Meets on 3rd Saturday of the month except for June, July, and August at the Cleveland Heights Golf Club at
11:30 AM.
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2900 Buckingham Ave, Lakeland, Florida
MEETING — MAY 17 2014
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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May 14, 1607
Jamestown Settlement is Founded
Painting by Keith Rocco
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Artist
Jamestown
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1630s: Harvey’s Industrial Enclave

This day in history
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May 14, 2014 (To Refr esh your memor y)
Jamestown settlement is founded
On this day in history, May 14, 1607, the Jamestown settlement is founded in Virginia.
It would become the first successful English settlement in the Americas. The New
World was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and this soon brought a host of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and English explorers who searched for riches and traded with the natives.
The first European settlement was founded at Santo Domingo by the Spanish in 1498, while the first settlement on the mainland occurred in Columbia in 1502.
John Cabot , sent by Henry VII of England, was the first to reach the northern part of North America in 1497. The first attempt at a permanent settlement in North America took place by the
Spanish at Pensacola in 1559. The first successful settlement in North America was
Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1565, also by the Spanish.
Queen Elizabeth I made the first attempt at a permanent English settlement in the New World at St. John's, Newfoundland in 1583. This venture ended when the leader of the expedition died.
The following year, Elizabeth granted his half start a new settlement on Roanoke
brother, Sir Walter Raleigh , the chance to
Island , North Carolina. The settlement began on July 4,
1584, but was plagued with food shortages and problems with Indians. A mission to resupply the colony in 1587 found it abandoned with no trace of the inhabitants, giving rise to the name
"The Lost Colony of Roanoke."
A major settlement was not tried again until 1606 when the Virginia Company of London , a resources .
group of
King James I investors who supplied tlement in the Chesapeake Bay area, hoping to reap rich financial gave a charter to the funds for a new setrewards from the local natural
The Company's first expedition landed at Cape Henry on April 26, 1607 with 144 men and boys aboard. They spent two weeks searching for a suitable spot on which to build their settlement and settled on a spot up the James River about 40 miles inland. The spot proved to be a malarial swamp and was uninhabited by local Indians because of its inferior agricultural qualities.
The earliest settlers battled primarily with starvation. 2/3s of the settlers died in the first year before an expedition arrived with supplies and more settlers. The winter of 1609
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10 was particularly hard and is called the "Starving Time." When another supply expedition arrived in May,
1610, only 60 people were left alive of the 500 who had landed thus far.
In spite of those harsh first years, the colonists began to learn how to plant and harvest food in the New World and instituted private ownership of land, which greatly increased their productivity. In 1619, the first elected assembly to meet in North America met at Jamestown. In
1624, King James made Vir ginia a Royal colony and J amestown ser ved as its capital until
1699 when the capital was moved to Middle Plantation (now Williamsburg).
After the removal of the capital, Jamestown began to deteriorate to the wild. Eventually the site's historical significance was realized and preservation efforts began. Today, the site of the
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site's historical significance was realized and preservation efforts began. Today, the site of the original fort and the ruins of Jamestown's church, built in 1639, can be visited at the
Jamestown National Historic Site , which is owned by Pr eser vation Vir ginia and the US
National Park Service. The site contains a museum where period displays can be observed, along with replicas of the original settlers' ships, a huge collection of artifacts dug up from the site and much more.
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George Washington Facts!
* Did you know George Washington proposed to Martha after knowing her for only three weeks?
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Did you know George Washington had 9 brothers and sisters?
Did you know George Washington was called "The Old Fox" by Lord Cornwallis, the
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British general Washington defeated to end the Revolutionary War?
Did you know Martha Washington burned all of the letters between she and George to protect their privacy?
Did you know George Washington and Robert E. Lee, the commander of Confederate forces during the American Civil War, were third cousins, twice removed?
This Day In History
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MAY 17, 1769
WASHINGTON CRITICIZES “TAXATION
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION”
On this day in 1769, George Washington launches a legisla ve salvo at
Great Britain's fiscal and judicial a empts to maintain its control over the
American colonies. With his sights set on protes ng the Bri sh policy of
"taxa on without representa on," Washington brought a package of non- importa on resolu ons before the Virginia House of Burgesses.
The resolu ons, dra.ed by George Mason largely in response to England's passage of the Townshend Acts of 1767, decried Parliament's plan to send colonial poli cal protestors to England for trial. Though Virginia's royal governor promptly fired back by disbanding the House of Burgesses, the dissen ng legislators were undeterred. During a makeshi. mee ng held at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia's delegates gave their support to the non-importa on resolu ons. Maryland and South Carolina soon followed suit with the passing of their own non-importa on measures.
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The non-importa on resolu ons lacked any means of enforcement, and
Chesapeake tobacco merchants of Sco6sh ancestry tended to be loyal to their firms in Glasgow. However, tobacco planters supported the measure, and the mere existence of non-importa on agreements proved that the southern colonies were willing to defend Massachuse s , the true target of Britain's crackdown, where violent protests against the Townshend Acts had led to a military occupa on of Boston, beginning on October 2, 1768.
When Britain's House of Lords learned that the Sons of Liberty, a revoluonary group in Boston, had assembled an extra-legal Massachuse s convenon of towns as the Bri sh fleet approached in 1768, they demanded the right to try such men in England. This step failed to frighten New Englanders into silence, but succeeded in rallying Southerners to their cause. By impugning colonial courts and curtailing colonial rights, this Bri sh ac on backfired: it created an American iden ty where before there had been none.
CHAPTER NEWS
Agenda:
Note: We have r eceived word that unfortunately,
Dan will not be able to came as his wife is in the hospital at this time.
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BOM / ANNUAL MEETING MAY 2
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3, 2014
DELEGATE’S REPORT
FLORIDA SOCIETY, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
Luis Hernandez, Michael Smith, Jonathan
Thornhill, and Billy Lane.
Luis Hernndez receives award from Jonathan
Thorrnhill.
Billy Lane the Law Enforcement winner receives his award from Jonathan Thornhill.
Margaret Orozco award for EMT accepted by Chief
Gary Ballard when Margaret could not attend.
Kris Hernandez (wife) assisted in Michael’s
Presentation.
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Michael Smith assisted by Assistant Chief James
Niblach in making Michael’s presentation.

FLORIDA SOCIETY SAR NEWS
The 2014
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2015 Florida Society Officers elected at the BOM Meeting on May 3, 2014.
Pat Patel a student at the IB School at Haines City
High School receives certificate from Mel Sellers for her participation in the essay contest..
She entered the George and Stella Knight Essay Contest.
Compatriot Alvie Davidson inducted our new member Richard Shaw into the Chapter. Dick’s wife
Nancy assisted by pinning on the r osette.
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JROTC Presentations
A couple of Presentations by
Bill Thornhill. Martinez at
Winter Haven High School and to Simpson Rodrigues at Lake
Wales High School. He also made presentations at Haines
City and Lake Region High
Schools.
Mel Sellers receives a certificate from John
Randle
John Randle receives a certificate from John
Randle
Don Bresett receives a certificate from John
Randle
Richard Hagerman receives a certificate from John Randle .
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LAKELAND CHAPTER
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Minutes of the April 19, 2014 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Lakeland Chapter was held at the Cleveland Heights Golf Course in Lakeland on
April 19, 2014.
President Joe Hill called the meeting to order at 11:40 AM. Chaplain Jonathan Thornhill gave the invocation.
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VP Chris Thompson led the Pledge to Old Glory and Past President Bill Thornhill led the Pledge to the
S.A.R.
Sergeant
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Arms John Randle welcomed special guests in attendance.
Secretary/Treasurer John Snapp gave the chapter a presentation on Paul Revere’s ride of April 18, 1775 which included the reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
Chaplain Thornhill returned thanks for the meal. The meeting recessed for lunch.
The Minutes of the March 15, 2014 meeting and the March Treasurer’s report were read and approved.
Committee Reports
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ROTC
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Compatriot Richard Hagerman gave an update on the schools that have responded so far and would like for volunteers to assist in presenting the awards.
Unfinished Business
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Compatriot Bill Thornhill made a motion to amend the chapter bylaws moving the election of officers to the December meeting and changing the term of office to a two year term. The motion was seconded by Compatriot John Dame and upon vote, the motion passed.
New Business
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None Announcements
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No update yet on when Honor Flights will be resumed.
Compatriot Alvie Davidson inducted new member Richard Shaw into the chapter. Dick’s wife Nancy assisted by pinning on the rosette.
President Joe Hill introduced Pal Patel, a student at the IB School at Haines City High School. Pall read the essay she entered in the George and Stella Knight Essay Contest at the recent BOM. Compatriot Mel Sellers presented Pal with a certificate in recognition of her participation in the essay contest.
Chaplain Jonathan Thornhill conducted the Annual Public Service Awards presentation. The following individuals were recognized. For EMT
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Margaret Orozco. Margaret could not attend and her award was accepted by
Chief Gary Ballard. For Fire Safety
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Luis Hernandez and Michael Smith. Luis’s wife Kris assisted in making his presentation and Assistant Chief James Niblach assisted in making Michael’s presentation. For Law Enforcement
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Billy Lane. Sgt. Thomas Collins presented Billy with his medal.
WOSAR/DAR Jackie Thornhill won the 50/50 drawing and she presented his winnings to the chapter. The chapter was enriched by $40.00
Chapter Historian Mel Sellers led the Recessional and Chaplain Jonathan Thornhill gave the benediction.
The meeting was closed at 1:45 PM. Of the 38 in attendance there were 14 Chapter members, 4 WOSARs, 3
Award Recipients, 1 guest speaker, 1 prospective member, and 15 generic guests.
John P. Snapp, Secretary
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