. The Naples Chapter came in second place for the Richard Q. Fowler Award for the Naples Crier Maga-zine. The award is directly due to our editor Harris Tucker. The Naples Chapter came in 6

th place in the “Blue Flight” Chapter Challenge (that is the large chapter

group).

Prior to lunch President Mike Garey presented a short essay regarding this month in history.

After Lunch our guest speaker, Mr. Joseph L. Colfield, gave a presentation on the United States Constitution.

Two Flag Awards were given to Compatriots Leonard W. Crame and Acey Edgemon.

The Benediction was given by Chaplain Robert C. Matthews, Jr. and the meeting was closed by Im-mediate Past President John McCullough leading the S.A.R. Recessional.

Submitted by Acey L. Edgemon Secretary

The NSSAR Military Veterans Corps was established by President General Lindsey Brock on 30 January 2015. If

you served in the Armed Forces of the United States, received a discharge under conditions other than dishonorable,

and are not otherwise qualified for the War Service Medal, then the NSSAR Military Veterans Recognition Com-

mittee wants to honor your military service.

To start the process, go to the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) website, download and

complete the NSSAR Veterans Multi-Corps Survey Form (#UVCSF 01-30-2015) and then submit the completed

form along with a copy of your DD 214 to either the Naples Chapter President or Veterans Recognition Committee

Chairman. After being approved, a Certificate of Patriotism for your service to country will be signed by the Presi-

dent General and sent to the Naples Chapter, through the Secretary of the Florida Society. Then, at one of our Chap-

ter meetings the Certificate of Patriotism will be presented to you and entitle you to purchase and wear the Military

Service Medal.


Newsletter for members of the Naples Chapter, Florida Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Email: [email protected] Website: NaplesSAR.org

The Naples Crier Established 1975

Saturday June 25, 2015 through Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 125th Annual Congress in Louisville, KY., at The Galt House. Remember NSSAR headquarters and Museum are located in Louisville.

Saturday, July 4, 2015, Annual Naples 4th of July Pa-rade

Friday, September 25 - 26, 2015, Fall Leadership Meeting, NSSAR Headquarter, 809 W. Main Street, Lou-isville, Kentucky

Thursday, October 8, 2015, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon. Program: Nancy Tal-leur—800th Anniversary of Magna Charta

Reservation form is on last page

Thursday, November 12, 2015, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoe-nix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon Program: Heroism Medal Presentation

Thursday, December 10, 2015, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon Program: Dr. Curley—Constitution

Thursday, January 14, 2016, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon Program: Rumbaugh Oration Contest

Thursday, February 11, 2016, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon Program: JROTC Awards presentation

Thursday, March 10, 2016, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon Program: Charter Day Recognition and election of officers for 2016-2017.

Thursday, April 14, 2016, Luncheon Meeting will be held at The Club at Longshore Lake 11399 Phoenix Way, Naples FL. 34119. Social Hour @ 11:30 – 12:00 noon; Meeting begins at 12:00 noon

Naples Chapter of the FLSSAR Officers (2015-2016)

President: Michael E. Garey*

email: [email protected]

Immediate Past President: John L. McCullough* email: [email protected]

1st Vice President: Rober t C. Matthews, J r .*


2nd Vice President: Thomas B. Woodruff *


Secretary: Acey L. Edgemon *


Treasurer: W. Richard Hazen *


Asst. Treasurer: Leonard W. Crame 1


Registrar: J . Edward Lary 1


Chancellor: James M. McGarity, Esq. *


Chaplain: Rober t C. Matthews, J r .*


Assistant Chaplain: Ned G. Kendell

Email: [email protected]

Historian: Donald B. Cahill


Sergeants-at-Arms: 1) Donald B. Cahill,

2) John L. McCullough

Bernardo de Galvez Camp #13:

Commander Donald B. Cahill

Naples Crier Editor and Webmaster:

I. Harris Tucker


* Board of Directors for (2015-2016) 1 At-Large Member Board of Directors for (2015-2016)


125th Congress—The Galt House, Louisville, KY

Have you ever attended an Annual NSSAR Congress? It is not too late to plan for 2015.

2015 offers a great opportunity to attend the 125th Annual Congress in Louisville, KY. Saturday, June 27 through Wednesday, July 1, at The Galt House, Louisville, KY. Remember NSSAR headquarters and Museum are located in Louisville.

The host state, Kentucky, in conjunction with NSSAR offers wonderful exclusive tours of local attractions and his-toric sites as well as enjoyable social gatherings for meals and conversation with members, their spouses and friends.

President General Lindsey Brocks’ term ends as a new President General is elected and installed. PG Brock is a member of FLSSAR.

HOTEL REGISTRATION FOR 125th CONGRESS LOUISVILLE, KY JUNE 25-July 1 2015 Reservation Infor-mation The following is the passkey site for reservations for the Galt House Hotel and the SAR rate. Cut and paste the entire url into your web browser to get to the site. https://resweb.passkey.com/go/NSSAR15 If you experi-ence a problem while using this webpage, please contact Paul Callanan, NSSAR Congress Planning Chair at 906-273-2424 or email [email protected]. He will contact the hotel and get them to correct the issue. Additionally, you can call the hotel at 1-800- THE-GALT (1-800-843-4258). Then press “1” when prompted. Make sure you inform them you are with the SAR for the Congress to get the right room rate. Speaking of rooms and rates, there are two types. Deluxe Rivue Tower Rooms (either two queen or one King bed) for $125.00 per night plus taxes. Executive Suites (two queen beds) for $145.00 per night plus taxes.

Lafayette’s Hermione Voyage 2015 1) June 5, 6, 7 Yorktown, Virginia 2) 9 Mt. Vernon (ship at anchor) 3) 10, 11 Alexandria, Virginia (city dock) 4) 15, 16, 17 Annapolis, Maryland (city dock) 5) 19, 20, 21 Baltimore, Maryland (adjacent to USS Constellation and Pride of Baltimore) 6) 25, 26, 27, 28 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – with Tall Ships America (Independence Seaport) 7) July 2, 3, 4 New York, New York – with educational ships from US east coast 8) 6, 7 Greenport, New York – with Tall Ships America 9) 8, 9 Newport, Rhode Island – with Oliver Hazard Perry (Fort Adams) 10) 11, 12 Boston, Massachusetts – with US Constitution (Charlestown Navy Shipyard) 11) 14, 15 Castine, Maine 12) 18 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Lafayette’s Hermione Voyage 2015 Reminder

To follow L’Hermione this summer link to the Internet site: http://www.hermione2015.com/history.html#voyage_2015

Open this site and enjoy the videos and news of the events through the summer of 2015.


The Naples Crier c/o I. Harris Tucker

8919 Park Road, Apt 4015

Charlotte, North Carolina 28210-7612

June 2015

Many SAR members will be travelling this summer and some will be exploring American Revolution historical sites. If you are one of these adventuresome souls, the Naples Crier encourages you to share your photos and stories, long or short, with other members through publication in the Naples Crier.

Photos and text may be sent to [email protected] or mailed to The Naples Crier c/o Harris Tucker, Editor, at 8919 Park Road, Apt 4015, Charlotte, NC 28210-6712.

LUNCHEON MEETING

RESERVATIONS for THURSDAY October 8, 2015

The Club at Longshore Lake is very accommodating and will provide special diet meals, if advised a week in ad-vance. To enable the Club at Longshore Lake to better accommodate us for both room size and meal quantities, we are asked to provide them with the number of reservations a few days before each meeting. Accordingly, compatriots and others planning to attend the luncheons are asked to let us know by telephone, email or by com-pleting the reservation form below and

mailing your check payable to Naples Chapter SAR:

c/o Leonard Crame, Assistant Treasurer, P.O. Box 990190, Naples, FL 34116-6067

Tel: (239) 455-7295; Email: [email protected]

________ Luncheon (s) @ $23. = _____________

Your name (Print) ________________________________________Non-Sugar dessert__________

Guest names (Print) ______________________________________ Non-Sugar dessert__________

Additional names: _____________________________________________________________

Send your reservation & payment to be received by Thursday, October 1, 2015

