Memorial Day Ceremony at 11:00 AM on Monday, May 28th Inside the St. James Community Center on Route 211.

American Legion Post 543 will host the community's annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 AM on Monday, May 28, 2018 inside the St. James Community Center on Route 211 in Southport, NC.All local communities are invited to attend. Colors will be presented; the National Anthem will be sung and a memorial wreath will be placed followed by Taps. Ms. Lois Moore will sing.

The guest speaker will be Secretary Larry Hall, of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs. Larry D. Hall is currently serving as the Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs.

Born and raised in Durham County, Secretary Hall earned a B.S. with Honors in Political Science and Business from Johnson C. Smith University and a J.D. from the School of Law at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Secretary Hall formerly represented Durham County, North Carolina's 29th District in the House of Representatives, since 2006. Secretary Hall served 16 years in the United States Marines and Marine Corps Reserves and served in support of Operations in the Middle East in Lebanon and Iran. Secretary Hall has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, the Marine Corps Reserve Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and a Meritorious Unit Citation.



Posted by John Muuss
St. James Plantation
Southport, NC

News From the Captain Johnston Blakeley Chapter

In early May three NC Daughters of 1812, Captain Johnston Blakeley Chapter, were sworn in as new members of Dames of the Court of Honor at the society's meeting in Thomasville, North Carolina. Pictured from left to right holding their inductee roses are Mary Ann Loss, Wanda Mandeville, Betsy Pessetto and North Carolina Daughters of 1812 State President Elaine Baldasare.

Information provided by
Mary Ann Loss
Captain Johnston Blakeley Chapter
Chapter Historian

1812 - NC State Council Meeting, August 4, 2018 - SAVE THE DATE

NC Daughters of 1812,

The Cherokee Chapter will be hosting the 2018 U.S.D. 1812 State Council meeting on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the North Carolina State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.  

We are pleased to share the day with the Dames of the Court of Honor.

TENTATIVE Plans are as follows:

• 1812 State Officers will hold a board meeting at 9:00 a.m.
• Registration to attend the 1812 meeting begins at 9:30 a.m., with the meeting starting promptly at 10:00 a.m.
• Installation of 1812 State Officers for 2018-2021 will take place as the meeting wraps up.
• DCH will provide a speaker to begin approximately 11:15 a.m.
• Lunch:  11:45 to 12:45.
• DCH Meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m.
• We will use 2 rooms:  society meetings in a theater-style set-up and speaker/lunch with round tables.  

Please look for the invitation with more details and registration form some time in June.

1812 will be handling the reservations for both societies.  Check in will be handled by both societies.  

With Liberty, Fraternity and Unity, 

Elaine Baldasare
State President
NC Society Daughters of 1812