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From: ANDREW M JOHNSON <>
Subject: Re: [SAR-TALK] 2007 Congress: Very Important News
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:22:40 -0400


Planner Joe,
Wonderful response!! This will be a banner congress and a special one
for VASSAR.


Andy J
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:45:20 -0400 "joexyz" <> writes:
> Compatriots,
>
> Please read this whole e-mail, and plan accordingly.
>
> As you may have heard by now, registrations for the 2007 NSSAR
> Congress in Williamsburg have been so numerous, that we have had to
> stop accepting any registrations postmarked after June 6.
>
> The event that is scheduled for Friday evening, July 6, has over 360
> reservations alone. For the last several Congresses, the Friday
> night activity has only had about 100. Expecting this Congress to
> be a bit more popular than others, the Virginia Society Congress
> Plannng Committee planned for 150 people for Friday night at Shields
> Tavern -- a 50% increase of recent Congresses. Even so, we have
> over 360 reservations.
>
> We want to accommodate as many of you as we can, and hopefully all
> of you. So here's what we're doing about it.
>
> Shields Tavern can seat 180 people. The Virginia Society had
> previously reserved the whole Tavern for a single seating. We have
> now reserved the whole Tavern for two seatings.
>
> If you choose to attend the first seating, you will need to gather
> at the Williamsburg Lodge NO LATER THAN 4:30, to be escorted to the
> Tavern by a Fife & Drum Corp and a Town Crier. There will be a
> receptions at Shields Tavern at 5:00, and you will be seatd by
> 5:30.
>
> If you choose to attend the second seating, you will need to gather
> at the Williamsburg Lodge NO LATER THAN 6:30, to be escorted to the
> Tavern by a Fife & Drum Corp and a Town Crier. There will be a
> receptions at Shields Tavern at 7:00, and you will be seatd by
> 7:30.
>
> The PG, the National Congress Plannng Committee and the Virginia
> Congress Plannng Committee all urge compatriots who live East of the
> Mississippi, to arrive early enough to attend the first seating.
>
> The PG, the National Congress Plannng Committee and the Virginia
> Congress Plannng Committee all urge compatriots who plan to play golf
> on Friday afternoon, or who live West of the Mississippi, to attend
> the second seating.
>
> The National Congress Plannng Committee is printing tickets,
> differently colored for each seating. When you register, if you
> reserved a space at Shields Tavern, you will be given a ticket for a
> seating.
>
> The National Congress Planning Committee would also like to alert
> the attendees that there may be other special accommodations for the
> Youth Luncheon and Tuesday/Wednesday Banquets due to the
> overwhelming popularity of these venues and limited space. Should
> you not wish to attend any of these in lieu of refund for the cost,
> or other consideration, please contact National or the National
> Chairman.
>
> We all want this Congress to be enjoyable for all SAR Compatriots.
> See you in Williamsburg.
>
> Fraternally,
> Joe Dooley
>
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