The State Regent s Remarks from Pamela Rouse Wright

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1 Vol. XLIII FALL 2014 NO. 5 The State Regent s Remarks from Pamela Rouse Wright Dear Texas Daughters, This year has been filled with grand success! From the Alamo to Galveston, Amarillo to Houston, the 199 Texas chapters logged more than 408,000 hours to Celebrate America. Please continue to encourage your chapter members to log hours that benefit someone in the community or the community at large. We rejoiced in the election of our first President General from Texas and celebrated her success during Continental Congress. Add the announcement of Zia Lowe as the 2014 National Outstanding Junior Runner-Up, and we celebrated all week. Zia was one of 77 Texas Chapter Outstanding Junior Members this year. We have set a goal of 100 Chapter OJs for the upcoming year and hope your chapter will help us achieve success. Eighty-five percent of our chapters gained new members last year, resulting in a net increase in membership. Our goal of 18,000 members is in sight now that s something to celebrate! We encourage each chapter to diligently work the prospective member database to help us reach our goal by December 31. The State Regent s Project was dedicated in honor of our President General Tuesday, June 24. Members gathered in the lower level beneath Constitution Hall to celebrate the unveiling of the plaque designating the space as the Texas Lone Star Lounge (photo, lower left). Many thanks to Lisa Lents, Ronee Schneider, Susan Rouse, Susan Gaze and the rest of the committee that helped us raise the $140,000 for the renovation. Texas Daughters generously funded this project with great pride and affection to honor Lynn Forney Young, President General NSDAR. Each Texas administration has the honor of serving under two national administrations. We are forever grateful to Merry Ann Wright, Honorary President General, NSDAR, for giving us the opportunity to renovate the space (on right, in photo above). The Texas DAR Plaza of Liberty located in the Veterans War Memorial of Texas is our new state project. Patrick Henry s famous lines, Give me liberty, or give me death, will be depicted in an 8-foot bronze statue and adjacent granite wall. The memorial is used to teach immigrants and children about the sacrifices made throughout history by the American Armed Forces and Texas veterans. The dedication is scheduled for April 19, 2015, in McAllen. (See Remarks, page 3)

2 Texas Gets New Pin to Wear on Ribbon The 2014 TXDAR Nominating Committee Applicant Questionnaire for State Office will be included in the State Information Packet (SIP). It will be distributed at the 2014 Fall Forum to all Chapter Regents, who will furnish a copy to any chapter member upon request. The applicant questionnaire will also be posted for downloading August 15, 2014, on the Texas Members Only website. Joy Dabney Hagg, TXDAR Honorary State Regent Nominating Committee Chair, Member-At-Large At State Conference in San Antonio in March, our DAR School guests will include representatives and students from Hindman Settlement School and Kate Duncan Smith DAR School. If you or your chapter would be interested in participating in hosting activities for them during their visit to San Antonio, please contact Kay Alston, DAR School Chair. [email protected], phone/text The new Texas State Pin is popular with Daughters! It incorporates the official Texas Seal, Texas six historic flags, and the name of the State Song, Texas Our Texas. It costs $140. It is the third Texas pin. The first design had a Texas Seal, and the words Texas DAR; the second replaced the seal with the shape of Texas, and made design changes, keeping the words Texas DAR. It was sold by J. E. Caldwell, founded in 1839 a block from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and the official jeweler of DAR The Texas State Board initiated the request for a new state pin, and got approval from the National Board of Management; it can be purchased from Hamilton Jewelers, official jeweler of DAR since Another historic American jeweler, Hamilton was founded in New Jersey in To see the new pin and all official DAR jewelry, go to We want a society founded on service, DAR co-founder Eugenia Washington said. She and her invalid father survived a day caught on the battlefield during the Battle of Fredericksburg of the Civil War. Her experiences inspired a will to assist women from both the North and the South to preserve their shared heritage. Since 1890, DAR members have volunteered through our committee structure. How much time do Daughters volunteer? The Celebrate America Committee reports that in 2013, Daughters reported service hours totaling 4,760,314! That is celebrating America! The Texas DAR Bulletin is published twice a year by the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Pamela Rouse Wright, State Regent. Submissions, including photos and text, are appreciated. Material of interest to our nearly 18,000 members statewide is sought, and runs on a space-available basis. For more information, please contact Patrice McCullen Schexnayder, MA, MTS, Texas DAR Bulletin State Chair, at , or [email protected]. In This Issue State Regent s Remarks 2, TXDAR News Congress News BREAKING NEWS Membership & Genealogy Potpourri: Chapter News Tributes & Memorials Fall Forum TXDAR Patriot Monument 2

3 Continental Congress: Texas Tea & Opening Night Wednesday was a day of pageantry and ceremony as the 123 rd Annual Continental Congress began. The afternoon Texas Tea is the time when Texas Daughters all gather in one place - to socialize, to renew friendships and to celebrate achievements. Texas Board members posed for a photo, top, including Texas members serving on both the State and the National Boards. At Opening Night in Constitution Hall, a military band plays, preceding the procession of pages, flags and officers. At the entry of the President General, a grand American Flag, suspended from a cable, drops. Texas Lynn Forney Young, at center with sash in the photo, made her first Opening Night entrance. She is the first President General from Texas. (Remarks, continued from page 1) Eight Patriots, four Hispanic, have been approved and will be added to the Texas DAR Patriot Monument in the State Cemetery. The dedication is scheduled during Fall Forum, and we hope you will be able to attend. Sixty-six chapters and the State Society are partners in the Vietnam Commemoration Partner Program. The President General is hoping for 100 percent chapter participation in all states. Please register at to learn more about the commemoration. In this issue, you will find information about the workshops and events to be held during Fall Forum. I hope each of you will make plans to attend as we begin the third and final year of this administration. Your state board hopes that this year will be the best yet! In TXDAR love & loyalty, Pamela 3

4 Photo: Painting above the stage at DAR Constitution Hall NSDAR Awards Presented to several Texas Daughters Texas Daughters and Chapters brought home 451 awards and recognitions this year - from Continental Congress and from Division competitions - for service to the Society and for individual works in several categories. The complete list of awards will be included in the TXDAR Proceedings to be published in the summer and available at Fall Forum. The list below includes awards to individuals whose outstanding work was recognized by an award at the national or dar.org regional level with a first, second or third place. The DAR public website has been redesigned and reflects the spirit of Today s DAR. It is attractive and functional and provides information via a new and inviting organizational format. It has been 10 years since the site was redesigned, President General Lynn Forney Young noted in her blog. The new website is contemporary, forward thinking, inviting and easy to use. It is user-friendly and has a responsive design that will adapt to your visit - whether it is by tablet, smartphone, or computer. Over 30% of the website visits are via a mobile device. Also on the drawing boards for the DAR Headquarters team is a redesign of the members website; it will launch in the early fall and will have the same look and feel as the new public website. The redesign work is funded by contributions to the President General s Project. AMERICAN HERITAGE: Literature and Drama: Third Place, Fiction-Short Story or Narrative, Kay Reading Eby, Mary Shirley McGuire Chapter. Music: First, Mildred Walker Jackson, Fort Graham Chapter; Second, Elizabeth Reno, Llano Uplift Chapter; Third, Sara W. Lundsteen, Nancy Davis Horton Chapter. Fiber Arts: First, Crochet, Patricia Anderson Naiser, Captain Thomas Moore Chapter; First, Quilts-Art Quilt, Madeleine Gélineau Lively, Fort Graham Chapter; Second, Quilts-Machine Quilted, Deborah Penton, Lucretia Council Cochran Chapter. Crafts: First, Cloth Doll, Janet Bodin, Lady Washington Chapter; Third, Miscellaneous Crafts, Karen Schoelerman Baxter, James Billingsley Chapter; Third, Basketry and Caning, Karen Kerby Thompson, John Abston Chapter; Third, Paper Crafts, Sheila D. May, Robert Raines Chapter; First, Crafts, Clay, Mary Ryan Schirmer, General Bernardo de Galvez Chapter; Second, Art and Sculpture-Oil Painting, Sarah Anne Duncan Armstrong, Nathaniel Winston Chapter; First, Art and Sculpture-Drawing, Toni Wengler, Fort Graham Chapter; Third, Art and Sculpture- Sculpture, Ruth Walker James, Major Francis Grice Chapter; Third, Art and Sculpture-Photography-Computer enhanced, Rebecca Michelle Best Farrow, Permian Basin. GENEALOGICAL RECORDS: First Place, 631,319 Entries GRC Indexing, Judy Wiedeman, Jane Long Chapter; Third Place, 240,506 Entries GRC Indexing, Helen Herridge, Lieutenant Thomas Barlow Chapter. HISTORIC PRESERVATION: Second Place, Outstanding Service by a State Chair, Martha Hartzog, Austin Colony Chapter. WOMEN S ISSUES: First, Best Essay, Family, Linda Dunkin Pitzer, Henry Downs Chapter. 4

5 Zia Lowe Is Runner-Up for National Outstanding Junior Zia Lowe, Texas State Librarian, was named Runner-Up for National Outstanding Junior at Continental Congress. She joined NSDAR as a Junior Member in 1996 and is a member of the Lost Pines Chapter in Smithville. A Page since 1997, she has also chaired several committees at the state and national levels. She is a UT-Austin graduate, a Realtor, a wife, a mother of two, and a board officer of the Children s Advocacy Center. I was truly honored to be named the National Outstanding Junior Runner-Up. It takes a village to raise a child, and I cannot think of a better place to raise a young lady than the DAR. So many Texas ladies have mentored, supported and believed in me. Your DAR friends are truly your best friends. Thank you to each and every one of you for your love and support. I share this amazing award with my DAR Village. God Bless Texas! she said. Kay Wesson (her grandmother), Zia Lowe, President General Lynn Forney Young, and Texas State Regent Pamela Wright Solar Panels Installed Atop Constitution Hall The sun now powers some energy needs at DAR Constitution Hall. Production of up to 100,786 kwh of energy will offset the needs of Washington, DC s largest concert hall. President General Lynn Young said the project met the requirements of a historic building while maintaining the integrity of the architecture. The hall opened in 1929 and was designated a National Historic building in DAR Constitution Hall seats 3,702 people. Antique Music Box for Texas Room Dedicated at Congress Music Box Dedication: Texas Daughters (left photo) gathered at Continental Congress for the dedication of an antique music box for the Texas Room in Memorial Continental Hall. State Regent Pamela Wright donated the box, which is circa It was given in honor of President General Lynn Forney Young and the Texas Daughters. Ada Faye Schmidt chairs the Texas Room Committee. 5

6 Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution TXDAR had five chapters by the turn of the 20 th century. They are: George Washington, Galveston, June 1895; Jane Douglas, Dallas, October 1895; Mary Isham Keith, Fort Worth, June 1898; Thankful Hubbard, Austin, January 1899; and Lady Washington, Houston, November Now, there are 199! The Long Wait Toni Wengler is an artist but she did not know it until recently. My life as an artist emerged seven years ago! It was not something I sought after or ever thought of doing; it came to me as a result of a life change. However, I inherited the talent from my father, an internationally known artist. A member of Fort Graham Chapter in Whitney, she won First Place in the American Heritage Committee Art and Sculpture Contest. Her art is a colored pencil painting applied on sand paper with about 20 layers of pencil applied. It is entitled The Long Wait and was displayed in the DAR Library during Continental Congress. Artists throughout the ages have tried to capture the emotions involved in waiting. The painting, The Long Wait is my personal interpretation, she said. People have told me that she reminds them of their grandmother. Seemingly endless waiting is a universal theme that is timeless! For years women have waited! What is this grandmother waiting for? The Long Wait evokes memories of our heritage, both on a personal and a universal level. Lynn Young Awarded Women in American History Award 70-Year Member The Jacob s Well Chapter in Wimberley will celebrate the 70 th DAR Anniversary of their charter member and Honorary Regent, Rosalynn Reynolds Williams in December. Mrs. Williams was a new bride when she and her mother, Maudames DeSteiger Reynolds became Charter Members of the newly approved LaVillita Chapter in College Station in In her 70 years as a Daughter she has been a member of four chapters: LaVillita, St. Thomas Barlow in San Benito, San Antonio de Bexar in San Antonio, and Jacob s Well, and has held many offices. In photo above, she is seated; her niece Cassandra (Candy) Tiner Hager, original designer of the TXDAR Patriot Monument, is standing. Rosalynn is the elder sister of the late Texas Honorary State Regent Nancy Reynolds Tiner, and aunt also to Tammy Tiner, and to Page Laura Harding (right). Laura has served as Page to President General Lynn Young and Texas State Regent Pamela Wright, both of whom served as Page to Laura s grandmother, Nancy Tiner. President General Lynn Forney Young was presented a Women in American History certificate by the Texas Society. With her are Betty Bird, State Chair of the American History Committee, and State Regent Pamela Rouse Wright. BREAKING NEWS! State Conference 2015 will be held March 4-8 at the Omni Colonnade Hotel, San Antonio! With the date change, DAR benefits with 200 additional rooms at the hotel. Please notify your chapter members as soon as possible. If your yearbook has been printed, please provide stickers with updated information. Reservations will open after Fall Forum, and more information will be released on the TXDAR Facebook page, the members web site, and via the TXDARlings yahoo group. Pamela Wright, Texas State Regent 6

7 DAR Commemorates Vietnam War 50 th Anniversary Veterans, many of them Vietnam War veterans, were honored at the Patriotic Prayer Breakfast held at State Conference in Dallas last March. With this event, TXDAR began its commemoration of the 50 th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Daughters personally invited veterans to join them at the Sunday morning breakfast for the event. NSDAR is one of the organizations nationwide that has partnered with the United States of America Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration, established by Congress. Its goal is to "thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, including personnel who were held as prisoners of war (POW) or listed as missing in action (MIA), for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States and to thank and honor the families of these veterans." An Army News Service article noted that on March 8, 1965, 3500 Marines were deployed to America s ground war in Vietnam. By Christmas, nearly 200,000 soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors were in the country. Eventually nearly three million Americans had been on the ground, in the air and on the rivers of Vietnam, and more than 58,000 lost their lives. The official 50 th anniversary will be in 2015, and planning has begun for many events. Daughters are making plans now to hold events in conjunction with the commemoration. Please contact Carol Hicks, Chair, Commemorative Events Committee at or [email protected]. Honor Flight, Daughters Meet on Flight to Houston the flight we saw them participate in Mail Call. After that, I felt compelled to visit with them. The picture was taken on my cell phone by their young coordinator Ashley. In the picture with Jan Garrison are two WWII Army veterans who both served in the Battle of the Bulge. On the left is John J. Clary; on the right is George Dodson. Upon landing, we were treated to a water cannon salute with much applause. It was wonderful to observe the welcome home activities for them at the airport, which included many Texas Daughters. What an honor for us to thank them in person for their service to our country! Naturalization Ceremonies Are Route to American Citizenship At a Naturalization Ceremony at Camp Mabry in Austin, 30 applicants from more than a dozen countries and representing all branches of the Armed Forces took the Oath of Allegiance and became American citizens. The ceremony was held during the Texas Military Forces Open House & American Heroes Air Show in April. Thirteen DAR ladies distributed flags and event fliers. Other naturalization ceremonies are also held in Austin annually, with hundreds of people taking the oath. Texas Daughters serve at these ceremonies in various ways. Chapter Chairs and Regents can provide more information. The DAR Americanism Committee encourages members to become involved in the naturalization process and assist new immigrants with citizenship. The committee distributes the DAR Manual for Citizenship and oversees the approval process for the DAR Medal of Honor and the DAR Americanism Medal. For more information about naturalization visit: On their return to Houston from Continental Congress, several Texas Daughters discovered they were on the same flight as a group of Honor Flight Veterans and their Guardians who had visited the World War II Memorial that day, Jan Garrison reports. She said after pre-boarding was complete, the veterans took the only seats left - in the rear of the plane. Quite a shock for all of the A Group people accustomed to sitting in the front, Jan said. During 7

8 DAR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Who is eligible for membership? Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership. DAR volunteers are willing to provide guidance and assistance with your first step into the world of genealogy. Membership Outreach at Fair Park For 78 years, millions of people have been drawn to Fair Park in Dallas, now the site of the annual Texas State Fair and originally built to host the 1936 Texas Centennial Exhibition. It thrives today as home to many museums, education centers and the historic art deco buildings on the Esplanade between the Front Gate and the Cotton Bowl stadium. On the Main Gate Plaza, across from the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial, stands the Continental DAR House. It is a prime location! During the 24 days of State Fair, 33,000 people come through. We use a clicker to count every person who crosses the threshold. About 70 chapter members take on the task; many prospective members join because they want to be involved in the community, said Jennifer Mitten, Jane Douglas Chapter Regent. At the State Fair in 2013, the chapter entered 74 prospective members in the PMD, sent six prospectives to C.A.R., and distributed 100 pedigree charts, 80 Hot Tips sheets, 60 lineage ladder forms, 160 DAR membership interest forms, and 150 DAR Fact Sheets, she added. We work around Fair Park s calendar, she said about planning events for the park visitors. The membership table annually refers more than 100 prospective members from many states to the national website for information. During State Fair s three-week run, thousands of people arrive for competitions, displays and annual events like the Texas-OU football game; the rest of the year, special events provide more opportunities to tell people about membership in DAR. At such events, at the DAR House, a booth is set up and Daughters answer questions about membership and genealogical research and display DAR genealogical publications. On State Fair Opening Day, the chapter will hold its second commemoration of American Indian Heritage Day. The 2013 event included a display of American Indian artwork and a reading of the Native American Veterans Roll Call. During it, a Marine who had been honored as a DAR Outstanding Veteran Volunteer stood at attention for the hour-long reading. A Second Place for Commemorative Events was awarded to the chapter at Continental Congress in June. Chapter member Becky Nelson, a Cherokee Indian and member of the Association of Descendants of Nancy Ward, organized the event. Nancy Ward was born into the Wolf Clan of the Eastern Tennessee Cherokee Nation and came to be known as the Beloved Woman through whom the Great Spirit spoke. She was a great leader in the Cherokee s matriarchal culture and a lead figure in peace treaty negotiations between the tribe and Americans during the American Revolution. On display at the DAR House are many historic items, including a replica (below) of the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty belt, a six-foot long wampum belt composed of 13 figures holding hands, connected to two figures and a house. George Washington had the belt made to ratify a treaty to end quarrels, and bring peace and friendship forever, between the 13 new States and the Seneca and Mohawk tribes. DAR House is open during State Fair hours, and visitors can see its historic and genealogy displays. Chapter members can also assist with research questions, even accessing information through the Genealogical Research System. Fair dates for 2014 are Sept Oct. 19. The Continental DAR House is located a fiveminute walk from the Fair Park Main Entry on Parry Avenue, the location where the DART Green Line stops. DART day passes cost $5. 8

9 E pluribus unum The Chin Family Mark, left, identifies a document with 25 generations of family history. On the right, an image and words describe the purpose of the Texas DAR Patriot Monument, From the American Colonies, France and Spanish Texas. As an American of African, European and American Indian ancestry, I must point out that my mixed lineage is in fact not particularly rare. There are many... Americans with a centuries-old presence in this country, and who also share this ethnic and historically patriotic mix. The quote is from Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly, New York DAR member. Her family tree is not unusual. From the beginning of settlement of the Americas, through the generations children have been born to people whose ancestors came from all over the globe. The French and Spanish brought few women colonists and intermarried with native women, preserving if not all the American Indian languages, certainly their foods and genes. From every continent immigrants have come, as refugees or slaves, for a better life, and for every other reason imaginable. Family Histories There are interesting ancestors in family trees. In ages past, family tales were passed down a few generations, then forgotten if there were no written documents. Texas Daughter Grace Stinebaugh, James Hardage Lane I Chapter and Volunteer Genealogist, found a treasure trove of Chinese history when she researched her husband s family tree. She said: My husband's family history was recorded over the centuries and translated from Chinese a few years ago. Letters from ancestors dating back hundreds of years were found. My husband is an interesting blend of Colonial American meets Ancient Chinese. Her Texan father-in-law, whose family goes back to early Texas and the first colonists, met his Chinese wife at a Panama hospital where he was a physician, and she a nurse. Genetics and Y-DNA Research may suggest but not prove a line, and genetic factors may be of use. Genetic studies are now rewriting the stories of who we are as cultures and peoples and sometimes corroborating evidence of individuals in families. In response to genetic sciences, DAR now will consider Y-DNA along with other more traditional genealogical sources during the verification of member-related applications. Y- DNA is passed only through the male line; therefore, women applying for DAR membership need to find appropriate male surrogates for whom the test results can be used to link an applicant to an ancestor and lineage already completely verified by the DAR. No single DNA test can point to a specific ancestor, but advances in the science and interpretation of DNA testing have placed the DAR in a position to begin accepting DNA evidence in a limited manner within the context of traditional genealogical evidence. With the new genetic policy effective January 1, 2014 DNA evidence is submitted along with all the other source documentation provided to prove heritage. DNA will not be accepted as stand alone proof of lineage, because while it can point to a family, it cannot be used as absolute proof for an individual. The specific types of situations in which DNA can be accepted by the DAR, as well as the testing and reporting methods for the surrogate Y- DNA test subjects, are outlined at The Spanish Task Force As of 2014, over 2,311 DAR members have traced their ancestry to a Spanish patriot of the American Revolution. Ongoing research continues to identify new Spanish patriots. They were Spanish residents of Louisiana or what was then called Nueva España, which included portions of the present day states of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado as well as Mexico. Spanish forces also likely served from the Caribbean Islands and in the Atlantic. They were involved in the American Revolution, and eligibility for their descendants is based on the rendering of material aid, military service, and being a Donativo, a contributor of money to the Revolution. Tyler Hancock of Colorado, Lineage Research National Chair - Spanish Task Force, created and archived two webinars on researching Spanish Patriots. They include comprehensive information about the areas, peoples and records that document Spanish service. The Galvez Expedition, Texas cattle, and service in Cuba and the Canary Islands are some of the broad categories covered in the webinar, which is archived online on the DAR Leadership Training Committee website. In June, sisters Molly Long de Fernandez de Mes, España Chapter in Madrid, and Anthony Startz, Lady Washington Chapter, did archival research in Mexico City, copying colonial records at the Archivo General de la Nacion ( The work will be compiled into a reference book. The archive in Mexico City is signing agreements with Family Search and Ancestry.com to copy records, and these will be helpful for finding birth, death and marriage information. If you can read Spanish and help future prospective members with this ancestry, please send your contact information to Anthony Startz at [email protected]. See her at Fall Forum for more information. 9

10 Potpourri: Chapter News TXDAR Has Six New Chapters! Congratulations to the Texas Society for adding six chapters during the Wright Administration. Texas now has 199 chapters and 17,616 members. District I: The "Molino de Viento Chapter" in Dalhart was organized by Barbara Dawkins April 13, 2013, and has 29 members. District II: The "Bosque River Valley Chapter" in Meridian, organized in September 2013 with Sue Fielden as Organizing Regent, has 48 members. District III: The "Sister Grove Chapter" organized in Van Alstyne October 5, Laura Cooper is Organizing Regent, and it has 29 members. The "Susannah Biggers Bibb Chapter" in Plano was organized December 13, 2013, by Denise Cervantes and has 45 members. District IV: The "Come and Take It Chapter" in Bryan was organized in December 2013 with 15 members. The Organizing Regent is Pamela Marshall. The "Chappell Hill Chapter" in Chappell Hill was organized February 8, 2014, by Sara English and has 16 members. Catharine Browning, State Organizing Secretary, Lt. Thomas Barlow, San Benito, celebrated its 100 th! Members had a luncheon in April and dressed in vintage costumes, including colonial or any decade of the past century. Commemorative events included publication of a 60-page chapter history book, and marking the grave of Organizing Regent Lelia Barlow Ammerman in Cisco. To honor past regents and officers, they researched their first names, adding them to records; now the regents are no longer listed solely by their husbands names. Highland Park, Dallas is 30! Historic is the word for Highland Park s celebration. One of the oldest homes in Highland Park, owned by member Mary Lou Wiggins, was designated an Historic Landmark June 7; a week later, the chapter s 30 th Anniversary Tea was held there, with attendees wearing 1980s attire. Keeping with the 80s theme, chapter member Nancy Smith read excerpts of her book, Dallas International with J. R. Ewing. The popular TV series Dallas ran from Capt. Gilbreth Falls Absolom Hooper, Friendswood, is 25! In its quarter-century, the chapter has grown from 21 charter members to 146 members and seven associate members. In 2014 at State Conference, the chapter was awarded the Golden Peacock Award for its 50 new members, the most new members of any Texas chapter for The chapter honored its charter members in January 2013 and in May 2014 celebrated its 25 th Birthday with a Covered Dish Luncheon. Pictured are Chapter Registrar Janice McNatt and Organizing Registrar Eddie Simmons. Captain Molly Corbin Chapter, Grapevine, marked the grave of its Organizing Registrar. On April 19 Daughters held a grave marking ceremony for Mary Sue Pierce Kimzey, who served as Organizing Registrar. In attendance at the Bluebonnet Cemetery were seven Chapter members, 10 Kimzey friends and family members, and an SAR color guard. The Captain Molly Corbin chapter formed in 2003 with 16 Organizing Members and now has 165 members. Lone Star Chapter - Enhancing Literacy: More than 500 donated books will form the core of a rural library, thanks to a joint project of the Lone Star Chapter NSDAR and its Lone Star C.A.R. Chapter. The Dr. James Burroughs Estate donated the books, and the chapters in turn donated them to the Literacy Council of Miller and Bowie Counties, a 501(c)3 organization that supports a variety of literacy programs throughout the Texarkana area. In the photo are Chapter Regent Tammie Duncan Blackburn and C.A.R. member Sara Jane, granddaughter of Dr. Burroughs. 10

11 TRIBUTES: December June 2014 Lindsey Witte, Chair [email protected] American Indians: Donated by Daniel McMahon Chapter. Chemawa Indian School: Honoring Bill O Neil by James Blair Chapter. Friends of American History: Honoring Rena French by Mary Tyler Chapter. Friends of Junior Membership: Honoring Gwen Gerber Parks by Linda Hobbs; honoring Zia Lowe by Andrew Carruthers Chapter. President General s Project: Honoring Lynn Young by Karen Haag; honoring Mardi Mayerhoff by Linda Hobbs; honoring Anna Marie Lee by James Blair Chapter; honoring Lynn Young by Linda Elam Johnson. Project Patriot: Honoring Dottie Wainwright by Fort Graham Chapter. State National Defense Fund: Honoring Kathy Hanlon by Sarah Maples Chapter; honoring Kathy Hanlon by Jonathan Hardin Chapter; honoring Kathy Hanlon by Teha Lanna Chapter; honoring Kathy Hanlon by Daniel McMahon Chapter. State Regent s Project: Honoring Cindy Rucker by John McKnitt Alexander Chapter; honoring Joan Elizabeth Patton Puryear by Penny Scroggins; honoring Jacquelyn McDonald Royce by John McKnitt Alexander Chapter; honoring Sarah Leney by John McKnitt Alexander Chapter; honoring Barbara Petrov by Star of Destiny Chapter; honoring Cindy Rucker by Tejas Chapter; honoring Judy Ostler by Tejas Chapter; honoring Betty Chapman by Tejas Chapter; honoring Mark Hall by Daniel McMahon Chapter; honoring James Bonnette by Daniel McMahon Chapter. Tamassee DAR School: Honoring Kay D. Lee by Fort Graham Chapter. TAMU Dawson Memorial Students Loan Fund: Honoring Carol Myers McQueen by Major Jarrell Beasley Chapter. TXDAR Museum: Honoring Marcy Carter- Lovick by Benjamin Lyon Chapter; honoring Margaret Peggy Jones by Benjamin Lyon Chapter; honoring Sharon Ellison Allen by Benjamin Lyon Chapter; honoring James Johnson by Benjamin Lyon Chapter; honoring Welba Dorsey by Teha Lanna Chapter; honoring Barbara Lewandowski by James Blair Chapter; honoring Betty Sue Bird by Thankful Hubbard Executive Board; honoring Kelly Lindsey by Daniel McMahon Chapter. TWU Nursing Scholarship: Honoring Lorna Rankin by Benjamin Lyon Chapter; honoring Fort Graham Chapter by Jonathan Hardin Chapter; honoring Phyllis Olson by Benjamin Lyon Chapter. MEMORIALS: December 2013 May 2014 Nancy Davis, Chair - [email protected] Americana Collection: Major Jarrell Beasley Chapter in memory of Dennis Needham Boles. Crossnore School Texas Centennial Scholarship: Lady Houston Chapter in memory of Julia Ann Robinson. Junior Membership: Eve Fielder Singleton in memory of Candace Vale Pulleine. Marion Day Mullins Endowment for Gown Restoration Texas Woman s University: Preston Ridge Chapter in memory of Mary Carolyn Elliott Smith. State Regent s Project: Fort Graham Chapter in memory of Carrie Jean Goodman Ferguson; Michael Stoner Chapter in memory of Mary Christine Chilton Chili Sanders; Jeanette Sperry McCleod in memory of Dennis Needham Boles; Colonel George Dashiell Chapter in memory of Margaret Patterson. TSDAR Panhandle-Plains Historical Research Center at West Texas A & M, Canyon, TX: Comancheria Chapter, Josiah Bartlett Chapter, District I Area Regents & Officers Council, Gloria Carnes, Loralee Cooley, Judy Ditmore, Linda Rainey Filippone, Marion Gamertsfelder, Barbara Johnson, Barbara Latham, Verna Millard, Jane R. Power & Minta Wilson, in memory of John Ramp. 11

12 Fall Forum: The Place to Get Involved! Miss Lynn Young Doll What girl doesn t like 100s of outfits, shoes and jewelry? The Miss Lynn Young Doll, which premiers in 2015 at Continental Congress, is already in the works. She is as lovely as our President General and has outfits of more than 100 of the DAR s finest Dazzling Daughters. From astronauts to governors to first ladies...we have them all! This is a wonderful and exciting project that Texas is honored with during the final year of our President General s term in office. It is a fundraiser for the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund and is near and dear to the Texas Daughters. Most Dazzling Daughters have already been adopted, but a few are available! Check with your chapter regent; if your chapter didn t adopt a doll at Fall Forum, contact this chair and we will get you one. We can t wait to see the creativity and different designs that our wonderful chapters create and look forward to revealing the Miss Lynn Young Doll and her dazzling wardrobe next year! If you have already made your outfit, feel free to bring them to Fall Forum! Shannon Owen, [email protected], and Allie Dunklin, National Vice Co-Chairs, Junior Doll Paging Workshop Do you want hands-on experience working behind-the-scenes at State Conference to actively learn the ins and outs of DAR? Ladies between the ages of 18 and 40 can join us for our Page Workshop at Fall Forum. It will be a Page Pajama Party gathering Friday evening, beginning an hour after the General Session Dinner. There will be a contest for the craziest house slippers/shoes! Learn what Pages are and about their jobs, and hear about the importance of protocol and the page role while relaxing a bit. At this learning adventure you can ask questions and enjoy yourself. Experience is not needed, but if you would like to try Paging, bring some whites with you. (See our Pages committee section under the Juniors tab on the Texas Members site for updated rules and regulations for wearing white in Texas.) For more info, contact Andria or members of the Page Committee. Andria Parker, [email protected] Project Patriot: Sign Christmas & Holiday Cards to Send to Troops Start Christmas in September at Fall Forum! As a part of Project Patriot, Texas Daughters will again be signing Christmas/Holiday cards for our active military troops. Help us create Holiday cheer for all by bringing boxes of cards (No Glitter!) that we will sign while at Fall Forum. Appropriate wording will be provided. Cards will then be distributed to the troops for the Holidays. Dr. Jan Garrison and Gwen Gerber Parks, Co-Chairs, DAR Project Patriot Committee. JAC Workshop Calling all Chapter JAC Chairs and any other members who wish to attend an informational meeting to learn about the work of Junior American Citizens Committee during Fall Forum. The meeting will be Friday night after dinner in the Robertson room. Topics such as starting a JAC club, turning in student projects and awarding the Thatcher Award will be discussed. Last year we doubled the number of students enrolled and the number of projects turned in to the state contest. Let's see if we can repeat the doubling! -Mary Johnson AUDITION: TXDAR Wants Your Voice Talent! Auditions will be held at Fall Forum for a lovely female voice to be featured in a pre-recorded voiceover performance during a luncheon at State Conference in March No experience or preparation is necessary. To audition, all you have to do is sign up at a table Friday afternoon when you arrive, and we will provide a short sample script for your review. The script itself will give you a clue to the reading style, but the best talent will deliver the script naturally as if in conversation. Everyone that signs up will receive complete instructions and the time and location for their individual Saturday audition (during the Table Forum time). Interested? Come by the Audition Table on Friday afternoon and sign up! 12

13 Cinderella s Closet Seeks Donations of Dressy Clothes Cinderella s Closet, created by the USO South Texas in Corpus Christi, makes the dreams of military spouses to attend military balls come true. The USO collects donated evening gowns, ball gowns, cocktail dresses and accessories and provides them free of charge to military spouses to wear to military balls and other military events held throughout the year. The majority of gowns are given to spouses at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi and the Naval Air Station at Kingsville. The Texas Society DAR will support this worthwhile project and help to create memories for military spouses by collecting new or like-new, gently-used gowns at Fall Forum. Texas Daughters are encouraged to be Fairy Godmothers to these young military spouses by bringing gowns of all sizes and styles to Fall Forum - where they will be collected by the National Defense Committee and delivered to Cinderella s Closet. Nancy Allen, President, USO South Texas, said they would be delighted to receive donations of gowns from the prestigious Texas Society DAR. We provide the dresses to all branches of the military here at NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville. Most of the events are in October and November... then the holiday season... and on to proms. Your help is needed to celebrate women, to promote the resiliency effort, to boost morale and to provide gowns free of charge to military spouses who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend military balls and events. Donated gowns help to create an unforgettable and amazing experience for the military spouse whose wish to attend a military ball is granted. Kathy Hanlon, National Chair, National Defense Committee, , [email protected] Genealogy Guidelines Workshop State Registrar Gaby Hadyka and the Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) will present an Application Basics Workshop. They will share new information and review certain procedures for use in preparation of applications and supplementals. Build an App will be covered, with time for questions. The Young Administration wants to increase the verification rate to 90%. New Genealogy Guidelines combine four newly edited pamphlets for Chapter Registrars. The four are: Application Papers: Instructions for Their Preparation, Guide for Chapter Registrars, Is That Service Right? and Is that Lineage Right? All materials reflect recent modifications in the verification procedure and in the types of evidence that may be considered in support of DAR applications. Genealogy reminders: (1) Always use the most current version of the application form. (2) Applicants are admitted the fifth day of each month. (3) Applications should be available in e-membership about a week later. (4) All endorsements to receive Member-for-Member credit must be TYPED on the new member application. C.A.R. Workshop Learn more about our nation's oldest patriotic youth organization, Children of the American Revolution, at this exciting workshop presented by Jamie Burchfield and Sandra Jo La Vigne. C.A.R. Founder Harriott Lothrop said "Good citizens cannot be made suddenly; they must grow." Find out more about the C.A.R., whose mission is to train good citizens, develop leaders and promote love of the United States of America and its heritage among young people. Come listen and learn why you and your chapter should get involved. The workshop will focus on important how-tos of C.A.R.: how to join and how to participate. Children of the American Revolution State Project With the theme, Prosperity through Education, T.S.C.A.R. has an opportunity to support young adults learning and working to become active citizens in their community with the C.A.R State Project. Members will be raising funds for the Lorraine Bacone Learning Work Community Program at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma. This program seeks to assist foster custody and tribal custody youth who are interested in obtaining a college education. Through this program, students who would be unable to attend college due to the lack of resources are given scholarships and yearly residence. T.S.C.A.R. will be able to place a plaque at Bacone College and will receive recognition in Bacone College s newsletter for the contribution to the Lorraine Bacone Learning Work Community Program. To raise funds for this project, T.S.C.A.R. is selling pins for $10 featuring BC the mascot and our theme. You may purchase pins at any T.S.C.A.R. event, online at or at our table at Fall Forum. If you d like to stay up-to-date on T.S.C.A.R. events and news, please sign up for our mailing list at Jamie Durham Burchfield, State Chair, Children of the American Revolution 13

14 TzxÇwt Friday, September 5, 2014 Registration 2:00 6:00 Patriot Monument Dedication, at the TX State Cemetery 2:00 3:00 Your Chapter Regent Program 3:30 4:15 Your Chapter & Parliamentary Procedure Program 4:30 5:30 District Directors Distribute SIP 5:00 6:00 Evening Session & Star Spangled Supper Your Chapter & the DAR Application Program Your Chapter Treasurer Workshop Choose one of the three tracks: 1. Your Chapter & J.A.C. 2. Conference Committees 3. Page Pajama Party 6:30 8:15 Immediately after Supper Session Immediately after Application Program Immediately after Treasurer Workshop Saturday, September 6, 2014 Your Chapter and C.A.R. 7:30 8:30 Registration 8:00 11:15 DAR Lounge 8:00 3:15 Jr. Shoppe/Sales 8:00 3:15 Peacock Palace 8:00 3:15 Morning Table Forum: Education, 9:00 10:30 Membership & Administration, and Texas Standing Committees Saturday Session & Peacock Fanfare Luncheon Afternoon Table Forum: History & Historic Preservation, Patriotism, and Texas Special Committees 11:15 1:15 2:00 3:00 Concluding Session and Drawings 3:30 4:00 COMPLETE DETAILS on all events available on the TXDAR Members Web Site! Registration. Be sure to pre-register and purchase your meal tickets before 8/20/2014. You may pre-register by mail now, and notices will be posted on TX Facebook, DARlings & the Texas Members Website when online pre-registration opens. No meal tickets will be sold after the deadline and the registration fee increases. Check in at the registration desk during published times to get your name tag/meal tickets. Each chapter picks up a Proceedings book at the TX Books & Products table next to Registration. Patriot Monument Dedication at the Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota St., Austin, TX Attend a beautiful dedication ceremony for the seven new Revolutionary Patriots that are being added to the Monument. Meet at cemetery; no transportation provided. Shopping. Take advantage of great shopping in the Junior Shoppe and the Peacock Palace. Committee tables with sale items will be located in the hall outside the Ballroom or rooms directly opposite. Programs. Educational programs have been arranged for ALL members of your chapter in many areas important for chapter growth. Please attend all these great programs and take the information back to your chapter to share. Fall Forum Sessions. Exciting and informative sessions will be held during Friday night dinner, Saturday lunch, and at the conclusion on Saturday for ALL members. Be sure and purchase tickets to attend the meals as you won t want to miss a single minute or a single surprise! President General Lynn Young will present certificates to all chapters with 100% participation in the PG Project. Friday night s supper session will be immediately followed by a surprise activity for ALL members to participate in and have fun. District Directors. The District Directors will be available on Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 to distribute the SIP (State Information Packet.) Please take one chapter yearbook to your District Director at this time. Remember two additional copies of your yearbook should be turned in to the Texas Program Chair during the Afternoon Table Forum on Saturday. Table Forum. Due to the number of committees, we have divided the Table Forum into two sessions on Saturday by their National groups. This should alleviate the overcrowding situation and ALL members a greater opportunity to visit every Committee Table and explore the work of all the fine DAR committees. Sign up for various drawings to be held at the Concluding Session on Saturday! Two Service Projects. Bring your donation for Cinderella s Closet to the DAR Lounge on Friday afternoon or Saturday before lunch. Take some time while in the DAR Lounge to sign Project Patriot Christmas cards to be sent to our active duty military men and women during the holidays. Important Announcement from the Doubletree Hotel: The hotel has requested all members be reminded that check-in on Friday is not until 4:00 p.m. Due to the size of our group they are unable to accommodate early check-in. If you are leaving Saturday, you must check out of the hotel by noon. The hotel will have a secure holding area for luggage after check-out while you attend afternoon sessions. The easiest way to check out is with Express check-out, which can be used at any time. Hint: If you make no charges to your room, one roommate can pay Express check-out with a credit card and the other roommate reimburse them. Please keep these times in mind when checking in and out of the hotel. 07/22/14 14

15 exz áàütà ÉÇ9 `xtäá yéü YtÄÄ YÉÜâÅ 1. Legibly print or type your name & title as you wish printed on your name tag. Choose only one title for tag: Name DAR Member # District # Title Chapter Ch. City Ch. Code # Phone Check current position: Chapter Regent District Director State Officer Honorary State Regent Indicate current Committee State Chair or Vice of: Indicate current Committee National Chair or Vice of: 2. Check the meals and activities you will attend: Time Check the box if you will attend the session: Amount Pre-registration Fee by 8/20/2014. (Registration at door is $30.) Includes a flash drive $25.00 containing the SIP, National Handbook and other valuable info! Friday 2:00-3:00p Patriot Monument Dedication at the Texas State Cemetery 909 Navasota Street, Austin, TX Meet at cemetery; no transportation provided. Friday 3:30p Friday 4:30p Friday 6:30p Friday Immediately After Evening Session Friday Immediately After App Program Friday Immediately After Application Program Your Chapter Regent-in-a-Box Program Your Chapter & Parliamentary Procedure Program Fall Forum Evening Session and Star Spangled Supper (Must be purchased by 8/20/14, no meals sold at door; maximum seats available 500) Special Surprise Creative Project for all Members! Your Chapter & the DAR Applications Program Your Chapter Treasurer Program A. Your Chapter & J.A.C. Program or B. Conference Committee Get Together (By Invitation) or C. Page Pajama Party & Program for DAR Members ages 18 to 40 years Saturday 7:30a Your Chapter & C.A.R. Program Saturday 9:00a Morning Committee Table Forum (first half of committees) Saturday 11:30a $26.50 Fall Forum Saturday Session and Peacock Fanfare Luncheon (Must be purchased by 8/20/14, no meals sold at door; maximum seats available 500) $26.50 Saturday 2:00p Afternoon Committee Table Forum (second half of committees) Saturday 3:45p Fall Forum Concluding Session & Drawings for Fabulous Items from Your State Committees! TOTAL OF CHECK: Deadline for meal purchases plus $25 pre-registration is 8/20/2013. Registration at door will be $30. Notices will be posted when Online Pre-registration opens or mail completed form with check payable to TXDAR to: Mary Freeman, Kleberg Rd, Dallas, TX /22/

16 TEXAS SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Gabrielle S. Hadyka State Registrar 4506 Lake Charles Drive Corpus Christi, Texas Non-Profit Non-profit Organization Organization U.S. Postage PAID U.S. Postage Permit No. 776 PAID Austin, Texas Permit No. 776 Austin, Texas Dedication of New Names for the TXDAR Patriot Monument Texas Daughters are invited to attend the dedication of eight new names being added to the Texas DAR Patriot Monument in the Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota, in Austin. The dedication will take place on Friday, September 5, from 2-3 p.m., before the beginning of Fall Forum. The TXDAR Patriot Monument was originally erected in 2009 during the term of then-state Regent Lynn Forney Young, with 32 names of patriots of the American Revolution who died in Texas. The new names include Anglo colonists, part of Stephen F. Austin s Colonization of Texas, and residents of Spanish Texas who supported the American Revolution by providing cattle to Bernardo Galvez. Among the new patriots are Thomas Hogg, the great grandfather of Miss Ima Hogg; Antonio Gil YBarbo, Father of Nacogdoches, and Leonor Delgado Flores, who was born on Lancerote in the Canary Islands. The other patriots are William Blevins, Manuel Delgado, Carlos Martinez, Edmund Quirke, and John Sorrell. Please note that parking will be on the street around the cemetery, and only a limited number of chairs are available. Golf carts will be on hand to give a ride to the monument for ladies with difficulty walking. For information, contact Martha Hartzog, State Chair, Historic Preservation Committee at [email protected], or Laurie Dodson, State Vice Chair for the TXDAR Patriot Monument, at [email protected]. 16