Washington Elm Society honoring the veterans for Memorial Day 2012

May 26, 2012 

George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

 The Washington Elm Society was thankful that the rain held off so we were able to assist the Glen Rock VFW Post #850 in honoring the veterans buried in this cemetery. We were joined by the Florham Park Boy Scout Troop #18 who so generously purchased 2 boxes of flags since we did not have enough the previous year. We also had help from the Florham Park Girl Scout Troop 735 this year! From the Saddle River Chapter DAR we were joined by Linda Tilllinghast and from the Bergen-Paulus Hook Chapter we were joined by Emily Carlin and Joanne Tobias. Much thanks to the Washington Elm Society families who came to help with this event: Linda, Carl and Kirk Amiaga; Joanne, Jon, John, Jordan Ann and Jacqueline-Lille Tobias; Joann Mancion and Chris Haines, Elizabeth, Christopher and Michael Haines; and Emily and Bennett Carlin. Over 800 (possibly 1000 with the flags from the cemetery!) graves were marked today!
Betty Kempton and Marian Stapert from Saddle River Chapter were there early since they thought it began at noon. So, going to include them in the count for A for effort! Hopefully they will join us next year.

Washington Elm Society, Bergen-Paulus Hook Chapter DAR, Saddle River Chapter DAR

Marcus Hobson & Jonathan Tobias

JP Gamba and Mike Corbett Troop #18

Florham Park Boy Scouts Troop #18,       Florham Park Girl Scouts Troop #735, Washington Elm Society, Saddle River Chapter DAR, Bergen-Paulus Hook Chapter DAR

Linda Tillinghast, Saddle River Chapter DAR

Joe Mogelesky from Troop #18

Jordan Ann Tobias, Washington Elm Society

Jacqueline-Lille Tobias, Washington Elm Society

National President's Project 2012-2013

National President, Gregory Thorne

National Senior President, Hans  E. Jackson

SWORD SURRENDER SITE PROJECT 
at SARATOGA NATIONAL PARK

The National Project is to raise funds for the Sword Surrender Site Project at Saratoga National Park. This project will include a bas-relief sculpture, memorial, walk-ways, and interpretive signage. The basis of this project is the famous painting, The Surrender of General Burgoyne, by John Trumbull. Major Henry Dearborn would later reflect that Saratoga was “one of the Greatest battles that Ever was fought in America.” Saratoga was the turning point of the American Revolution. Saratoga was the turning point which resulted in our alliances with France and Spain. Saratoga was the turning point, not only for the colonists, but also for the world. Without this victory, there is no success in our Revolution, there is no French or Spanish Alliance, and there is no United States of America.