The Commission Charles Gause 1812 meeting was held at the Southport Gourmet and Sushi Bar on Howe Street in Southport, NC. Vice President Kathy Miller introduced Leisa Greathouse, Curator of Education from the Museum of The Cape Fear in Fayetteville, NC. The program topic was Mary Pickersgill and The Star-Spangled Banner. Major George Armistead requested the garrison flag for Fort McHenry. The poem “Defense of Fort McHenry”, was written by Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of the fort by the British Royal Navy during the battle in the Baltimore Harbor in the War of 1812. This poem later became the lyrics for our National Anthem.
Program was given by Leisa Greathouse on the Star Spangled Banner.
We had a fun time during Leisa Greathouse's presentation. We played the Jeopardy Game and Kathy Miller, our new chapter president and Cindy Sellers, our prior registrar answered the questions correctly.
Leisa Greathouse and her husband, Jim Greathouse untangled lots of string and have volunteers from the audience scale out the size of the flag that Mary Pickersgill had hand sewn that was 30' by 42'. Plus George Armistead had hired Mary Pickersgill to sew 2 flags.
Program was given by Leisa Greathouse on Mary Pickersgill and the Star Spangled Banner.
Making the Flag. Making the Flag. In the summer of 1813, Mary Pickersgill (1776–1857) was contracted to sew two flags for Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. The one that became the Star-Spangled Banner was a 30 x 42–foot garrison flag; the other was a 17 x 25–foot storm flag for use in inclement weather.
Mary Pickersgill’s greatest contribution to Maryland and to the entire United States was as a flag maker during the War of 1812. The flag she made became the inspiration for Francis Scott Key to write the poem that has become the national anthem of the United States of America. Today that flag resides in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
Born on August 1, 1779, in Frederick County, Maryland, Francis Scott Key became a lawyer who witnessed the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The fort withstood the day-long assault, inspiring Key to write a poem that would become the future U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Marie Preston, Martha Blacher, Pat Tucker and Pat Gooding socializing prior to the meeting.
Pat Tucker and Bettie Lettieri
Cindy Gullidge, Carol Johnert,Pat Gooding
and in the back Linda Rivenbark and Bettie Lettieri
Pat wins the contest for being the most social 1812 member. She is in every photo.
New member Linda Dail with prior registrar and new registrar, Carol Jutte.
New 1812 Officers are: L to R: Joan Hall, Historian; Carol Jutte, Registrar; Martha Blacher, Treasurer; Pat Tucker, Secretary; Cindy Sellers, Registrar; Kathy Miller, President; missing from photo: Diane Price, Chaplain and Susan DeGroote, Librarian
Also at this meeting meeting the nominated Officers for 2018-2020 for the CCG Chapter were installed. Nora Hickam installed the new officers.
President Kathy Miller
Vice-President Cindy Sellers
Chaplain Diane Price
Secretary Pat Tucker
Treasurer Martha Blacher
Registrar Carol Jutte
Historian Joan Hall
Librarian Susan DeGroote
Nora Hickam swearing in the new officers for 1812.
New 1812 Officers are: L to R: Joan Hall, Historian; Carol Jutte, Registrar; Martha Blacher, Treasurer; Pat Tucker, Secretary; Cindy Sellers, Registrar; Kathy Miller, President; missing from photo: Diane Price, Chaplain and Susan DeGroote, Librarian
Linda Rivenbark, prior President placing a pin on new President, Kathy Miller.
Congratulations Linda Dail for becoming our newest 1812 member and signing your papers today.
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Linda Rivenbark prior President of our 1812 chapter gave very beautiful gifts to the officers. Above you will see the cards and gift bags, then the pearl bracelets in the bags and below you will see the lovely note that Linda wrote to Kathy Miller that she is a "Pearl of Service." The card that Linda wrote the note on will be available in this August's grey News-Letter that is published twice a year to purchase. There also will be an article and 2 photographs in the issues about our chapter.
L to R: Joan Hall our new Historian and Phyllis Wilson , our Public Relations Chair, who maintains our blog, writes articles and takes lots of photographs.
This was a busy fun meeting and everyone came early to socialize and stayed late to visit some more.
Thank you Linda Rivenbark for being our President of the Commissioner General Gause 1812 Chapter. We appreciate all that you have done to make our group such a successful one.
President, Kathy Miller holding the beautiful 1812 card that Linda Rivenbark had designed and is available for purchase in August when the News-Letter comes out.
Any questions call Kathy Miller, President of out 1812 chapter at 910-253-3603 or email her at klindseymiller@gmail.com.
