Chapter President

S teve Manis

C hapter Vice President

Ronnie Schoolcraft

Chapter Secretary

Clark Wright

Chapter Treasurer

Bill Mayo

Media

Robert Gindratt

Quartermaster

Larry Armstrong

Sidney Sherman Chapter #2

Minutes

April 17, 2018

The Sidney Sherman Chapter #2, Sons of the Republic of Texas gathered at Kelley's Family Restaurant in Texas City before 6 PM. on April 17, 2018.

President Steve Manis called the meeting to order at 6:37 pm. Vice President Ronnie Schoolcraft gave the invocation and led us in the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flag.

KSJ attendees: none

Chapter Members attending: Bill Mayo, Bill Usher, Clark Wright, Dan Burnet, J.B. Kline, John Hamlin, Larry Armstrong, Mike Mitchell, Mike Turner, Robert Gindratt, Rodney Mize, Ron Schoolcraft, Steve Manis

SRT Members attending: Albert Seguin Gonzales

Guests attending: included Carol, Chaille Manis, Christy Erickson, James, Lynne Mize, Melody Am?, Robin Davis, Thomas Aucoin

Recent Chapter Activities: Several of our members attended the remembrance at Goliad.

Upcoming activities: We hope to have a delegation attend the Sam Houston Celebration in Huntsville, May 17-19. Our major fund raising activity will occur Saturday, April 21 at the Ceremony and Celebration at the San Jacinto Battleground.

Additional FUNDRAISER: We will attend the Jane Long Festival on Boliver Peninsula in sometime in October or November.

Speaker: Steve introduced Mike White who spoke to us on American participation in World War I. Mike explained the difference between "trouser rabbits" and “trench rabbits”. During its time the War was known as the Great War, little did humanity know that it

was the first of several major conflicts that would take place during the Twentieth Century. 2017 marks the 100th Anniversary of America’s entrance into a War that marred much of Europe and changed forever how nations would connect. The technology changed so quickly those armies could not keep up with the new conditions that were created. Michael introduced the audience to many of the small items that soldiers of this War had to use and carry on them, to insure their very survival on the battlefield. Michael Bailey has worked in the history field for over thirty years; starting in Indiana with archaeology, and later joining the museum profession. Along the way he has worked in libraries, historical sites and museums. Michael was also the mayor of a small town in Minnesota. Earning BAs in History and Anthropology, he later obtained a Graduate Certificate from George Washington University and completed a curatorial program at Rutgers University. Michael now makes his home in Brazoria County where he works in the museum field as a curator and participates with several re-enactment organizations which strive to preserve and present Texas History. For his work with Texas History he was commissioned an Admiral in the Texas Navy by the Governor of Texas and awarded an Honorary Membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Mike concluded his presentation at 7:44 PM when he opened the floor for questions.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

Prepared by Clark P. Wright, Secretary