On Sat., June 4, 2005 the Annual Meeting for The Flagon and Trencher Society: Descendants of Colonial Tavern Keepers was held at the Pirates’ House in Savannah Georgia. My wife, some friends that live not far (in Ga.), and I attended to represent my tavern owner ancestors, including Lt. Isaac Chase (son of Aquila’s brother Thomas Chase), who held the first tavern license in Martha’s Vineyard, granted March 26, 1677-8. We had a wonderful time, and each year the organization chooses a different building from the 18th century (or earlier) to hold the meeting. This has been a very educational experience, and lots of FUN to boot! Their first meeting, in the 1960’s, was held at the historic Fraunces Tavern in NYC, owned by the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, of which I am also a member. Unfortunately, I was too young to attend that one (and didn’t even yet know about Isaac Chase LOL). Like other taverns in the colonies, Fraunces was also a place for holding secret meetings of the Sons of Liberty and other Patriot groups - and George Washington gave his farewell address to his officers in Frauces in 1783. http://www.flagonandtrencher.org/ http://history.vineyard.net/banks2d.htm http://sonsoftherevolution.org/mus_farewell.html Bill Brooklyn, NY