Speaker for Meeting on Nov 28 - Dr. Chris Hammonds

Our SAR chapter dinner meeting will be on Tuesday November28, at Spring Creek Barbeque. The address is 4895 Hwy Six in Missouri City. 

The featured speaker will be our own Dr. Chris Hammonds, and he will speak on “The Boston Tea Party at 250”.

Reminder - The Wreaths must be Ordered by 2nd week of Nov, so money to purchase must be in.

 Send checks to Carl Hill (call him for address).  He will order the number that has been purchased.  

Cost is $17.00 each.

Plan is to place them Dec. 16th.

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Prepared by Jim Penny

Event: Members join DAR members to greet Honor Flight on Sept 30, 2023

 Alexander Hodge Chapter President, Carl Hill and Secretary, Steve Barber joined with members of the DAR Alexander Hodge Chapter to greet the returning Veteran's Honor Flight at Hobby Airport.

The returning flight had the 25 Veterans who served in American Wars who had travelled to Washington D.C. to visit American War Monuments.

Patriotic groups who met them on their return to Houston included the SAR, DAR, American Legion, and others.

Pictured below:

Ed Sellers left in uniform, next to him is Steve Barber and wife Sandy Barber, Carl Hill, Art Bynum is in the SAR uniform on the right, The rest of the ladies are in Sandy's Alexander Hodge DAR Chapter.  Ed and Art that are in uniform are members of the Freedom SAR Chapter in the Woodlands.

Mark your Calendars for clean-up at Alexander Hodge Cemetery on Dec 2, 2023. Meet 9am

 All members are invited to lend a hand and make short work of the clean-up of Hodges Bend Cemetery on December the 2nd.  Time to meet is 9am.  Will plan to finish by 12pm.

Weeds and vines need to be cut down so bring tools for the job. 

Here are some pictures I took on May 30, 2023.  I dropped by there before a Meeting.  It is not far from Spring Hill BBQ.

Needing a member who would be interested in filling the position of Youth Awards Chairman

 The Chairman would administer SAR Programs that are encourage and award students sponsored by our Alexander Hodge Chapter.  

The George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest is for local high school students and will commence this Fall.  Students submit an 800-1200-word essay, based upon original research dealing with a topic that shaped American history.  

It can be on a person, event, philosophy or ideal associated to the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution.

Local winners will be submitted to the State SAR competition and then those winners will be submitted to the National SAR competition.  Submissions from our local students will be judged by Alexander Hodge members Randall Hankla and Dennis Giuffre.

State Competition Awards: 1st place is $3500; 2nd place is $1500 and 3rd place is $500.

National Competition Awards: 1st place is $6000; 2nd place is $2500 and 3rd place is $1,000.

We need a Chairman to oversee and administer this worthwhile Program. 

Anyone interested contact our President, Carl Hill.

Help from members needed for purchase of Christmas Wreaths for placing Veteran's graves

In preparation for a planned Event on Dec 16th, we need help from members by purchasing the needed Christmas wreaths which will be placed on the graves of Veterans.  The price is $17.00 each.

We voted at the Business Meeting on the 31st to authorize the purchasing of 3 wreaths from Chapter funds.  Additionally, a member has also purchased one.  I am planning on purchasing 3 wreaths.  Any help in making this a successful Event will be appreciated.

The wreaths will be delivered to our president, Carl Hill, and he will hold onto them until the Event.

More of the planned Event will be Posted at a later date.  Please put Dec. 16th on your Calendar to save the date.

Mark your Calendars for Event on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 from 6pm-7pm; Note: Location Change

 The Alexander Hodge Chapter DAR has invited all Alexander Hodge Chapter SAR members to join them at their November meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. 

 Location has been changed to Imperial Park Recreation Center in Sugarland. 

It is located on 234 Matlage Way, Sugarland Tx. 77478.

 Social time and snacks begin at 6pm followed by the Meeting beginning at 6:30pm  

The highlight of the meeting will be by Denise Bennett who does historical reenactments.  She will portray Priscilla Mullins Alden, a passenger on the Mayflower.

I hope to see you there!

Mark your Calenders for upcoming Event on Nov. 10th 2023

 All Chapter members are invited to an Event honoring Veteran's Day on November 10th at the Anderson VA Facility in Houston. The Chapter has been asked to participate in the parade in front of the VA facility.  

We will also have a booth for patients and their relatives to visit.