[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E535]
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HONORING THE JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY TENNESSEE CHAPTER, NATIONAL SOCIETY 
                OF DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and commend the 
Jackson-Madison County Tennessee Chapter, National Society of Daughters 
of the American Revolution, chartered in 1901. This chapter is one of 
the oldest chapters in the great state of Tennessee.
  It is fitting that the members of this body should salute those 
estimable organizations that strive to promote love of country, 
preserve American history, and support better education for our 
Nation's children.
  The members of the Jackson-Madison Chapter, National Society of 
Daughters of the American Revolution are descended from the men and 
women who won American independence during the Revolutionary War.
  On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. 
Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to 
warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to 
arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown 
by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon 
John Larkin. While in Charlestown, he verified that the local ``Sons of 
Liberty'' committee had seen his pre-arranged signals. (Two lanterns 
had been hung briefly in the bell-tower of Christ Church in Boston, 
indicating that troops would row ``by sea'' across the Charles River to 
Cambridge, rather than marching ``by land'' out Boston Neck. Revere had 
arranged for these signals the previous weekend, as he was afraid that 
he might be prevented from leaving Boston); on the way to Lexington, 
Revere ``alarmed'' the countryside, stopping at each house, and arrived 
in Lexington about midnight. As he approached the house where Adams and 
Hancock were staying, a sentry asked that he not make so much noise. 
``Noise!'' cried Revere, ``You'll have noise enough before long. The 
regulars are coming out!''
  To celebrate the anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, the 
Jackson-Madison Chapter, NSDAR will sponsor a reenactment of the famous 
ride around the Madison County, Tennessee Courthouse on Sunday, April 
18, 2010.
  This Chapter is located in Jackson--named after President Andrew 
Jackson of Tennessee--and Madison County--named after President James 
Madison of Tennessee--both of which I am honored to represent in this 
chamber. Nationally the NSDAR has more than 165,000 members in 
approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide and is one of the world's 
largest and most active service organizations.
  Madam Speaker, I hope you and our colleagues will join me in 
commending the Jackson-Madison County Chapter of the National Society 
of Daughters of the American Revolution on its 109 years of outstanding 
service and its ongoing commitment to the preservation of our country's 
history.

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