Extend Greeting to new member that I missed earlier - Thurman Dee Glenn

on May 20, 2025

 Let's Welcome Thurman D. Glenn. He joined 4/17/2025


Dr Randal Glenn joined on 1/24/2025 and was previously welcomed.

Lertter of Thanks from JROTC Alexander Hodge Chapter Scholarship recipient

 Good Evening, Mr. Hill. 


I hope this email finds you well. 

I am extremely grateful to have been nominated for the $300.00 scholarship by my AJROTC Senior Army Instructors, Major Patrick and Sergeant Major Williamson. I've been working very hard, and this award will help me for college.

A professional picture of me that may be used for the newsletter is attached in this email in the form of a jpg. 

Again, thank you so much for this opportunity.

Sincerely, 
Skye Energy Gibbs 

Reminder of use of SAR Logo received from State Historian

on May 13, 2025

 "As most of you already know, the SAR Branding Guide was released in 2023.

It is my understanding that we should no longer use the SAR Insignia without permissions from SAR headquarters.  We are to use the SAR Logo (with optional chapter name) in the left most significant position of chapter websites, newsletters, flyers, letterheads, etc.  

I don't think retrofitting is necessary, but I believe ongoing websites, newsletters, etc are impacted.  So please review the websites and documents that you are aware of and advise the appropriate chapter members.
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Need assistance or questions?"


Looks like I will have to switch position of the Logo on Chapter Newsletters.  jgp

ROTC Names for 2025- JROTC Medal and Certificate

on May 12, 2025

 

             In recognition of outstanding leadership qualities, military bearing, and excellence,

                  thus exemplifying the high ideals and principles which motivated and

                                                   sustained our patriot ancestors.

 

SCHOOL                                 DISTRICT                 Unit                               CADET

1. Austin H S                                 FBISD                    Navy                              Tyler Cho

2. Bush H S                                   FBISD                    Navy                               Oliver Nguyen  

3. Clements H S                            FBISD                    Navy                                Blake Wang

4. Dulles H S                                 FBISD                    Air Force                         Sayana Alvarado

5. Elkins H S                                 FBISD                    Air Force                          Ayaan Arora

6. Hightower H S                          FBISD                    Army                                 Josue Escobar

7. Kempner H S                            FBISD                    Air Force                           Christian Valencia

8. Lamar Consolidated H S          LCISD                     Air Force                           Yeith Guardiola

9. Marshall H S                            FBISD                    Air Force                             Kezia Gyamfuaa

10. Ridge Point H S                     FBISD                    Marine Corps                       Boo Le

11. Stafford H S                           SMSD                     Army                                   Fernando Alvarez

12. Terry H S                                LCISD                   Air Force                                    X

13. Travis H S                              FBISD                    Marine Corps                      Wesson Stewart

14. Willowridge H S                    FBISD                    Marine Corps                      Myron Avery

15. Fulshear H S                          LCISD                     Air Force                            Hadley Intriago

16. George Ranch H S                 LCISD                     Air Force                           Traylynn Clay

17. Randle H S                             LCISD                     Air Force                                  X

18. Foster HS                               LCISD                     Air Force                           Alexander Tran

                               


Additional Awards at State Convention this past March.

on May 8, 2025

 The Chapter was also received the Col Joe M Hill Patriot Fund that is awarded annually for Chapters who have total contributions which exceed the total from the previous year.


The Chapter was awarded the Texas SAR Flag Presentation Award for recognizing companies and individuals for proper display, maintenance, and care when flying the U.S. Flag during the past year. We also received the Award last year.

Alexander Hodge Chapter Newsletter wins 1st Place in Group2 at State Convention in March

 I hadn't heard anything about the results of the Newsletter Contest until checking the Texas Website and noticed there was a Link on the Heading of Contest/Programs with several Subheadings of Winners & Awards-State-2025.

The Ross Shipman Award was Contest for the best Electronic Newsletter published last year.  Alexander Hodge Chapter is in Electronic Group2 for Chapter memberships of 51-99.

I had submitted our December Newsletter.  I was afraid that it would be considered too long.  It was created for our enjoyment by looking back on all of 2024 and by looking forward to events for 2025.

However, since the Contest awards points for covering a range of subjects, I felt that we certainly would not leave any points on the Table!

Apparently, it worked!!!


Jim Penny

Alexander Hodge Chapter

Webmaster & Newsletter Editor.

Perpetual Membership, if right for you, could be a savings in the long-term

 For any younger (than me) person looking to join the Sons of the American Revolution, you might want to consider Perpetual Membership.


Over a time, all Dues may continue to increase. Someone having a potentially long Membership Life, may want to consider this Program. Just do the math, to see if it is right for you.

I have an Excel Spreadsheet with current rates for both National and Texas. combined It doesn't want to Format correctly here, so if you would like it, message me.


Perpetual Membership Information

Note: The following rates are effective September 2023. Due to an increase in National dues for 2024, Life Membership rates have increased, updated charts have been posted, and the new rates are now in effect for National Life Memberships. Perpetual Memberships must now be processed under the new rates.

Texas SAR Perpetual Membership pays National, State and Chapter Dues of the respective Member for life. National and State dues are paid at the rate in effect each year even if they are increased. Chapter dues are paid at the rate of $9.50 as per Article XXIX, Section 1 of the Bylaws.

The Perpetual Membership Rate is based on the age of the Applicant and requires two separate applications (APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE NSSAR NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP PLAN and APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE TEXAS SAR PERPETUAL MEMBERSHIP PLAN). For example: the Texas SAR Perpetual Membership rate for an Applicant age 40 is $1,141 from the NSSAR National Life Membership Plan Application plus $790 from the Texas Perpetual Membership Plan Application which totals $1,931. The National Life Membership Rates may be found on the Application for Enrollment in the NSSAR National Life Membership Plan form. Your Texas SAR Perpetual Membership Rate can be automatically calculated for you on the Fee Calculator page.

A Texas SAR Perpetual Membership may be purchased in two unequal installments (First installment from NSSAR National Life Membership Plan rates and the second installment from Texas SAR Perpetual Membership Plan rates). The First installment will be used by the Texas SAR Treasurer to purchase a National Life Membership for the Applicant. The Applicant would be required to pay State and Chapter dues until the second installment is paid. After the second installment is paid, the Applicant would not be required to pay future State or Chapter dues.

Compatriots wishing to purchase a Texas SAR Perpetual Membership should complete a National Life Membership Plan form and a Texas SAR Perpetual Membership Plan form. Send the completed National Life Membership Plan form to the Texas State Secretary with a check payable to Treasurer General, NSSAR. Send the completed Texas SAR Perpetual Membership Plan form to the Texas SAR Treasurer with check payable to Texas State Treasurer. The National Life Membership Plan completed form is sent by Texas State Secretary to NSSAR to purchase a National Life Membership for the Compatriot. The Texas SAR Perpetual Membership Plan completed form is retained by the Texas State Treasurer to purchase the balance of the Texas SAR Perpetual Membership for the Compatriot.




Texas SAR Patriot Medal awarded to Carl V Hill Jr at the State Convention

 

Texas SAR Recipients of the Patriot Medal

 

Carl was awarded the Patriot Medal at the annual State Convention in March.

Carl has served the Alexander Hodge Chapter for 32 years.  He was the Founding President in 1993.  Carl served as Chapter President from 1993-1996; 2016-2017; and currently beginning in 2022 to present.  He has also served in a number of other roles within the 32 year history of the Alexander Hodge Chapter.

Carl is third member of the Chapter to receive the prestigious metal 

Ron Brown received the Medal in 2022 and Lovell Aldrich received the medal in 2002


The Patriot Medal is awarded only by a state society.  It is the highest award given for service at the state or chapter level.  This medal is presented only to individuals and may be received ONLY once.  It represents long, faithful and outstanding service at the state and/or chapter level.

The medal is sterling silver and bears the portrait of Compatriot General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on the obverse within the inscription, "The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution."  The reverse is inscribed "Awarded to for Patriotic Service by the Society SAR, 20".  The medal is suspended from a chest ribbon of royal blue color.  The design for the medal was selected by Compatriot MacArthur.  He received the first medal, presented posthumously at his tomb in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 19, 1964, where it is on permanent display.

Note:  A Patriot Medal Nomination Form is available on the private site.

Note:  Art Byrum, our District 7 VP, was also awarded the Patriot Medal at his year's State Convention.

YearCompatriotChapter
2025Art Byrum
William Covington
Carl Hill
Larry Loop
Thomas E. Milson
William B. Watts
Freedom
Arlington
Alexander Hodge
San Antonio
McKinney
Dallas


Minutes to Business Meeting on April 29 2025

on May 7, 2025

 

                                Alexander Hodge Chapter No. 49

Business Meeting Minutes

        April 29, 2025

 

The officers of the Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 Sons of the American Revolution, gathered at Spring Creek Barbeque located at 4895 Highway 6, Missouri City, TX. In the private meeting room, Carl Hill called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M.

Attending: Carl Hill (President), Don Burns (Vice President), Jim Penny (Newsletter and Web Master), Don Rollins (Sgt. Of Arms), Lovell Aldrich, and Steve Barber (Secretary)

Secretary Report: Steve Barber provided copies and reviewed the Chapters March 25th, 2025 Chapter meeting minutes. The minutes were approved by the attending officers.

Steve Barber reported that, as of April 29, 2025, the State of Texas SAR office reported that only 8 Alexander Hodge Members failed to submit their 2025 annual dues. All of these members were contacted by email and or telephone concerning the current dues due for 2025. One member did commit to paying those dues and a copy of his statement was sent to him for that payment.

Treasurers Report:

Carl Hill presented the Treasurer’s Report. The Chapter’s Treasury has a balance of $9,459.12. after the following cash transfers to the Chapter,

1)    $513.00 To Alexander Hodge SAR Chapter from State SAR– Refund for Junior ROTC metals and certificates.

2)    $133.00 To Alexander Hodge SAR Chapter from State SAR – Perpetuals\ Member Fund.

3)    $1333.33 – Alexander Hodge Chapter additional share of funds raised by Richard Zdanowicz, previous District 7 VP for the Junior ROTC Scholarships for 2025.  This brings the total JROTC scholarship money raised for the Alexander Hodge Chapter to $1891.66. To allow the reward of two $500.00 Fort Bend High School cadets and 3- $300.00 scholarships to Lamar High School cadets,  it was voted on to add $8.34 from the Chapter’s Treasurer funds to these funds to allow these schlorship awards in 2025.

4)    The Chapter received a donation of $125.00 from Mrs. Bernice Mistrot.

Registrar’s Report:

Five (5) new applications have been submitted to National SAR for Robert Rhodes, Joshua Evans, Sean Hicks and Dr. Randal Glenn. The approval for Dr. Randal Glenn was just received. The fifth application was a supplemental for Gayle E. Barber, father of Steven Barber. For this supplemental, National required a birth certificate, even though Mr. Barber was listed on the applications for his son Steven Barber and Grandson Matthew Barber. A birth certificate was acquired and sent to National. The other applicants are pending.

Three (3) applications are at the SAR State Level for Dr. Thomas Cool, his son Jack Phillp Cool and Doug Thorpe.

Registrar committee is actively working on applications for Brandon Draper, Micheal Bishop and three of his relatives, and Thomas Whitenton, the 2-year-old grandson of Tim Birtcher.

Sandy Barber, Alexander Hodge DAR Registrar is working on the completion of a SAR application for the son of Sylvia Garcia, who is a recent new DAR applicant and a rather difficult application completion for. Richard Laughlin.

The committee also reports working on 5-6 additional applications that have recently expressed interest in joining the Alexander Hodge SAR Chapter.

Web Site and Newsletter Report:

Jim also presented a Mentor Training program for new members to improve Chapter recruiting and retention of new Chapter members. This structure program from the State SAR looks very promising as program to adopt to improve Chapter membership and participation in Chapter activities. This program would require active participation of existing members as mentors to use this program to recruit new members and having new members actively participating in Chapter events. The program has sign on paperwork, a Power Point presentation, a list of mentor responsibilities and a State lapel pin recognizing mentors’ participation. Jim produced an “Alexander Hodge #49 New Member Orientation Manual for 2024-2025”, for new members coming into the chapter. This manual explains the history, the organization, where to find SAR items and functions of the SAR organization from a local, State and National SAR level.

Jim Penny is also working on a Chapter May 2025 newsletter

Finally, Jim bought up the need for Chapter SAR biographies from Chapter members for The Texas SAR Achieves committee publishing volume 3 of the Texas Society History in 2025. The last time this was published as volume 2 was 2005. Each Chapter member is encouraged to provider a short one-page biography and a portrait picture to Jim Penny to be included in this publication. The Chapter had 13 members listed in volume 2. An example of a biography is available on request. The deadline for submittal of your biography is July 1st, 2025. Today there are only 2 biographies submitted.

 

 

Upcoming SAR Chapter Opportunities to Participate:

1)    Two Historical Flag Presentation are being planned for the first half of 2025. One event has been requested by the Saint Lawence Church Scout program in Sugar Land, TX. The second event is being requested for around July 4th, 2025 at the Genealogy Department at the George Library in Richmond, Texas. Looking for members to assist in these presentations, Our District 7 VP Art Byram suggested we should consider giving this flag presentation to JROTC groups. Details to be announced.

2)    Another VA Hospital visit for the Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 is being planned for late this year. The Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center is located at 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas.

Please let Carl Hill know of your interested in attending this very rewarding event.

 

3)    Carl Hill President of the Alexander Hodge Chapter is being awarded the “Patriots Metal” at a State Business meeting for his dedication and contributions to the SAR organization.

 

4)    A reminder was made that fall State Board of Managers Meeting is going to be in Houston October 24th through the 26th, 2025. Ther Alexander Hodge and Carrington SAR Chapters are hosting this event. Planning for the site must be made and events planned and organized. The event being considered for the delegates is to visit to the Christian University Freedom Hall.

The next Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 meeting is scheduled for May27th, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. at Spring Creek Barbecue restaurant on Highway 6 in Missouri City Texas. The speaker will be Chrisy Campbell, discussing the Artillery at the Battle of Yorktown.

END OF BUSINESS MEETING REPORT

Prepared by Steven J. Barber, Secretary

 

Speaker for next Meeting on May 27 2025

on May 6, 2025

 



Kristie Campbell has been a member of the DAR since 2000. 

She is a member of the San Jacinto chapter where she has served 3 terms as Chapter Regent. \

She has been a DAR Correspondent Docent for 8 years. 

She is the 2018, 19, 20, 21& 22 National Outstanding Museum Correspondent Docent presenting 77 presentations this past year.

Kristie is currently serving the National Society as the National Vice Chair Junior American Citizens Committee – for Education and Training and the Texas Society as State Chair for Texas Debutants. 

She not only has a strong commitment to DAR but also serves the Texas Society Children of the American Revolution, (C.A.R.).

She serves as Senior President of the Captain Edward Weyman, Texas Society Colonial Dames of the 17th Century.

She is the Corresponding Secretary and Past President of the Cross Trails Chapter. She a member of General Society of Mayflower Decedents – Houston Colony.

* Past President of the Daughter's of Founders & Patriots of America, John Shepherd Texas chapter,
Past President of the LaSalle Chapter - Daughters of American Colonists.

She is a member of New England Women & Descendants of American Farmers, Boone Society.
Kristie is a director of the Klein ISD Education Foundation Board. 

She received a Points of Light Commendation from President George HW Bush in 2006. 

She received the Texas Society Colonial Dames XVII Century Dames Who Make a Difference Award in 2016 for serving over 1600 community service hours, which she has continued to serve each year. 

She actively works in local schools, 4-H, Klein FFA, Junior Guild, Camp Hope and oversees a PTSD support group on Facebook currently serving 28 veterans. 

She is a graduate of the University of Houston with degrees in Political Science, Economics and Psychology and has a Masters in Digital Learning from Western Governors University. 

Kristie lives in Klein, Texas is married to Mike for 26 years, and has 2 daughters Abby Sue 22 and

Arabelle 15.

Kristie is the daughter of Art Bryum, the Texas SAR District 7 VP.