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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SUMMER 2014 7 Magerkurth (2011-12) and Stephen A. Leishman (2012-13). During the business session, the Congress approved the development of a vision plan for the new SAR Museum and SAR Center for Advancing America's Heritage by the Louisville firm, Solid Light. The estimated cost is $550,000. The motion passed without objection. Compatriot Lanny R. Patten and SAR Foundation President Samuel C. Powell announced that the current capital campaign will end on Dec. 31, 2014, and the 1776 Society will be launched on Jan. 1, which offers donors the opportunity to buy 3 square feet of the new center/museum for $1,776. Powell's wife, Karen, purchased 9 square feet, and Powell kicked off the campaign with the purchase of 30 square feet ($17,760). The Congress approved a resolution seeking honorary citizenship for General Bernardo de Galvez of Spain for his support of the American Revolution, following up on letters of support sent by PG Dooley. After numerous committee reports and other items, a proclamation was approved to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, beginning Nov. 11, 2014, and continuing through 2025. After much discussion, a motion to raise the supplemental application fee to $80 was amended to $60 and approved. There was also a demonstration of the new online application system that is being worked on by Texas Compatriot Bill Marrs. Other Highlights In addition to the early Congress battlefield tours, Wednesday included a bus trip to the Ninety-Six Historic Site and Thursday featured a day-long trip to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. Tuesday featured an entertaining afternoon lecture on George Washington and Benedict Arnold by Professor Peter R. Henriques. During the Tuesday evening banquet, Henriques examined the sometimes- stormy relationship between Washington and Thomas Jefferson. True to his word, since the SAR Foundation was able to raise more than $1 million during his term toward the SAR Center for Advancing America's Heritage, President General Joseph W. Dooley took to the Congress foor and allowed Vice President General William Anthony "Tony" Robinson, a barber in Circleville, Ohio, to shear his locks and shave his head. Above, several ladies, including a DAR President General and his own niece, took snips of PG Dooley's hair before Robinson began his work. At right, Robinson paid attention to detail. Below, the President General got his frst glance at the fnished product in front of a roaring Congress audience.