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National Congress - This past June, we had a good group of Texans who attended the 1 25th
Congress with around 40 delegates. State delegates are determined by state society memberships
and Texas was allowed about 49 this year. Our State Secretary announces this each year. At
Congress, the Texas tradition is for all Texans attending to gather for dinner at a restaurant
near the Congress hotel. This year we made a reservation in the Hotel. It is make easier for
some of our members who have mobility problems to attend our dinner. Not that this has
stopped them at past Congresses. We had about 50, if not more, in attendance this year;
members and wives. Some from Texas could not attend or the number could have been greater.
One, Pat Taylor had an accident injuring her foot, so Rev. James Taylor was heading home. We
had a great time visiting and catching up. Our next PG from the Paul Carrington and
PineyWoods chapters in Houston, Tom Lawrence, Mickey Jo, children and grandchildren added
to the fun. Tom became our President General for the next year with the SAR traditional George
Washington Signet Ring Ceremony at the Wednesday evening Banquet. The next National
Congress will be in Historic Boston in July 201 6and the hotel is at a great location for touring
Revolutionary Boston. Registration and Hotel information is posted on the National site.
Many of our Texas Members and Chapters received awards and these were presented at our
BOM in Galveston on October 10, 2015 to those that attended.
In the Congress Business Meeting, a five (5) dollars dues increase was approved by the
attending delegates after much debate. All other dues and fees were set at the 2015 level. The
five dollars is expected to add needed dollars for upgrading our NSSAR IT System. This
upgrading began last year when our trustees agreed to fund the project. Currently, Bill Marrs,
who is working with a vender, is hoping we will soon have an Electronic Application in place.
The long term goal is a paperless process. We are currently testing this product. Second, we
have been promised that the NSSAR Education site will be upgraded. As chairman of the
NSSAR Education Committee, I have forwarded this recommendation to the NSSAR EXCOM.
The Americanism Committee announced a change in the Poster Contest themes. They
suggested that each state chose a topic for posters in the State Contest. In EVEN Number Years
the state will select a theme for a Revolutionary War Event". And, In Odd numbered years, the
state is to select from "Revolutionary War People" a specific person for the Poster Contest; such
as General George Washington. In Texas, each chapter that sponsors a poster contest, will select
their "best" and bring that poster to the Texas Spring Convention for state completion, and the
poster selected the "best" will be forwarded for National Competition. Rules and timelines are
now posted on the National Website.
Speaking of youth contests, President General Tom Lawrence, in his Presidential Address
announced his plan to increase the interest among the chapters and state societies. He has
formed a Council of Youth Programs whose members will be the youth committee chairs of our
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