October 12, 2013 1812 Meeting

Lisa English was the guest speaker at the October 5, 2012 Meeting  held at the Reserve Golf Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, NC. Lisa is a member of the Rockfish DAR Chapter. Lisa  presents workshops on how to fold The Pocket Flag. She folds these flags and they are given to active duty military when they leave on deployment. Lisa explained the Blue Star and Gold Star Banner Program and also a  special program related to honoring prisoners of war and those soldiers missing in action.Here is Lisa's contact information if you would like to have her give a workshop. llenglish@centurylink.net

910-289-4730

Barbara Lewis, regent of of the Rockfish DAR Chapter and guest at the 1812 meeting lights a candle in honor of the soldiers who were prisoners of war or missing in action.

Guest, Peggy Groce, 1812 members Nora Hickam and Bonnie Becmer at the October 1812 meeting held at St. James Plantation in Southport, NC.

         President, Maytu  Szalankiewicz announces award winners for the 2013 year of 1812.

Nora Hickam won
Battle of Lake Erie
stamps at the 1812
meeting.

Phyllis Wilson, blog manager and public relations chair, chats with Lisa English, our guest speaker at the 1812 meeting.

Maytu Szalankiewicz, President of our 1812 chapter was very pleased with the 1812 meeting which was held on October 5th at St. James Plantation. The next 1812 meeting will be in March 2014. 

The National Headquarters of National Society Unites States Daughters of 1812

The National Headquarters of National Society Unites States Daughters of 1812 is located in Washington D.C. This property has been placed on the National Register of historic places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1987. It was dedicated on April 7, 2002.

           The 1812 Society purchased the Queen Anne style home in 1928. It was built in 1884 by Rear Admiral John H. Upshur.  Dedicated members of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 have donated historic artifacts, books for the library and other memorabilia. They have also the last seventy-five years collecting items of furniture to enhance the Queen Anne period furniture.

Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of US Daughters of 1812 have helped decorated the North Carolina room in the Queen Anne style.   

http://www.usdaughters1812.org/museum.html   Please view the National web site for more information about 1812 plus take a virtual tour of the building.

A Gift of Art

Herb Pritchard took an early retirement after a twenty-five year Federal career,  and went back to graduate school for three years to become a mental health professional.  He had a very life-enriching career working in mental health clinics, prisons, private practice and assisting victims of abuse here in Brunswick County. Since his latest retirement he has volunteered with Southport / Oak Island Counseling Service, Southport Elementary School kindergarten, hospice and Stephens Ministry.  His principle interests are relationships, painting, tending his garden and nurturing his soul. Herb is an artist and he has a devotion to paint oil portraits at no charge for families who have lost a loved one in our recent wars. He mails these free to any location in the USA.  All he needs is to receive a photo at hpritchard1@ec.rr.com. Here is a story link from an article about Herb that was posted a few years ago. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101115/ARTICLES/101119772/0/search

     

Above are examples of two portraits that Herb painted for families

that lost a loved one.You can e-mail Herb and send him a photograph and provide your contact information. He is one special man giving 

a gift of the HART. 

Posted by Phyllis Wilson

Neighbor of Herb Pritchard