The Chief Is Coming - Clan Henderson Society

Henry McCarl, OutgoingSAR President General Metwith President Bush prior toPassing on Leadershipby Mary Rhinelander McCarlHenry N. McCarl, outgoing presldent generalof the 27,000 member Sons of the AmericanRevolution, recently met privately with thePresident of the United States to discuss the Sons’ concernsthat the formative history of the country was getting shortshrift and falling victim to the onslaught of “politicalcorrectness.” Eleven years ago, the Sons launched a seriouseffort to influence the way high school history is taught.After the White House meeting, Hank and I continued on toLouisville, Kentucky., where he participated in the passing ofthe presidency after his year as president general.Hank lead the members of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution between the hotel and the Cathedral of theAssumption in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday, 3 July 2005.Note his Henderson kilt. I wore my Henderson sash as well.Henry went out as President General of the SAR on July 6.He had an eventful and very successful year, which culminatedin a visit to the White House to present President Bush withthe Distinguished Patriot Award (both George Bushes aremembers) and to chat about David McCullough’s book, 1776.The president is very concerned with his legacy.Prairie Rose HendersonPrairie Rose” Henderson was born Ann Robins in Bristol,Ohio, in the 1870s. She was a vivacious redhead who wasa member of the Irwin Brothers Wild West Show. Shemarried a rodeo cowboy named Henderson, who gave her thestage name of “Prairie Rose” in reference to the Wyoming prairie.In the early 1900s, Prairie Rose was a popular performer whowowed the crowds with her handmade fancy costumes, whichwere often decorated with beads, feathers, and sequins. She wasa champion bronc rider, roper, relay racer and stunt rider andcompeted in rodeos all over North America, Europe and China.In 1911 she was declared champion and had started ridingfor C.B. Irwin. She also rode in relay races, and flat racing.In 1917, the Union Pacific Railroad presented her with agold and silver belt buckle for winning the Ladies’ BroncRiding Championship in Cheyenne. She remained active untilthe 1930s.In 1932, her then husband Charles Coleman was arrested.He was released during an unusually severe winter only to findhis wife was not at their Fremont County home. Apparently,Prairie Rose went out in a blizzard probably to check on theanimals and she never returned, having lost her way in thesnow. Seven years later her remains were found and identifiedby Coleman and her brother from a ring and other articles.From the articles found with her remains, she had apparentlyfrozen to death.Referenceswww.genkigirl.org/cowgirls/prairie_rose.htmlwww.wwfrontier.nu/girls_files/prose.htmlwww.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/frontierdays4b.htmlWinter 2006 An Canach 19