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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News stories about state and chapter events appearing here and elsewhere in the magazine are prepared from materials submitted through a variety of means, including press releases and newslet- ters (which should be directed to the Editor at the address shown on page 2). Please note the deadlines below. Compatriots are enouraged to submit ideas for historical feature articles they would like to write. Each will be given careful consideration. Deadlines: Winter (February) Dec. 15; Spring (May) March 15; Summer (August) June 15; Fall (November) Sept. 15. ALABAMA SOCIETY Galvez Chapter The General Galvez Chapter honored Officer Chad Wynne of the Mobile Police Department with the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal for his selfless commit- ment to his community and for supporting his fellow offi- cers even when it endangered his life on March 2. Wynne was off-duty when he heard a report of a robbery in progress nearby. He drove to the site to assist the responding officers. Wynne entered the building with the other officers while the robbery was in progress and was critically wounded. due to construction of a convention center and the hotel. Tennessee Valley Chapter On May 20, the color Gen. Richard Montgomery Chapter Color Guard at the Encanchata marker. From left, Larry Cornwell, Dick Wells, President Tom Smith, Brad Sanders and Jack Caraway. Photo by Walter Stevenson. General Richard Montgomery Chapter On Patriot's Day, April 19, the General Richard Montgomery Chapter conducted a ceremony to rededicate two significant historical markers in Montgomery, Ala. The ceremony first rededicated a marker noting the Muscogee Indian village of Encanchata. In 1780, the British recruited Creek warriors whose villages were along the Alabama River at and adjacent to what is now Montgomery to relieve Tories in Augusta, Ga., who were being besieged by American patriots. The chapter originally placed the marker in 1980. Chapter President Tom Smith, supported by the chapter color guard, hosted the event with noted local historian Mary Ann Neeley speaking about the Creeks and the role the Upper, Middle and Lower Creek Nation played during the settlement of the Alabama Territory. After the rededication of the Encanchata marker, a procession followed the color guard one block up the street to a marker commemorating the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to Montgomery in 1825. On a street corner where the four-star Renaissance Montgomery Hotel now stands, Lafayette was given a public reception in Freeney's Tavern, which stood on the site until 1899. Following additional words from Neeley noting the sig- nificance of historical markers and some details of the Lafayette reception, Smith and Deputy Mayor Jeff Downes placed a memorial wreath at the marker. Both markers had been removed and stored for several years guard of the Tennessee Valley Chapter participat- ed in a grave-marking cer- emony at the Duboise Cemetery near Phil Campbell, Ala., for Stephen Duboise II of the 2nd Regiment of the South Carolina State Militia. Duboise served with Gen. Francis Marion in South Carolina during the Revolution. ALSSAR President C.W. Posey Jr. brought greetings and dedicated the grave marker. Chapter President George Royer presented the chapter's wreath. Chapter Vice President Bob Anderson, portraying Gen. Daniel Morgan, gave an account of Duboise's service in the Revolution. Approximately 50 descendants of Duboise and other family members attended the grave-marking ceremony. From left, ALSSAR President C.W. Posey Jr., Tennessee Valley Chapter Vice President Bob Anderson, and color guard members Ken Carpenter, Jim Maples, Otha "Skeet" Vaughn, Connie Cook and Bob Baccus. 6$5 0$*$=,1(