Celebrate Flag Day on June 14th

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

Board of Management Meeting Set for Saturday, August 17, 2019

Dear Lord Craven members,

I am very excited to serve as your Chapter President, 2019-2021.  We are looking forward to our meetings for 2019-2020, which will continue being held at Carolina Barbecue.  Vice President Diane Kuebert has planned some very interesting programs for this year, and we hope everyone will attend and participate in the work of our Chapter.

Dale Spencer, our new Corresponding Secretary, will send information from me to you, and I may send notes directly to you as well.  Feel free to contact me to reply or comment anytime at cindysellers@ec.rr.com.  My contact phone number is my cell, 910-540-0301.

Attached are two items:  the latest news bulletin from our State President, Brooke S Jackson, and a newly revised list of NC Officers.

The date for our Fall Board of Management has been set for Saturday August 17, location tba.  The date for 2020 State Conference has been set for March 13-14, location tba.  All members are encouraged to attend state meetings!  The Board of Management meeting will be “a workshop format with lots of opportunities to learn and tools for chapter success.”

The state website is up and running, please visit, ID and passwords are in this news bulletin.

Have a lovely summer, ladies!

Cindy Sellers,
President
Lord Craven Chapter, CDXVIIC

Above: BOM meeting in Raleigh at the City Club on August 17, 2019.
L to R: State Registrar Ruth-Anne Bolz, State Treasurer Pat Gooding, State President Brooke Jackson, LCC President Cindy Sellers, LCC Cor Secretary Dale Spencer

Below: Executive Board meeting – l-r Diane Price, Anne Boone, Carol Jutte, Pat Gooding, Kitsy Lackey, Dale Spencer, Martha Blacher, Ruth-Anne Bolz, and Susan DeGroote.  Not pictured is Cindy Sellers who is taking the photo.

75th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY LANDING AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY

Veterans returned to Normandy to salute the fallen. This year only a few dozen American D-Day veterans ( as they are all in their mid nineties or older ) returned to Normandy to honor the American troops who died in Europe during World War II. If you purchase a newspaper or google D-Day you will find lots of information.

Below are several websites to go to get additional information about what happened and what is D-Day.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/world/europe/d-day-fast-facts/index.html

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-d-day

Photos taken from free images on Google.
Information taken from The Wall Street Journal

The Lord Craven September meeting will be Saturday the 21st at 11:30.

President Sellers announced the next meeting will be Saturday, Sept.
21, 2019 at Carolina Bar-B-Que, at 11:30.  Details will follow.  The State Board of Management will  be Saturday, August 17th, the location and other information will be sent later.

May 18, 2019 Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17 Century Meeting

New Officers for 2019-2021 were sworn in by Marie Preston at the May 18,  2019 Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17th Century meeting, which was held at the Carolina BBQ in Wilmington, NC.

L to R: Dale Spencer, Corresponding Secretary; Kitsy Lackey, Chaplain; Susan DeGroote,  Recording Secretary; Cindy Sellers, President; Missing from photo Diane Price, Vice-President; Anne Boone, Treasurer, Carol Jutte, Registrar, Martha Blacher, Historian and Librarian, Parliamentarian will be appointed

                              Marie Preston swore in the new officers at the Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17th Century meeting.

Former President Pat Gooding places the  Lord Craven President's  pin on Cindy Sellers.  This pin is passed ceremonially from outgoing President to incoming President each new term.


Pat Gooding pointing out some information to the new chaplain, Kitsy Lackey, and other news board members.

Photo of  member Nora Hickam, our guest speaker. She was  having a bite of lunch at the Carolina BBQ with her family members that were in attendance.

Member, Nora HIckam, guest speaker and Marie Preston, former chaplain

Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17C  member, Nora Hickam was the guest speaker during the May 2019 meeting. The program topic was, "the Lost State of Franklin." Below is  a reference article which can be found in the May/June 2018 American Spirit Magazine on pages 46 and 48. The pages are below for easy reference and can be printed. Just right click outside the article and you will see print. Click on it and be careful to select the pages you would like to print.

Phyllis Wilson, photographer and blog manager

Awards Received during 2018-2019

The Lord Craven Colonial Dames 17th Century received the following awards at State Conference:

Outstanding Colonial Heritage Program-origin of surnames

Outstanding Historical Programs Native American at Lake Waccama State Park 

Outstanding Internal Public Relations-Chapter Blog

Most Headquarters Library Book Donations-1

NC Society VA Medical Center-Fayetteville- 1st Place

NC CDXVllC Website Fund-1st Place

Outstanding Service- Patricia Gooding, State Treasurer

                                          Most Headquarters Library Book Donations-1

Outstanding Service- Patricia Gooding, State Treasurer

Outstanding Internal Public Relations-Chapter Blog

Outstanding Colonial Heritage Program-origin of surnames

                    Outstanding Historical Programs Native American at Lake Waccamaw State Park

                                     NC Society VA Medical Center-Fayetteville- 1st Place

                                                        NC CDXVllC Website Fund-1st Place

American Legion Post 543 will host the community's annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 AM

American Legion Post 543 will host the community's annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 AM on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the St. James Community Center, Southport, NC.  All local residents are invited. to attend. Colors will be presented by the Post Honor Guard, the National Anthem will be sung and a memorial wreath will be placed followed by Taps. Ms Lois Moore, will sing patriotic songs.

This year, the American Legion will perform the poignant POW/MIA Missing Man Table tableau as part of the larger ceremony.

John Muuss
St. .James resident