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SUMMER 2014 43 Baltimore City, Md. The ceremony was free to the public and was a rare opportunity to the see the cemetery, which usually is closed to the public. Soldiers who served in most American Wars are buried in this cemetery. Members of other organizations also attended, including the C.A.R., DAR, War of 1812 Society, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and other hereditary societies. Especially honored in eulogies this year were Samuel Chase (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), Col. John Eager Howard (called the Hero of Cowpens and famously memorialized in the Maryland state song, "Maryland, My Maryland" in the phrase "Howard's warlike thrust"), Pvt. Daniel Bowley (served at the Battle of Monmouth), and Pvt. (later Lt.) Griffith Evans (Harford County, Maryland Flying Camp and Capt. Amos' Camp). PPP On June 11, past MDSSAR President Christos Christou Jr. presented a certificate of membership to Zander Hoffman as a new junior member of the Col. John Eager Howard Chapter, MDSSAR. The presentation was made more special by being held at Zander's elementary school class in front of his fellow students. Teacher Angela Howard allowed the presentation to be made while students were learning about George Washington and the American Revolution. NSSAR Vice Commander David Hoover joined the presentation in his American Revolutionary-period uniform and enthralled the students with his re-enactment. He talked about what a day in the life of a soldier would have been like 200 years ago. It made a memorable impression on the class. Zander is the son of Charles Hoffman and Marierose Mapanao, and grandson of William and Cheryl Hoffman, who also were present. Col. Nicholas Ruxton Moore Chapter On May 23, Col. Nicholas Ruxton Moore Chapter President Gary Neal and Compatriot Rev. Partee Boliek presented 119 Outstanding Student Certificates for the West Towson Elementary School Defenders and Patriots Program. Rev. Boliek and Col. Aquila Hall Chapter President David Hoover presented Outstanding Student Certificates for the Harford Hills Elementary School Defenders and Patriots Program on May 29. The program consists of a graduated set of facts about America mastered from first through fifth grades. Both MDSSAR chapters have been involved in this program for several years. Gen. William Smallwood Chapter The 44th annual Memorial Day Observance sponsored by the chapter was held at Bethesda (Md.) Veterans Memorial Park on May 26. The ceremony began with the Kensington Boy Scout Troop 439 and the MDSSAR Color Guard marching in the colors and leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Chapter members delivered readings from the American's Creed and Grand Army of the Republic General Order 11, which, in 1868, created Decoration Day as a national day of remembrance for war dead soldiers, sailors and Marines. The guest speaker was Maryland National Guard Brig. Gen. Timothy Gowen, deputy commanding general, 29th Infantry Division. Gowen spoke about Decoration Day, the former name of the Memorial Day holiday. Following Gowen's speech, wreaths were placed at the memorial and salutes were rendered by 22 organizations. John Paul Jones Chapter The John Paul Jones Chapter presented the 37th Horace Porter Award at the Naval Academy History Department awards program on May 21 in Memorial Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. The award was started in 1977 to honor Gen. Horace Porter, who discovered John Paul Jones' remains in Paris, where they were retrieved and returned to Annapolis in 1905. Porter was our third NSSAR President General from 1892-96, and in 1905 served as ambassador to France for President Theodore Roosevelt. He had been a close aide to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War and served as his secretary/chief of staff during his presidency. This year's recipient was Midshipman 2nd Class Peter R. McGee of Okatie, S.C., for his work translating unpublished letters of Admiral de Grasse in France as an exchange student with the French Military Academy. Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter On May 21, Chapter President George E. Lewis, Frederick Tourism Council Executive Director John Fieseler, and former Park Police Chief and Chapter Vice President Don Deering awarded framed certificates to the Maryland National Capital Park Police Officers. These officers participated in last September's Author and Anthem event, and their current chief, Antonio DeVaul, graciously approved the horse-mounted and motorcycle officers' escort of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript of the National Anthem from Frederick City Hall to Mt. Olivet Cemetery, where it was reunited with its legendary author. PPP The Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter Color Guard members, above, displayed their skills and ability, gaining much applause and many compliments, while marching in the Woodsboro (Md.) Memorial Day Parade on May 25 and while presenting the colors during the Carrollton Manor, Daughters of the American Revolution, memorial wreath- laying event on May 26 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Md. Thomas Stone Chapter The chapter's color guard presented a Mount Vernon George Washington portrait to Hollywood Elementary School in Hollywood, Md. Compatriot Dave Langford is to the right of Principal Jennifer Gilman. Others participating, from left, were Ron Gibson, Neal Johnson and Ernie Irish. Hal Langford, a MDSSAR President Christos Christou Jr., left, presented a certificate of membership to Zander Hoffman, with NSSAR Vice Commander David Hoover.