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.

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