A quarterly newsletter published by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Spring 2013, Volume XXXVII, Number 2

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1 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 1 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 A quarterly newsletter published by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Spring 2013, Volume XXXVII, Number 2 They brought up their families, in sturdy virtue and a living faith in God, without which Nations parish. Pilgrim Mother Statue & Fountain Plymouth, MA

2 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 2 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA Mayflower Memorial The Birth of Liberty mosaic is the largest historical mosaic in the United States. It is composed of ten million pieces of Venetian glass and depicts twenty-five scenes from early America, from I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation. James Madison President of the United States Photos Courtesy of: Franklin E. Smith At the March 23, 2013 BOA meeting, a resolution was passed to investigate a Mayflower memorial in the State of CA. If you have suggestions, please camayflowereditor@gmail.com A monument study committee report is expected to be submitted to the BOA at the June meeting. Cover Photo Pilgrim Mother Statue & Fountain, Water Street, Plymouth, MA was funded and dedicated by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1925, this Knoxville Marble statue by sculptor C.P. Jennewein of New York and fountain honors the heroic women of the Mayflower whose names are inscribed there on with the tribute: as on cover. Photo by Ray Raser 2011 All Rights Reserved

3 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 3 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Governor s Message I send my best wishes and greetings to each of you, members of the California Society of Mayflower Descendants. As I get older the days seen to pass more quickly than when I was young. Deadlines come more quickly and I wonder where the time has gone. Then there are holidays like Easter Sunday and Thanksgiving where the family comes together and all seems well again. We remember the good things from the past and the bad seems to fade in importance. I hope you are all well and look forward to the future. The California Mayflower Society is growing thanks to the State and local Colony leaders. We are moving forward to keep the Society in a progressive motion so it will be there for our descendants. The California Society has provided four Governor Generals for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Dewight Twist, Bob Thomas, Gene Fortine and Judy Swan. The California Society helped many other States to develop into their own State Societies. Many activities are going on behind the scenes by very dedicated and talented volunteers, like the Web Site Committee, the 2020 Committee, and the Junior Membership Secretary, Jane Clayson. I had better stop there because I know I will forget to name the so dedicated workers. I get excited to see each new Quarterly, and I know my Granddaughter, Tory reads and phones me because she is excited also. I hope I can convey the positive energy that so many are giving to the California Society. Thank you all and keep up all the great work. Kenneth Whittemore Governor

4 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 4 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Report of the CA Deputy Governor South The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California March 22, 2013 I visited the Queen Mary and met with the event manager regarding details for the state meeting June 14 th. We made suggestions to Governor Ken Whittemore and past Governor General Judy Swan for entertainment of guest of honor and wife during the week. Member Sue Butler will be happy to tour them through Mission Juan Capistrano where she is a docent. The registration form was developed and ed to Ken for approval along with members of BOA. Hopefully all colony governors have forwarded it to their members. We will be looking for volunteers to help with registration. The form will be published in next California Mayflower Quarterly. No progress has been made yet on the Golden Empire colony. It will be open for discussion at March 23 rd BOA meeting. There are no active members in that area. This will be discussed further with the Re-Districting committee formed by the state Governor. I am reviewing new state website designs with committee Marcia Maloney Deputy Governor South Women of the Mayflower Initiative The Women of the Mayflower committee was founded by former Gov. General Judith Swan of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, in The objectives of the Women of the Mayflower are to honor the female passengers of the Mayflower by: increasing the gender recognition equity of the contributions of the female passengers; supporting the role of MTDNA research in establishing the documentation of matrilineal lines; providing opportunities to the GSMD membership to learn more about the female passengers through their publication in the Mayflower Quarterly of their stories and what research has revealed, or has not yet revealed; increasing opportunities for partnerships for GSMD with other organizations who are interested in the female passengers; and increasing the number of applications for GSMD membership by opening additional maternal lines beyond the current three (pre-2008).

5 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 5 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 New Members Elected on March 23, 2013 ALAMEDA COLONY Dr James Eugene Hanafee CA th from John Alden Ms Kathie Jane (Irwin) Heller CA th from William Brewster INLAND EMPIRE COLONY Mrs. Beverly Viola (Keene) Burnett CA th from Richard Warren Mr. Wayne Jerome Rogers CA th from Francis Cooke LOS ANGELES COLONY Mrs. Leslie Marie Mogren Lechner CA th from John Alden MOTHER LODE COLONY Mrs. Diana Kay (Grettenberg) Erickson CA th from Francis Eaton ORANGE COUNTY COLONY Ms Nyla Josephine Unsworth CA8681 JL 12th from George Soule REDWOOD EMPIRE COLONY Mr. Robert Eugene Burt CA th from James Chilton SAN DIEGO COLONY Ms Barbara Rae Leetch CA th from Henry Samson Kathleen June (Roberts) Moody CA th from Steven Hopkins SEQUOIA COLONY Miss Claire Elizabeth (Gros De Mange) Arnold CA th from Francis Cooke Mr. William Busey Arnold CA th from Francis Cooke Miss Jane Katherine (Gros De Mange) Arnold CA th from Francis Cooke SAN FRANCISCO COLONY Mrs. Judith Ann (Taylor) Kimball CA th from Francis Cooke SAN JOAQUIN COLONY Mrs. Mary Louise (Goedell) Del Carlo CA th from George Soule Jennifer Aileen (Erickson) Wallace CA th from Myles Standish Supplementals Elected on March 2013 ALAMEDA COLONY Salvador Paul Taratino CA 8650 S# th from WILLIAM BRADFORD Giavanna Rose Taratino CA 8651 S# th from WILLIAM BRADFORD INLAND EMPIRE COLONY Katherine Marie Banzek Roseland CA 7390 S# th from RICHARD WARREN MOTHER LODE COLONY Constance Arlene (Walen) Yates CA 6357 S# th from HENRY SAMSON ORANGE COUNTY COLONY Carolyn Bixby Youngs CA 8400 S# th from ISAAC ALLERTON SAN DIEGO COLONY Leslie Ann Crawford CA 8644 S# th from JOHN BILLINGTON SANTA BARBARA & MONTEREY BAY COLONIES Charles Michael Chester CA 7732 S# th from JOHN ALDEN SEQUOIA COLONY John Burgess Jamieson 3rd CA 8547 S# th from THOMAS ROGERS

6 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 6 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Colony News Inland Empire Colony The Inland Empire Colony meeting was held on February 9 at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Redlands. We had 28 members present and the mayflower moment was given by David Grinnell. Our next mayflower moment will be given by Pat Rainier. Our speaker was Doug Westfall, author and publisher, about Amelia Earhart. He is a great knowledgeable speaker and very interesting. Election for officers were conducted. The elected officers are: Doug Westfall Rick Clark Governor, David Grinnell as Treasurer, Nancy Schlachter as membership Secretary, and Shirley Lader as Elder. A report and thanks for Silver Books given to the new library in Rancho Mirage. We will also be looking into a new meeting place during the summer. Our next meeting will be April 13 at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Redlands. Our speaker will be California Mayflower Society Governor Ken Whittemore. Rick Clark, Inland Empire Colony, Governor Los Angeles Colony Our last meeting was an interesting one. Our caterer was great as usual. Many people showed up early to do some genealogy and we actually had a little trouble pulling them away from their computers for the meeting. When we got to our speaker who was supposed to be Skyped in from Plymouth, I got a call from James Baker (our speaker) that Plymouth was without power due to a heavy snow storm. I was prepared for this and I started to show the 2011 Mayflower Congress in High Depth video. I had closed the meeting before so those who had to leave could do so. Much to my amazement almost everybody went back to doing research in the computer room! That being the case I switched videos to a tour I did of the cemeteries on Cape Cod, and some people were captivated by the narration given by Eastham Cemetery Chair Robert Paine Carlson (a Stephen Hopkins Descendent). The graves include some of our Mayflower passengers. In conclusion I can only say be careful about getting between a genealogist and their computer. I did go to the computer room to help out later. The next meeting of the Los Angeles Colony will be held Saturday evening of June 15 th (6:00pm) on the Queen Mary after the close of the State members meeting. The state meeting closes at 3:00 and the freeways will already be locked up no matter where you want to go. On Sunday the Queen Mary features a Champagne brunch that includes breakfast and is suppose to be one of the best in the country.(menu) Reservations are recommended. The Los Angeles Colony meeting will be business coat and tie, and we will be releasing the details in the next two weeks. Everyone is invited to stay over and join us for a pleasurable evening with all our cousins and guests. Hope to see you then! Franklin E. Smith Los Angeles Colony, Governor

7 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 7 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Monterey Bay Colony The Monterey Bay Colony met March 2, 2013 at MPCC Beach House on Pebble Beach for our General Meeting and luncheon. We welcomed to our Colony two new members. They are; Jean Ellen (Hill) Koehl, who was also our speaker for the afternoon, and Sarah Mar Buckley-Moore, who was unable to join us. I reported on LA Colony Governor Franklin Smith s proposal to erect a Mayflower monument in Sacramento and perhaps also in southern California. We will be waiting to hear further details about this project. We also completed and ed our 2012 CA Questionnaire. We were pleased to be able to answer yes to several of the questions again this year. Our next Board meeting is scheduled for April 13 and our next General meeting luncheon will be held June 1 st at MPCC. Connie L. Moore Monterey Bay Colony, Governor Mother Lode Colony The Mother Lode Colony met on March 16 th at Sudwerks-on-the-River. We welcomed a new member Duncan Allen and a prospective one, along with our regulars. Members Karri Samson and Betsy Samson-Andrews shared a festive pink banner celebrating the Mayflower Society, and it hung on the front of our podium throughout the meeting. Governor Kathy Gire conducted the election which resulted in the re-election of all but one of our officers with whom we have lost contact. The officers are: Governor: Kathy Gire Deputy Governor: Elizabeth Ware Secretary: Carolyn Hatling Treasurer: Dave Black Elder: Jeff Record Captain: Cindy Newhall Board of Assistants: Jane Clayson Historian: Karri Samson Our speaker was Ron Jauch, president of the Wheatland, CA Historical Society. Wheatland is a community about 35 miles north of Sacramento and is now the home of Beale Air Force Base and the Camp Far West Recreation Area. Originally known as Johnson s Rancho, it played a big part in early gold discovery before the bonanza was discovered at Sutter s Mill and was a temporary home for the remaining members of the Donner Party after their ordeal of crossing the Sierras. Our May meeting will be on the 18 th at noon at Sudwerks with former colony governor, Janet Levi, as our speaker. Kathy Gire Mother Lode Colony, Governor

8 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 8 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Orange County Colony Our featured speaker at the February meeting was CA Mayflower Treasurer, Ward White, speaking on the topic of the War of CA Governor, Ken Whittemore, will be speaking on Stephen Hopkins of Bermuda, Jamestown, and Plymouth at the April 20 th meeting at Marie Callender s Restaurant in Anaheim at 10:00 a.m. Mary Lou Millar and Judy Swan Congratulations to Elder June Lazich who established a new line of descent from Stephen Hopkins. A scholarship committee has been formed consisting of Judy Swan, June Lazich, Donna Cole and Susan Astarita. They have created an application process for submittals. Excerpted from Erica Hahn, Orange County Governor s Message Redwood Empire Colony Our next meeting will be Saturday, May 4, 2013 at McInnis Park Golf Course (Social 11:30 am, Lunch 12:15 pm). We will have a special guest speaker, Judy Swan, immediate past Governor General of the General Society, who will speak on "Women of the Mayflower". We are looking forward to this last meeting until the Fall. Pat Friesen Redwood Empire Colony, Governor San Joaquin Valley Colony The San Joaquin Valley Colony held their winter meeting on February 23, 2013 at the Piccadilly Inn on Shaw in Fresno. 21 people attended. Our speaker, Bill Coate, is known in the area for his creative teaching techniques. Working in the classroom with 5 th, 8 th or 11 th graders, he intrigues the students by visiting pioneer graveyards. They pick a person they are curious about, and he leads them through research, and in many cases descendants of the pioneer meet with the young adults. He makes history come alive. Now, retired, he has written quite a few books, and does talks such as the one he gave to us. His presentation was on interesting facts about our presidents, he asked us to shout out a president s name and then he proceeded to delight us with interesting anecdotes about the president. The Spring meeting will be held May 18. Speaker Bill Hoey will give a talk on Mayflower descendant Dottie Dormandy who was a Bill Coate Women s Airforce Service Pilot during WWII. Susan Oldfield, Secretary

9 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 9 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 San Diego Colony Our February 16 th SD Colony meeting was held on a beautiful sunny day at the Hilton Inn located on the Pacific beach at Carlsbad, CA. Our own colony member Bob Anderson and his wife Carol gave an informative power point presentation on their experiences as participants of the Stephen Hopkins Bermuda Cruise that included the dedication of a historic Stephen Hopkins plaque. A memorial service was led by CA Captain Rick Bailey for Colony members: Arthur J. Wood, Florence Marr, Audrey Alderman, and Col. Harvey S. Walseth, CA No. 3090, NA No , our oldest member at 102 years. Gov. Ray Raser presents certificates of appreciation to Carol & Bob Anderson for their Hopkins presentation New Members Daniel F. Blossey, William L. Bolen, Sonja P. Green Itson were introduce by membership Chair Joyce Shiloff with Gov. Ray Raser An open meeting member s forum was held that resulted in a concept being presented that would involve a grass roots initiative to assist in the raising of funds for the GSMD preservation of historical items. Our unique SD Colony pins and pendants that were developed by our Gov. Ray Raser continue to be sold as a fundraiser for the state scholarship fund. Our next Colony meeting will be a luncheon on May 11 at the Cocina Del Charro in Escondido, featuring a special Mayflower Mothers program. Our special guest and featured speaker is scheduled to be former General Society Governor General Judy Swan, who served as chairperson of the GSMD Women of Mayflower WOM Initiative. All mothers will be honored and a flower will be presented to all Mayflower mothers and grandmothers. Ray Raser San Diego Colony, Governor San Francisco-Peninsula Colony San Francisco-Peninsula Colony held our annual joint meeting with Sequoia Colony on March 16. Sequoia hosted at the beautiful Menlo Circus Club in Atherton. Attendance was large and the program very enjoyable. Our next meeting is scheduled for May 18 at Delancey Street Restaurant on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Our guest speaker will be fellow Mayflower member Mary Mitchell presenting her book "The Search for My Abandoned Grandmother". In addition, this will be our Colony Annual Meeting with officer elections. Nominees for officer positions are: James Ingwalson, Governor; Nancy Foley, Deputy Governor; Elizabeth Riley, Secretary; Jane Carman, Treasurer; Dianne Sweeny, Historian; Eunice Brabec, Elder James A. Ingwalson James A. Ingwalson San Francisco-Peninsula, Deputy Governor

10 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 10 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Santa Barbara Colony The Colony will have its next meeting on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Elephant Bar Restaurant in Goleta. Dr. Patricia Cohen, Professor of History at UCSB, will speak on Genealogy, #1 Hobby in the U.S.A... There will be a Memorial Service for Priscilla Draper, former Colony Governor and State Delegate, who died on February 27, Nominations for new officers for the terms will be presented with election and installation to follow. Judy Cardinal, Santa Barbara Colony, Governor Newly Elected Officers of Santa Barbara Colony are: Governor: Ruth Jackson jxnruth@hotmail.com Deputy Governor: Ray Garrett dunes13@hotmail.com Secretary: Peggy Homer Treasurer: Debby Pash bosdp@cox.net Chaplain: Anne Burggraff anneburggraf@gmail.com Delegate: Tami Wilkening (Past Colony Governor) tamiandm@aol.com Sequoia Colony The Sequoia Colony held its annual joint meeting with the San Francisco Colony on March 16. It was a record crowd of 64 members and guests! We were pleased to find out that a member from each Colony will be joining the Society's Historic Sites Tour of England and Holland in May! Our speaker was Ethan Rarick, director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley. Mr. Rarick studies California politics, policy, and history, and spoke to us on his book Desperate Passage: The Donner Party s Perilous Journey West. Our members were completely captivated during his outstanding talk which was filled with new information on, and letters written by, members of the Donner Party. Our next meeting will be our annual Pot-luck, Sunday July 14. Ethan Rarick Peggy Reid Sequoia Colony, Governor

11 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 11 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 State News Secretary Data Processing South Report It is always a pleasure to host the BOA meetings at my home, but I do need more advanced notice. It seems odd that we set the dates years ahead, and not the meeting locations. I will be setting up June Lazich, and others in the future for Skype conferencing, but not at the last minute. This meeting will have Santa Barbara Colony doing a three way conference with us. It is possible to do even more, but it requires a fast host computer (which I have), and testing. A lot of our Skype problems in the past have been because we didn t test as much as I wanted to. Practice makes perfect! Pilgrim Regards Gov Franklin E. Smith Update on State Scholarship Fund It is exciting to tell you that we have eight applicants for the State Scholarships this year. The problem lies in the fact at present time, there is only $2, in the Scholarship Fund which is only enough to cover two $1, scholarships. The scholarship committee is sending out a request to all Mayflower members with the hope that some of us will make that tax deductible donation to help future Mayflower members. The scholarship winners will be announced at the Annual Board of Assistance Meeting on the Queen Mary in June. Governor General Bruce Mc Gunnigle will be in attendance at this meeting. For information on how to support this program, please contact James Blauer at: jblauer@pacbell.net or call Attention all sponsors, junior life members junior members and their families Save July 20 for the first junior member activity. All juniors, their families and sponsors, and prospective members are invited to come to the California state railroad museum in historic Sacramento!!!!!!!!! We will take a train ride and tour the most popular railroad museum in the country! 125 I St Sacramento, CA 95814(916) The cost is $5, 00 for admittance to the museum. Come and meet your Mayflower cousins and learn about our history!! I need a count of how many will be coming. Please let me know ASAP if you will be attending. Sponsors; please encourage your juniors to participate in this activity. Thank you for your support of the junior membership writing contest! Jane Clayson Junior Membership Chair Po Box 2061 Folsom, CA 95763

12 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 12 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 CA Mayflower Quarterly Report The CA Mayflower Quarterly Winter Edition containing 24 pages, including 8 pages of color, was again brought to you due to negotiations. A number of favorable responses were received from the membership. The deadline for the spring edition is April 1, Requests have been received from Assistant Governor South Marcia Maloney for inclusion of material regarding the June state meeting on the Queen Mary. Also, June Lazich has requested the updating of the CA State Board of Assistants officer listings. We welcome your material submissions for the Spring Edition prior to April 1, NOTICE Request for Historic Preservation Ray Raser, Co-Editor The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library has requested some back issues of the CA Mayflower Quarterly. A request was made to CA Mayflower Librarian but we were informed that the Library does not keep issues of the CA Mayflower Quarterly. The Allen County Public Library is becoming a national repository for genealogical publications, research and binds these quarterlies for the benefit of future generations. If you can help us locate these past editions, please let us know. The missing editions are: Summer 2009, Fall 2009 Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010 Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011 Please contact Ray Raser at: camayflowerquarterly@gmail.com or call if you have any of these editions and are willing to donate them to the library. Note from editors: Articles that would be of general interest to the state membership are welcomed for consideration of publication in future CA Mayflower Quarterly publications. Due to the limited space in the Quarterly articles received that the editors judge not to be of a general interest to the membership may not be published. The editors suggest that ether B of A provide for additional funding for the added pages or a Group CAMayflower be established on Facebook as a forum or citation for these articles.

13 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 13 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 In memoriam Alameda Colony Mrs. Helen Mary (Coffman) Ellis June 16, 2012 Mr. Raymond Thomas Heizer III November 13, 2012 Mrs. Bernadine (Hatch) Swadley January Mrs. Nancy (Soule) (Madeira) Walkup September 20, 2012 Inland Empire Colony Mrs. Maryan Elizabeth (Young) Gerken February 28, 2013 Mrs. Barbara Ann (Thorsell) Rowand December Los Angeles Colony Mrs. Jeanne Jewell Gruwell Lancrain May 18, 2012 Mr. Richard Elroy Miller April 5, 2012 Mrs. Virginia Price (King) Stock November 30, 2012 Mrs. Elsie Jean (Haslett) Verrill July 5, 2006 Monterey Bay Colony Mrs. Jessie Laura (Whitman) Livingston Zimmerman October 15, 2012 Orange County Colony Mr. George Emerson Carpenter July 25, 2012 Redwood Empire Colony Mr. Richard Joseph Robbins November 7, 2012 Santa Barbara Colony Mrs. Priscilla Brewster (Lane) Draper February 27, 2013 San Diego Colony Mrs. Audrey Marie (Butterfield) Alderman January 13, 2013 Mrs. Margaret Esther (Russell) Hollenbeck February 6, 2013 Miss Florence Avery Marr December 21, 2012 Mr. Arthur James Woods November 1, 2010 Mr. Harvey S. Walseth December 21, 2012 San Francisco Colony Mrs. Grace Cornelia (North) Young January 17, 2013

14 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 14 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 It is proposed that the following amendments/additions be made. Said changes are noted in bold and italic font. Bylaws of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California, Inc. ARTICLE III - OFFICERS SECTION 1 - Officers of this Society shall be as follows; a Governor, two Deputy Governors, an Elder, a Captain, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Historian, a Librarian, a Surgeon, a Counselor, a Junior Membership Secretary, an Education Secretary, a Data Processing Manager, a Membership Secretary, an Investment Manager, a Public Relations Secretary, Editor, and a Gene Fortine Trophy and Manual/Bylaw/Roster Books Secretary, all of whom shall be members in good standing of the Society as of the date of their election or appointment. Appointed Officers. The positions of Elder, Captain, Historian, Librarian, Surgeon, Counselor, Junior Membership Secretary, Education Secretary, Data Processing Manager, Membership Secretary, Investment Manager, Public Relations Secretary, Editor and a Gene Fortine Trophy and Manual/Bylaw/Roster Books Secretary shall be recommended by the Nominating Committee and shall be appointed by a majority vote of then current Board of Assistants as soon as possible after the election so that the new Board of Assistants can be complete (if possible, by the end of the Membership Meeting). Each of them shall serve until the close of the following Membership Meeting, or until a vacancy shall arise. (as herein specified) To be omitted ARTICLE III Officers Section 6 D At the death of a former State Governor, the secretary shall order flowers to be sent to the family/memorial service. Section 19. The Gene Fortine Trophy and Manual/Bylaw/Roster Books Secretary shall send questionnaire to colonies in February of the election year and have three judges determine winner of the trophy given at the Membership Meeting. The secretary shall update the Manual/Bylaw/Roster Books continuously and issue new books after each election. SECTION 20. SECTION 19 - Absence by an officer at three or more consecutive Board of Assistants Meetings shall be considered a resignation unless the Board of Assistants approves excuses for the absences. SECTION 19 BECOMES SECTION 20. ARTICLE XI. VOTING BY THE BOARD OF ASSISTANTS ARTICLE XI /OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA FOR VOTING BY THE BOARD OF ASSISTANTS A. The Board of Assistants may use voting or other electronic communications media to conduct Board business as reasonably necessary between regular meetings. voting by the Board must meet the following requirements. C. The facilitator shall send an to all members of the Board (who have ) with 72 hours notice to set time frames, present issues for consideration and coordinate motions to be discussed and presented for voting.

15 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 15 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Election of State Officers for The Nominating Committee presented the following slate of officers at the March BOA meeting. This slate will be presented at the June membership meeting with nominations accepted from the floor. Voting will take place at the June meeting. ELECTED OFFICERS Nominating Committee Report March 23, 2013 STATE GOVERNOR DEPUTY GOVERNOR NORTH DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOUTH STATE TREASURER STATE SECRETARY APPOINTED OFFICERS SUGGESTIONS BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE ELDER CAPTAIN HISTORIANS HISTORIANS HISTORIANS LIBRARIAN SURGEON COUNSELOR MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY JR. MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP SECRETARY DATA PROCESSING SECRETARY NORTH DATA PROCESSING SECRETARY SOUTH INVESTMENT MANAGER PUBLIC RELATIONS SECRETARY FORTINE TROPHY/ROSTER/MANUAL SECRETARY CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER EDITORS CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER EDITORS Ken Whittemore Pat Friesen Marcia Maloney Ward White Jane Carman Izella Dickey Rick Bailey Myrt Savage Pat Friesen Linda Longley Nancy Wicks Dr. Bill Tatomer Mike Phelps Pat Meeken Jane Clayson Jim Blauer Larry Youngman Franklin Smith Judy Swan Judy Weaver June Lazich Ray and Gail Raser Donna Cole Don Dickenson, Donna Cole and June Lazich, Nominating Committee

16 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 16 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Board of Assistants Officers and Committee Chairs Governor CDR Kenneth Whittemore kenwhittemore@gmail.com Dep. Governor N. Patricia M. Friesen xjester@aol.com Dep. Governor S. Marcia Maloney torriecat@cox.net Secretary Jane Ordway Carman jocarman2@yahoo.com Treasurer Ward C. White wardwhite@roadrunner.com Historians Patricia M. Friesen xjester@aol.com Linda Longley indalongley@comcast.net Myrtle Savage smyrtle800@aol.com Membership Sec. Patricia Meeken pmeeken@msn.com Elder Izella Dickey ze1002@juno.com Captain Richard C. Bailey posteramerica@yahoo.com Surgeon William R. Tatomer, M.D. WRTatomer@aol.com Counselor J. Michael Phelps Esq. phelps@alumni.princeton.edu Librarian Nancy Wickes nancywx@comcast.net Jr. Membership Jane Clayson violinjane@yahoo.com Public Relations Judy Weaver judy@ourfolks.com Data Processing N. Larry Youngman lyoungman@volcano.net Data Processing S. Franklin Smith gov@lacolony.org Investment Judy Swan OnePilgrim1620@verizon.net Edu./Scholarship James Blauer jblauer@pacbell.net Website Committee Jane Clyson violinjane@yahoo.com Mary Ames Mitchell mmitchell@peachplumpress.com Newsletter Editors Donna Cole donnacole03@aol.com Ray & Gail Raser camayflowereditor@gmail.com Gene Fortine Trophy & June Lazich juniemin9@aol.com Manual/By Law/Roster Books Secretary Board of Assistants Past State Governors J. Michael Phelps, Esq. phelps@alumni.princeton.edu June Brainard Lazich juniemin9@aol.com Donald Dickenson ddickenson@aol.com Donna Bennet Cole donnacole03@aol.com Board of Assistants Colony Governors Alameda Larry Youngman LYoungman@volcano.net Golden Empire Alice Hargraves rlee@bak.rr.com Inland Empire Rick Clark rick.clark1@verizon.net Los Ángeles Franklin Smith gov@lacolony.org Monterey Bay Connie L. Moore conlou4430@aol.com Mother Lode Kathy Gire kabumpo16@aol.com Orange County Erica Hahn Ericalishahn@yahoo.com Redwood Empire Patricia M. Friesen xjester@aol.com San Diego Ray Raser rayrasergov@gmail.com San Francisco James A. Ingwalson jai@flash.net San Joaquin Valley Corky Peterson corksterr@sbcglobal.net

17 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 17 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Santa Barbara Ruth Jackson jxnruth@hotmail.com Sequoia Peggy Reid phr07@aol.com ************************************************************************ Are You Moving? Be sure to notify our State Membership Chairperson: Pat Meeken at: pmeeken@msn.com. She will notify your governor and everyone else who needs to know. This will enable you to receive your California Mayflower, Mayflower Quarterly and other mailings in a timely fashion. ************************************************************************ California Mayflower Next deadline: July 1, Send all text and photo submissions to Ray and Gail at: camayflowereditor@gmail.com. Submissions to the California Mayflower newsletter must be in digital format, either in the body of an or as a Microsoft Word document attachment. Queries relevant to Mayflower families will be published pending space availability. PLEASE limit them to 75 words. Include your membership number and contact information. NOTE the new deadlines: They will remain the same year after year. Submissions prior to the deadlines are always appreciated. Summer issue Fall issue Winter issue Spring issue Summer issue July 1, 2013 October 1, 2013 January 2, 2014 April 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 ***************************************************************************** Visit the California Society of Mayflower Descendants on the web at: Visit the General Society of Mayflower Descendants at: ***************************************************************************** CA Mayflower Board of Assistants 2013 Meeting Schedule Membership meeting in the South June 14-15, meeting on August 17, 2013 California North meeting in person October 19, meeting on December 7, 2013 ************************************************************************* 2013 California Mayflower Society. All rights reserved. Society members may reprint if credit is given. All others must contact an editor for permission. Authors retain rights to their work.

18 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 18 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 GSMD News GBOA Meeting New Orleans, LA September The Louisiana Society is hard at work planning the upcoming meeting in September. In order to ensure that sufficient hotel rooms have been blocked for our members, it would be extremely helpful to know how many members are planning to arrive early and depart later. [We already know that the Executive Committee members will be arriving Wednesday for the Thursday EC meeting.] For example, if you are planning to arrive on Wednesday, Sept. 11 th we need to know now. And/or, if you are planning to stay thru Sunday, to depart on Monday, Sept. 16 th, we need to know now. The other nights are not a problem, from past GBOA meetings we have a good idea how many will be staying Thursday through Saturday. But since this is an extremely busy hotel at this time of the year, they are requesting that we provide them with numbers now in order to hold rooms at the reduced rate for the other two nights, Wednesday and Sunday. Please let me know as soon as possible as we need to give the hotel a number by Wednesday, March 6 th. Thank you! Susan E. Roser Secretary General GSMD Invitation to Saturday Evening Aboard the Queen Mary Hosted by the Los Angeles Colony The Los Angeles Colony is hosting a meeting on the Queen Mary, Saturday evening, June 15, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. after the state meeting has ended. We will have a colorful meeting that will include a bagpiper, a SAR Color Guard, and the Captain of the Queen Mary. This is a very rare opportunity to meet Governor General Bruce Mac Gunnigle for both the luncheon and this dinner. Assistant Governor General Lea Sinclair Filson may join us, but she is a television producer and journalist which might keep her from coming. Los Angeles Colony has invited Orange County Colony, Santa Barbara Colony and all California Mayflower members to attend this special event. Although business coat and tie is requested, it is not required. If you plan on spending Saturday night on board, please make your reservations soon. There are many events on the ship, especially over the weekends in the summer. For more information contact Franklin Smith, Los Angeles Colony Governor at : gov@lacolony.org.

19 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 19 VOLUME XXXVII, No MEMBERSHIP MEETING INFORMATION Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 On The QUEEN MARY 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA Friday, June 14, 2013: 5:00 6:00 pm Meeting registration 6:00 PM No-Host dinner in ship s restaurant on Promenade Deck 7:00 PM Optional ship tours on own Saturday, June 15, 2013: 8:00 11:00 AM: Meeting registration 8:30-10:30 AM: Board of Assistants business meeting 11:00 AM: General Membership Meeting including reports from State officers, Colony Representatives and election of officers. 12:30 PM Luncheon: 1:30 PM: Speaker, Governor General Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle, followed by installation of new officers and special presentations. About 3:00 PM: Adjourn meeting. Luncheon Choices: (1) Chicken, Salad; artisan bread; dessert with freshly brewed TAZA Iced Tea, Starbucks Coffee, Tea. (2) Vegetarian Pasta served with salad, breads and dessert. Beverage included. Guest Speaker: Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle, Governor General of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. General Meeting Information: The 8:30 AM Board of Assistants meeting is a business meeting of the Board. All members are invited, and encouraged, to attend the Membership Meeting that starts at 11:00 AM. Membership Meetings are held in June of every second year- alternating back and forth between Northern and Southern California. Membership Meetings include reports from officers and colonies, election and installation of new officers (the terms are two years) and an after lunch speaker. All members of the Society are allowed to vote for Society officers in one of two ways: (1) by voting directly by a mail ballot, or (2) by voting in person at the Membership Meeting. Hotel Accommodations: Those wishing to stay Friday night on the historic Queen Mary should make reservations by phoning the hotel directly at A block of rooms will be available at the special rate of $129 standard/ single/double plus tax, overnight parking is available for hotel guests for $8 per day per contract. To receive the special room rate, hotel reservations must be made no later than May 20, When making reservations you should mention: California Mayflower. The hotel offers self parking for the event at $17 per day. Closest airport is Long Beach Airport. Questions, contact Marcia Maloney at torriecat@cox.net or Ken Whittemore (858) or kenwhittemore@gmail.com

20 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 20 VOLUME XXXVII, No MEMBERSHIP MEETING RESERVATIONS SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Indicate the number attending for: Meeting Registration $5.00 $5.00 Saturday, June 15, 2013 Membership Meeting Luncheon Napa (prices include both tax and tip) TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ Will you be staying on the Queen Mary? DEADLINE FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS: May 20, 2013 Yes No Are you interested in joining the 6 P.M. no-host dinner on Friday Night? Yes No NAME ADDRESS PHONE COLONY MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: California Society of Mayflower Descendants or CSMD DEADLINE FOR MEETING RESERVATINOS: JUNE 10, 2013 MAIL RESERVATIONS TO: Ward White, Treasurer, 698 Azure Hills Drive, Simi Valley, CA INFORMATION FOR NAME BADGES: (Please print the names of all individuals for whom reservations are being made) NAME: Member Guest Colony NAME: Member Guest Colony NAME: Member Guest Colony Questions, contact Ken Whittemore (858) or kenwhittemore@gmail.com

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22 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 22 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Mrs. Barbara Williams, Mayflower Chairperson of Historic Sites & CA Mayflower Co-Editor Ray Raser invite you to join them Land Cost $3,340 per person double occupancy (Several inquiries for singles to pair have been received) For more information please contact : Mrs. Barbara Williams, Chairperson of Historic Sites gsmdhistoricsites@gmail.com Ray Raser at: rayrasergov@gmail.com

23 CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 23 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Daily Itinerary Day 1: Friday, May 17- Board your overnight international flight to London. Day 2: Saturday, May 18- Arrive London. Day 3: Sunday, May 19- London Day 4: Monday, May 20- London- Canterbury- Dorking- Southampton. Day 5: Tuesday, May 21- Southampton- Dartmouth - Plymouth. Day 6: Wednesday, May 22 - Plymouth - Shipton - Droitwich - Wrexham. Day 7: Thursday, May 23 - Wrexham - Excursion to Wales. Day 8: Friday, May 24 - Wrexham - Babworth - Gainsborough - Sheffield. Day 9: Saturday, May 25 - Sheffield - Scrooby - Austerfield - Cambridge. Day 10: Sunday, May 26 - Cambridge - Independent activities in Henlow. Day 11: Monday, May 27 - Cambridge - Excursion to Lincoln - Boston - Fenstanton Day12: Tuesday, May 28 - Cambridge - Ferry from Harwich to Holland -Delfshaven - Leiden. Day 13: Wednesday, May 29 - Leiden - Excursion to Amsterdam Area Day 14: Thursday, May 30 - Leiden Day 15: Friday, May 31 - Depart Amsterdam

24 Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California 405 Fourteenth Street (Terrace Level) Oakland, CA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED CALIFORNIA MAYFLOWER 24 VOLUME XXXVII, No. 2 Ray & Gail Raser