The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
Issue link: http://sar.epubxp.com/i/374815
SUMMER 2014 47 hand to celebrate the special event. Several area political leaders spoke, including County Executive Dennis Levinson; County Surrogate Jim Curcio; John Risley, Alex Marino and Rich Dase, county freeholders; and Mayor Gary Giberson of Port Republic. Doug Yearsley portrayed Gen. Silas Newcomb. At the point in the ceremony where the photo was taken, NJSSAR and Chapter President Rev. Norman Goos is reading the list of the names of those on the plaque (see below). Chapter Secretary and Historian Earl Cain, Gen. Newcomb and Freeholder Jim Curcio are seated. In Honor of the Men of the 3rd Battalion Gloucester County Militia Col. Richard Somers - Commanding Killed in Action: Pvt. Forrest Bellangy; Pvt. John Cain; Lt. John Lucas; Capt. Henry Snell; Capt. Andrew Steelman; three other unnamed men killed at Petticoat Bridge/Mt. Holly. Wounded in Action: Maj. Elijah Clark; Pvt. Stephen Ford; Pvt. Hugh Jones; Lt. John Lucas; Lt. David Scull; Pvt. John Steelman; Pvt. John Thomas; Lt. John Tilton; three other unnamed men wounded at raid at John Steelman's house in Absecon. Prisoners of War: Pvt. David Denike; Pvt. Benjamin Endicott; Pvt. John Ingersoll; Pvt. James Leeds; Pvt. Patrick McCollum; Capt. Enoch Willits (died in prison); four other unnamed men. EMPIRE STATE (NEW YORK) SOCIETY Rochester Chapter On May 8, Compatriot David Raymond Hawley was presented with the SAR Robert E. Burt Award for Service to Boy Scouting, an honor established jointly by the SAR and the BSA at the national level. Hawley was honored with one of only 12 Burt Awards approved this year. With help from Iroquois Trail Council Executive Jim McMullen, the award was presented at the council's Round Table meeting and was a complete surprise. David had no idea what was going on until the award actually was presented by Chapter President Jim Eagan and Registrar Steve Clarke. Also there for the presentation were Chapter Secretary Richie Van Vliet, Roberta Calhoun-Eagan and Mary Hawley Clarke, David's sister and Steve's wife. A special honor was the presence of Compatriot Robert Fuller, the only other Burt Award honoree in the history of the Rochester Chapter. Hawley was recognized with a long and enthusiastic round of applause by the approximately 50 Scouts who attended the Round Table meeting. The award recognized his 64 years of membership in and service to Scouting. NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY Halifax Resolves Chapter The Halifax Resolves Chapter hosted two ceremonies in Halifax, N.C., on the 238th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776. The day began at 10 a.m. with a joint SAR/DAR flag retirement ceremony at which 40 unserviceable U.S. flags and several state flags were retired with honor and the ashes buried in a local cemetery by the burn master. Halifax Resolves Chapter President Geoff Pittard and Warren Chapter NCSDAR Registrar Betty Willis presided over the ceremony. The 2 p.m. ceremony commemorating the 238th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Halifax Resolves opened with Pittard as master of ceremonies. Following the invocation given by chapter Chaplain Rev. Duncan Jones, the colors were posted by the Combined NCSSAR Color Guard. Pittard led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the SAR Pledge was led by Chapter Secretary/Treasurer Steve Avent. Dr. Samuel C. Powell, SAR Foundation president, presented the Halifax Resolves to the gathering and emphasized the impact of the document on the American Revolution. Following greetings from NCSSAR President James H. Wood, Pittard introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Troy Kickler, a noted author, commentator and professor of North Carolina history. At the conclusion of his presentation entitled "The King's Trouble Makers," a wreath-laying ceremony was held honoring all who helped establish our independent nation. Kickler was awarded an SAR Certificate of Appreciation for his excellent presentation by Pittard. Avent led the gathering in the SAR recessional after which the colors were retired by the NCSSAR Color Guard. The ceremony was closed with a benediction given by Rev. Jones. Mecklenburg Chapter The annual commemoration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20 added a new venue and audience to the traditional daytime ceremony: the AAA Charlotte Knights baseball team at the new BB&T; Stadium in Uptown Charlotte. "For years, the traditional 'Meck Dec' ceremony has taken place in the middle of Uptown Charlotte on Trade and Tryon Streets," said Jay Joyce, president of the Mecklenburg Chapter. "Every year at noon the Declaration is read from the steps of a reproduction of the original Court House by a re-enactor. Then there are a series of toasts accompanied by loud 'huzzahs' from the crowd and a volley of musket and cannon fire from the re-enactors." The traditional daytime ceremony ends with the entire crowd of Mecklenburg Historical Association Docents, Participants in the 238th Anniversary Celebration of the Halifax Resolves. Mecklenburg Chapter members, from left, Ray Maxson, Jay Joyce and Tom Phlegar organized for participation in the "Meck Dec" ceremonies on May 20 at BB&T; Stadium in Charlotte.