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ARKANSAS STATE SOCIETY
DAR NEWS
VOLUME XXV ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2010
Greetings Arkansas Daughters,
Here we are in the midst of winter with the floods, snow, and ice hopefully behind us. We have begun a new year full of promise and need. We
still have reports to complete and Master Questionnaires (MQ) to answer. By completing these reports online, we save time, paper, and
frustration; and we have contributed to conservation goals. (Did you include this on your MQ?) Please capture on your MQ all the hours you
gave. Did you recycle? Did you help a child read? Did you donate books? How often did you greet troops coming or going from overseas? Did
you send them something? Did you donate flags or teach on a class on flag protocol or heritage? Did you celebrate Constitution Week? National
Day of Prayer? Lincoln’s birthday? Washington’s birthday? Flag Day?
Did you help in parades? Visit veterans? Donate/visit DAR schools? Research/report Native American heritage? There are so many ways our
Arkansas Daughters have contributed to our communities; please report all of these activities. Don’t forget your Chapter Achievement report!
After visiting DAR schools in South Carolina and Alabama, your state regent traveled to Stuttgart, Texarkana, Morrilton, Little Rock, Searcy, Mena,
Jacksonville, Harrison and points in between in addition to moving to a new home over Christmas. In December 2009 we welcomed a new
chapter: James K. Polk Chapter in Mena with Alice Carpenter serving as chapter regent. We welcome them into our midst! And thank you, ladies,
for the warm receptions.
February 3-6, 2010, will again find this regent in Washington, D.C., for National Board of Management. That will be followed by trips within our
own state, continued preparation for our State Conference April 30 – May 2, 2010, at the DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock, and final preparations for
our fantastic bus trip to Continental Congress in July.
Thank you, Daughters, for your continued support, love, and dedication. You make DAR an incredible association of women dedicated to Historic
Preservation, Education, and Patriotism. This regent is so proud to be affiliated with you. Thank you for keeping the Butterfly Effect active.
In DAR service,
Table of Contents
State Regent's News Page 1-2 Other News Page 13
Conference Reminder Page 3
From the State Page 3-4
From the Chapters Page 5-7
Announcements Page 7-8
New Members Page 11
Memorials & Honorariums Page 12-13
A Message from
your State Regent
"And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we
shall reap, if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:9
State Regent's Schedule
February
3-6 NBOM Washington,D.C
13 Enoch Ashley Chapter Meeting 12:00
23 Col. Heritage Societies Hot Springs Country Club Geo. Washington B/Day 11:30 a.m.
27 Tate's Bluff 30th Anniversary .
March
11-14 Nevada State DAR Nevada NV State Conference
18-20 Louisiana State DAR Lafayette, Louisiana LA State Conference
19 Captain Basil Gaither Terry Branch Library 100th Anniversary 1:00 p.m.
25-28 Kentucky State DAR Lexington, Kentucky KY State Conference
29 Tate's Bluff, Capt. Basil Gaither Garvin Gardens, Hot Springs Tour of Gardens Lunch
April
10 Major Jacob Gray Clara Mitchell's home Insignia 1:00 p.m.
17 Arkansas Post Wreath Laying w/SAR 1:00 p.m.
20 Charlevoix Chapter Meeting 12:00
23-25 Minnesota State DAR Mancato, Minnesota MN State Conference
29 ASDAR Executive Board Meeting DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock 6:00 p.m.
30 ASDAR State Conference DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock
May
1-2 ARDAR State Conference DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock
8 Little Rock Centennial Little Rock Chapter Meeting 12:00p.m.
8 Prudence Hall North Little Rock Chapter Meeting 1:30 p.m.
13 Abendschone Mt. Magazine Conservation Award Luncheon
Presentation
15 Shawnee District Jonesboro
24-29 Tamassee/KDS DAR School SC/AL
June
14 Caddo District District Meeting
July
4-11 Continental Congress Washington, D.C.
ASDAR State Conference Featured
Speaker
Mary Steenburgen, an academy-award
winning actress, is our featured
speaker during our Saturday night
.banquet Ms Steenburgen, wife of actor
Ted Dansen, is an accomplished stage and
film actress, comedian, executive
producer, etc., who hails from Arkansas.
Her movies include "Melvin and Howard,"
for which she won her academy award,
"Did You Hear About the Morgans?," "The
Proposal," and many more. She received
acclaim on the Broadway stage, also.
Make plans now to attend State
Conference April 30 - May 2, 2010.
Featuring American Heritage, specifically
Arkansas heritage, as well as election of a
new Executive Board. This will be a fact
and fun-filled few days. You will not want
to miss it!
From State
VAVS
I delivered 145 pairs of house slippers to the NLR VA
yesterday (thank goodness I put them in waterproof
bags) and Joni was most appreciative to receive them
for distribution. They were handed out on Christmas
day. I found some Christmas cello bags that were large
enough for the slippers, included a card in each and tied
the bags with ribbon. I thought they looked very nice.
I was concerned about the logistics of getting the right
size to the patients but was assured Doug could do this.
If my understanding of past distributions is correct,
these shoes were given out to the indigent patients or
patients who have little or no family, first.
Thank you for helping to make this project a success
and for your support. The "Daughters" have been so
generous and helpful this year - isn't that GREAT!!!
Patty Windle NSDAR Representative to VAVS Advisory
Committee
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
POINTERS #2
A number of Chapters brought copies of their
bylaws to the August Board meeting but our
State file is still missing bylaws of several
Chapter. Many sets of bylaws contained no date
making it hard to decide which was the current
copy. The date any change in bylaws is made
should show at the very end, indicating when
they were adopted, revised or amended.
PARLIAMENTARY POINTERS #4
Minutes should be written as soon as
possible after a meeting. It is a great help
to the Recording Secretary if the
Presiding Officer will furnish her a copy of
the agenda – whether it be a simple list or a
detailed script. With this the Secretary can
note any changes from the plan, and quickly be
able to produce accurate minutes. Delay often
means an important motion is never recorded
resulting in the intended action not being
completed.
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Show off your creations!
Arts and Crafts
This is our version of the
county fair.
You make it.
We appreciate it.
We thank God for you.
Membership
Copies are still available of "A Good Foundation For a
New Member," a 27-page handbook of information. It
was written for chapters to present to new members
and contains a concise overview of the Society, its
objectives, definitions of terminology, protocol, insignia,
DAR Library, Seimes Technology Center, DAR Museum,
Arkansas DAR Room, DAR schools, DAR publications,
supplementals, and most importantly, opportunities for
new members to get involved in DAR activities.
Cost is $2.00 each. Please make your check to DAR
State Treasurer, and mail it to: Mary Cooper Miller,
DAR Membership Chairman, 38 Riverview Rd., Batesville,
AR 72501-8050.
DAR Good Citizen
I am compiling a list of all the schools
participating in the DAR Good Citizen Program.
I need for each chapter to email me a list of
their schools' names, city and county in which
they are located. They will also need to include
their chapter's name. I want all schools
sponsored, even if a student did not participate
in the DAR Good Citizens Scholarship Essay
Contest.
DAR Project Patriot
Ladies: Many of us, especially those of us who belong to other lineage societies, have been told that our soldiers need helmet liners - knitted, woolen hat liners for combat area. From what I understand, these liners are not simple or cheap to knit. As your State DAR Project Patriot Chair I want to thank those of you who have sent the liners to our soldiers. However, I checked with Captain Smart, commander of the Arkansas National Guard 1037th Engineering Company, and he told me the following: " I appreciate the offer on the helmet liners. I did pass out the original ones that were sent. Unfortunately, they aren't authorized for wear while in uniform. I found the guys that we have that are bald and gave them one to wear while in the barracks. Since then, we have been issued ones that are authorized for wear while in uniform. Thank you very much for the thoughtful ideas, but we can't use them at this time. Please pass my heartfelt appreciation to the ladies as I know they are doing anything they can to support the troops. Thank you again for all that you do and have a safe and happy holiday season. CPT Smart"
DAR Room Notepaper Committee
After 18 months of wonderful service as the chair of
the DAR Room Notepaper Committee, Nina Corbin has submitted her resignation, which was regretfully
accepted.
Eleanor Swineford has agreed to fill this position until
the end of this administration. (Thank you, Eleanor.)
Please continue supporting our DAR Room at the Old
State House through your purchases of DAR Room
notepaper and History of the DAR Room booklet.
Eleanor's contact information is:
Eleanor Swineford
18 Chad Court
Cabot, Arkansas 72023-9430
501-843-2493 louruton@futura. net
REGISTRAR’S MESSAGE
Akansa Chapter recently added three new members,
Janet McCain Huckabee, her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth
Huckabee, and long-time family friend, Anita McCauley
Murrell. In December 2008, Janet Huckabee was in
charge of the Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes.
Members of Akansa met Janet while volunteering
reading, sorting and packaging the cards. Discussing
with Janet our patriotic heritage and our ancestors,
Janet revealed she knew next to nothing about her
ancestors. Intrigued, Akansa member Sheila Beatty
offered to help Janet research her family. Sheila then
asked her if she found a Revolutionary War ancestor,
would Janet join Akansa. Janet responded that she
would, on the condition that her best friend, Anita
Murrell, would join too. Beatty and Akansa Regent
Sylvia Matthews then began assisting both Janet and
Anita in their quest for their ancestors.
Sheila worked diligently for months to prove an ancestor
and even found five for Janet. This piqued her interest
enough in family history that Janet and Anita joined a
group of ladies to do research in Salt Lake City at the
Family History Center library in October. They are now
“hooked” on genealogy and know more about their
ancestors.
The lesson for us as members is that there are ladies
who are interested in joining DAR but do not know how
to begin. They need help with the process. As Chapter
Registrars you know it can be very time-consuming, but
there are prospects who would appreciate our expertise
in hunting and gathering the documents for their
applications. Just be aware and available to share your
knowledge with others. It will help us grow as a society.
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From the Chapters
American Indian Speaker
Dr. John Thomas
Dr. John Thomas, Native American from the Pima
Nation of Arizona, presented the program to Jonesboro
Chapter on Nov. 18, 2009.His program described the
many Indian Societies who lived in Arkansas, as far back
as 1200 AD, their customs that led to productive
farming practices of America. The name, Arkansas,
came from an Indian word, Arkansans, which means
"living down the stream".
Prudence Hall
Sarah and Emma Bailin, twin students of Chapter member
Melissa Donham at Central High School, showed their
documentary Soldiers in Skirts at the November meeting
of Prudence Hall Chapter. This film follows the career of
WAC Ruth Blanton, a Bald Knob, Arkansas woman who
went overseas as a stenographer during a time when most
men believed that a woman’s patriotic duty was taking
care of hearth and home. and has already won a number
of awards. The girls have been making documentaries for
several years, and are avid students of history.
Major Jacob Gray
Mike Polston, Cabot High School History Teacher, is Major
Jacob Gray Chapter's Outstanding History Teacher. He is
shown with Elaine Payne, chapter historian, Junelle
Mongno, chapter regent, Cabot School Superintendent
Thurman, Cabot Mayor Williams, and Cabot High School
Principal Clarkson.
Major Jacob Gray Chapter NSDAR donated the book
Forgotten Patriots to the libraries at Jacksonville High
School, Cabot High School, and North Pulaski High School.
The chapter donated subscriptions of the American Spirit
DAR Magazine to the Amy Sanders Library in Sherwood
and the Nixon Library in Jacksonville.
Major Jacob Gray Chapter NSDAR members delivered
$5000 worth of clothing, books, videos, games and
personal care items to the Arkansas State Veterans
Nursing Home in Little Rock in time for Santa. The items
were collected through a combined project of the chapter,
the Jacksonville Museum of Military History, and the Mt.
Tabor Methodist Church in Jacksonville.
On behalf of chapters around the state, Major Jacob Gray
Chapter NSDAR delivered 150-200 dozen cookies and
candies to the Little Rock AFB Cookie Drop. The cookies
were to be distributed to airmen in the dormitories on
base.
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Jonesboro
Jonesboro Chapter DAR participated in the Veterans
Day parade held Nov 7, 2009 in downtown Jonesboro.
The parade was moved to Saturday due to the
deployment of 1037th Route Clearing Company. The 200
soldiers of the Jonesboro and Paragould-based 875th
Engineer Battalion were consolidated into the 1037th
Route Clearing Company and they left Nov 10,
2009 headed for their mobilization station in
preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in early
2010. The soldiers marched in the parade under the
command of Major General William D. Wofford of the
Arkansas National Guard. Over 2000 people turned out
for the parade. Sixteen Jonesboro Chapter members, 2
members of Robert Crittenden Chapter DAR, 9
HODARS and 2 prospective C.A.R. members were on
hand.
Jo Ann Cooper, Regent
of Jonesboro Chapter, presenting Welda Hunt, Chapter
Librarian, with her 25 year certificate. November 18,
2009
Tate's Bluff
The Tate’s Bluff Chapter invites DAR members from
across the state to the Camden Daffodil Festival, March
12 – 13, 2010. The Festival is considered one of the best
in Arkansas and showcases magnificent private daffodil
gardens, historical homes, the Hale log cabin village, the
DAR award winning Oakland Cemetery Walk, Civil War
re-enactors, Poker Bike Run, 5K Run, Bikers Show, plus a
tour of one of Camden’s early churches, St. John’s
Episcopal Church, where volunteers will present history
on the original stained glass windows. In addition, Quilt
and Art shows will be staged in the Great Hall of First
United Methodist Church, where the Daffodil Welcome
Center is located. Entertainment, Craft and Food
vendors will be available in the downtown area, and
shuttles to the houses and gardens are provided from
the Welcome Center. The Festival will be topped off
with the Championship Steak Cook-off on Saturday
evening. For more information, Camdenfestival.com, or
e-mail [email protected].
Abendschone
The Abendschone Chapter would like to share this
picture of us in the 76th Veterans parade in Branson,
MO. Our float is the "Spirit of 76" and the chapter
members handed out over 3600 hand held American
flags to the men and women at the parade.
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Colonel David Love
Pictured left to right: Margaret Norton, Janie Fuller,
Mary Calhoun, Annette Rawls, Susan Williams, Jan West,
Regina Dunn, Virginia Grizzell, Connie Mullis, Pat
Matthews, Jody Gladden, and Carolyn Brown; seated:
Peggy Carter, Virginia Gatewood (associate member),
Anne Burgess, and Kitty Hoofman)
The Colonel David Love Chapter NSDAR held a
Christmas luncheon at the Monticello Country Club
on December 5, 2009. The 90th anniversary of
this chapter was celebrated at this luncheon.
Regent Annette Rawls conducted the meeting.
Chaplain Connie Mullis gave a brief history of the
chapter. The Colonel David Love Chapter was
organized on February 15, 1919 and was named for
Colonel David Love. Love fought in the
Revolutionary War and served under General
Francis Marion. He was the ancestor of Orlean
Maloney; she was the organizing regent for the
chapter. At present, there are more than fifty
members of the chapter. Earlier in the morning, six members of the chapter
participated at Campground Cemetery for the
dedication of a DAR marker on Virginia T.
Cavaness' tombstone. Treasurer Jody Gladden,
who is a relative of Cavaness, delivered the
tribute. Cavaness served as a regent several times
for the Colonel David Love Chapter; she served in
other officer capacities, too. Regent Annette
Rawls and Chaplain Connie Mullis conducted the
dedication ceremony.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
James K. Polk (6063AR)
Regent Mary Carpenter [email protected]
Vice Regent Dorothy Kinnun [email protected]
Rec. Sec. Era Looney No Email
Treasurer Verna Smith [email protected]
Registrar Roberta Ashman [email protected]
Historian Margaret Shepherd [email protected]
Cadron Post's 30th Birthday Tea
Sunday, Feb 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm
at UCA President's House
140 Donaghey Ave
Conway, AR.
DAR is a family affair
Arnold Cooper, SAR member and husband of Jonesboro
Chapter Regent, Jo Ann Cooper, spent time with his
grandchildren Mary Cooper Maris and Tripp Maris on
Veterans Day. He spoke to the children at their school
about his time in the Marines. Tripp and Mary Cooper's
mother, Kristin Cooper Maris, is a member of Jonesboro
Chapter DAR and Tripp and Mary Cooper are members
of Aquixo Chapter C.A.R.
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There will be a special State Conference issue of
the DAR News. It will have your registration and
information about the events. Don't forget your
baskets for the auction.
Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration
Set for Feb. 23rd
The 6th annual George Washington luncheon will be again
held at the Hot Springs Country Club Tuesday, February
23, beginning at 11:30 . The speaker will be USAF
Brigadier General H.D. McCarty - Chaplain for the
Arkansas Razorbacks for 30 years. More information
about Brigadier General McCarty will be forthcoming.
The luncheon will be Chicken Marsala served with rice
pilaf, hot rolls, green beans almandine, house salad, cherry cobbler, coffee & tea. Cost of the luncheon is
$17.00. Please make checks payable to Akansa Chapter
NSDAR and mail to Sheila Beatty, 27 Doblez Circle , Hot
Springs Village , AR 71909-5109 . Paid reservations
must be received by February 17. Please note the name
of your chapter on the check.
Tate's Bluff Chapter
will be celebrating our 30Th anniversary on
Saturday, February 27Th by laying wreaths
on the graves of our Patriots, the Tate
brothers, at the Tate Cemetery near Tate's
Bluff and having a luncheon following the
Graveside event.
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New Mexico Society Daughters
of the American Revolution
Extends a warm invitation to all Daughters to attend
The New Mexico Field Genealogist Workshop
Presented by the NSDAR Genealogy Staff
Friday, October 15th
- Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
The Courtyard Marriott in Albuquerque, NM
$125.00 Workshop fee, payable to NMSODAR
Price includes breakfast and lunch each day, a
$10.00 Registration fee and all materials for the course
Hotel Reservations should be made directly with
The Courtyard Marriott
(please mention DAR for the special room rate of $90. plus tax
per night)
5151 Journal Center Blvd.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone 1-505-823-1919
Toll Free # 1-877-905-4496
Change of Addresses
Winnie Talley [email protected]
Pat Carroll WAVERLY HEIGHTS APT 155
3400 ALCOA ROAD
BENTON, AR 72015
Mary Lee Schultz 49 Lindulake Drive
Cabot, Arkansas 72023-9325
501-941-5259
(Email remains the same:
maryleeschultz@ yahoo.com)
Sue Johnson [email protected]
Welcome and Awards Ceremony for the
688th Engineer Company of the Army
Reserves (Harrison)
Mary Lee and Vive Allen with Staff Sergeant
Chad Johnson who was master of ceremonies.
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Mary Lee Schultz with David Hoss, State President of Sons of the American Revolution.
I Am Grateful For This Military Man Of Mine
Yolanda Antonette Jackson
He wakes up early to do PT. He comes home late and manages to be with his family. He goes to the field for weeks at a time. Just to make sure that the equipment is fine. Travels all around the world to his next duty station. And in some cases only to leave his family for a while. His uniform is camouflaged, but the enemy he can't dodge. The foods he eats are not as good as mine. He is just glad that he has a home to come to. He sometimes misses a birthday or two. Of his children and mine. But he loves to hear that I am his only Valentine. He gets lonely on our anniversary. And glad to find that the card I sent arrived on time. These are some of the things the military goes through. Now far, far away on the other side of the world. To defend our country are our boys and our girls. Not once but twice I was left behind.
But there is one thing I know.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS
MILITARY MAN OF MINE.
Cluster Meeting
From Left: Lorraine Belote, Mary Mosley, Regent Fran LaFace,
Ruth Smith, State Regent Mary Lee Schultz, Suzanne
Waggoner, Mary Coleman, Willa Voyles, and Shirley Barham.
General William Lewis Chapter hosted a cluster
meeting at the Rockefeller Center on Petit Jean
Mountain on November 14, 2009. Members from
Cadron Post, Dardanelle Rock, Persis Lovely, and
Maria Van Buren attended. State Regent Mary Lee
Schultz spoke on her recent trip to the DAR
sponsored schools, Tamassee, Berry College, and
Kate Duncan Smith.
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Bus to Continental Congress
The bus trip is on! We will leave
Arkansas Sunday, July 4, 2010,
spend the night in Knoxville,
Tennessee, and continue into
Washington, D.C., arriving at the
Willard International Hotel on
Monday, July 5, 2010.
We will spend six nights at this
world-famous hotel, which is within
walking distance of many of DC's
must-see sites. (The White House is
one block away). Our bus will take
us back and forth to the DAR
Constitution Hall for morning,
afternoon, and evening sessions.
We will leave on Sunday, July 11,
2010, following the "sashing" of our
new State Regent and after her first
National Board of Management
Meeting. She plans to join us on
the bus on the return trip home!
We, again, will spend the night in
Knoxville and arrive back in
Arkansas on Monday, July 12,
2010.
Cost is $1,350 if 40 individuals sign
up. The trip is limited to 40--
husbands, sisters, friends, etc. are
invited (sorry, no pets).
First payment is due December 6,
2009, in the amount of $350
(nonrefundable) with check made
out to Arkansas Society DAR and
mailed to
Mary Lee Schultz
1300 Military Road
New Members ...as of January 31, 2010
ABENDSCHONE
Murphy, Mary
AKANSA
Atkinson, Gladys
Wood, Joyce
Davis, Joan
Evans, Stacy
Huckabee, Janet
Huckabee, Sarah
Hughes, Doris
Koons, Jeanne
Loumena, Sarah
Murrell, Anita
Patty, Karen
Shearin, Linda
Vingelen, Sally
ARKADELPHIA
Miller, Barbara
ARKANSAS POST
Dougan, Mollie
CADRON POST
Clay, Candice
CHARLEVOIX
Bolton, Nancy
Rogers, Rebecca
CHICOT TRACE
Abbott, Katrina
COLONEL DAVID LOVE
Tenorio, Debbie
DARDANELLE ROCK
Teal, Lissa
GRAND PRAIRIE
Nash, Wanda
JONESBORO
Dacus, Barbara
Dyer, Mary
MAJOR JACOB GRAY
Breshears, Evia
King, Susan
Moore, Nancy
MARIA VAN BUREN
Tudor, Joyce
MARION
Mitchell, Elizabeth
Wills, Virginia
OZARK MOUNTAINS
Hillman, Karen
Sanders, Rachelle
Simpson Carmeleta
Vanhook, Deborah
Ozark Mountains (cont.)
Dalbey, Erin
Raybon, Mary
Voyak, Patricia
PRUDENCE HALL
Dixon, Stephanie
Toalson, Lauren
TATES BLUFF
Barnes, Mary
Bowles, Kathryn
Buchner, Cheryl
Crumpler, Patricia
Crumpler, Teresa
Estes, Kelly
Hopper, Linda
Jordan, Kathy
Robbins, Ellen
Craig, Lisa
Darden, Mary
Knight, Suzanne
Nunnally, Muriel
Taylor, Carolyn
XTEARKANA
Neill, Amanda
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We Hold In Memory...reported October 15,2009 through January 15,
2110.
"Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for
the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall
be ended." Isaiah 60:20
AKANSA
876978 Karen Elizabeth Hanson Patty 11/29/2009
GILBERT MARSHALL
736111 Margaret Virginia Clark Hamilton 11/29/2009
870946 Lucy Margaret Searcy Brillhart 9/26/2009
GRAND PRAIRIE
771619 Rose Mary Wittenauer Waggoner 11/28/2009
HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS
419386 Mary Edwards Miller Dickson 12/2009
JOHN MC ALMONT
415392 Louise Patterson Turner Dawson 12/27/2009
847532 Ada V McNorton Orso 12/72009
MARION
542145 Gloria Tabor McPherson 11/24/2009
517634 Helen Davis Seifritz 1/7/2008
PERSIS LOVELY-CLARKSVILLE
612513 Mary Ann Powell Stratman 11/19/2009
PRUDENCE HALL CHAPTER
736270 Doris Breeding 12/31/2009
PINE BLUFF
713938 Rita Jean Walker Barrett 12/4/2009
TATES'S BLUFF
725390 Sue Rothwell Brian 1/16/2010
TEXARKANA
713487 Ellen Edwardine Harris Smart 1/21/2010
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MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
Arkansas DAR Room
Memorial for Mrs. Leroy (Avery) Nelson Little Rock-Centennial Chapter Memorial for Doris Breeding Prudence Hall Chapter Honorarium for Susan Railsback John McAlmont Chapter
Honorarium for Dr. Bill Layher John McAlmont Chapter Memorial for Lois Magness Jeanne Tackett through Marion Chapter Honorarium for Mary Lee Schultz Sue Thompson through Marion Chapter Arkansas State Society Student Scholarship Endowment Fund
Honorarium for Susan Veal John Percifull Chapter Memorial for Lois Magness Jeanne Tackett through Marion Chapter Honorarium for Mary Lee Schultz Sue Thompson through Marion Chapter Loyd-Chesshir Scholarship Fund
Memorial for Nelda Smith Wilson Mine Creek-Paraclifta Chapter Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Honorarium for Lewis Hinkle John McAlmont Chapter State Regent's Project
Memorial for Rose Mary Waggoner Grand Prairie Chapter Arkansas State Society C.A.R.
Honorarium for Sue Thompson Pamela Redfern through Marion Chapter Honorarium for Mary Lee Schultz Sue Thompson through Marion Chapter Tamassee DAR School General Fund
Memorial for Linda Chastain Susan Veal through Akansa Chapter Memorial for Karen Patty Sylvia Matthews through Akansa Chapter Kate Duncan Smith DAR School Health Fund
Honorarium for Phyllis Randolph Sue Thompson through Marion Chapter Kate Duncan Smith DAR School General Fund
Memorial for Myrtle Van Trease Cora Lee Pollard through Major Jacob Gray Chapter Seimes Technology Center
Honorarium for Mary Lee Schultz Jean Dickerman through Strawberry River Chapter Project Patriot
Honorarium for Gladys Lile Marvin and Wanda Chamberlin through Akansa Chapter
President General's Project
Honorarium for June Linke Ronald McDanie l through Major Jacob Gray Chapter
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Mine Creek-Paraclifta
Lee Ann Turner and Kathy Stinnet
Lee Ann Turner
Kathy Stinnett 13
Samm
ye Winton
The program on American Quilts was given by Sammye Winton
of Dierks, LeeAnn Turner of New Hope, and Kathy Stinnett.
They explained how quilts have evolved over the centuries
from handmade bed covers fashioned from fabric scraps or
feed sacks to the highly stylized and artistic quilts of today.
There are quilting clubs around the country, which loosely
unite these hobbyists such as the Howard County Extension
Homemakers Club, Uncommon Threads. However, DAR's
guests were individuals whose incentive is traditions handed
down from family members and their own passion for creating
one-of-a-kind home decor items. DAR was honored to have
had a look at this modern continuation of American's heritage
in the home.
Sammye teaches the newer concept of paper piecing to a local
group of quilters. She also displayed her beautiful cathedral
windows masterpiece which calls for more skilled handiwork.
Lee Ann brought older quilts, one of which was done by her
great-grandmother as a child. Kathy is the most recent one to
take up quilting. She presented a quilt telling the historical
story of the Underground Railroad and the pathway slaves
followed to freedom.
"OUR STATE CONFERENCE PLANS ARE BEING
FINALIZED. THE INFORMATION REGARDING
STATE CONFERENCE WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.
THE DATES OF CONFERENCE ARE LATER THIS
YEAR SO EVERYTHING IS PUSHED BACK.
I ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT CONFERENCE ON APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 2010."
THANKS. MARY H. DEERE
STATE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN