GRCCSAR Newsletter
May 2001
George Rogers Clark Chapter
Ohio Society
Sons of the American Revolution
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WHETSTONE & WHETSTONE
elected Vice Presidents in OHSSAR . . .
Compatriot Terry A. Whetstone, Past President of George Rogers Clark Chapter, and former Ohio Society (OHSSAR) State Secretary and Second Vice President, was elected by OHSSAR delegates to be its new First Vice President. The election occurred at the 112th Annual OHSSAR Conference held at Akron on May 4-5-6, 2001. Installation was conducted on Sunday May 6, 2001 following the Memorial Service for deceased compatriots. Installing President Roger P. Jones (Western Reserve Society), Compatriot Whetstone, and those nominees listed in THE OHIO BULLETIN Spring 2001 issue, was Compatriot Henry T. S. Heckman, OHSSAR Senior Trustee and longtime friend to GRCC.
Terry joins his father, Martin A. Whetstone (1996-1997 OHSSAR President), and the late Mitch Reedy (1992 OHSSAR President), as the most recent GRCC compatriot to be selected for the upper levels of Executive Leadership for your Ohio Society SAR. GRC Chapter's only other State Presidents were Compatriots Newton H. Fairbanks (1935) and Charles B. Zimmerman (1942).
Jan Whetstone, wife of Compatriot Terry Whetstone, was elected by the Ohio Society Ladies' Auxiliary as its new Vice President for 2000-2001 at its annual business meeting during the 112th Annual OHSSAR Conference on May 5, 2001.
Click here for more information on the Ohio Society Ladies Auxiliary and how you can join and help these Wives of a Sons of the American Revolution (WOSAR) in their funding efforts.
Annual Patriot Grave Clean-up & Beautification
We will have the mulch and plants to be planted for the "Annual Flower Planting" at the Greenmount Cemetery (E. High St. side) on Sunday, May 20th, 2001 at 1:00 p.m.
The tools will be furnished by our usual crew. We need volunteers with green thumbs. Also we need water, and more water. Save your old milk jugs, and other containers, we never have too much water, and come out and just cheer us on if you do not have a green thumb. Get in the picture, as a crew member, that will be published on our SAR Web Site. We need all the inspiration we can get.
Remaining 2001 Calendar Year Activities
May 28 - June 1, 2001 - Outstanding Citizenship Awards to be presented to 8th Grade Students - Presenters Needed ! Please contact Compatriot Terry A. Whetstone to volunteer your service - tawhetstone@prodigy.net or phone (937) 324-5841.
Sunday, May 20, 2001 @ 1:00 PM - Annual Patriot Grave Clean-up & Beautification effort - Greenmount Cemetery (E. High St. Side) - Springfield, OH.
Wednesday, June 13, 2001 @ 6:30 p.m. - Springfield Inn - GRCC Meeting - Flag Day Observance. Our Guest Speaker will be Dr. JACK J. EARLY, National SAR Vice President General, Central District OH, IN, KY, WV) on the topic "LONG MAY IT WAVE". This will be a great honor to have the VPG here at GRCC and you will enjoy an excellent program.
June 30 - July 4 - NSSAR National Congress - Louisville, KY. This is the closest it will be to us for the next five years. See details in the Spring Issue of The SAR Magazine.
Saturday, July 21, 2001 - Fort Laurens (near Bolivar, OH) - Fort Laurens Memorial Service.
Saturday, July 28, 2001 @ 12:00 Noon - Grave Marking Ceremony - John Jacob Storts - Masonic Lodge #250, Old Somerset Rd., New Lexington, Ohio - Patriot Ancestor of Compatriot Keith H. Kaufman will be honored.
Sunday, July 29, 2001 @ 1:30 PM - Annual GRCC Picnic - George Rogers Clark Historical Park
Sept. 1 & 2 (Sat. & Sun.) - "The Fair at New Boston" - A weekend of reenactment held at our own George Rogers Clark Historical Park.
Wednesday, September 19, 2001 @ 6:30 p.m. - Springfield Inn - Constitution Week Celebration.
Oct. 5-6-7 - Point Pleasant Battle Days - Point Pleasant, WV (across from Gallipolis, OH) - a major SAR national historical observance will be the Memorial Service on Sunday, October 7, 2001.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001 @ 6:30 p.m. - Springfield Inn - Veterans' Appreciation Dinner.