| About SVSAR |
PURPOSE
The SAR is an educational, historical, and patriotic non-profit, United States 501(c)3, Public Benefit Corporation that seeks to maintain
and extend
We do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the
independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny,
relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedoms on the
battlefield and in our public institutions. For more information, please read the SAR Whats brochure by clicking on the following link.
You will need Adobe Reader 7.0 to open the file, and to read and print the brochure. NSSAR - Form 0913 - SAR Whats
The SAR is an educational, historical, and patriotic non-profit, United States 501(c)3, Public Benefit Corporation that seeks to maintain
and extend
- the institutions of American freedom,
- an appreciation for true patriotism,
- a respect for our national symbols,
- the value of American citizenship, and
- the unifying force of e pluribus unum that has created, from the people of many nations, one nation and one people.
We do this by perpetuating the stories of patriotism, courage, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph of the men who achieved the
independence of the American people in the belief that these stories are universal ones of man's eternal struggle against tyranny,
relevant to all time, and will inspire and strengthen each succeeding generation as it too is called upon to defend our freedoms on the
battlefield and in our public institutions. For more information, please read the SAR Whats brochure by clicking on the following link.
You will need Adobe Reader 7.0 to open the file, and to read and print the brochure. NSSAR - Form 0913 - SAR Whats
ORIGIN
In 1876 there were many celebrations to commemorate the centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4,
1776. As part of this patriotic fervor, a group of men in the San Francisco, California, area who were descendants of patriots involved
in the American Revolution, formed an organization called the Sons of Revolutionary Sires. Their objective was to have a fraternal and
civic society to salute those men and women who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the battle for independence from
Great Britain. They desired to keep alive their ancestors' story of patriotism and courage in the belief that it is a universal one of
man's struggle against tyranny – a story which would inspire and sustain succeeding generations when they would have to defend and
extend our freedoms.
Out of the Sires grew the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, which was organized on April 30, 1889 – the 100th
anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as our nation's first President. We have used the acronym SAR to identify
ourselves for over 100 years. The SAR was conceived as a fraternal and civic society composed of lineal descendants of the men who
wintered at Valley forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in the battles of the American Revolution, served in the
Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause of American Independence. The National Society was chartered by an Act of
the United States Congress on June 9, 1906. The charter was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a member of the SAR.
The charter authorizes the granting of charters to societies of the various states and territories and authorizes the state societies to
charter chapters within their borders.
In 1876 there were many celebrations to commemorate the centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4,
1776. As part of this patriotic fervor, a group of men in the San Francisco, California, area who were descendants of patriots involved
in the American Revolution, formed an organization called the Sons of Revolutionary Sires. Their objective was to have a fraternal and
civic society to salute those men and women who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the battle for independence from
Great Britain. They desired to keep alive their ancestors' story of patriotism and courage in the belief that it is a universal one of
man's struggle against tyranny – a story which would inspire and sustain succeeding generations when they would have to defend and
extend our freedoms.
Out of the Sires grew the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, which was organized on April 30, 1889 – the 100th
anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as our nation's first President. We have used the acronym SAR to identify
ourselves for over 100 years. The SAR was conceived as a fraternal and civic society composed of lineal descendants of the men who
wintered at Valley forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in the battles of the American Revolution, served in the
Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause of American Independence. The National Society was chartered by an Act of
the United States Congress on June 9, 1906. The charter was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a member of the SAR.
The charter authorizes the granting of charters to societies of the various states and territories and authorizes the state societies to
charter chapters within their borders.
MEMBERSHIP
Today there are approximately 90 members in the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SVSAR),
approximately 1,600 members in 24 chapters of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (CASSAR) and 28,000
members (as of April 2010) in over 500 chapters of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) located in the
United States, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Almost 177,000 descendants of the men and women Patriots of the American Revolution have been admitted since our founding. SAR
members include fifteen presidents of the United States, Brigadier, Lieutenant and five star generals, presidents of several colleges and
universities, ambassadors, and members of the Supreme Court, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. Congress. Members include small
businessmen, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, CPAs, elected local, state, and federal officials, and government employees, all of whom
have a deep affection for America its heritage and institutions.
SAR members answered their country's call in every major American conflict beginning with the battle of Lexington and Concord on
April 19, 1775 up to the present, including Operation Desert Storm, Bosnia and the current actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. SAR
members have received the highest awards America can bestow, including the Medal of Honor.
Today there are approximately 90 members in the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SVSAR),
approximately 1,600 members in 24 chapters of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (CASSAR) and 28,000
members (as of April 2010) in over 500 chapters of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) located in the
United States, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Almost 177,000 descendants of the men and women Patriots of the American Revolution have been admitted since our founding. SAR
members include fifteen presidents of the United States, Brigadier, Lieutenant and five star generals, presidents of several colleges and
universities, ambassadors, and members of the Supreme Court, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. Congress. Members include small
businessmen, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, CPAs, elected local, state, and federal officials, and government employees, all of whom
have a deep affection for America its heritage and institutions.
SAR members answered their country's call in every major American conflict beginning with the battle of Lexington and Concord on
April 19, 1775 up to the present, including Operation Desert Storm, Bosnia and the current actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. SAR
members have received the highest awards America can bestow, including the Medal of Honor.
OFFICERS
President
Thor Wiles
Telephone: 408-282-4907
Email: thor.wiles@cbre.com
Vice President, Programs
Doug Bergtholdt
Telephone: 408-268-6572
Email: sueanddoug@yahoo.com
Vice President, Membership
(vacant)
Telephone:
Email:
Registrar
Terry Lee Briggs
713 Hibiscus Place
San Jose, California 95117-1844
Telephone: 408-984-1061
Email: tlbaia@comcast.net
Secretary
Michael Moore
Telephone: 408-782-1272
Email: mmoore8425@aol.com
Treasurer (acting)
Michael Moore
Telephone: 408-782-1272
Email: mmoore8425@aol.com
Past President
Charles Andrew Smart, III
P.O. Box 3279
Los Altos, California 94024-0279
Telephone: 650-386-5091
Email: casmart@msn.com
Past President
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Past President
William Howard Jones
1471 Woodberry Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403-3712
Telephone: 650-572-0223
Email: howardandcathy@hotmail.com
President
Thor Wiles
Telephone: 408-282-4907
Email: thor.wiles@cbre.com
Vice President, Programs
Doug Bergtholdt
Telephone: 408-268-6572
Email: sueanddoug@yahoo.com
Vice President, Membership
(vacant)
Telephone:
Email:
Registrar
Terry Lee Briggs
713 Hibiscus Place
San Jose, California 95117-1844
Telephone: 408-984-1061
Email: tlbaia@comcast.net
Secretary
Michael Moore
Telephone: 408-782-1272
Email: mmoore8425@aol.com
Treasurer (acting)
Michael Moore
Telephone: 408-782-1272
Email: mmoore8425@aol.com
Past President
Charles Andrew Smart, III
P.O. Box 3279
Los Altos, California 94024-0279
Telephone: 650-386-5091
Email: casmart@msn.com
Past President
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Past President
William Howard Jones
1471 Woodberry Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403-3712
Telephone: 650-572-0223
Email: howardandcathy@hotmail.com
COMMITTEES
Chaplin
David Arthur Dailey
3214 Alameda De Las Pulgas
Menlo Park, California 94025-6526
Telephone: 650-468-6008
Email: dadailey@gmail.com
Chaplain
Frank H. Grandle
2430 Skyfarm Drive
Hillsborough, California 94010-6344
Telephone: 650-579-1187
Email: none
Color Guard Commander
Christopher M. Palmer
1345 Kimberly Drive
San Jose, California 95118-1426
Telephone: 408-267-5238
Email: cmprgceghg@aol.com
Photography
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Publisher of Silicon Valley Forge
Newsletter
(vacant)
Chairman of Eagle Scout Recognition
William Dunton
13199 Paramount Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070
Telephone: 408-867-5127
Email: bdunton3@comcast.net
Chairman of Guest Speakers
William Howard Jones
1471 Woodberry Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403-3712
Telephone: 650-572-0223
Email: howardandcathy@hotmail.com
Chairman of JROTC/ROTC
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Chairman of SVSAR Scholarship
Howard McDowell Peters
228 Sand Hill Circle
Menlo Park, California 94025-7105
Telephone: 650-324-1677
Email: peters4pa@aol.com
Chairman of Social Events
John (Jack) Franklin Mallory
12258 Kirkdale Drive
Saratoga, California 95070-3149
Telephone: 408-252-7447
Email: mallory58@aol.com
Chairman of Website Committee
(vacant)
Chaplin
David Arthur Dailey
3214 Alameda De Las Pulgas
Menlo Park, California 94025-6526
Telephone: 650-468-6008
Email: dadailey@gmail.com
Chaplain
Frank H. Grandle
2430 Skyfarm Drive
Hillsborough, California 94010-6344
Telephone: 650-579-1187
Email: none
Color Guard Commander
Christopher M. Palmer
1345 Kimberly Drive
San Jose, California 95118-1426
Telephone: 408-267-5238
Email: cmprgceghg@aol.com
Photography
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Publisher of Silicon Valley Forge
Newsletter
(vacant)
Chairman of Eagle Scout Recognition
William Dunton
13199 Paramount Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070
Telephone: 408-867-5127
Email: bdunton3@comcast.net
Chairman of Guest Speakers
William Howard Jones
1471 Woodberry Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403-3712
Telephone: 650-572-0223
Email: howardandcathy@hotmail.com
Chairman of JROTC/ROTC
John Robert Kohli
785 Greer Road
Palo Alto, California 94303-3024
Telephone: 650-856-3587
Email: jkohli@pacbell.net
Chairman of SVSAR Scholarship
Howard McDowell Peters
228 Sand Hill Circle
Menlo Park, California 94025-7105
Telephone: 650-324-1677
Email: peters4pa@aol.com
Chairman of Social Events
John (Jack) Franklin Mallory
12258 Kirkdale Drive
Saratoga, California 95070-3149
Telephone: 408-252-7447
Email: mallory58@aol.com
Chairman of Website Committee
(vacant)
PAST PRESIDENTS
1955 Frederick J. Perry
1956 N. Perry Noerdyke
1957 Daniel C. Baker
1958 Allen H. Reid
1959 John W. Wear
1960 John H. Wylie
1961 Robert C. Bush, MD
1963 Maj. Gen James B. Cress
1964 Col. Frank H. Higgins.
1965 Robert H. Fulton
1966 Col. Francis X. Webster
1967 Thomas N. Berry, EDD
1968 Robert H. Fulton
1969 Robert H. Fulton
1970 Robert H. Fulton
1971 Allan H. Reid
1972 Allan H. Reid
1973 T. Larned Eastman
1974 I. Allan Whitecar
1975 Robert W. Formhals
1976 Walter B. Balch
1977 Lt. Col. Robert J. Walsh, Jr.
1978 Russell A. Estep
1979 Col. Herbert B. Murnan
1980 Creel E. Leman
1981 James H. Farr
1982 Arthur L. Ogilvie
1983 Arthur L. Ogilvie
1984 Frederic N. Berry
1985 Frederic N. Berry
1986 James H. Reynolds
1987 James H. Reynolds
1988 Fordyce L. Osborne
1989 Capt. Willie “Bruce“ Pruitt, USN Ret.
1990 James H. Reynolds
1991 Stanley E. Anderson
1992 Philip C. Alexander.
1993 David E. Searles
1994 David E. Searles
1995 David E. Searles
1996 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1997 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1998 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1999 Donald Britton Miller
2000 Donald Britton Miller
2001 David Arthur Dailey
2002 William Howard Jones
2003 William Howard Jones
2004 John R. Kohli
2005 John R. Kohli
2006 Charles Andrew Smart. III
2007 Charles Andrew Smart. III
2008 vacant
2009 Thor Wiles
2010 Thor Wiles
1955 Frederick J. Perry
1956 N. Perry Noerdyke
1957 Daniel C. Baker
1958 Allen H. Reid
1959 John W. Wear
1960 John H. Wylie
1961 Robert C. Bush, MD
1963 Maj. Gen James B. Cress
1964 Col. Frank H. Higgins.
1965 Robert H. Fulton
1966 Col. Francis X. Webster
1967 Thomas N. Berry, EDD
1968 Robert H. Fulton
1969 Robert H. Fulton
1970 Robert H. Fulton
1971 Allan H. Reid
1972 Allan H. Reid
1973 T. Larned Eastman
1974 I. Allan Whitecar
1975 Robert W. Formhals
1976 Walter B. Balch
1977 Lt. Col. Robert J. Walsh, Jr.
1978 Russell A. Estep
1979 Col. Herbert B. Murnan
1980 Creel E. Leman
1981 James H. Farr
1982 Arthur L. Ogilvie
1983 Arthur L. Ogilvie
1984 Frederic N. Berry
1985 Frederic N. Berry
1986 James H. Reynolds
1987 James H. Reynolds
1988 Fordyce L. Osborne
1989 Capt. Willie “Bruce“ Pruitt, USN Ret.
1990 James H. Reynolds
1991 Stanley E. Anderson
1992 Philip C. Alexander.
1993 David E. Searles
1994 David E. Searles
1995 David E. Searles
1996 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1997 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1998 Willis Sherman Clayton, III
1999 Donald Britton Miller
2000 Donald Britton Miller
2001 David Arthur Dailey
2002 William Howard Jones
2003 William Howard Jones
2004 John R. Kohli
2005 John R. Kohli
2006 Charles Andrew Smart. III
2007 Charles Andrew Smart. III
2008 vacant
2009 Thor Wiles
2010 Thor Wiles
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CALIFORNIA SOCIETY of the SONS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION - LADIES AUXILIARY (CASSAR - LA)
The Ladies Auxiliary has been of major assistance to the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (CASSAR). The
ladies group has raised thousands of dollars to help the Society in carrying out its mission of inspiring patriotism and informing others
of the contributions of our revolutionary ancestors.
According to the President of the Auxiliary, membership in the Auxiliary is open to the wives, mothers, daughters, stepdaughters,
sisters, aunts, nieces and other women relatives of members of the Sons of the American Revolution who are in good standing.
The ladies attend all managers and Spring meetings and schedule many of their own events. In addition, they attend the National
Congress held every year in a major city in the United States.
At the California meetings, the ladies sponsor raffles, coordinate the prizes, and add decorations to the tables. You can visit the
Website of the Ladies Auxiliary by clicking on the following link: California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Ladies
Auxiliary (CASSAR - LA)
The Ladies Auxiliary has been of major assistance to the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (CASSAR). The
ladies group has raised thousands of dollars to help the Society in carrying out its mission of inspiring patriotism and informing others
of the contributions of our revolutionary ancestors.
According to the President of the Auxiliary, membership in the Auxiliary is open to the wives, mothers, daughters, stepdaughters,
sisters, aunts, nieces and other women relatives of members of the Sons of the American Revolution who are in good standing.
The ladies attend all managers and Spring meetings and schedule many of their own events. In addition, they attend the National
Congress held every year in a major city in the United States.
At the California meetings, the ladies sponsor raffles, coordinate the prizes, and add decorations to the tables. You can visit the
Website of the Ladies Auxiliary by clicking on the following link: California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Ladies
Auxiliary (CASSAR - LA)