Sons Of American Revolution Participate In Belleair Parade

Posted by Harry Fuller:

CLEARWATER, FL — Members of the Sons of the American Revolution Clearwater Chapter Color Guard and Ladies Auxiliary participated in the 10th annual Belleair Holiday Parade on Dec. 6.

The parade started at the Belleair Parks and Recreation Department, went west on Ponce De Leon Boulevard, turned and went northeast on Indian Rocks Road, then turned at Hunter Park and proceeded south on the mall back to the recreation department.

In years past, there was a holiday party with food vendors at the recreation department. However, there was no party this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. All groups in the parade practiced social distancing and wore face coverings.

The Clearwater Chapter's Color Guard unit is specifically known as the Samuel Adams Camp in the Sons of Liberty Brigade of the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution. The camp is composed of members of the Clearwater chapter who have uniforms of the Revolutionary War period. The camp participates in flag presentation ceremonies and other patriotic events.

Clearwater chapter and ladies auxiliary members who participated were (from left in the photograph) James Gibson, James Phillips, James Grayshaw, Charles Wetherbee, Margaret Harris, Patrick Niemann, Robbie Robinson, Susan Grayshaw, Robert Brotherton, Walter Arnold, Harry Fuller with Larry Patterson, Robert Anderson and Marjorie Wetherbee in the golf cart.

The Sons of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and preserving American history. Members of the Sons of the American Revolution can trace their lineage to a patriot who supported the cause of American independence.

For more information about joining the Clearwater chapter, visit www.clearwatersar.org or contact the chapter registrar, Parks Honeywell, at parkshoneywell@gmail.com or 315-212-9077.