First Meeting for 1812 Daughters this year is on October 7, 2023

 

Hello Ladies

 This is a reminder of the upcoming meeting for the Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter, Daughters of 1812. We are going to try this again for a tour of Poplar Grove Plantation that was canceled last year because of the hurricane.

 We will need a head count for those attending Poplar Grove tour and the lunch at Sailfish Restaurant. The cost for the guided tour is $12.00 per person. Both places will need a headcount.

 This email is a short note about the meeting and will be followed by a later email closer to the meeting date with pertinent information about the meeting.

 Included in this email are attachments from Laura Edwards, North Carolina State President with the NC State Newsletter and the NC State Yearbook.

 

Our first meeting:

 v October 7^th, 2023

v Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 (Market Street) US Hwy 17, Wilmington, NC

v Time: 10:00 AM The tour starts, please be on-site by 9:45 AM

v Business meeting following the tour, this will be a short meeting.

 

Lunch:

v Following the business meeting

v Sailfish Restaurant at Marsh Creek Marina, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd, (4 minutes from Poplar Grove)

    Please contact Pat Tucker if you plan to attend Sailfish Restaurant by October 3^rd at ptuck231@gmail.com or 910-231-3872

 

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

 9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

The Richard H. Stewart, Jr. American Legion Post 543 and St. James Fire Department will host a remembrance ceremony commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. The service will be held at the St. James Community Center at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, September 11, 2023.

 The remembrance service is a moving and appropriate way to memorialize the tragedy that struck our nation on September 11, 200.  FDNY Captain (Retired) Pat Cleary will share his memories of responding to the alarm and escaping the WTC North Tower collapse on that fateful day. 

The SJ Fire Department will ring the ceremonial fire bell, Taps will be sounded, and Amazing Grace will be played in honor of the victims who perished. American Legion Post 543 is named after Richard H. Stewart, Jr. who was killed that day, in the WTC, and was one of the first victims of the war on terror.  His parents were residents of St. James and were responsible for getting the 9/11 national flag to Southport on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in 2011.

The ceremony is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.

Information provided by Judy Ward from the JustJudy Newsletter for St. James Plantation.