Wreaths Across America

"This year, when you place a Wreath on a Veterans Grave, you will know it is not just a wreath. It's your personal gift to an American hero, and you will swell with pride, and have a tear in your eye knowing you've done something special for our Veterans and their families. God bless our Veterans and God bless America."

Click on the website https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/38524

This is a direct website for our Lord Craven Colonial Dames chapter to sponsor a wreath.

1. Click on Sponsor a wreath. Each wreath is $15.00.

2.  Fill in your information and the name of the person. Then your credit card information. If you do not get a thank-you e-mail after donating or you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, then the transaction did not go through. E-mail Fran & Cindy Sellers the receipt after you ordered a wreath for their record keeping. I suggest that you don't use PayPal. Just use your regular credit card or debit card.

If you are having problems ordering a wreath then call the main number for Wreaths Across America at 877-385-9504 Monday-Friday someone will answer the phone between 7:00 am through 7:00 pm. On weekends you can call Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am until 2:00pm. You can buy a wreath by credit card or debit card. If you call any other time you can leave your name and phone number, and someone will call you back. When talking to a representative from Wreaths Across America you will need to tell them the number for our Lord Craven Chapter is NC0008P and the cemetery is Wilmington National Cemetery. NCWNCE.

Fran Carlsen has been the chair for our Colonial Dames chapter for many years.

 

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 Fran Carlsen and Cindy Sellers are co-chairs for Wreaths Across America this year. Cindy is also our treasurer. E-mail Fran at darfran@earthlink.com if you would like to mail her a check or have any questions. E-mail Cindy Sellers at cindysellers@ec.rr.com.

Colonial Dames 17th Century Welcomes New Officers & New Members

The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century unites over 11,000 members in a communion based on their interest in American history, The Lord Craven Chapter of the Colonial Dames 17th Century has been active in the Lower Cape Fear since 1961.  Members are lineal blood descendants of an ancestor who lived and served prior to 1701 in one of the original thirteen colonies.

The following remains the objectives of Colonial Dames XVIIC:

1.  To aid in the preservation of records and historical sites of our country.

2.   To foster interest in historical colonial research.

3.   To support the youth of our country in education.

Our programs highlight the colonial heritage and research & records.  

The newly elected chapter officers for 2021-2023 are as follows:

Carol Jutte - President

Dale Spencer -Vice-President

Jewel Hansen - Chaplain

Linda Phelps - Recording Secretary

Diane Kuebert - Corresponding Secretary

Cindy Sellers -Treasurer

Suzanne Palmer - Registrar

Martha Blacher  - Historian/Librarian

The chapter meets four times a year – in September, November, February, and May. Our September meeting will be speaker Liz Fuller on "SS John D. Gill”.For more information for joining, meeting dates and locations contact:President Carol Jutte at ctidewater@hotmail.com or Registrar Suzanne

Palmer at palmer8100_@verizon.net. Visit our chapter blog: http://thelordcravenchapter.blogspot.com/. 

Carol Jutte - President

                                                  Dale Spencer - Vice-President

                                                   Jewel Hansen - Chaplain

 Linda Phelps - Recording Secretary

                                                Diane Kuebert - Corresponding Secretary

                                                 Cindy Sellers - Treasurer

Suzanne Palmer - Registrar

                                               Martha Blancher - Historian/Librarian

The National Society North Carolina Colonial Dames 17th Century, Lord Craven Chapter Meeting, September 18, 2021

 Past President Cindy Seller put the President's pin on Carol Jutte, the new president. Carol's term of office will be completed June of 2023.

                                 

The guest speaker was Dr. Liz Fuller who discussed the SS John D. Gill that was sunk during WWII off the coast of Masonboro Inlet in New Hanover County. She conducted a slideshow while speaking to us on Zoom. 

Congratulations Ruth Rice for 30 years of membership in the Lord Craven Chapter.

Our chapter was saddened by the loss of our dear Vesta Burroughs on December 20th, 2020. Six books were donated to the National Society Headquarters for Colonial Dames in memory of Vesta Burroughs. We received the beautiful thank you card from her husband Jim.

Colonial Dames Members Bring Donations for the Southort Historical Society

 Susan DeGroote and Dale Spencer donated 2 books from Colonial Dames to the Susie Carson Room at the Southport Historical Society. The Big Rock of the Cape Fear River and Faces of Fort Fisher, which will be enjoyed by all who read it.
 

9/11 Remembrance Event

 American Legion Post 543 and the St. James Fire Department will host its 9/11 Remembrance event at the St. James Community Center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 11. The event will be held indoors.

Attendees will pause to remember the first responders, Post 543 name-sake Richard H. Stewart, Jr, and others who perished on that fateful day.

Information was taken from The State Port Pilot, Southport, NC Wednesday, September 1, 2021