Derden speaks to Brier Creek

The Brier Creek Chapter, Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting on Thursday night, May 2, at Walls Diner at 7 p.m. With President Wayne Howard presiding, they had 14 in attendance. President Wayne called on dual member Dess Smith III to introduce the speaker for the evening, Compatriot John Derden, who gave an update on the “Lader” coverage of the Brier Creek Battlefield that was just finished. He then presented his program on “The Treaty of Paris, 1781”. John is a member of the Wiregrass Chapter in Swainsboro and is a retired history professor from East Georgia State College. He is also a member of the Brier Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield Association, Inc. President Wayne then inducted the newest member into the Brier Creek Chapter, Compatriot Cortland Rice Lowe, Jr. His Revolutionary War Patriot was the first female that has been approved in the Georgia SAR, Sarah Booth Overstreet. Registrar Lee Herron did a great job in researching Cortland’s Patriot. Then President Wayne and Registrar Lee presented Sgt-at-Arms Don Bazemore with the Frederica Naval Action Chapter Flag Streamer. The Chapter took up some new business and they voted to change their meeting time to 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. beginning in June.

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