23 Apr 2016 Syria, VA
Today 73 compatriots from 11 chapters, including the Virginia SAR President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, Chaplin, Registrar, Surgeon, Color Guard Commander, and 3 past Virginia SAR Presidents, attended the Muti-Chapter Meeting at Graves Mountain Lodge. This was the 21st such meeting, beginning in 1995. CMM attendees included Larry & Beverly Alexander, Len & Mary Ann Cowherd, Tom and Suzan Hamill, Jerry Hubbard, Jim Lillard, Lance Lyngar, Bill Mutziger, Bill & Cat Schwetke, and Ben Works. Prospective members that attended were Doug Graves, Charles and Michele Jameson. Larry Alexander, Lance Lyngar, and Bill Schwetke participated in the Color Guard.
| The CMM presented a special edition "Liberty Sprig" broach to past Virginia SAR President Phil Williams to give to his wife Marilyn for her support of the SAR. |  |
 | Virginia Society President Ed Truslow awarded the acrylic for "Best Chapter Scrapbook for 2015" to the CMM. President Bill Schwetke accepted on behalf of the CMM. |
On behalf of all 28 Chapter Presidents in the Virginia Society , and with the approval of the CMM, a Culpeper Minutemen Gold Medal was presented to Virginia Society Secretary Wayne Rouse for everything that he does to help all the chapter presidents. All 28 Virginia Chapter Presidents signed the certificate.
Eight Chapter Presidents, representing all 28, with Wayne and Wink Rouse, left to right: Tom Pettit, Bill Schwetke, Mackey Tilman, Wink Rouse Wayne Rouse, John Hamilton, behind Wayne, Edmund Davidson, Gary Howard, Brett Osborn, and Lance Lyngar.
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| Virginia SAR Ed Truslow gave the keynote speech. President Truslow talked about the men who lost America, our British opponents. He gave a brief description of each, their qualifications, and their impact on the American Revolution. By the time we left the earlier rain was gone, the sun was out, and it was definitely spring-time in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |  |
A full report on this meeting can be found on Virginia Dispatches.
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