American Legion
Post 48
Chesnee, SC 29323
June 8, 2017 - Installation of Officers Meeting |
Early members have arrived for the meeting
The cook for the evening and the Ladies Auxiliary's (ALA) newest member - Janice
Randall (R)
The dinner table
The dessert table
(L) District Commander Jack Wright with his wife
ALA member Debbie Beland likes desserts - can you look at this and tell?
Jack is holding the "pot" containing the 50-50 raffle to support Masonic Lodge
167's
Thanksgiving dinner to feed the hungry
A neutral person has drawn the winning ticket and Jack is going to give it to
Commander Brown
Commander Brown reads the name of the winner
And the winner is - Junior Littlejohn
The ticket and the stub is compared
After much ado, the check is given to Junior
Immediate Past Commander Cliff Jones swears in the new officers
The swearing in completed, the new officers are presented to the Post members
Post Vice Commander Richard Hall makes his report to the Post members
ALA Treasurer Sheila Smiths presents to Post Commander Brown
the Post's share of the yard sale proceeds
Sergeant at Arms Barry Fletcher reports to the members
District 5 Commander Jack Wright talks about District 5 issues
Building Manager Ernie Goulet give a thank you card to ALA President Paula
Goulet
for the work ALA did painting the office and store rooms
Post Commander Terry Brown also thanks Paula and the ALA for this work
Serapis
Flag
At the 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head (Yorkshire coast, United Kingdom), US
Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the HMS Serapis; but his own ship, the
Bonhomme Richard sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea
during the battle. Jones, now commanding the Serapis without an ensign, sailed
to the island port of Texel (Holland), which was run by the neutral Dutch United
Provinces. Officials from the United Kingdom argued that Jones was a pirate,
since he sailed a captured vessel flying no known national ensign.
Apparently based upon this accusation, a recognizable ensign was quickly made to
fly aboard the Serapis, and Dutch records edited to include a sketch of the
ensign to make it official. The Dutch could, therefore, recognize the flag and
avoid the legal controversy of Jones' captured ship. The Dutch records survive
and provide us with the original sketch of the ensign. The sketch is labeled
"Serapis" and dated 5 October 1779.
copyright AL Post 48 Chesnee
2017
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