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Here we'll list events and activities scheduled for the next couple of months. We'll update this page frequently, so check
back often to stay up to date.
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE HAVE SEVERAL HOLIDAYS
THAT WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER: 19 JAN General Robert E. Lee's
Birthday 21 JAN General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson 4 MAR Confederate Flag Day 26 APR Confederate
Memorial Day 3 JUN President Jefferson Davis' Birthday
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February 2010
13-14 February All day Olustee Reenactment, Lake City and Olustee, FL The Florida Society MOS&B will be present in the opening parade in Lake City on Saturday 13
February at 1000 as well as having a display in the reenactment area on both days. Come on by and say hello if you can make
it out to the Olustee Battlefield.
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| Monument of Governor Perry |
May 2010 Governor Perry 1814-1865
Madison Starke Perry was the only
Governor to come from Alachua County and played a critical roll in building Florida's militia prior to the war. When Florida
seceded on 11 January 1861 he called for the evacuation of all Federal troops from Florida. The plan was to replace them with
the recently formed Militia. His term as Governor ended on 7 October 1861 at which time he served as Colonel of the 7th Florida
Infantry Regiment. He was forced to resign on 30 April 1963 due to poor health, dying at his plantation in Rochelle in March
1865. There are three Florida towns named for him: Madison, Starke and Perry. His grave has been prominently marked for many
years, but Mrs. Perry and daughter Sallie have both reposed in unmarked graves until now.
The
Col. David Lang Chapter 289 purchased and erected grave markers for Mrs. Madison Starke Perry and Daughter Sallie in the Oak
Ridge Cemetery in Rochelle on 6 May 2010.
Their son, Madison Starke Perry, Jr. is also buried
in an unmarked grave. The COL David Lang Chapter is currently ordering a VA marker for him as he was a veteran of the 7th
Florida Infantry and the 2nd Florida Cavalry. When this marker is obtained an appropriate dedication ceremony will be scheduled.
Submitted by:
Archie Matthews
Commander
Col. David Lang
Chapter #289
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| Grave marker for Mrs. Perry and daughter Sallie |
July 2010 17 July 10:00 am Ocala, FL in Ruby Tuesdays, the Florida Society of the Military
Order of the Stars and Bars will hold its annual meeting. All members are encouraged to attend but at least one representative
from each active chapter would be appreciated so we might get information out to the membership. For questions, please contact
the Florida Society Adjutant at Adjutant@mosbfl.org
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April 2010
29 April - 1 May 2010 the
2010 MOS&B Convention will be held in Oklahoma, OK. The General Executive Council will meet at 3:00 p.m. on 29 April.
For further information go to www.mosbihq.org and click on the Convention link. We hope as many Florida members as possible will attend.
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The Florida Society MOS&B will hold it's Annual Meeting
on Saturday 17 July in Ocala, FL. This is an election year and anyone desiring to be a candidate for any office should provide
full information to the Adjutant not later than 30 June 2010. To see the meeting agenda, click on the link below. Should there
be any new business to be presented, please advise the Society Adjutant as soon as possible so we can have an orderly meeting.
FL Society Annual Meeting Agenda
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Prospective members are welcome to learn more about us by attending an event.
Florida Society Military Order of
the Stars and Bars
5598 Fair Lane Drive, Jacksonville FL 32244
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