Dinner Meeting - Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 6:30PM

The speaker for this evening is Gregg Dimmick M D, a pediatrician at South Texas Medical Clinics in Wharton TX. He is a 1974 graduate of Texas A&M University and a 1977 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical School. He has practiced pediatrics in Wharton for 36 years.

Dr. Dimmick is an avocational archaeologist and has coauthored two archaeological reports on excavations of the retreating Mexican army of 1836. He has participated in archaeological digs at the Fannin battle site as well as the San Jacinto battlefield.

Dimmick has written: “Sea of Mud, The Retreat of the Mexican Army After San Jacinto, An Archaeological Investigation.” His book was published in 2004 by the Texas State Historical Association. The second edition was released in paperback in 2006.

Flag Program at Austin Parkway Elementary School - December 9, 2016

Tom Green and Carl Hill Jr. presented a Flag Program to children at Austin Parkway Elementary School in Sugar Land, Texas. Photos provided by Susan Kirby, DAR Registrar.

Dinner Meeting - November 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM

November 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Dinner Meeting at Sweetwater Country Club, Phone: 281-980- 4100, 4400 Palm Royale Blvd, Sugar Land, TX. Bill Haenn will speak on the Battle of Brandywine (see Mr. Haenn's Vita below). Call Lovell Aldrich at 281-491-1542 to make your reservations and choose a menu item. Be sure to let Lovell know the name of members and guests who will attend, and each attendees meal choice. The choices this time are London Broil with Mushroom Sauce or Homestyle Pork Loin. The reservation deadline is 9:00 PM Thursday, November 24th.

Flag Program at Rogers Middle School - November 10, 2016

Carl Hill and Tom Green presented a Flag Program to children at Rogers Middle School in Pearland, Texas just before Veterans Day. John Thompson also assisted and provided these photos.

Houston VA Medical Center Visit - November 5, 2016

On November 5, 2016 SAR members of the Alexander Hodge Chapter visited veterans at the Houston VAMC and distributed socks, magazines and personal grooming items for the veterans. From left are Lovell Aldrich, Carrie Isaacks Bornaschella, Carl Hill, Ron Brown, Jim Kinney, Fred Bultman, Liz Neely (Director of Recreational Therapy). Michelle Bultman, and Tom Green.

The Alexander Hodge Chapter of the SAR visited the VA Hospital in the Houston medical center on Saturday November 5, 2016 in observance of Veterans Day on November 11th. There was a good turn out with seven members and two guests (Michelle Bultman and Carrie Isaacks Bornaschella). The group was escorted through the spinal cord injury unit by Liz Neely, the director of recreational therapy.

Alexander Hodge SAR Annual Christmas Party - December 11, 2016 at 6:30PM

Food, Fellowship, Games, Singing, Prizes, Christmas Cheer. Details on what to bring coming later but…….  Email Sharon Aldrich, astrogalska@aol.com NOW to confirm that you will be coming. You don't want to miss this fun evening!!

SAR Members and guests attend "Dream On" at Stages Theatre

A group of SAR members and guests, waiting to see the Marvelous Wonderettes in “Dream On” at Stages Theatre in Houston. A wonderful time was had by all! Don’t miss the next event!

Patriot Ancestor: John Templeton, Jr.

JOHN TEMPLETON, Jr. (1760 - 1820) - Both John Templeton, Sr. and Jr. from Rowan County, N.C. fought in the Colonial Wars including Dunmore's War of 1774. They then joined in the Revolutionary War and fought in the Battle of King's Mountain, a decisive battle, on Oct. 7, 1780. John Sr. was a sergeant and flag bearer and John Jr. was a private and fifer. When the father was killed in battle, John Jr. picked up the flag and carried it through the battle. For his service, John was awarded a warrant for 2,000 acres in Tennessee. John married Nancy Hawkins, daughter of Joseph Hawkins of Tennessee. One of his other daughters married John Sevier, first Governor of Tennessee, and the other daughter, Rebecca married John Crockett and gave birth to nine children, three daughters and six sons, the fifth one was Davy Crockett of Tennessee and Texas fame.  John Templeton, Jr. is the ancestor of Tommy (Tom) Jacob Meinecke.

Dinner Meeting - Tuesday September 27, 2016 at 6:30pm

Tom Green will present a program on the Battle of Saratoga and we will have a power point presentation on the Hodges Bend Cemetery clean-up. Dinner Meeting at Sweetwater Country Club 4400 Palm Royale Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479, Phone: (281)-980-4100.  Remember to let Lovell Aldrich know your meal choice when you make your reservation with him at (281)-491-1542. The deadline for reservations is the previous Friday at 6:00 PM.

In the News: The Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge Chapter

For more than a century, the members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution have dedicated themselves to historical preservation, promotion of education and encouragement of patriotic endeavor. Shown are members of the Alexander Hodge Chapter: Sons of the American Revolution members Tom Green, left, and John Thompson, right, and Daughters of the American Revolution, from second to left, Susan Kirby, Devoni Wardlow and Sharon Ring Rollins.

Posted: Fort Bend Herald, Friday, September 16, 2016 10:05 am, By DIANA NGUYEN