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Newsletter of the Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR

Volume Number 28 Issue Number 9 September 2014

President: Donald C. McGraw Editor: Ian M. Cunningham

8380 Shawnee Run Rd P.O. Box 427

Cincinnati, OH 45243 Sardinia, OH 45371

Tel: (513) 404-4982 Tel: (937) 515-4378

E-Mail: donald.c.mcgraw@gmail.com E-Mail: ian_cunningham@frontier.com

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MESSAGE from the CINCINNATI CHAPTER PRESIDENT

Greetings Fellow Compatriots,

Believe it or not, we are starting to close out 2014 with only about 90 days left. Over the next week I will be sending

out the 2015 Dues notices. I will send them out both via email and through the mail. Your prompt response in

returning your dues is exceptionally helpful. As always, if anyone has any suggestions, questions or just general

comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. You may email me at Donald.c.mcgraw@gmail.com or call me at

(513) 404-4982.

Fraternally and Patriotically,

2014 CHAPTER OFFICERS & BOARD of MANAGEMENT

President - Donald C. McGraw Jr. Chaplain - Kenneth G. Carpenter

First Vice-President - Ian M. Cunningham Board of Management Member - Christon J. Hurst

Second Vice-President - Michael B. Gunn Board of Management Member - Larry W. Collins

Secretary - Jack Bredenfoerder Board of Management Member - Gerald P. Knight

Treasurer - Michael J. Blum Board of Management Member - George H. Stewart Jr.

Registrar - Franz B. Ott II Board of Management Member - Kenneth R. Burck

Historian - Ervin Dalton And All Living Past Presidents

STAYING CONNECTED on the WEB

1. Cincinnati Chapter website: www.cincinnatisar.org

2. Cincinnati Chapter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cincinnati.sar

3. OHSSAR Activities from around the state: http://ohssardispatch.wordpress.com/

4. OHSSAR website is recently up-dated at: http://ohssar.org

5. NSSAR website is recently up-dated at: http://www.sar.org

2014 COMING CHAPTER EVENTS

Oct 3 OHSSAR BOM at Gallipolis, and Point Pleasant Battle Days, WV Oct 3 Naturalization Ceremony in Cincinnati, USDC, Judge Black, room 805, 10:00AM Oct 8 Cincinnati Chapter BOM meeting, supper at 6:00 - meeting after. Oct 12 Woodmansee Cemetery Grave Marking Ceremony Oct 24 Naturalization Ceremony, Summit Country Day School, Judge Bowman Oct 31 SAR Central District Meeting, Crowne Plaza, hosted by CCSAR

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CINCINNATI CHAPTER SAR ACTIVITIES * On September 9th, Compatriots Paul M. Wilke, Ken Carpenter, and James Schaffer attended the J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) Club meeting of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, located at 8645 Kenwood Road in the Kenwood section of Cincinnati. Our Ken Carpenter is President of this group of Seniors. Paul presented a discussion on flags. There were about 15 attendees, and the presentation of about 40 minutes was well received. In the photo, Paul demonstrates how Betsy Ross cut a five pointed star from a folded piece of cloth, with just one cut. * September 10th the Cincinnati Chapter BOM met at 6:00 for supper, meeting followed after. Three Supplemental Certificates were passed out, one each to Franz Ott for his Patriot Henry Bray, to James Schaffer for his Patriot Jacob Massey, and to Ken Carpenter for his Patriot Thomas Kincaid. OHSSAR 1st VP Jim Schaffer in-stalled new member James Jordan. His qualifying ancestor was Samuel Hancock.

* September 12th, Compatriot Michael Gunn attended a Naturalization Citizenship Cere-mony in Room 805 of the U. S. District Court, where 16 very happy people were made citizens of our great country. Judge Black was the presiding judicial officer.

Compatriot Schaffer installing new member James Jordan Registrar Franz Ott presenting the SAR Certificate

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* On September 13th, the Chapter Constitution Day Luncheon was held at The Embassy Suites, 4554 Lake Forest Dr, Blue Ash, 45242, at 12:00 noon. The John Reily Chapter, DAR, co-hosted the well-attended event.

After the meal, Compatriot Paul M. Wilke was the speaker, presenting the history of the Badge of Military Merit, the pre-cursor to the Purple Heart. Sgt William Brown was one of the first recipients, now honored in Cincinnati's Pioneer Cemetery. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U. S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave and wise men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who are born in the U.S. or who by naturalization have become citizens. On that date, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they created 238

years ago. E Pluribus Unum - “Out of Many, One”. Thirteen independent states then became one United country, and many peoples, cultures, religions became one people, with a shared destiny.

Eleven new Compatriots were sworn in by Compat-riots James D. Schaffer and Franz B. Ott at an induction ceremony during the Constitution Day event.

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* On the afternoon of September 13th, a Flag Certificate was presented to the Joe and Julia Clubb family, of Sardinia. They fly the U.S. flag twenty-four/seven, with a light proudly illuminating the flag at night. The SAR Flag Certificate is awarded to citizens who show their patriotism by flying our nation's flag full time. * On September 16th, Compatriots Mike Gunn and Ian Cunning-ham attended a "Missing In America Project" ceremony at The Dayton National Cemetery. Fourteen previously unclaimed re-mains of military veterans were honored with a formal military burial. The M.I.A.P. is a nationwide effort in finding the remains of veterans who have been cremated and left unclaimed on shelves at funeral facilities, after families had not claimed those remains.

The Veterans who found a final resting place at this ceremony were born as early as 1900, with death dates as long ago as 1973.

* September 16th, the returning Honor Flight was met by the usual large crowd, including SAR Chapter members Ken Carpenter, Mike Blum, Mike Gunn, Gerald Knight and Ian Cunningham.

The Joe & Julia Clubb Family

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* On the evening of September 22nd, the Brown County Fair be-gan with the customary parade of 118 units, thru Georgetown, Ohio. Compatriots Ken Carpen-ter and Ian Cunningham were invited to ride with the Taliaferro and Ripley-Lt Byrd DAR chapters of Brown County.

* Samuel David Gilkison, a resident at the Ohio Veterans Home, Georgetown, has an ancestor who fought in the American Revolution. Compatriot Lee Wilkerson did the Operation Ancestor Search paper-work for Sam's SAR membership. Gilkison's ancestor was Lt. Col. George Wilson, who served in the 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Continen-tal Army, and participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1774. Lt. Col. George Wilson died at Quibbleton, New Jersey, in 1777.

In photo rear L to R, Heather Doss (Director of Nursing, OVH), Resident George Brooks, Steven J. Cook (Asst. Administrator, OVH), Compatriot Ian Cunningham, and new Compatriot Samuel David Gilkison. * On September 26 th, at 2:00 PM a Naturalization Citizenship Ceremony was held by the U.S. District Court, for the Southern District of Ohio, at the Cincinnati Chapter of the Red Cross, 2111 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati 45207. The Honorable Karen L. Litkovitz, U.S. Magistrate Judge, presided. Compatriots Mike Gunn, Ken Carpenter and Ian Cunningham attended, photographing and passing out patriotic bookmarks to fifty-six new citizens from twenty-four countries.

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* September 27th, the American Spirit Education Alliance invited the community to share in America’s past and to celebrate the Fourth Annual Patriot Fair at the Mason Municipal Center, from 9 AM till 5 PM. There was a full day of adventure, discovery, entertainment, patriotism, learning, fun and good things to eat. The Cincinnati Chapter had a table-booth for the display of muskets and related accoutrements and SAR literature. The Miller Historic Flag Collection was displayed throughout the day in a separate room. Compatriots Paul M. Wilke and Don McGraw, assisted by several Compatriots, told the history of each flag as it was held out for all to see.

* On September 26th the NSSAR Fall Leadership Conference/Trustees Meeting was held at the Brown Hotel, Louisville, KY. The new Center for Advancing America's Heritage opened. National committees met on Friday, and the Trustees met on Saturday afternoon where reports were presented.

Past OH Trustee Steve Kelley, WV President Steven Hart and KY President Douglas Collins

Robert Howell Sr, VPG Tony Robinson and IN President William Sharp

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MEMBER APPLICATION STATUS, YTD

New Members 28, Supplementals 14

***** REMINDERS *****

* SAVE THE DATE - Friday, October 3, 4 - OHSSAR Fall BOM, Point Pleasant Battle Days, WV. 5:00–8:00pm Eastern Time, Hampton Inn, Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH. * SAVE THE DATE - October 12 - Woodmansee Cemetery Revolutionary grave marking. * SAVE THE DATE - This year's remaining Honor Flight takes off and returns to CVG on October 21st. Parking is free. * SAVE THE DATE - October 31-November 1, Central District SAR meeting at Crowne Plaza Hotel.

# COMPATRIOT TYPE PATRIOT STATUS

1 LEE WILKERSON SUPPLEMENTAL JOHN BRADLEY APPROVED

2 JACK BREDENFOERDER SUPPLEMENTAL JOHN HOPPER AT NSSAR

3 ROSS WHARFIELD REGULAR DENNIS HUDSON APPROVED

4 WILLIAM RYBOLT REGULAR JACOB RYBOLT APPROVED

1 JOHN WILKERSON REGULAR TURNER WILKERSON MAILED TO OHSSAR

2 FRANZ OTT SUPPLEMENTAL FRANCIS STURGILL MAILED TO OHSSAR

1 KENNETH CARPENTER SUPPLEMENTAL JOHN HANNAH PENDING SIGNATURE

2 ROBERT KUSCHEL REGULAR THOMAS HINTON PENDING SIGNATURE

3 SAWYER KUSCHEL JUNIOR THOMAS HINTON PENDING SIGNATURE

1 JOHN COCANOUGHER SUPPLEMENTAL AARON CRANE NEW IN PROCESSING

2 JOHN COCANOUGHER SUPPLEMENTAL THOMAS PALMER NEW IN PROCESSING

3 JOHN COCANOUGHER SUPPLEMENTAL BENJAMIN O’BANNON NEW IN PROCESSING

4 JOHN COCANOUGHER SUPPLEMENTAL MARQUIS HELM NEW IN PROCESSING

5 LEE WILKERSON SUPPLEMENTAL PETER HOLLAND NEW IN PROCESSING

6 DAVID SANDMAN SUPPLEMENTAL ENOCH JAMES PENDING REINSTATEMENT

7 MICHAEL SANDMAN SUPPLEMENTAL ENOCH JAMES PENDING REINSTATEMENT

8 JOSEPH SANDMAN SUPPLEMENTAL ENOCH JAMES PENDING REINSTATEMENT

1 GORDON STOKELY SUPPLEMENTAL JOHN HOUGH LOCALLY PENDED

2 GEORGE STEWART SUPPLEMENTAL SION MURPHY LOCALLY PENDED