Who We Are

Nationally

The Sons of the American Revolution was incorporated on January 17, 1890, in Connecticut and later chartered by the United States Congress on June 9, 1906.  Prior to this date a number of state societies were formed in the 1880s.  These were led by The Sons of Revolutionary Sires, organized July 4, 1876, in San Francisco.  The first Congress of the National Society was held in Louisville, Kentucky on April 30, 1890 - the 101st anniversary of George Washington's taking the oath of office of President of the United States.

Any man shall be eligible for membership in the Society who, being of the age of eighteen years or over, and a citizen of good repute in the community, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman, in the armed forces of the Continental Congress, or of any of the several Colonies or states; or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence; or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental, Provincial, or Colonial Congress or Legislator; or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain; provided, however, that no person advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by use of force or violence shall be eligible for membership in this Society.

Louisiana Society

On May 15, 1890, one year after the organizing of the SAR, twenty-six men of strong character and great patriotism joined forces and organized the Louisiana Sons of the American Revolution in the Senate Chamber of the Louisiana State Capitol.

The Daily Picayune Reported: BATON ROUGE, La., May 15 -[Special.]- Colonel W. H. Jack of Natchitoches reached here last night. This evening he organized in the senate chamber a branch of the society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The objects of this association, now organized in twenty-five states of the union, are the perpetuation of the memory and spirit of the great men who achieved American independence; the preservation of documents and relics and the records of individual services of the revolutionary soldiers, and the development of an enlightened public opinion; to cherish American freedom and foster true patriotism.

Colonel William Houston Jack of Natchitoches was elected its first President and served in that capacity for two years with officers from various areas of the state.

The Dr. Enemund Meullion Chapter

Organized on October 29, 1982, as the Alexandria Chapter in the same room of the John H. Overton House in which the Loyalty Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, had formed. The date and site were chosen in celebration of the Loyalty Chapter's diamond jubilee, 75th anniversary. LASSAR President Edward Overton Cailleteau, a grandson of Overton, signed the charter while his aunt Mary Elizabeth Overton Brazelton, who was the homeowner, shared tales of her late mother Ruth Dismukes Overton. Forty-seven men were charter members. Under Philip Donald Eisenwinter's Chapter Presidency, the Alexandria Chapter changed its name to the Dr. Enemund Meullion Chapter in 1997.

In July 2007, James A. Morock, Sr., M.D. and Tony L. Vets re-establised the chapter. Morock served as President with Vets as Secretary. On September 27, 2007, the Dr. Enemund Meullion Chapter held its first meeting in several years.

We invite you to visit one of our meetings, talk to one of our officers or apply for membership in the Dr. Enemund Meullion Chapter today.