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Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution The Liberty Bell Volume LVII, Issue 1V Inside this issue: February 2011 Fifty-Seventh Annual State Conference Fifty-Seventh Annual

4 3 Miss Taylor Elyse Kile State President 2010-2011 State Chairmen/ 2010-2011 Society Presidents 5-6 Mrs. Karen Wagner Hudson Senior State President Welcome New Members!

1 Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution The Liberty Bell Volume LVII, Issue 1V Inside this issue: February 2011 Fifty-Seventh Annual State Conference Fifty-Seventh Annual State Conference Letters from the State President & and Senior State President 1 2 The Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution N.S.C.A.R. Theme, Donations, Pins Important Information! 4 3 Miss Taylor Elyse Kile State President State Chairmen/ Society Presidents 5-6 Mrs. Karen Wagner Hudson Senior State President Welcome New Members!/Membership 7 Society News! 8-11 Request the honor of your presence at the Fifty-Seventh Annual State Conference March 11-12, 2011 Montgomery Bell State Park 1020 Jackson Hill Road Burns, Tennessee 37029

PAGE 2 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Dear C.A.R. Members, Bring your swim suits, and come to enjoy the State Conference on March 11-12, 2011 at Montgomery Bell State Park.

At the banquet, a Caricature Artist will be there to draw a souvenir picture of each member. All of the information for the conference is on the website: tscar.org.

2 PAGE 2 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Dear C.A.R. Members, Bring your swim suits, and come to enjoy the State Conference on March 11-12, 2011 at Montgomery Bell State Park. When the business of the T.S.C.A.R. is taken care of, we can go swimming, play games, see a bird show, watch a film on the history of Montgomery Bell State Park, and take a nature walk. At the banquet, a Caricature Artist will be there to draw a souvenir picture of each member. All of the information for the conference is on the website: tscar.org. I hope that each society has remembered the National Theme and Project: Magnificent Valor; the Beginnings of Freedom. President Benjamin Hinckley is raising funds for the restoration of the Great Essentials exhibit at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which contains the important documents of our Founding Fathers. Also, remember my State Project and Theme: The Fisher House: Giving Back to Those That Gave. I m raising funds for the new Fisher House that will be built in Murfreesboro, TN at the Sgt. Alvin C. York Medical Center. The Fisher House is a home away from home for our soldiers who are in need of medical attention and their families. I wish to thank you for giving me the honor of being your State President; it has been my pleasure in meeting and working with you for these many C.A.R. years. I have wonderful memories, and I know that being a member of the C.A.R. has given me a better understanding of the importance of loving my country, to uphold and extend the principles of American Liberty and Patriotism. Thank you again for an amazing year. In C.A.R. love, Taylor Kile, State President Letters From the State President & Senior State President Dear C.A.R. Family: I can hardly believe that the time has come for me to write my last letter to you as senior president of T.S.C.A.R. What a unique honor and privilege it has been to serve you. This organization is near and dear to my heart and will remain so. The mission and purpose of training young people to be good citizens and leaders and to emphasize and teach patriotism and history is so very important and through C.A.R. it is fun, lively and energetic. I have so many great memories of times in C.A.R. I only wish I had known about it when I was growing up! I challenge each of you to make C.A.R. known to your friends and continue to grow the organization. There is such a need for C.A.R. in our nation today! Our annual state conference will take place next month and it is always such a great time to see each other, meet new friends, and share laughs, activities, and celebrations! Please consider attending state conference this year at Montgomery Bell State Park. Information for registration is on the tscar.org website as well as in this newsletter. A complete schedule of weekend activities is also in this newsletter. Who knew that when I first drove my oldest two children Melissa age 5 at the time and Daniel age 2 back in 1991 (Sarah wasn't born until 1993) to a meeting of Stones River Society that those same two children would be elected as state president of T.S.C.A.R. in and in respectively and then Sarah last year? Those ensuing 20 years have been filled with so many fun memories from society meetings to summer packet meeting to state conferences to regional meetings and to national convention. It has been a wonderful journey, one in which the Hudson family has made lifelong friendships and memories. Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity. All the best, Karen W. Hudson T.S.C.A.R. Senior President

3 VOLUME LVII, ISSUE THE LIBERTY BELL PAGE 3 Donations! Please send your Local Society donations to the National Senior National Treasurer for National Funds and the National Project: Magnificent Valor: The Beginnings of Freedom. Send your Local Society donations for our State President's Project: The "Fisher House" to our State Treasure, Donna Phillips National Theme & Project The National Theme for is "Magnificent Valor; The Beginnings of Freedom." The National Project is to raise funds for the restoration of the Great Essentials exhibit at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which contains the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States in the room next to where each document was actually signed. Benjamin A. Hinckley National President, N.S.C.A.R. Celebrate the 100 th Anniversary of the Children s Room Support the N.S.C.A.R. Museum and The Children s Room Apple Slice Pin.$50 Golden Apple Pin*...$100 Golden Apple Pin with diamond chip* $200 Museum major Benefactor Red Apple Pin and Plaque.$1,000 The Golden Apple Pin and the Golden Apple Pin with diamond chip is available only during The Children s Room 100 th Anniversary Celebration From June 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011

4 PAGE 4 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Important! This time of year is very exciting. Not only is there snow to look forward to, but also the TSCAR State Conference is approaching quickly. Below is some noteworthy information about the State Conference. -Reservations: Reservations can now be made at the Park Inn at Montgomery Bell State Park for the Conference. Be sure to mention Tennessee C.A.R. for the TSCAR rooms. The phone number for Montgomery Bell is (615) or Registration: Registration is $10 a person and needs to completed by March 1, 2011, not to incur a late charge. When registering, please choose what meals you will be having. This year, members can either mail in the registration form to Joyce Johnson or complete a form online; either way, checks must still be MAILED to Joyce Johnson. Go to the homepage and see the Registration page for more information; the Registration link is about halfway down the homepage. -Scholarship: If you plan on applying for the TSCAR scholarship, then the deadline for applications to be sent to the scholarship committee is February 28, Please go to and click on the Handbook tab for the scholarship guidelines and the application form. -Remember to make your notebooks for the contests. The program notebooks will be judged on Friday night of the conference. -State Officers and State Committee Chairmen: Remember to write a report for your offices and to have a copy with you. -Dress Code: Be sure to be in compliance with the CAR Dress Code. The Dress Code can be found on the Handbook page at -Location: The address of the Park Inn at Montgomery Bell State Park as follows: 1000 Hotel Avenue Burns, TN The park is approximately minutes from Nashville.

5 PAGE 5 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Conference Schedule Friday March 11, pm Registration open 6 pm Nomination committee 6:30 pm T.S.C.A.R. Member Board Meeting 7:00 pm T.S.C.A.R. Sr. Board meeting 7:30 pm Contest judging 8:30 pm pizza, games, swimming Saturday March 12, :30 Line up for processional 9:00 Business Meeting Opens 12:00 lunch 1:30 Afternoon with Ranger led activity 5:30 Assemble for group photo prior to banquet 6:00 Banquet Caricatures begin at 8:00 Hospitality Room Hours Friday 6 pm - 11 pm Saturday 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm and after banquet until midnight

6 PAGE 6 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE State Chairmen and Senior Chairmen AMERICAN HERITAGE Allison Cook AMERICAN HISTORY Mary Kathryn Charlton AMERICAN INDIAN Brandon Rowe ARCHIVES Allie Meyers C.A.R./DAR/SAR?S.R.RELATIONS Cheyenne Miller CA.R.MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER Catherine Walton CAR MAGAZINE EDITOR Leslie Myers CONSERVATION Alayna Keeling ENDOWMENT FUND Dylan Moya GOVERNMENT STUDIES Jackson Baxter INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Shelby Shepherd KIDS HELPING KIDS John Poole MAGAZINE FUND Jared Vance MEMBERSHIP Edward Vance MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS Olivia Zietz NATIONAL MERIT Ashleigh Cook PATRIOTIC EDUCATION Miller Garrett PUBLIC RELATIONS Amanda Miller VETERANS Wesley Baxter SENIOR AMERICAN HERITAGE Lorilee Cook SENIOR AMERICAN HISTORY John Smith SENIOR AMERICAN INDIAN Emily Zietz SENIOR ARCHIVES Margaret Bowling SENIOR CAR/DAR/SAR/SR RELATIONS Fount Smothers SENIOR CAR MAGAZINENEWSLETTE Anne Bush SENIOR CAR MAGAZINE EDITOR Tabitha Myers SENIOR CONSERVATION Nancy Carr SENIOR ENDOWMENT FUND Alisha Adams SENIOR GOVERNMENT STUDIES Gina Poole SENIOR INFORMATION TECHOLOGY Susan Steen SENIOR KIDS HELPING KIDS Anne Vaught SENIOR MAGAZINE FUND Renee Robinson SENIOR MEMBERSHIP Kim Aliquo SENIOR MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS Jean Vance SENIOR NATIONAL MERIT Karen Smith SENIOR PATRIOTIC EDUCATION Cindy Charlton SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS Jennifer Rowan SENIOR VETERANS Rick Hollis

7 PAGE 7 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Society Presidents & Senior Presidents Society Abigail Adams Cookeville Chucalissa Col. Return Jonathan Meigs Chattanooga Elizabeth Paxton Houston Maryville Goodship Adventure Nashville James Sevier Elizabethton John Sevier Memphis Joseph Greer Fayetteville Judge John McNairy Brentwood Matthew Fountaine Maury Franklin Michael Peeler Millington Old State Road Memphis Pinson Mounds Jackson President Polk/Jackson Columbia Rocky Mount Kingsport Sevier Station Clarksville Stones River Murfreesboro William Diamond Lawrenceburg Reorganizing Over the Mountain Men Gallatin President Jeremiah Lane Ashleigh Cook Cheyenne Miller Laura Bush Megan Stevens Edward Vance Catherine Walton Miller Garrett Shelby Shepherd Dylan West Jackson Baxter Aaron Steele Michael Zietz Caitlyn Shelton Senior President Brittany Rose Teeters Donna Monroe Lori Cook Florence Byrd Anne Bush Ronnie Lail Sue Oehman Jean Vance Betty Walton Lynn Garrett Natalie Payne Deana Quattlebaum Jennifer Rowan Amanda Arthur Julia Hyatt Mary Kidd Karen Hudson Jonna Bryant Bettye Reneau Freudenthal

8 VOLUME LVII, ISSUE THE LIBERTY BELL PAGE 8 Welcome, New Members! Col. Return Jonathan Meigs Gran Holland Walters Elizabeth Paxton Houston Molly Elizabeth Knouff Joseph Greer Robert Overton Woods Thomas Edward Woods Matthew Fontaine Maury Davis Preston Robinson Austin Tanner Witt Avery Katherine Witt Rocky Mount Greta Branwyn Lane Stones River William Murfree DeJean Oliver James Woodcock Membership Check your National Packet for information on how to become a Life Member which encourages members to pay dues that will be effective through their 22nd Birthday. Let's All Go for the Gold! Strive to answer all National Merit Award questions "YES' with Magnificence! National Merit Award

PAGE 9 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Society News! On November 28, 2010 the Stones River Society enjoyed a very informative veteran s presentation by Col.

After the presentation members labeled and boxed up 250 books to donate to an alternative school.

Curator, Taryn Kile, and TSCAR President Taylor Kile visited the Polk Presidential Hall in Columbia in October to see Dr. John Olson s collection of U.S. Flags through History Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars.

9 PAGE 9 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Society News! On November 28, 2010 the Stones River Society enjoyed a very informative veteran s presentation by Col. Robert Phillips who had served as an Army Medical Evacuation pilot in Vietnam. After the presentation members labeled and boxed up 250 books to donate to an alternative school. Front row - Michael Zietz, John Poole, Ramsey Dement, Kimberly McGrath, Joyce Johnson: Back row - Makenna Dement, Melissa Dement, Donna Phillips Good Ship Adventure Curator, Taryn Kile, and TSCAR President Taylor Kile visited the Polk Presidential Hall in Columbia in October to see Dr. John Olson s collection of U.S. Flags through History Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars. Elizabeth Paxton Houston Society members visited the Asbury Acres Assisted Living and Nursing Home on November 11. Flag lapel pins, balloons, and hand-crafted cards were presented to over 40 veteran patients. Pictured are the members with a WWII Veteran as well as members of the sponsoring Mary Blount DAR chapter.

VOLUME LVII, ISSUE THE LIBERTY BELL PAGE 10 News From: Matthew Fontaine Maury Society! president; Jackson Stone, secretary; Levi Moss; and Jacob Stone, chaplain.

These cards were delivered by members of the Old Glory Chapter of the DAR along with other gifts for Veteran s Day.

10 VOLUME LVII, ISSUE THE LIBERTY BELL PAGE 10 News From: Matthew Fontaine Maury Society! president; Jackson Stone, secretary; Levi Moss; and Jacob Stone, chaplain. At the October meeting, the members watched a video about the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. They also made Thank You cards to give to the patients at the VA Hospital in Nashville. These cards were delivered by members of the Old Glory Chapter of the DAR along with other gifts for Veteran s Day. In December members The Matthew Fontaine Maury Society of the Children of the American Revolution learned about Native American culture and heritage as they celebrated Native American Heritage Recognition Month in November. Mrs. Lynn Garrett talked about the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Oklahoma and the Trail of Tears. Mrs. Jan Lokensgard displayed her collection of Native American items, many from the Minnesota Ojibwe Indian tribe, also known as Chippewa. Shown with these items are members Miller Garrett, president; Kaleb Stone, viceparticipated in the Franklin Christmas parade, sharing a float with members of the Old Glory Chapter. Their theme was A Patriotic Christmas. News From: Stones River Society! Book Drive for Smyrna West By Olivia Zietz In November 2010, the Stones River Society collected over 250 books, inserted labels in them and delivered them to Smyrna West Alternative School in Smyrna, Tennessee. Members, John Poole, Michael Zietz, and I delivered the books to their library and were able to meet with the Media Specialist, Ms. Kelly Messerly and Principal Kay Davenport. We were impressed with the library at this Rutherford County school that provides grades The school s mission is to provide opportunities for academic learning and behavioral improvement by equipping students with the necessary skills to return to their home school. It was interesting to hear Ms. Messerly discuss how her students are typically very well behaved, and her library was very well organized and decorated. She said the students often help in the library. Both Ms. Messerly and Principal Davenport seemed to really appreciate our coming and greatly appreciated the books!

11 PAGE 11 THE LIBERTY BELL VOLUME LVII, ISSUE Congratulations Michael Zietz! Michael Norman Zietz received his Boy Scout God and Church award on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. Presenting his award is Rev. Michael O Bannon of First Methodist Church who worked with Michael as his Mentor and Counselor through the program. Rev. O Bannon previously served as Michael s confirmation Mentor. Michael is currently President of the Stones River Society of the Children of the American Revolution. In his Boy Scout Troop 398 Michael holds the rank of First Class and is currently the troop Historian. Michael, age 14, is an 8 th grader at Central Magnet School and is a member of First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. The God and Church award is a program that focuses on helping young people strengthen their relationship with Christ. The curriculum challenges the young person to learn about and participate in the ministry of the church and to help them establish a lifetime commitment to Bible study and to serving God and others.

12 Reminder! The Tennessee Society Children of the American Revolution Miss Taylor Elyse Kile State President Mrs. Karen Wagner Hudson Senior State President Request the honor of your presence at the Be sure to check out the T.S.C.A.R. Facebook group! Fifty-Seventh Annual State Conference March 11-12, 2011 State President State Senior President Taylor Kile Mrs. Karen Hudson Editor Catherine Walton Senior Editor Mrs. Anne Bush National Theme: Magnificent Valor: The Beginnings of Freedom Published Quarterly: Next Deadline: June 1 N.S.C.A.R. Website: T.S.C.A.R. Website:

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