Wreaths Across America 2014

Lord Craven member, Becky DeSilva placing a wreath on a headstone

Bettie Lettieri, Martha Blancher  and Carole Weiss 

Martha Blacher placing a wreath on a headstone

Bonnie Becmer photographing a wreath that was placed on a h eadstone

Pat Elsaesser, Martha Blacher, Betsy Hamer,  Bonnie Becmer, Pat Gooding, Fran Carlsen, Carol Jutte

           President Carole Weiss laying a wreath for 
Wreaths Across America

                     

November 15, 2014 Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames 17th Century Meeting

The November Lord Craven Colonial Dames meeting will be held on November 15th at the Carolina BBQ Restaurant on South College Avenue in Wilmington, NC. The meeting will begin at 11:30. The program will be Cynthia Avent, Carole Weiss et al “Sharing our Colonial Dames Ancestors.”

   Ladies will be sharing their Colonial Dames Ancestors

at the November meeting.

LIVE NC GROWN

FRASER FIR WREATHS

Lord Craven chapter is again selling the North Carolina  wreaths that we sold last year.  It was a successful fund raiser for us and we hope that members will again support this effort and encourage friends and family to purchase one or more of these beautiful wreaths.  Shipping costs have increased and the price of the wreath this year is $22. The price is right and they make lovely gifts.  The wreaths will be delivered to Mary Earp by Dec 6 for pickup at her home.

The Lord Craven Chapter of Colonial Dames is selling  wreaths again this year. You can see from the photographs that Carole provided that you can decorate them in a variety of ways. You can just put a bow on one if you like or leave them plain.

Checks should be made out to Lord Craven Chapter, CD XVIIC & sent to Pat Elsaesser or bring them to our next meeting on Nov 15th.  Our deadline for getting the orders in is Nov 20.

Pat will keep a count of the number of wreaths ordered by each member.

Each member should keep a list of their people, their contact information & the number of wreaths each one ordered.
22 INCH WREATHS without bows    $22

Delivery the first week of December

LORD CRAVEN CHAPTER, COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY

Is a non-profit Hereditary service organization

Dedicated to historical preservation & research, support to veterans,

 & education of our youth

Member name_____________________

Phone ____________________________

September 20th Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames 17th Century Meeting

  

President Carole Weiss introducing Emily Weil, guest speaker.

Emily  Weil speaking on "Cornwallis".

The September Lord Craven Colonial Dames meeting was held on September 20th at the Carolina BBQ Restaurant on South College Avenue in Wilmington, NC. The guest speaker was renowned author, Emily Weil, who spoke about her new book Cornwallis. Her Volunteer Work includes Wayne Co. Historical Association, Past DAR State Treasurer, State Registrar and National Parliamentarian for CDXVIIC. Emily has published 7 books on historical subjects, 3 plays, 2 video scripts and 10 short stories published in newspapers. She has also received "Outstanding Young Woman in America" 1966; Governor's Award for Volunteer Service 1999; "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" Award 2005; NC Society of Historians History Book Award for "Cornwallis" 2010; DAR National History Award 2011.

The books Emily Weil wrote and are for sale.

Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17th Century is selling North Carolina Wreaths

Lord Craven chapter is again selling the North Carolina  wreaths that we sold last year.  It was a successful fund raiser for us and we hope that members will again support this effort and encourage friends and family to purchase one or more of these beautiful wreaths.  Shipping costs have increased and the price of the wreath this year is $22. The price is right and they make lovely gifts.  The wreaths will be delivered to Mary Earp by Dec 6 for pickup at her home.

Attached are two flyer options to use as advertisement in selling the wreaths.  Even though one option shows a bow, they do not come with bows, so be sure to make that fact known to potential  buyers.  The other option shows one of last year's wreath as a door decoration.

Checks should be made out to Lord Craven Chapter, CD XVIIC & sent to Pat Elsaesser or bring them to our next meeting on Nov 15th.  Our deadline for getting the orders in is Nov 20.

Pat will keep a count of the number of wreaths ordered by each member.
Each member should keep a list of their people, their contact information & the number of wreaths each one ordered.



Thank you,

Carole Weiss

LIVE NC GROWN

FRASER FIR WREATHS

22 INCH WREATHS without bows    $22

Delivery the first week of December

 

LORD CRAVEN CHAPTER, COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY

Is a non-profit Hereditary service organization 

Dedicated to historical preservation & research, support to veterans,

 & education of our youth

 

Member name_____________________

Phone ____________________________

Schedule of Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17th Century Meetings for 2014-2015

 Below is a schedule for our four Lord Craven Colonial Dames meetings for 2014-2015.
All meetings will be at the Carolina BBQ Restaurant on South College Ave. in Wilmington, NC.
The time will be 11:30 for all four meetings.


September 20  Emily Weil  "General Cornwallis"
November 15   Cynthia Avent, Carole Weiss et al "Sharing our Colonial Dames Ancestors"
February 21, 2015  Jeff Holcomb  "Eleanor of Aquitaine"
May 16, 2015  Gwen Causey  "Our Colonial Dames Headquarters"
Installation of New Officers

The Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames Chapter 17th Century is Invited to the Star Spangled Banner on Tuesday, September 9th at 11:00

A Commemoration of the 200th Birthday of the Star Spangled Banner will be held on Tuesday, Sept 9, at 11am on the Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston on the river, downtown Southport, and all NC Society Daughters are invited to attend.   Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter President Betsy Hamer will give a welcome and make introductions.  Southport Mayor Robert Howard will bring greetings.  The Proclamation from Governor McCrory will be read.   Jim McKee, Historic Interpreter at Brunswick Town State Historic Site, will be the keynote speaker.   The cannon Thor belonging to the Southport Historical Society will fire, and the Sea Notes Choral Society will form a Living Flag.  All verses of the National Anthem will be both read and sung.   Event is rain or shine, so bring an umbrella if weather looks threatening and hope for clear skies.  Bring a lawn chair if you wish.  Carpooling is encouraged.  Program should not last more than 45 minutes. 

The  anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner is the morning of Sunday, Sept 14th.   We have chosen to host our celebration at Fort Johnston because it was an active fort during the War of 1812.  Online exhibition
Star-Spangled Banner Website (http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5zfFDT-pNo  Copy and paste into your browser.

Betsy Hamer, President

Cindy Sellers, Event Chairman
Comm. Charles Gause Chapter, US Daughters of 1812
910-540-0301cindysellers@ec.rr.com

Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames 17th Century May 17th Meeting at the Carolina BBQ 2014

President Carole Weiss and special guest NC State President Dottie Fiddleman

Mark Fryar was the guest speaker. He is with Cynthia Avent 1st Vice-President of Lord Craven Chapter.

                            President Dottie Fiddleman and Lord Craven member Carol Jutte

     

HERALDRY WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY THE Mary Coffin Starbuck Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century

 HERALDRY WORKSHOP

SPONSORED BY THE

Mary Coffin Starbuck Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century

Presenter

Maureen McGowen-Singer

National Chairman for Heraldry and Coats of Arms

Monday, July 28, 2014

9:30 am – Noon

In the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library 

301 N. Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC 28739

We are very fortunate to be able to secure Maureen McGowen-Singer to present this workshop for our members and prospective members, and anyone interested in genealogy and history.

Open to anyone who might be interested in taking genealogy to another level. It is a great recruiting tool for Colonel Dames.

President General Fran Davis is promoting this program as one of her President General’s Projects.

To reserve your spot for this free workshop please contact Martha Whitaker, President Mary Coffin Starbuck Chapter at 828-329-3655 and leave a message or e-mail mawhit3@bellsouth.net by July 24^th.  

The Lord Craven members are Celebrating the Life of James D. “Dick” Thompson

 

The Lord Craven members of Colonial Dames are Celebrating the Life of James D. “Dick” Thompson born September 3, 1916 and died June 5, 2014.  Dick was the husband of Doris Thompson one of our Lord Craven Colonial Dames Chapter members. Her husband Dick was a guest speaker at the February 21, 2009 meeting which was held at the Carolina Bar-b-cue in Wilmington. Dick resided in Brunswick County and had been recognized for his efforts to restore the 1756 gristmill, which is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park. It is located on Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh.

Dick had served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1997. The Mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only restored operational automatic mill in NC and only a few in the country. For more information call (919) 856-6675 or visit www.yatesmill.org.

Flag Retirement Ceremony

There will be a Flag Retirement Ceremony at Oakdale Cemetery on 14 June  at 1:00 PM  sponsored by the Lower Cape Fear Chapter, NCSSAR. The ceremony would be to properly retire US Flags at the cemetery entrance near the flag pole.  

posted by Judy Caison

Wreaths Across America and NC Grown Frazer Fir Wreath Fundraiser

Just a word about Wreaths Across America...It's spring and your thoughts are not about Christmas or wreaths, however, we want to remember our Veterans in a big way at the wreath laying in December.  Placing the wreaths on their graves shows the support we have not only for their service and sacrifice, but for those men and women currently serving.  It must be great comfort to Veterans' families and to the families of our active military to see those beautiful wreaths in the National Cemetery.  Let's start now thinking about those who've served and are still serving and honor them by sponsoring a wreath to be laid on soldiers' graves in our National Cemetery in December. We can sponsor wreaths all year long--don't wait until the Christmas rush is on and you don't have time.  …. Think about it now -- on Memorial Day, Flag Day, July Fourth, Veteran’s Day -- whenever you remember someone -- whenevery someone dies.  Any member desiring to sponsor a wreath may send a WAA form and their check directly to WAA as we have been doing.  Additionally, this year the Lord Craven Chapter will send a letter of acknowledgement at your request to someone for you when you sponsor a wreath in their honor or to the family when you sponsor a wreath in memory of a veteran.  It’s a lovely way to let people know you appreciate their service or the service of their loved one.  We will have a Chapter Acknowledgement form at our May meeting.  After you have sent in your WAA form and check to WAA, fill out the chapter’s form and give it or mail it to Pat Gooding  (at 234 Baroney Place Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468).  See Fran Carlsen and Becky DeSilva for forms and details.

Tremendous thanks to all those who supported our NC Grown Frazer Fir Wreath Fundraiser. You can see from our proposed budget how much the additional funds helped us achieve the purposes of Colonial Dames 17th Century. Let's plan to start in September and do even better this time!
Posted by Carole Weiss
Lord Craven, Colonial Dames President

Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 26th at 3pm in Southport, NC

American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony

The Richard H. Stewart, Jr. American Legion Post 543 will hold a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at 3pm on Monday, May 26 at the Veterans Memorial adjacent to the St. James Town Hall on Route 211. All local communities are invited to attend. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Ilario Pantano, Director of the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs. Colors will be presented by the Post 543 Honor Guard, a wreath will be placed at the Veterans Memorial and Taps will be played. Seating will be provided for all attendees at the Veterans Memorial. Parking is limited and carpooling is strongly encouraged. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place inside the St James Community Center.

Colonial Dames Eleanor White Dare Chapter - Hosting a marking of the May Museum and Park on June 4th

Lord Craven Chapter has received an invitation from the Colonial Dames Eleanor White
Dare Chapter to the marking of the May Museum and Park in Farmville, NC, June 4,
10am followed by a luncheon at noon held at the Major Benjamin May DAR
Chapter House. The luncheon is $25 per person and there are no cancellations or
refunds. They have requested we send one chapter check with the response card by May 7, which is prior to our next chapter meeting on May 17. If you wish to attend the marking, please send your $25 check to Pat Elsaesser  by May 2 so that she may respond by May 7.

Lord Craven Chapter NCSCDXVII meets the third Saturday of September, November, February and May. The May meeting will be held on May 17th at 11:30 at the Carolina BBQ Restaurant. The guest speaker will be Jack Fryar.State President Dottie Fiddleman will be our guest on May 17th.

NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY COLONIAL DAMES XVII State Conference

NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY held their March 7^th and 8^th  2014 State Conference at the Courtyard Marriott, 100 Marriott Way in Chapel Hill, NC. This was the 63^rd State Conference.

Dottie Fiddleman, NC State President, Fran Harrington Davis, President General, and Ellen Hinson, Second Vice President General

Chorus: front row...Brenda Hamilton, Pat Johnson, Judy Caison, Hazel Yarborough  back row...Bobbie Lou Ray, Mary Ann Hepler, Cricket Crigler, Accompanist  Jean Clay, Director, Sue Aceves

Pat Johnson, Judy Caison, Carol Jutte and Carole Weiss

  

Table decorations with Pat Johnson in the background

Fran Harrington Davis, President General

Marking of the May Museum and Park on June 4, 2014

Lord Craven Chapter has received an invitation from the Colonial Dames Eleanor White
Dare Chapter to the marking of the May Museum and Park in Farmville, NC, June 4,
10am followed by a luncheon at noon held at the Major Benjamin May DAR
Chapter House. The luncheon is $25 per person and there are no cancellations or
refunds.

They have requested we send one chapter check with the response card by May 7, which is prior to our next chapter meeting on May 17. If you wish to attend the marking, please send your $25 check to Pat Elsaesser  by May 2 so that she may respond by May 7.

Please be reminded that DAR District IX meeting is in New Bern on June 3 and District VIII meeting is in Scotland Neck on June 4, 2014.