Memorial Day

1812 Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter participated in the Azalea Parade on April 15, 2023.

Linda Lashley and Judy Ward members of the Daughters of 1812 Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter participated in the Azalea Parade. After the parade, they attended the VIP Brunch at the              Wilson Center. Crowds stretched up and down Third Street in downtown Wilmington to catch a glimpse of the 2023 North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade held on April 15, 2023 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

 

1812 Meeting Held on February 4, 2023

Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters 1812 met at the Indian Trail Meeting Hall in Southport, NC for their February 4th meeting. The speaker was Charen Fink and the program was titled "Spies of the War of 1812." Charen gave a very informative slide show of many of the spies for the Confederate and Union armies. 

Not sure if anyone reading this post ever gave much thought to women dressing as men and buying spies in the Civil War. Belle Boyd seems to be one of the most talked about spies. Below are a few slides from Charen's presentation.

President Carol Jutte and guest speaker Charen Fink

Sallie Pollock was born in Cumberland, Maryland and raised on the family farm along the west bend of the Potomac River. On June 8, 1861 the City of Cumberland was occupied by Union troops. It was about that time, at the age of 14, that Sallie began her activities as a Confederate spy during the Civil War.

Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a renowned Confederate spy during the American Civil War. A socialite in Washington, D.C., during the period before the war, she moved in important political circles and cultivated.

Isabella Maria Boyd (1844-1900) was one of the most famous and notorious female Confederate spies at work during the American Civil War. Best known as ‘Belle’.

Even their clothes seemed designed for smuggling secrets across enemy lines. In Virginia, famed Confederate spy Belle Boyd brazenly snuck into Union camps at night, picked up lonely sabers and pistols, and hid them in the woods, where other girls would come along and tie the stolen goods onto their crinolines (stiff or structured petticoat.)

There were also Union spies as well. If you would like to find out more information about these unbelievable women be sure to visit your library or buy the book, Women of the Civil War Battlefront by Robert H. Hall.

Kathy Miller was sworn in as chaplain of the 1812 chapter by the former chaplain, Diane Price for 2022-2024.

Some of the information provided came from researching the names of the spies on the internet 

The 2-for-1 Sale is Over. I just received a letter about the cost of a Wreath will be $17.00 instead of $15. So, let's buy some wreaths before February 1, 2023. Best to buy by credit card. However, if you only want to buy by check contact me. My e-mail address is below.

Wreaths Across America is offering a 2 for 1 Sale. This is a great deal. Even if you already bought wreaths last year this is this year and if you buy them now you will get double your order. Then maybe we can put a wreath on every grave this December 16^th.  The goal here is to put a wreath on every grave in 2023. If you do this now you won't need to order a wreath in September. Hope you will decide to order a wreath.

If you are reading this then you are in our 1812 chapter blog. So, just click on the Tab for Wreaths Across America and follow the directions. If you have any questions email and ask Phyllis for help.

par4wilson@gmail.com

Phyllis Wilson

The Battle of New Orleans Celebrated January 8, 2023 in Southport, NC by Members of the Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Daughters of 1812 chapter

Let's Commemorate the Battle of New Orleans and the War of 1812

Members of Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 gathered in Southport at Oliver’s Restaurant on Sunday, January 8 to commemorate the Battle of New Orleans. After Diane spoke about The Battle of New Orleans members placed a flower for their ancestors and called out their patriots’ names. Cindy Sellers rang a chime as each patriot's name was called.

Judy Ward, Pat Tucker Pat Gooding, Yvonne Brown, Phyllis Wilson, Bettie Lettieri, Carol Jutte, Jutte, Jaqueline La Mar, Joan Hall, Cindy Sellers, Diane Price, and Kathy Miller posed in back of the marker to get the view of the water and sky in the background.

Diane Price talked about the role of the privateers and their difference during the War of 1812. There were more than 500 private vessels with nearly 3,000 guns that helped in the fight by breaking through British blockades, engaging the British Navy, and capturing British merchant ships. The most famous Privateer in NC was Captain Otway Burns who commanded "The Snapdragon." The U.S. Navy named two destroyers in his honor.

Jim McKee is the Site Manager, of  Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson.  State Historic Site. He has been a guest speaker at many of our 1812 functions. Go to their Facebook page listed below.

https://www.facebook.com/BrunswickTownFortAnderson

Visit the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson website for additional information about events.

https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/brunswick-town-fort-anderson

President Carol Jutte held the bouquet of flowers that she distributed to 1812 members to place on the marker in memory of their patrons.

Judy Ward handed Kathy Miller her flower to place on the marker.

Pat Gooding gives Kathy Miller her flower to place on the marker and calls out her patron.

Row 1: Phyllis Wilson, publicity chair;  Kathy Miller, chaplain; Diane Price, Carol Jutte, president;  Pat Tucker, vice-president: Judy Ward,  and Yvonne Brown

Row 2: Joan Hall, Cindy Sellers, treasurer; Jaqueline LaMar, historian, Pat Gooding, and Bettie Lettieri

Special thanks to Diane Price's husband Byron, who took the group photos. Thank you to historian Jaqueline LaMar for sharing photos for the blog too. Other photos were taken by Phyllis Wilson.

Wreaths Across America 2022

 Commissioner Charles Gause No.433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 has been participating in the Wreaths Across America program for over twelve years. This year the chapter sponsored 130 wreaths which were placed on 5,126 graves at Wilmington National Cemetery. There were 5,312 wreaths sponsored and was exceeded by 140 wreaths. 

                        

L to R: Carol Jutte, President, Kathy Miller, Chaplain,  Susan DeGroote, Recording/Corresponding Secretary, Phyllis Wilson, WAA co-chair, publicity and blog manager, missing from photo, but in attendance, Judy Caison

                                                               

https://nationaltoday.com/national-wreaths-across-america-day/  

Thank You National Today - Go to this website for more information about Wreaths Across America.

Site of First Official Thanksgiving in America on December 4, 1619 at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia

  It was 2 years before the Pilgrims Thanksgiving! Also, in 1565 a Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Vile’ celebrated Thanksgiving in St. Augustine, Fl. with the local Ticumua tribe. It was President Lincoln who declared the November Holiday for Thanksgiving.

On October 3, 1863, with this victory in mind, as well as its cost, President Lincoln issued a proclamation: I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, …to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.