{"id":813,"date":"2025-07-18T13:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jockeyhollowsar.org\/news\/?p=813"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:15:06","slug":"jockey-hollow-members-host-table-on-the-morristown-green-to-welcome-lafayettes-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jockeyhollowsar.org\/news\/jockey-hollow-members-host-table-on-the-morristown-green-to-welcome-lafayettes-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Jockey Hollow Members Host Table On The Morristown Green To Welcome Lafayette’s Return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Five compatriots staffed a table on The Morristown Green on Sunday, July 13, 2025 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour of America. The wonderful event brought more than an estimated 1000+ people out to visit the displays, watch and march in the parade, listen to the guest speakers and enjoy the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey’s rendition of the specially composed music for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Jeff La Marca, in full uniform, along with Vice President Michael Smilek, Sergeant-at-Arms George Link, and compatriots David Paretti and Ellis Bailey were visited by many of the attendees, answering questions about the SAR, our chapter, and our projects. Numerous men completed forms to allow follow up for possibly joining the chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parade saw the arrival of the Marquis in horse drawn carriage, escorted by a fife and drum corps, dragoons from the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, re-enactors from the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, cannon fire, church bells, other period re-enactors and townsfolk. Numerous town officials and re-enactors participated in the event. The Marquis circulated through the crowd, being welcomed by all, much like the event 200 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a wonderful day of camaraderie, enlightenment and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more about the day at: https:\/\/morristowngreen.com\/2025\/07\/14\/two-centuries-later-vive-lafayette-echoes-on-the-morristown-green\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and at: https:\/\/morristowngreen.com\/2025\/07\/14\/lafayette-conquers-morristown-once-more\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Re-enactor Julie Diddell (Westfield Chapter, DAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Re-enactor Pat Sanftner (Morristown Chapter, DAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Re-enactors Jeff La Marca (President, Jockey Hollow Chapter) and Frank Hadley (President, Colonel John Rosenkrans Chapter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sargent-at-Arms George Link and President Jeff La Marca ready for visitors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our table on The Green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Marquis de Lafayette (Michael Halbert), his escort Ned Hector (Noah Lewis) and event co-chair Carol Barkin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five compatriots staffed a table on The Morristown Green on Sunday, July 13, 2025 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour of America. The wonderful event brought more than an estimated 1000+ people out to visit the displays, watch and march in the parade, listen to the guest speakers and enjoy … Continue reading Jockey Hollow Members Host Table On The Morristown Green To Welcome Lafayette’s Return<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54,61,16,66],"tags":[43,46,40,44,62,48],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-america-250","category-ceremonies","category-chapter-stuff","category-historical-sites","tag-community-service","tag-dar","tag-events","tag-historical-presentations","tag-public-event","tag-sons-of-the-american-revolution"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t