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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42 SAR MAGAZINE was slightly more than $9,000. The project also will incur an additional $3,000 in costs to surround the new monument with stone benches and other elements to enhance the Veterans Memorial Park. MARYLAND SOCIETY The MDSSAR is pleased to report the finding and return of an old relic of our early society. Founded in 1889, our state society is now 125 years old. A large, framed, autographed photograph of the officers of the 1901-02 State Board was returned to Maryland after being found in a trash heap in North Carolina. Larry Baily of Cary, N.C., was dropping off refuse when he noticed a large framed picture of a group of men in business suits. He inquired about the portrait, below, and a worker said it was an old picture being trashed and asked if he wanted it. A lover of history, Baily took the picture, and then he began the process of returning it to the owner or someone who would value it. He researched the MDSSAR online and offered the photograph back to the Society, believing it was an incredible piece of history and should be returned to Maryland. He was correct! The picture contains the photo and signatures of the 1901-02 MDSSAR Board of Officers, who were prominent Maryland men in their own right. The photograph includes Treasurer R. Ross Holloway, #1134; VP A.J. Pritchard, #1099; VP Wm. H. Gill, #1157; President Edwin Warfield, #1057 (Governor of Maryland, 1905-08); VP James D. Iglehart, #1084; Secretary Noble Stockett, #1089; Registrar Alfred Bernard, #9663; Edward M. Young, #1113; Ira Houghton, #1133; Freeman Philbrick, #1199; W.P.C. Cockey, #1169; and Albert K. Hadel, M.D., #1066. PPP The MDSSAR Color Guard had the honor and the privilege to participate with the VASSAR Color Guard in the grave-marking ceremony honoring Thomas Tudor Tucker. The March 31 event took place at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. It was sponsored by the D.C. Society, presented by the VASSAR, and covered by the Bermuda press. For more photos of this and other events, visit Facebook at: Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard & Field Music. PPP Three State Presidents Honor Thomas Jefferson On April 13, the 271st anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth was celebrated in a Washington, D.C., ceremony. Since the Jefferson Memorial opened in 1943 adjacent to the picturesque Tidal Basin, a service marking the birth of the author of the Declaration of Independence and our nation's third president has been held annually. The DCSSAR, in cooperation with the National Park Service and the Military District of Washington, sponsored this year's commemorative ceremony. As has been the case for a number of years, wreaths were laid by patriotic and lineage organizations. For the first time in recent years, the presidents of the three nearest SAR state societies (Robert D. Pollock, DCSSAR; Douglas C. Favorite, MDSSAR; and Bill Broadus, VASSAR) all attended. The program included music by one of the service bands, a brief address, and the placing of wreaths by numerous officials, including a wreath from the President of the United States. A Joint Service Color Guard provided the colors. Christian Ardinger Chapter The Christian Ardinger Chapter conducted a wreath laying, at right, on Memorial Day, May 26, in honor of the patriot ancestor of charter chapter member Robert J. Nitzell. Johannes Nutzel served as a private in Captain Mantz' Flying Camp. He died Dec. 25, 1819, and is interred at Riverview Cemetery in Williamsport, Md. About 25 people attended, including several of the patriot's descendants. Col. Aquila Hall Chapter Chapter President and professional genealogist Christopher Smithson has co-authored a psychology article ("Correcting the Record on Watson, Rayner, and Little Albert: Albert Barger as 'Psychology's Lost Boy' ") that is appearing in several prestigious journals, such as American Psychologist, and internationally in Revista de Historia de la Psicología. This article shows his genealogical expertise in helping to solve a 90-year-old mystery in Maryland that has been a case study in psychology journals and textbooks for years. Smithson was able to locate the key documents that linked the unknown child to the actual person and contact living family members for the article. His research work was so significant that he was listed as a co-author of the article that is now going to become a feature in many future textbooks and psychology journals. Col. Henry Hollingsworth Chapter The Col. Henry Hollingsworth Chapter meets every May 30 to place a wreath at the grave of the chapter's namesake. This year, a large Colonial flag and the Maryland state flag led as members of the chapter, state SAR color guards, and members of the 29th Division of the American Legion in Cecil County marched to the gravesite. After recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, MDSSAR State President Douglas C. Favorite brought greetings from the state society and laid a wreath at the tomb with Chapter President Dr. James Dearworth. The American's Creed was led by DAR member Pamela Johnson, after which a Flag Certificate was presented. At that point in the ceremony, five members of the chapter and state color guard fired their muskets in salute to veterans. The 29th Division of the American Legion fired a 21-gun salute with their M1s. The pledge to the SAR and the playing of "Taps" was performed by John Dearworth. Following the SAR recessional, the colors were returned, ending the ceremony. Col. John Eager Howard Chapter On June 1, the Col. John Eager Howard Chapter held its annual wreath laying in Old St. Paul's Cemetery in