The Battle of New Orleans

 

 

 

 

 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

 

You are invited to a ceremony

To Commemorate the Battle of New Orleans.

The Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter USD 1812

Will lay flowers at the War of 1812 Marker

On the lawn of Fort Johnston in Southport

At 11:00 a.m. Friday January 8, 2016

Lunch is being arranged

Please RSVP to charlesgausechapter1812@aol.com by Tuesday January 5

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUS Daughters of 1812 (NC0025P)

 Wreaths Across America website address: www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

 REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUS Daughters of 1812’s Wreaths Across America Page. Please help our group raise funds by clicking one of the red "Donate" button to sponsor wreaths to be placed at one of the locations listed below. . . It is easy!

If you’d prefer to donate via a specific member of Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUS Daughters of 1812, find the member’s name below and click the “Donate” button next to their name.

If you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “View” button next to the cemetery name below. Thank you so much for supporting Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUS Daughters of 1812 and Wreaths Across America!

Information taken from the Wreaths Across America website.

Contact Fran Carlsen, Wreaths Across America chair at darfran@earthlink.net if you have any questions.

2,240 wreaths will be placed on graves on December 12th at the Wilmington National Cemetery in Wilmington, NC.  This activity brings attention to the brave men and women who have served our country through many wars.

The Wreaths Across America is held annually on the second Saturday of December. Wreaths Across America would not be successful without the help of the volunteers, many active organizations and the generosity of the trucking industry. The program is held at:

Wilmington National Cemetery

2011 Market Street

Wilmington, NC 28403

Date: December 12, 2015

Time: 12 Noon E.S.T.

Carol Canales - presents pocket flags to soldiers

Carol Canales,Honorary Past State President of 1812 has always wanted to be able to present these tiny pocket flags to men and women she would meet at a variety of events or at the airport when she was traveling. 

Daughters of 1812 Pay Tribute to our Patriots

The Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter National Society of the Daughters of 1812 held its October meeting on Saturday, October 31 at 10:30am at St. James Parish. Mrs. Virginia Callaway, guest speaker, was  vivacious, entertaining and passionate in reference to the cemetery "occupants."  Mrs. Callaway presented a program about the history of the church cemetery, which has been in use since the 1700’s.  Five soldiers of 1812 and over 150 Continental Soldiers are buried in the St. James Cemetery. Ladies of the Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the US Daughters of 1812 placed carnations on the grave sites of the Patriots of 1812 as Mrs.Callaway introduced them and presented a brief synopsis of their lives and service.

Hostess, Mrs. Virginia Callaway 

Our members enjoyed a beautiful day at St. James Parish

Our tribute to the Patriots of 1812

Betsy Hamer, President

1812 Member Kay Kye Receives "National 1812" Award

Kay Kye, a member of the chapter, received the "National 1812" award.  Kay is a 
Brunswick County resident.
This award was presented August 1, 2015, 
at the NCSU Faculty Club in Raleigh.
Betsy Hardison Hamer, accepted the 
award for Kay and recently presented 
it to her at her home in Winnabow.

Kay Kye accepting her award

St. James Episcopal Church Graveyard

1812 OCTOBER MEETING ~ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd

The Charles Gause Chapter USD1812 will meet Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. James Episcopal Church, 25 South 3rd Street in Wilmington, NC.  We will gather at 10:30 at the Vestry Door under the Cloister.  Daughter Susan DeGroote will be on hand to direct us.  We will have an opportunity to see the painting of Christ found in the captain's cabin on the La Fortuna by scavengers after the ship went down.  The painting by Spanish artist Franciso Pacheco, and named Ecce Homo, Latin for Behold the Man was given to St. James Espiscopal Church in 1751.  Our guide and speaker, Virginia Callaway will talk on the history of the Saint James Graveyard that includes grave of War of 1812 casualties and veterans.  The mother of Johnstone Blakely is also buried there.  We will place flowers on those graves.
Parking is available on the street or nearby.  Some business lots may be available if they are closed on Saturdays.  Please bring your copy of the 2015-2016 budget which was emailed to members.

          

               Star-Spangled Banner Day

                September 14

Welcome our Newest Member

WELCOME FROM OUR NC STATE PRESIDENT ELAINE BALDASARE TO PATRICIA ANN CAUDILL TUCKER

Daughters of the NC 1812 Society,

Congratulations to the Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter with the admission of member:
Patricia Ann Caudill Tucker

(David D.)

July 26, 2015

A warm welcome from all of us to Pat...we appreciate your membership!

With 'Liberty, Fraternity and Unity,'

Elaine Baldasare
1812 NC State President

                               Welcome Patricia Tucker!

UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812 STATE COUNCIL MEETING

COMMISSIONER CHARLES GAUSE CHAPTER 1812

State Conference: August 1st, 2015

NCSU Faculty Club, Raleigh, N.C.

President: Elizabeth Hardison Hamer

Congratulations to all of our members with the Charles Gause Chapter 1812!

Our chapter had the most members in attendance at the state meeting. Thank you for all of those that attended. We also had the youngest member in the 1812 society present representing the Charles Gause Chapter 1812, Afton Kincaid.

Awards given to our Chapter:

North Carolina Society United States Daughters of 1812

Awards certificates to Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter for:

*The President’s Award for Best Program

*Most Membership Certificates Ordered

*The JROCTO/ROTC Medals Award for Presenting the Most JROTO/ROTC Medals

*The Vice President’s Award for Most Chapter Members Attending 2014 State Council Meeting

*The Registrar’s Award for Most New Members

*The Registrar’s Award for Most New FADD’s

*The North Carolina Room Award for Most Money Donated

*The Public Relations Award for Most Articles & Pictures Published

*The Wreath Laying Ceremonies for Most Ceremonies

*The Ancestor Plague Award for Most Money Donated

Special Recognition to:

The Certificate of Appreciation is Awarded To Kay Kye

In Grateful Recognition of Her Military Service

Looking forward to our next meeting. Awards will be presented and I will review the state meeting with you. Have a great week!

Again thanks for being such a wonderful chapter. I am proud to be your president and represent such hard working ladies.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Hardison Hamer

1812 CHAPTER MEMBERS

Pat Johnson, Pat Gooding, Jackie Craft, Pat Elsaesser, Carol Canales, Afton Kincaid,  Deborah Hamer, Martha Blacher, Betsy Hamer, Kitsy Lackey, Cindy Sellers, Carol Jutte, Helen Taylor, Lisa Pomeranz

CLIMATE CHANGE IN 1816!

Tammy Wilson was the guest speaker at the State Council Meeting held at University Club in Raleigh, NC

President Betsy Hamer presents our chapter's accomplishments during State Council Meeting

State Council Meeting, August 1, 2015

North Carolina Society United Daughters of 1812 State Council Meeting

Welcome to our new State President, Ms. Elaine Baldasare

President Betsy Hamer with new State President, Elaine Baldasare

  Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter was well represented at the State Council Meeting with 11 members attending.  Chapter member Pat Elsaesser was sworn in as the new Recording Secretary for the State Council. Ms. Jenny Wilson presented a fabulous program entitled "Troublesome Years - 1812-1820."  She spoke about the weather in North America and Europe which took a bizarre turn with freezing temperatures and snow during the summer months that resulted in widespread crop failures and famine.  During that cold snap, Mary Shelley wrote her classic novel, Frankenstein.  It was discovered in later years, the climate change was caused by a volcanic eruption.  

  After a delicious lunch, chapter presidents spoke on what their chapters had accomplished during the year and WOW were the state's five chapters busy! Member Kay Kye was honored with a Military Service Award and certificate from National along with Carol Jutte for winning the National Scrapbook Award and Cindy Sellers for her 200th Anniversary Program of the Star Spangled Banner held at the Fort Johnston Garrison in Southport, NC.  In addition, we had the most new members join our chapter with a total of 11 and a certificate for our blog site - a big shout out to Phyllis Wilson for this major accomplishment!  President Betsy Hamer will announce all of the certificates at our next meeting. Congratulations members for all of your hard work and next year we will continue having fun while working for our communities and honoring our ancestors of 1812.

1812 NEW BLOG MANAGER

Hello!
My name is Dale Coleman Spencer and I am your new Blog Manager for Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUSD 1812. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and then my mom and dad, who is a Brunswick County Lockwood's Folly boy, moved to North Carolina in 1961.  I have been married to my husband, Gary for 42 years :} and have one son, Ryan who is a police officer with the Wilmington Police Department.  Ryan and his wife Shannon have blessed us with 3 beautiful grandchildren.
  Phyllis Wilson has been fantastic training this novice and I hope everyone will have the same patience with me as I learn more about blogging.  My goal is to keep the blog site going with positive, abundant news about 1812. Please keep the information flowing to President Betsy Hamer and myself, and don't be surprised if you see yourself on the blog in the near future!

1812 Invites Women to Join Chapter

Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter National Society United Daughters of 1812 invites women to join who can prove lineal, blood-line decendency from an ancestor who fought in the War of 1812.  Meetings are on the first Saturday of stated months 4 times a year; October 2015, January 2016, February, 2016 & June 4, 2016 in Southport, NC.  Contact our president, Betsy Hamer at 910-201-4335 or our registrar, Cindy Sellers at 910-540-0301.  

The United States Daughters of 1812/DCH State Council Meeting

Dianne Alley Robinson, State President

&

The Executive Board

Invite

All North Carolina Daughters

To Attend

The United States Daughters of 1812/DCH

State Council Meeting

Hosted by the Pvt.Vincent Key Chapter

August 1, 2015

Registration: 9:30 a.m. – DCH Meeting: 10:00 a.m.

Speaker:  11:15 p.m. -   Lunch:  12:00 noon

1812 Meeting 1p.m.

At the North Carolina State University Club

Raleigh, North Carolina

1812 and DAMES of the COURT of HONOR REGISTRATION

and LUNCHEON RESERVATION

August 1, 2015

University Club, Raleigh, NC

Registration Fee and Lunch:  $25.00.

Make check payable to NC Society Daughters of 1812.

Deadline:  July 22, 2015

Mail to:      Elaine Baldasare

                 27 Wood Duck Court

                 Chapel Hill, NC  27517-7614

                 Telephone:  919-542-6641

                 Email:  ecbclubs@nc.rr.com

Name: ________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Telephone: __________________; Email: ___________________________

1812 Chapter: __________________________________________________

I will attend both the DCH & 1812 meeting: ________     

LUNCH

Rosemary Chicken Pot Pie.

Each entree to include:  Mixed Green Salad, Steamed Asparagus and a roasted Plum Tomato, Rolls, Butter, Coffee, Tea, Water.  Key Lime Pie for Dessert.

1812 will have our meeting after lunch this year starting at 1 p.m.  If you are not a member of DCH and arriving after the 10 am start of DCH, please be aware that a meeting is in progress. Doors will open at 11 a.m. when their meeting is adjourned.  The program by Tammy Wilson, “Troublesome Years: 1810-1820” will begin promptly at 11:00.

June 6th 1812 Meeting

Guest speaker Andrew Duppstadt

The 1812 Daughters held on June 6^th Meeting at 11:00 at the Southport Community Center Annex. The guest speaker Andrew E. Duppstadt. His topic of discussion was “North Carolina’s War of 1812 Naval Heroes: Johnston Blakely and Otway Burns.” After the meeting, there was a tour of the Maritime Museum, which is next to Fort Johnston.

L to R: Gayle N. Watson, Dale Spencer, Dianne N. Pittman, Erika W. Kinlaw and Debbie Hamer were recognized by Pat Gooding, chaplain and Betsy Hamer, president at the June 1812 meeting. 

             President, Betsy Hamer's daughter, Deborah Hamer, a new 1812 member enjoyed attending the June meeting.

Diane Price, vice-president and Betsy Hamer, president of 1812 presented Mary Strickland, Executive Director of the Maritime Museum in Southport, NC with a Fort McHenry Flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes donated by General Cause 1812 Chapter. The Woodman of the World will donate a pole and stand for the display of the flag at the Maritime Museum.

photo by Dale Spencer

L to R;  Diane Price, vice-president Mary Strickland, from the Maritime Museum; Betsy Hamer, president and Bob Thomas, from Woodman of the World.

photo by Dale Spencer

Carol Jutte, state historian wins  garden flag at 1812 meeting.

             L to R; Bonnie Becmer, Nora Hickam, and Betsy Hamer       

Nora Hickam, is a member of Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of The US Daughters of 1812.  She is the recipient of the prestigious "Spirit of 1812 Award,” which was presented to her at the June 6^th 1812 meeting this year.  “The Spirit of 1812 Award medal can be awarded to an individual or to an organization with a distinguished record of study, promotion and dedication to the preservation of the history of people, places and events of the War of 182. The candidate must have demonstrated a committed effort to preserve a certain aspect of the War of 1812 and the culture of the time period." 

Nora was nominated by the Board because of her outstanding work and contributions both to the 1812 Chapter, but also to the community as well. Besides being the Organizing President of the newest 1812 Chapter in the State, Commissioner Charles Gause, she served as both National and State Registrars for the society.  Nora has written several articles for major historical societies and genealogical magazines as well as written several family history books that are in various libraries throughout the country. 

photo by Dale Spencer

                        Kathy Miller, chapter historian displays the scrapbook for 1812 for 2014.

photo by Dale Spencer

   Carol Jutte, state historian for NC wins National Award for her 1812 scrapbook. Associate Council, the United States Daughters of 1812 annual national meeting is held yearly, in Washington D.C., during April. Each state historian (41) are asked to submit a scrapbook of all chapters in their state. North Carolina's scrapbook was the national winner for an outstanding scrapbook.

Seated: Diane Price and Mary Strickland

Standing: Bob Thomas, Betsy Hamer and Andrew Duppstadt

Left of display:  Martha Blacher, Susan DeGroote, Marie Preston, Ann Warren, Shirley Zenock, Diane Price

To the right of the display;  The ladies are standing in front of the Snapdragon exhibit; Betsy Hamer, Carol Jutte, Pat Elsaesser, Phyllis Wilson and Debbie Hamer

Mary Strickland, Executive Director of the Maritime Museum in Southport, NC took us all on a guided tour of the museum. Mary is in the black shirt.

The Commissioner Charles Gause No.433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812

  

The 1812 Daughters will hold their June 6^th Meeting at 11:00 at the Southport Community Center Annex, which is next to the Southport Library on Moore Street. The guest speaker will be Andrew E. Duppstadt; Program Development & Training Officer, Historic Weapons Program Coordinator, Interpretive & Training Services Section, which is in connection with NC Division of State Historic Sites located in Queen Street, Kinston, NC. Andrew Duppstadt’s topic of discussion will be “North Carolina’s War of 1812 Naval Heroes: Johnston Blakely and Otway Burns.” After the meeting, speaker and lunch we will all go to the Maritime Museum, which is next to Fort Johnston for a tour.

Our 1812 chapter, under the direction of President, Betsy Hamer has had a unanimous response from all the daughters who would like to donate a Fort McHenry 15 stripe flag to the museum, They are looking at a 3 x 5 sewn cotton flag.  It could be displayed on a wall, hung with the other flags or posted on a stand.  While Fort Johnston did not see military action during the War of 1812, it was a base for the militia and the privateers did patrol our coast. 

Subject: War of 1812 event in Wilmington February 15, 2015

As the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 is quickly drawing to a close, we wanted to be sure that you and your organization were aware of an event in Wilmington, NC on February 15, 2015:

Four institutions have come together to present one of North Carolina’s closing events for the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, and the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum will host a War of 1812 Commemoration Ceremony at St. James Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. This program honors the service of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry during the war as well as three servicemen buried in the churchyard at St. James. It also celebrates the long-standing ties between the cities of Wilmington and Fayetteville and the parishes of St. James and St. John’s. The keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Kevin Cherry, Deputy Secretary for Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.

Please join us for this special event and share this information with those who may be interested. For more information, contact museum staff at (910) 433-1457, 1458, or 1944.

Heidi Bleazey, Museum Specialist

Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum and

North Carolina Veterans Park

Fayetteville Cumberland Parks and Recreation| 121 Lamon St. | Fayetteville, NC 28301

Office: 910.433.1944

E-mail:hbleazey@ci.fay.nc.us

Web: http://www.cityoffayetteville.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityoffayettevillegovernment

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CityOfFayNC

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CityOfFayettevilleNC

Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans

On January 8, 2015, the Daughters of 1812 Charles Gause chapter placed a wreath on the marker between the Southport Community Building and Garrison house in downtown Southport, NC to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. On January 8, 1815, the final engagement in the Battle of New Orleans took place which was a huge victory for the United States, even if  the War of 182 was technically over while it was being fought. More than another in U.S. history, this battle developed a national identity and established the United States as a power to be reckoned with. Information provided by The State Port Pilot.

Wreaths Across America 2014

 Pat Elsaesser, Martha Blacher, President, Betsy Hamer, Carol Jutte, Bonnie Becmer, Pat Gooding, Joan Hall, Kathy Miller

  

JROTC from South Brunswick High School