The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
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George Rogers Clark Chapter Col. Charles B. Schweizer, founding president (1985) of the chapter, attended the February meeting in Edwardsville. Compatriot Schweizer, retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will celebrate his 100th birthday in May. He has been active in local, state and national SAR activities for more than 30 years. INDIANA SOCIETY From left, Compatriots Tom Luce, Rod Herbig, Bing Seibold III and Bruce Talbot, Consul General Graham Paul, and Compatriots Franz Herder, Bob Collins, Ron Feldman and Mike Cobb. The INSSAR Color Guard, below, participated in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Indianapolis on March 15. From left, Taylor Hicks, Janet Kreps, Stuart Hart, Ron Darrah, Mark Kreps, John "Jack" K. Carmichael, Rolly and Sherilyn Bousman, Dennis Boone, Dennis Babbitt and Earl Salisbury. ILLINOIS SOCIETY On Feb. 6, the ILSSAR presented a gift to French Consul General Graham Paul to mark the date of the 235th anniversary signing of the Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France. The Society presented a framed historical York Current newspaper front page that breaks the news to the English of the treaty between the United States and France. Upon the signing of the treaty on Feb. 6, 1778, France officially recognized the United States as an independent nation, whereupon England declared war on France, directly engaging that country in the American Revolution. France's entry into the war provided muchneeded arms, gunpowder, supplies and troops. ILSSAR President Bruce Talbot presented the gift to Paul and noted that the French supplies marked the beginning of the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Paul offered a Champagne toast to the alliance between the two countries and recalled the famous line spoken at the arrival of the American Army in France during World War I: "Lafayette, nous sommes ici," ("Lafayette, we are here"). The presentation was attended by uniformed members of the ILSSAR Color Guard and chapter presidents from Fort Dearborn, Fox Valley, Salt Creek and American Bicentennial chapters. Springfield Chapter The chapter participated in the Boy Scouts of America Abraham Lincoln Council Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner at the Illinois State Capitol on Feb. 25. Seventy-two new Eagle Scouts from the Centennial Class of 2012 were presented SAR Eagle Scout Certificates in a ceremony held in the Illinois State House Chamber, marking the 100th year of the Abraham Lincoln Council Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony. Pictured, from left, Chapter Eagle Scout Committee member and Eagle Scout George Tinkham, retired Brig. Gen. Louis Myers, Chapter Vice President Dan Hrenko, Chapter President Toby Chamberlain and past Chairman of the Chapter Eagle Scout Committee Richard Moldenhauer. 28 Clarence A. Cook Chapter INSSAR Color Guard members of the Clarence A. Cook Chapter presented a one-hour program on the American Revolutionary War to schools in Noblesville, Ind. Following up on a lead provided by Compatriot Wayne Eells, Compatriots Stuart Hart and Ron Darrah presented to two schools on Feb. 12, and two more the following week. More schools were scheduled for later in the year. The program was presented to a convocation of 120 fifthgraders at each school. Hart and Darrah discussed uniforms and weaponry, as well as flags, the drummer boy's role, the role of females and African-American soldiers in the war, and the life and trials of American Revolutionary War soldiers. The program ended with a question-and-answer period. Northern Command Northern Command of the INSSAR presented colors, during the DAR Award Program on March 14 at the First Presbyterian Church in Muncie, Ind. SAR MAGAZINE