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EMPIRE STATE (NEW YORK) SOCIETY The Rochester Chapter ESSSAR held its annual Christmas party Dec. 19, 2012, at the Lehigh Restaurant with some 40 members and guests attending. The chapter used the opportunity to collect a wide range of gifts for the residents of the nearby Batavia, N.Y. Veterans Affairs Hospital, an annual project, and to recognize the work of some chapter friends and members. Fifty-year chapter member Dana Johnson was presented with the Member Emeritus Certificate from National Headquarters and new Compatriot Tommy Thompson was presented with the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal and Certificate for 36 years of distinguished service as a New York corrections officer. Other members were presented with NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY membership longevity certificates and pins. NHSSAR President Doug Wood presented a check from Several members were presented with Certificates of the New Hampshire State Society and the NSSAR George Appreciation for contributions to the chapter's work to Washington Endowment Fund to Pat Howard of the erect a replacement flagpole at the Groveland Ambuscade Friends of Stark Park for the Gen. John Stark Gravesite Revolutionary War Memorial at Rochester's Mt. Hope Restoration Project. Stark's gravesite is located on a portion Cemetery. The $2,500 project involved help from the of the Stark family farm that is now a Manchester public ESSSAR Board of Managers, the Irondequoit Chapter of the park. DAR, the Ensign Robert Wilson Society of the C.A.R. and The GWEF matched contributions raised from NHSSAR private donors. Certificates of Appreciation were also premembers. Stark led New Hampshire militia at the Battle of sented to several members who contributed to the matting Bunker Hill and at the Battle of Bennington. He was later and framing of 22 pastel paintings by J. Erwin Porter of commander of the Continental Army Northern Division. Geneseo, N.Y., that are now held by the New York State Museum. The paintings depict various Revolutionary War NEW JERSEY SOCIETY sites around the state and include Whitehall, N.Y., the birthplace of the U.S. Navy; Fort Oswego; and the site of The West Field Chapter NJSSAR installed 2013-15 offithe Groveland Ambuscade, the westernmost advance of the cers at its annual dinner March 20 in Westfield, N.J. Sullivan-Clinton Campaign. The chapter raised Secretary of more than $5,000 to preserve Porter's work and Treasury plans to assist with displays around the state. Alexander The paintings were held in archival conditions, Hamilton, porbut could not be displayed without frames. trayed by Ian Financial constraints kept the state museum from Rose, addressed matting and framing the Revolutionary War attendees. Two paintings until the Rochester Chapter, with help dozen awards from Livingston County Historian Amie Alden, were presented, raised the money to prepare them for safe public including a display. Bronze Good As a primary helper with the Porter paintings Citizenship project, Alden was presented with a Bronze Good Medal to Chris Citizenship Medal and Certificate. She has been a La Pilusa, presistaunch supporter of chapter projects for many dent of the New years and is a vastly knowledgeable about the Jersey Chapter of Revolution in western New York State. the Alexander Guest of honor for the evening was the Hon. Hamilton Culver K. Barr, a 40-year member of the Awareness Rochester Chapter, a Rochester city court judge Society, and an award to a local From left, incoming Chapter President Warren Fristensky, outgo- for five years, a Monroe County court judge for 10 years and a major contributor to many civic orgaEagle Scout ing President Ira Jersey, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton nizations. For his wide range of contributions to whose project (portrayed by Ian Rose) and New Jersey State Society President the Rochester and Monroe County community in was recognized Clark McCullough at the West Field Chapter annual dinner. general, the chapter presented Barr with the as helping preSilver Good Citizenship Medal and Certificate. serve the grounds With the help of his wife, Kathy, we were even able to of the Reeve House in Westfield, home of the local historimake the presentation something of a surprise. cal society. 32 SAR MAGAZINE