Welcome!
All members and guests of the Lehigh Brigade meet on the first Tuesday of
each month (September - June) at the Best Western located at routes 22 and
512, Bethlehem, PA.
Directions to the meeting location, take route 22 to route 512 north. Take
512 north to Gateway Drive. Follow the signs to hotels. Go past the
Hampton Inn; go in the main lobby entrance of the Best Western and follow
the signs to our meeting room.
Sutler's Call |
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. |
Cost for dinner and speaker - $24.00
Cost for the speaker only - $5.00
Reservations for dinner MUST be made not later than the Thursday before the
Tuesday meeting by calling Jeff Heller at (610) 865-0336
Any questions may be directed to Brigade Commander, Tony Major.
COMMANDER’S CALL: MAY NEWSLETTER
May 14, 2008 08:29
A total of 78 members and guests were at our April meeting to hear a very entertaining and informative talk by Hugh Boyle on The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Who and Why? Hugh held our interest with his knowledge and interesting facts on the subject. No doubt we will be hearing from him again!
We followed our new time schedule for the April meeting and it appeared to have been well received. Just another reminder, the dinner starting time is now 6:30 pm and our speakers start their presentations at 7:30 pm.
As I am sure you all know, I am approaching the end of my two year tour of duty as Brigade Commander. I have been asked to return to the class room starting April 24th. I will be teaching in the Access Program at the Easton Campus of DeSales University. This means that the May and June dinner meetings conflict with my teaching schedule. I want to thank Jeff Stocker for volunteering to handle these last two meetings for me. I also want to thank everyone who served with me these past two years, and everyone who contributed their time and talents for making our program one of the best known in the country! I have been proud to be a part of such a fine organization!
As we make the plans for our next campaign year, we are still in need of one Board Member, and Brigade Commander. If anyone has any interest in volunteering for any of these open positions, please contact Joe Riggs, for specifics.
A special thanks to everyone for their continued support of our print and book raffles. The print selected for our June raffle is “Band of Brothers”, by Don Troiani, and it depicts fighting on Culps Hill at Gettysburg. The additional prizes are as follows: Second prize, The Life and Services of Major General H.W. Slocum, by Charles E. Slocum, valued at $150.00. Third prize, Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee, by his son Captain Robert E. Lee Jr., valued $75.00. Fourth prize, The Field, The Dungeon, and the Escape, by Albert D. Richardson, valued at $50.00 Note: Includes several pamphlets on Ft. Delaware. Fifth prize, First Blood The Story of Fort Sumter, by W.A. Swanberg, valued at $35.00
Don’t forget, in addition to the possibility of winning any of the above raffle prizes, by purchasing $25.00 in print raffle tickets you will qualify for the interesting and informative trip that Andy Johnson is planning as our Spring Hook Trip, featuring Benning's Georgians' attack on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg. Check the Newsletter for specifics!
As always, I welcome any thoughts and ideas that you may have on how we can strengthen our Round Table with increased paid membership and increased attendance at our dinner meetings.
Tony Major – Brigade Commander
E-Mail Address: wamsr@ptd.net