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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SOCIETY
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Volume 40 Issue 2
Summer 2015
State Regent’s Message
2015-2018 SC DAR
Scripture
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways
acknowledge Him, and He shall direct
thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6
Theme
Preserve The Past
Prepare for the Future
Seize the Present
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Dianne Tucker Culbertson
State Regent
Elizabeth “Libby” Billham
State Vice Regent
Catherine Byrd McBroom
State Chaplain
Mari Noorai
State Recording Secretary
Harriet Willis Nash
State Corresponding Secretary
Patricia Westgate Sayko
State Organizing Secretary
Bonnibel Glasgow Moffat
State Treasurer
Judy Brown Justice
State Assistant Treasurer
Yvonne Trammel Howell
State Registrar
Bettise Baker Davidson
State Historian
Brenda Elmore Azzara
State Librarian
Carolyn Lee Coulter
Curator
Ann Taylor Alderman
State Parliamentarian
I am humbled and honored to be elected
your State Regent. It is so exciting to serve
God, Home, and Country along with all of you!
SCDAR has such wonderful, special ladies and
I am looking forward to all that will be
accomplished over the next three years!
As President General Lynn Young states,
this is an excellent time to be a DAR member!
It is such an amazing time to be Celebrating
NSDAR’s 125 years of service to our nation
and continuing our Celebrate America
program to tell the stories of DAR members
working to make the world a better place.
I celebrate each of you! Each of you has
unique gifts and I am looking forward to all
that we can do together. I ask for your
prayers as we begin our work together.
God bless you all, God bless the DAR, and
God Bless America!
With deep love and affection,
Dianne Culbertson
THEME
Preserve the Past
Know your history. It is unique and special. Be
good stewards of the heritage you have been
given. Remember the parable of the talents.
Share – publish your family history – even if it is
three pages. Print what you know, put it in the
library and give it to your family.
Prepare for the Future
Promote C.A.R. Promote JAC. Support DAR and
Tamassee. Make provisions for those who come
after us by giving monthly and providing in your
will, life insurance, annuities, and charitable
trusts.
Seize the Present
Take every opportunity. Make good use of your
time. Live in the moment and be joyful! Teach
others – pass it on – pay it forward. Teach others about God, teach others to sing, to give, to
share, to enjoy living. We have been given so
much! Let’s share it!
A huge THANK YOU to Louise Aull
for making the beautiful banner.
State Regent’s Project Meeting
There will be a special business meeting
at Fall Forum for the purpose of approving the State Regent’s Project. (See
SCDAR Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 4)
The delegates and alternates elected
for the 2015 State conference shall be
the delegates and alternates.
The State Regent’s Project will be the
Prayer Garden at Tamassee, in honor of
NSDAR Chaplain General Ann Salley
Crider, Honorary SCDAR State Regent.
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COME TO FALL FORUM 2015!
It's time to make plans to attend the upcoming FALL FORUM. Once again the event will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel Columbia
on August 14th and 15th. All Daughters are encouraged to attend. This event is the first for the new State Administration and will
provide a grand opportunity for us to have fun and to learn from each other. If you have never attended Fall Forum, this is a good
year to begin. Here are some of the special features to look forward to this year:
· EIGHT interesting and educational WORKSHOPS, two on Friday and six on Saturday. See the Registration form for details and
then plan to attend several.
· A VIETNAM VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE DINNER Friday evening open to all Daughters and their invited guests. This event
will honor ALL vets but especially those from the Vietnam Era as we recognize the 50th anniversary of this conflict. BRING YOUR
HODARS, especially if they are veterans. Just remember to complete and submit a SEPARATE registration form for each person attending. Use the registration form included in this newsletter for both members and guests.
· The TAMASSEE DAR SCHOOL LUNCHEON on Saturday afternoon open to all Daughters and their guests. School officials will
share plans for new campus projects and will give updates on progress made by these wonderful children. You won't want to miss
this event.
· SHOPPING! Come see what's cooking with the various groups as they offer displays and items for sale in the DISPLAY
ROOM. Two of the larger sales tables feature items to benefit TAMASSEE DAR SCHOOL and JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP. Also plan to
take part in the SILENT AUCTION. We have some great items up for bid!
· SINGING! If you like to sing, then we want YOU for a special musical presentation at the Saturday Tamassee Luncheon. If you
can attend a short practice (3:00 PM Friday) and the luncheon (12:30 Saturday), just check the appropriate blank on the Registration Form and come harmonize with us!
Linda Hawkins, State Events Chairman 803-775-1967 or lshawkins@earthlink.net
Friday Night Banquet
Invite your HODARS (Husband of DAR) to Fall Forum. The Friday night Banquet will be a special Vietnam War Commemoration to
say “Thank you” and “Welcome Home” to Vietnam Veterans. All Veterans will be recognized. We have a wonderful speaker and
program planned.
Fall Forum Schedule
Hosted by District II, Sheila Ingle, Director
Margie Lambright, Conference Treasurer
Registration Deadline – July 31, 2015
DoubleTree Hotel
2100 Bush River Road
Columbia, S.C. 29210
803-731-0300
Friday, August 14, 2015
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Finance Committee Meeting
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration & Displays
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Board of Management Meeting
3:30 p.m.— 4:15 p.m.
Workshop
Collecting Bible Records 1880-1900
Lisa Cook
4:15 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Workshop
Help with Problem Applications
Bonnie Glasgow
6:30 p.m.
Vietnam War Commemoration Banquet- Recognizing Veterans
Dinner Conclusion
State Chair Club Meeting
Saturday, August 15, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration & Displays
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Fall Forum Assembly & State Chair Presentations
10:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Chapter Leadership Workshop
Katie Hyman
10:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
History of Tamassee DAR School
Penny Renwick
10:40 a.m-11:20 a.m.
Resources for a Successful Treasurer
Bonnibel Moffat
10:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Become a Social Media Mogul
Katie Hyman
Contact Linda Hawkins
11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Workshop for Registrars
Bonnie Glasgow
11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fun Things to Know About DAR
Penny Renwick
To reserve table space in
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tamassee DAR School Luncheon
Exhibit/Display Room
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
State Chair Presentations
lshawkins@earthlink.net
3:00 p.m.
Adjournment
or 803-775-1967
Immediately following
Cameo Club Meeting
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SOUTH CAROLINA DAR FALL FORUM 2015 August 14–15
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM
Please fill out a separate individual copy of this form to use for EACH ATTENDEE (including guests) registering for Fall Forum.
MUST BE POSTMARKED by July 31. Additional forms can be downloaded from our website at www.scdar.org/membersonly.html
HOTEL INFORMATION
Reserve your room at the DoubleTree Columbia, 2100 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Ask for the DAR rate of $109 plus tax per night for a room with up to
four occupants. MUST REGISTER WITH THE HOTEL by JULY 31, 2015, to receive the guaranteed rate. Call the DoubleTree direct 803-731-0300 or 1-800-HILTONS. You
may also register online at http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/C/CAECSDT-DAU-20150810/index.jhtml?WT.mc id=POG
 Per SCDAR Guidelines: "No refunds shall be made after the deadline except in cases of illness and/or death of the member or in the member's immediate family. Refunds must be made within 30 days after the event."
 If this reservation form is postmarked after JULY 31ST, YOU MUST ADD A $5.00 LATE FEE.
(Circle costs that apply)
REGISTRATION FEE (required of all members and/or guests, excluding PAGES)
ADDITIONAL LATE FEE (if postmarked after July 31)
Friday - Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Dinner (open to all attendees) Choose one:
 Option #1: Aged Prime Rib
 Option #2: Lemon Peppered Tilapia
 Option #3: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (Vegetarian)
*All come with Salad, Roasted Red Potatoes, Zucchini and Squash with Sage-Fennel Butter, Rolls,
and alternating desserts of Key Lime Pie and Chocolate Cake.
Saturday - Tamassee DAR School Luncheon (open to all attendees) Choose one:
 Option #1: Herb Roasted Chicken, white wine sauce, wild rice, and grilled vegetables
 Option #2: London Broil, red wine mushroom sauce, Yukon gold smashed potatoes,
roasted vegetables
 Option #3: Quinoa and Broccoli (Vegetarian) sauteed in Olive Oil, with steamed vegetables
and tomato gratin
*All come with Rolls, Butter, and alternating desserts of Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.
COST
$10.00
($5.00)
$39.00
$29.00
Meal Prices include beverage, tax, and gratuity.
*Please indicate any Special Dietary Needs so that appropriate substitutions can be made.
*____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Printed Materials:
Each State Officer, State Chairman, and Chapter Regent will receive a 2015-2016 State Directory at no charge. Additional
copies may be purchased in advance. (Any member may purchase a State Directory.)
________# copies @ $8.00
Workshops:
Please indicate with a CHECK MARK the workshops you plan to attend (no additional fee).
WORKSHOP TIME
TITLE
_______
FACILITATOR
___ 1
Friday
3:30- 4:15 Collecting Bible Records 1880-1900
Lisa Cook
___ 2
Friday
4:15- 5:00 Help with Problem Applications
Bonnie Glasgow
___3A
Saturday 10:00-10:40 Chapter Leadership: Informed, Efficient, Organized
Katie Hyman
___3B
Saturday 10:00-10:40 Tamassee - Mountain Magic Through the Years
Penny Renwick
___4A
Saturday 10:40-11:20 Resources to Help You Become a Successful Treasurer Bonnibel Moffat
___4B
Saturday 10:40-11:20 Become a DAR Social Media Mogul
Katie Hyman
___5A
Saturday 11:20-12:00 Workshop for Registrars
Bonnie Glasgow
___5B
Saturday 11:20-12:00 Do You Really Know the DAR?
Penny Renwick
*___ Check here if you are willing to participate in the Special Group Singing (3:00 PM Friday, 12:30 Saturday).
TOTAL ENCLOSED:
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO SCSDAR State Treasurer.
$
PRINT AND MAIL COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM AND CHECK TO Margie Lambright, Conference Treasurer,
722 Edgewater Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340-4922 (864) 489-8839 msl46@bellsouth.net
Name ___________________________________Chapter____________________________District______Check if a VETERAN________
Address:__________________________________________________City:______________________________State:_______Zip:_______________
Daytime or Cell Phone: _____________________________ E-mail: __________________________________________________________
Highest Current Office or Chairmanship held: _______________________________________________________________________
*Please indicate if you are handicapped and would like special assistance: __________________________________________
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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SOCIETY
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Jane Michel, Editor
9 Canterbury Lane
Bluffton, South Carolina 29910
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Permit 469
Columbia, SC
HELPFUL HINTS FOR THOSE ATTENDING FALL FORUM
1. Plan to SPEND FRIDAY NIGHT at the hotel and enjoy a worry-free night. The hotel will do the cooking and clean-up and
provide soft, comfortable beds that you don't have to make when you get up. Room with a friend and remember those slumber
parties we all used to have. If you do decide to spend the night, remember to call the hotel to make your reservation BEFORE the
July 31 deadline and be certain to tell them you are WITH THE DAR. This way you get the guaranteed rate and the State Society
gets credit for the booking, which helps us meet our quotas.
2. Look for the DAR EVENT PARKING SIGNS that indicate the areas available to us for parking. If you don't like to walk all the
way down that hall to the banquet rooms, park in the front, register and attend the workshops, business sessions, and display
rooms, then MOVE YOUR CAR to one of the side or back parking lots closer to the dining area. You can move it again when the
meal is over. Save those feet for shopping in the Display Room!
3. Each room will be clearly posted with a SCHEDULE of the events that will take place in that room. All events except for
meals will be held in the front section near the registration tables and display room.
Your State Regent and her supporting staff have worked very hard to ensure comfort and convenience for all attendees. Make
plans EARLY to attend Fall Forum 2015. COME JOIN THE FUN.
Linda Hawkins, State Events Chairman 803-775-1967 or lshawkins@earthlink.net
Fall Forum Reminder For Chapter Regents
Three Yearbook Copies
Please bring three (3) of your chapter yearbooks to Fall Forum for the State Regent, State Corresponding Secretary, and the District Director of YOUR District. If you are unable to attend Fall Forum, be sure someone from your chapter will deliver your yearbooks, pick up your copy of the SIP & your chapter’s award certificates from NSDAR.
To The Continental Congress Dessert Extravaganza Committee
A big Thank You to the Committee - Harriet Nash, Chair, - it was beautiful
Dianne Culbertson, State Regent
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Tribute to our State Regent, n/k/a Queen Dot,
Queen of Carolina, No One Could Be Finer
What fun it was for some of the Fort Prince George members to create and perform a skit at State Conference for our beloved State Regent, whom we now affectionately refer to as "Queen Dot". If you remember
Steve Martin's song, "King Tut", then you get the gist of the idea.
Just to share a few lines from the script:
When Dot was a young girl, she never dreamed she'd go so far,
with a sash across her shoulder … leading SCDAR;
She didn't start the revolution but upholds the Constitution;
She's our leader, she's so smart, and her symbol is the heart;
She supports Tamassee School, all the kids there think she's cool;
She did the Funky Monkey, and fell down on her bunky, and it broke … no joke;
She doesn't mean to cause a scene but it's not easy being queen; and
She's our Daughter and our sister, and we're really gonna miss her ... Queen Dot!
Fort Prince George Players presenting “Queen Dot”
(Left to right) Kathy Galofsky, Harriet Nash, Nancy Cromer,
Mildred Brewer, Anne Kilpatrick, Lynda Abegg
State Regent Dot Lind and State Vice Regent Dianne
Culbertson share memories of Dot’s Regency at 2015
Spring Conference in Columbia.
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“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6
Preserve the Past
Prepare for the Future
Sieze the Present!
Dianne Tucker Culbertson, State Regent
South Carolina State Society
of the
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
2015-2018
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South Carolina State Society
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Dianne Tucker Culbertson
State Regent
2015-2018
Historic Preservation
We preserve historic structures. Let’s take it further. Let’s preserve the beautiful special places God has given us. Recognize
those who have worked to do this.
Examples: Jocassee Gorges, Mountain Bridge Wilderness, Jones Gap State Park, Table Rock State Park, Hagood Mill, Cowpens
Battlefield, King’s Mountain, Congaree Swamp, Overmountain Trail, Fort Thicketty, Campbell’s Bridge, Musgrove Mill State Park,
Fort Dorchester, Native American Archaeology. The people who made this preservation happen had to work hard and sometimes fight to keep these from being lost to development. Look around you in your area. What needs preserving? Land,
buildings, muster grounds? Suggest DAR Special Project grants and sponsor these. Adopt a project in your chapter or district.
Spotlight these in your District DAR Magazine Ads.
Education
We promote education. Let’s take it further. What are we teaching? Let’s promote teaching from original documents of our
Founding Fathers and the Constitution.
Let’s promote teaching about caring for people, animals, the world. Let’s promote teaching all children and adults that babies,
children, and all people need to be handled gently and with love. Let’s promote spay and neuter and adopting pets from
shelters. The SCSCAR project this year is “Helping Our Heroes”, supporting training rescue dogs to serve disabled veterans and
first responders. Support and recognize those who are doing this work. There is so much to do – and you ladies can do it!
Patriotism
We promote patriotism. Let’s take it further. Let’s sign up all our chapters as partners in the Vietnam War Commemoration and
have events that say “Thank You” and “Welcome Home”. Let’s help homeless veterans and homeless women veterans. Let’s
compile a list of services available for veterans, phone numbers to call, pair veterans with groups who rescue horses and dogs so
that they can serve and love. There should be a 1-800 number to call if you see a homeless veteran so that someone can go out
and help them find the services they need. If this already exists, let’s publicize it.
The theme for State Meetings and Magazine Ads will be:
2015-2016 Historic Preservation
2016-2017 Education
2017-2018 Patriotism
SC DAR Scarf Project
Theodosia Burr Chapter NSDAR is having a very successful fundraiser for Tamassee DAR
School with the beautiful SC DAR Scarves! For a minimum donation of $30.00 you, too, can
have a scarf! We will have them available at Fall Forum so come to the Exhibit Room to get
yours. This is a 2015 project so don’t miss the opportunity to have this limited edition SC
DAR Scarf.
Barbara Malloy, Chapter Treasurer, is pictured at a recent Theodosia Burr Chapter
Meeting wearing her SC DAR Scarf.
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124th Continental Congress in Pictures
Leaving South Carolina for DC
Opening Night
State Regent Dot Lind Welcomes
Dessert Extravaganza Attendees
President General Young Calls
124thCongress To Order
South Carolina Daughters enjoying DAR Schools Luncheon
Chaplain General Ann Crider leads
Memorial Service
President General Young and
Chaplain General Crider lay wreath
at Founders Statue
A Great Night For Tamassee
South Carolina Daughters
Where did they get those pretty
scarves?
Our leaders of National and State
DAR
Pictures courtesy of Kathy Barrett
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Continental Congress Installation Highlights
Shown below on left is newly elected NSDAR Vice President General receiving her sash during installation ceremonies Sunday June
28th. Picture on right shows newly installed Vice President General Lind taking her oath of service to NSDAR.
Receiving a congratulatory hug from Honorary State Regent Dot Lind is newly “sashed” SC State Regent Dianne Culbertson. Shown
beaming proudly is newly installed State Vice Regent Libby Billham. Picture on right shows newly installed State regents.
Pictures provided by Delores Rucker
Continental Congress Report
Continental Congress was so exciting! South Carolina Daughters were shining bright!
The South Carolina Tamassee Dessert Extravaganza was fabulous! I received so many nice comments on the
beautiful decorations, the wonderful Southern hospitality, delicious food, fantastic favors, and the singing of “Nothing
Could be Finer than to be in Carolina”! You all outdid yourselves! Thank you so much!
A wonderful mix of patriotic music and events, pomp and circumstance, education, encouragement, and historic preservation filled our days and nights. Congratulations to all our South Carolina Daughters who received
awards. These are listed in the newsletter.
Bonnie Wade Mucia, Emily Geiger Chapter, was the guest speaker at the State Regent's Club Dinner. She spoke
about her project "Dear Vietnam Vet" and letters of “thank you” that have been collected and distributed to Vietnam
Veterans. This is a wonderful project and we were so proud of Bonnie!"
Our SCDAR Honorary State Regent and NSDAR Chaplain General Ann Crider led a beautiful Memorial Service
on Sunday morning.
Our outgoing State Regent Dot Lind was elected NSDAR Vice President General and she was installed on Sunday. Congratulations Dot!
It was very special for me to be confirmed by our President General Lynn Young as your State Regent along
with State Vice Regent Libby Billham.
It was a wonderful week! Not soon to be forgotten!
Make your plans now to attend Continental Congress next year June 15-19, 2016.
Dianne Tucker Culbertson,
SCDAR State Regent
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The South Carolina Room
The South Carolina Room at Continental Congress for 2015 was well represented with docents, April Spradley, Linda Hawkins, Judy Justice, Desiree Voegele and Carolyn Miller to
name just a few. Thank you to the others who served during Congress but are not named
here.
Our room interprets a bedchamber circa 1810 to 1820. The room boasts a Plantation Rice
Bed, Edgefield Pottery, flintlock pistols, a walnut desk and book case, as well as a rare child's
bedstead made in the early to mid 19th century in the Saluda Valley. Desiree Voegele noted
that the Suggs & Co. clock of York County, S.C. is made from clockmakers in her DAR lineage.
So many more items of interest are displayed here that S.C. Daughters are urged to view this
small but historically well represented room. Seen here is docent April Spradley in period
dress and over the mantle is the painting circa 1829 of Benjamin Huger, a native South
Carolinian and West Point graduate.
Donation to NSDAR Museum
Mrs. Eloise Brooks of the Rebecca Motte Chapter, donated a
miniature portrait on ivory of her ancestor, Eliza Weedon, to the
DAR Museum. The portrait dates to about 1820. It was
officially presented to the President General, Lynn Young and
Curator General, Jennie Rehnberg at the 124th Continental
Congress on Tuesday June 23, 2015.
Might there be other South Carolina DAR members who have a family treasure to donate to NSDAR, SCSDAR, a local
museum or other historic preservation group? Maybe it is a discussion item for a future meeting.
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DAR Continental Congress and My Travels Along The Way
I am a newcomer to DAR and have only been a member for two years. I joined at the urging of my
cousin Judy. To say that I was shocked to get the invitation to page at State Convention was an understatement. To get the invite to page at Continental Congress was incredible! I am a proud member of
the Old Ninety-Six District Chapter and according to my chapter sisters I am not only the first one of us
to serve as a page at State, but also the first to serve at National Continental Congress as a page. Why
did the honor fall to me? I am not sure, but as I have just turned forty and likely not to get another
opportunity to page (the cut-off age for national is 40.) I jumped at the chance. Pages are the white
dressed young women leading processions, carrying flags, doing the 1001 things to help facilitate the
goings on at State and National functions. I started out paging at SC State Conference in March and I
met a great group of women. These women are what Lynn Young called "the future of DAR". Smart,
articulate, funny, diverse and inherently kind. These women took the time to help me steer through my first round of paging. Was
it tiring? Yes, but it was also great fun and made me feel like I was part of the DAR on an entirely different level.
I survived State and when the invite came for Continental Congress, I hit accept and began to plan for Washington! I am
a little different from some of the pages as I decided to make the trip to D.C. a chance to take my husband and fifteen year old son
along with our three small dogs for a South Carolina to D.C. road trip. I know what you are thinking " Two adults, one teenager,
and three dogs on a road trip!!!!??? Is she crazy?" I have always been a big student of history and thought we are going to be
passing some pretty interesting things along the way so why not share my journey with my guys. We started out and along the
way stopped at Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement where they had a replica of the ship my several greats grandfather
sailed to the new world; Yorktown, and then onto Richmond. Did I mention my son was a civil war re-enactor? Hence the stop at
Richmond and Fredericksburg. We got to D.C. and then the activity really started. We had to learn how to navigate the metro/
bus/ circulator system. South Carolina girls can figure out the metro, with a handy schedule and helpful subway attendants. The
DAR headquarters is huge and right across from the Washington Monument. A beautiful building and library oozing with history
and pageantry. There are period rooms decorated by the sisters in each state and a library for research that would make any
genealogist happy. After a page meeting and getting our assignments it was great to run into two of my old friends from state.
Katherine and April were first timers like me for national, but old hands when it came to paging. With their advice and
encouragement I felt a whole lot more confident. I paged the next three mornings for business sessions and also got a chance to
hear our former state regent Dot Lind give the state report. Then on Saturday it was time to vote as I was also a delegate. What
was my son and husband doing all this time you ask? Well Duncan and Michael were seeing the sites like Arlington and the Mall.
After saying good-bye to Washington we continued our journey to Gettysburg, Shenandoah, Luray Caverns, and finally to
Pigeon Forge, TN to meet up with our Kentucky cousins for some family fun. I have to say looking back that it was one of our best
vacations. I also have to say that I met some great women at National that are doing wonderful things to preserve history and to
serve God, Home, and Country. If you should open up your email one day and see an invite for National why not take a chance
and say "Yes"? You'll be glad you did! And also share your love of the DAR with your friends and family, who knows which one of
your friends, cousins, co-workers, or neighbors might want to join!
See you at Fall Forum!
Kelly Hagens-Swart
The Colonel Joseph Glover Chapter in Walterboro, SC has had a wonderful year.
To celebrate Constitution Day we met
George and Martha Washington! We also
learned about Renaissance Women,
Crossnore School which is a DAR school in
North Carolina, and raised bed gardening.
We recognized our high school good
citizens and welcomed new officers. We
have a wonderful group of ladies who
enjoy promoting the values and standards
of DAR. We currently have 36 members
and 5 associates.
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South Carolina State Level Honors
Chapter Achievement Award Committee:
One Hundred Percent Participation (2013 Chapter Achievement Award)
One Hundred Percent Participation (2014 Chapter Achievement Award)
Constitution Week Committee:
SC, Southeastern Division, for Proclamation from State Governor
SC, Southeastern Division, for State with a “State Sponsored” Constitution Week Event by Division
SC, Southeastern Division, Honorable Mention for State with the Most Adopted Classes by Division
DAR Magazine Committee:
Presented to Dot Lind, SC, for the state in each of the membership divisions with the highest ad revenue including chapter and
commercial ads. Category 3,001-5,000 members (2014)
Presented to Dot Lind, SC, for the state with the greatest percentage of subscription increase in each
Category 3,001-5,000 members (2014)
Presented to Dot Lind, SC, for a state with 100% chapter participation for advertising (2014)
DAR Membership Committee:
SC – First Place Overall for Chapter with Most New Members
SC – First Place Overall for Fewest Dropped/Resigned Members
SC – First Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for Fewest Dropped/Resigned Members
SC – First Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for Percentage New Members
SC – Second Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for Smallest Percentage Dropped/Resigned Members
SC – Third Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for Number of New Members
SC, Southeastern Division – Second Place for Percentage New Members
SC, Southeastern Division – Second Place for Fewest Dropped/Resigned Members
Junior Membership Committee:
SC – Third Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for New Friends of Junior Membership
SC – Third Place, States with 51-100 Chapters for New Juniors by Application
membership category.
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CLAUDE J. A. BOYD, THE HENRY MIDDLETON CHAPTER AND
NSDAR NATIONAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ESSAY WINNER
Claude J.A. Boyd is seen here with Mrs. Clifford Hardaway, Regent of the Henry
Middleton Chapter, NSDAR on the left and his mother Vickie on the right receiving
his Chapter award certificate for his winning essay. Claud is a homeschooled senior
who plans to attend USC Columbia in the fall and major in mechanical engineering.
Claude won his Chapter, state and southeastern District level, which means he won
first place in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee. He then continued on and has won nationally in
the Christopher Columbus Essay Contest. Claude is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Allen Boyd III of Aiken and will go on to Washington, D.C. and be recognized for his
national winning accomplishment.
Vietnam Veterans May 3rd Commemorative Event
On May 3, 2015 The Eliza Lucas Pinckney chapter, SCDAR met on the
fantail of the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC. It was an
exciting event honoring Vietnam Veterans. The installation of new
chapter officers and board was done as well.
The Commemorative Events Committee organized a wonderful ceremony
recognizing those men and women who bravely aided and fought in the
Vietnam War. Fifty years have passed since the war began and Saigon
fell. The Eliza Lucas Pinckney Chapter was honored to give the veterans of
this war the sincere welcome home and recognition of their service to this
country that was not given many years ago.
There were wonderful black and white enlarged photos of each branch of the armed forces that served
in Vietnam. There were replicas of dog tags and a gorgeous cake commemorating the event. The battle
ensign that was flown by USS Picking DD685 during Operation Sea Dragon of the Vietnam War was on
display. It had a mended tear in the center that was caused by enemy fire. Several of the crewman of
the Picking were guests of the chapter. They came from distances as far as Missouri and Oklahoma.
Kathy Woolsey created the beautiful flower arrangements and the memorial wreath that was deployed
overboard by Col. Robert Patterson USAF, the father of our new Chaplain, Claudia Farmer, at the
conclusion of the ceremony.
Larry Dandridge spoke about his experience as helicopter pilot in the Army and Don Higgins told of his duty in the Navy during the
War. Every branch of the
armed forces was recognized
and thanked. The Armed
Forces Hymn was sung at the
conclusion of the event.
A reception followed the
meeting so members could
individually meet and thank
the veterans present. It was
humbling to be able to offer
this small token of thanks to
those who gave and risked so
much for our country.
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Mount Ariel Chapter installed officers May 26th at Greenwood Annual Luncheon.
Left to right: Maye Haddon, Secretary; Jenny Kelly, Historian; Betty Lou Crowder, Registrar; Connie Samuel, Treasurer; Jo Bartley,
Vice Regent and Virginia Stokes Regent
Mount Ariel May Meeting Guest Speaker
Former First lieutenant Ed Munnerlyn, a Vietnam veteran, presented a very interesting personal account of his tour of duty in
Vietnam, including pictures of his service and the Vietnamese.
Regent Virginia Stokes presents Mr. Munnerlyn with a Certificate of Gratitude for his service in the Viet Nam War.
Don’t forget to bring to Fall Forum
Please bring Campbell UPC’s, Boxtops for Education, pull tabs and any thrift items to the Tamassee table in the Display Room. All
provide needed funds for the children.
Thank you,
Carolyn Maddox, carmddx@att.net
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Revolutionary War Cabin, Hendersonville, NC
Mount Ariel Chapter members visited a Revolutionary War cabin, shown in picture on right, in Hendersonville, NC belonging to the family of one of its members (Betty Lou Crowder). The second picture is of Betty
and her cousin discussing some of the old pictures and memories of James Johnston who fought in the
battles of Guilford, Camden, and Eutaw Springs. Johnston was captured by the British, sent to Charleston
and spent thirteen months on board a prison ship-fed half rations-slept without a bed or covering wearing
prison chains and poorly clothed.
Betty Lou Crowder, Mt. Ariel Registrar, and her cousin Les McGuire
both direct descendants of James Johnston
Unveiling of the Ralph H. Johnson Portrait.
On May 28, in commemoration of Memorial Week and the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, Margaret Jones, a member of
the Eliza Lucas Pinckney Chapter's Veterans Committee, presided over a ceremony to present a portrait of PFC Ralph H. Johnson
USMC and his Congressional Medal of Honor Citation to the Veterans Memorial Room at Ryan's Restaurant in West Ashley. The
Memorial Room was established to honor veterans and exhibit memorabilia from all branches of the Armed Forces. The portrait,
provided by the Charleston VA Medical Center, was hung on the wall featuring the United States Marine Corps where PFC
Johnson served.
PFC Johnson was the young Marine who on March 5, 1968 during a fierce battle in Vietnam first shouted a warning and then
hurled himself upon an explosive device sacrificing his life to save the lives of his comrades. To honor his courageous action, he
is the namesake of Charleston's Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and the USS Ralph Johnson, a Navy destroyer, currently
under construction.
Ralph Johnson's sisters and niece were honored guests and took part in the ceremony along with Eliza Lucas Pinckney Chapter
members, Charleston VA Medical Center staff, representatives from the Marine Corps and Navy Leagues, soloist Carl Glenn, and
the Ryan's Management Team. In a standing room only crowd, many veterans and their families, including several POWs from
World War II and others from the Charleston community felt privileged to pay tribute to one of Charleston's most heroic
citizens.
Patterson Family History Published
Betty Jewell Durbin Carson, DAR Member #832584, Granby Chapter, Lexington, SC is shown proudly
displaying the family history edition she recently authored. Her book was published by Heritage Books, Inc.,
Berwyn Heights, Maryland. This is an engaging story of the trials and tribulations of a black slave family of
South Carolina.
The book was compiled for Dorothy A. Patterson Chappelle of Hodges, SC., a great granddaughter of Willis
Patterson, a full-blooded Native American Indian, captured somewhere in Mississippi and brought to South
Carolina in the early nineteenth century.
For more on this interesting family history contact Betty Carson.
bettyjcarson5@gmail.com
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Special Commemorative Ice Cream Social for Veterans
On Saturday, June 6, 2015 representatives of the Columbia and Granby, South Carolina Chapters of the NSDAR hosted an Ice
Cream Social for Veterans at the Stone Pavilion Veterans Center, in commemoration of the 50 th Anniversary of the Vietnam War
and the 71st Anniversary of D-Day. During the Social, several veterans were invited to share their experiences which were
emotional and heart rendering.
The National Society has asked the local Chapters of NSDAR to thank and honor all veterans, especially Vietnam, for their
sacrifices made in the name of Freedom.
Representing the DAR Chapters are Delores Rucker, State Committee Chair,-Service
to Veterans ; Emily deQuincey-Newman, Regent, Columbia Chapter; Jean Smith,
Regent, Granby Chapter; Norma Corley, member Granby Chapter and grandson,
Wyatt Corley; Faye Kassing, SCDAR District III Director; Catherine Jackson, representing the American Legion Auxiliary and Gayle Stewart, Committee Chair, Service
to Veterans , Columbia Chapter.
Commemorative Events
July means Independence Day! South Carolina daughters have always celebrated the Fourth of July either individually or with
their chapters. The summer offers many opportunities for commemorations and travel to historic sites. The National Park Service
will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2016. Hopefully your vacation travels will include visits to our National Parks. One of the
special places to visit is the Statue of Liberty National Monument, which includes the Ellis Island Immigration Station, celebrating
its 125th Anniversary this year.
In addition June 15,, 2015 marked the 800th Anniversary of the Signing of Magna Carta, and later this year we will commemorate
the 250th Anniversary of the Stamp Act Congress, which was the first Congress of the American Colonies, held October 7-25, 1765.
NSDAR now has more commemorative partners for the 50 th Anniversary of the Vietnam War than any other organization in the
United States. States that achieved 100 percent chapter participation by April 30, 2015 were recognized at Continental Congress.
This will be done next year as well. Any South Carolina chapter who has not signed up should not hesitate to do so. Your commemorations do not have to be elaborate, and many South Carolina chapters are already recognizing Vietnam veterans through
activities in other committees. This chairman and vice-chairman (Jane H. Harvey) will be available at Fall Forum to assist any
chapter in becoming partners in the commemoration, and to answer any questions you may have. Friday evening (Fall Forum),
August 14, 2015 will be a special evening commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Lynn Holcombe Shore, SC Commemorative Events Chairman.
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Letters From Home
Theodosia Burr Chapter NSDAR is hosting a wonderful program to honor and entertain Veterans and we are inviting any and all
SCDAR Daughters to come and enjoy it with us! This is our 125th Anniversary of DAR Service Project and an event for the 50 th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.
“Letters From Home” is duo of professional singers and dancers who present a show reminiscent of USO shows. These talented
and energetic women will be performing patriotic and Americana favorites with thrilling arrangements and skilled dance moves.
The performance is a matinee at 3 PM on Sunday afternoon, October 18, in the Conference and Business Center within Market
Commons in Myrtle Beach, SC. Located at 950 Crabtree Lane (just a mile from the Myrtle Beach Airport and the Grand Strand
Mall), this venue is a renovated Officers’ Club on the old Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The Base is now an upscale commercial and
residential area and is an excellent venue for this USO-type show. There is plenty of parking and easy access to the building.
To know more about Letters From Home, here is the address for their web site: http://www.lettersfromhomesingers.com/
We are so pleased to attract this team of professional performers to Myrtle Beach and we encourage you to come, bring your Veterans, and enjoy! There is no charge for this show for Veterans but we are asking that you make a donation of $10.00 to defray
expenses and/or bring some items to donate to support the Social Work Support of Veterans who use our Myrtle Beach Veteran’s
Clinic. Suggestions: gasoline cards in any amount; grocery gift cards in any amount; toys, books, coloring books and crayons for
children who must wait while the parent is being seen; snack items for the Veterans as they wait, new umbrellas, … anything you
think a Veteran or military family could use in an emergency that would make the visit to the Clinic and the trip home a bit easier.
Some Veterans arrive for care without enough gasoline to return home; many need assistance to buy groceries. Your generosity
will be appreciated by the Social Worker at the Veteran’s Clinic. We will have receipts available to those who want them.
Join us, Sunday afternoon October 18, 3 PM, at Market Commons in Myrtle Beach, SC, for this great patriotic show!! For more
information email jhharvey3@aol.com or telephone Jane Harvey at 843-333-9523.
Come to Fall Forum
I hope you will come to Fall Forum! We have a good time, we meet ladies from all over South Carolina, we are all
inspired to do this great work for God, Home, and Country, and we acquire new ideas, skills, and resources for doing our work.
Dianne Culbertson, State Regent
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Ann Pamela Cuningham Chapter Summer 2015 Report
Two of our outstanding Ann Pamela Cuningham Chapter meetings in 2015 were dedicated to our Vietnam War Veterans. Mrs.
Beverly Mims, widow of an MIA soldier, presented “MIAs and POWs: Faith, Hope, and Trust,” an amazing testament of faith,
love, service, and sacrifice. After only three weeks of marriage, her husband was listed as an MIA in Vietnam. After five years,
Ross Perot invited her to travel with a group to Vietnam to search for missing soldiers. She eventually began working for
Perot’s organization. In 2005, she was informed her husband’s remains may have been found, but a year later DNA testing
proved there was no match. She continues to live in faith.
Our second program was presented by Abbot Carnes and her daughter, Anne Bristow, APC Chapter members. “Undercover in
Laos” A Secret Mission in the Vietnam War” was based on the experiences of Abbot’s husband, Anne’s father. Drafted into the
Air Force in 1966, Dr. Robert Jackson later accepted an assignment with the CIA. He aided in providing military strategy and
supplies for Laotian soldiers and ran a 100-bed hospital at Sam Thong. His assignment was cut short when he became ill with
cerebral malaria. He returned home to his practice in Manning, S.C. and later tragically died when his private plane was caught
in a pop-up storm and crashed in a Louisiana forest as he was on his way to a medical meeting in Texas.
Both of these Vietnam Veterans bravely served their country and their families continue to lead lives of faith, hope, and
courage.
At the May meeting at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, officers for 2015-2016 were elected. They are:
Regent - Nancy Bunch
Vice Regent - Abbot Carnes
Corresponding Secretary – Susan Todd
Recording Secretary – Jennie Lambe
Chaplain – Anne Kleitches
Treasurer – Leslie Wrenn
Registrars – Josephine Laney/Susan Shuler
Historian – Martha Chandler
Librarian – Mary Carlisle Benson
Newly elected officers.
Contributed by Nancy Bunch, Regent
Memorial Day Flags
The William Thomson Chapter of the NSDAR distributed 384 flags to be placed on the gravesites of the veterans in Calhoun County. The concept was an idea of now deceased member, Sandy Fellows, who
started the placement of the flags three years ago.
After Mrs. Fellows passed away, our chapter has continued placing flags at
the gravesites on Memorial Day. The flags remain in place until Flag Day.
This year, Vice-Regent Reta Westbury, contacted the local churches and
asked if they would like flags to put on the veterans graves in their
cemeteries. Many were anxious to take advantage of the offer. Mrs. Westbury delivered flags to all the responding churches.
Regent Marion Williams, Registrar Sarah Fairey, and Vice-Regent Reta
Westbury, along with Mrs. Westbury’s granddaughter, Hannah Isgett,
(shown in picture on right) placed the flags in three of the cemeteries.
It has been a very gratifying experience to pass the cemeteries and see the
flags on the gravesites of those being honored waving in the wind.
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Benjamin Barton Dedication by Fort Prince George Chapter
The cannon boomed, the bagpipes wailed and the muskets roared. JROTC cadets presented the colors while more than 70
friends and family waited in hushed silence in the small cemetery at Mountain Grove Baptist Church in Pickens, SC. The Fort Prince
George Chapter, Pickens, SC, hosted the dedication of a tombstone for Benjamin Barton, a Revolutionary War soldier.
Una Welborn, whose husband is a direct descendent of Benjamin Barton, also ordered a tombstone for Dorcas Anderson,
Benjamin’s wife. The Barton’s had been married for 35 years and had 14 children.
The entire community came together to turn Una’s project into an event. Roger Kilpatrick played Amazing Grace on the
bagpipes. The SAR gave a musket salute in colonial attire. The Pickens Historical Society draped the tombstone with a black cloth
and placed a Revolutionary Flag across the grave. Dot Lind, South Carolina State Regent, laid a wreath along with Anne Kilpatrick,
Fort Prince George Regent, and several others.
It was a colorful celebration and WYFF Channel 4 news (NBC) reported it on the six o’clock news. A copy of the television
broadcast is available for viewing on the Fort Prince George DAR Facebook page.
State Regent Dot Lind and Una Welborn
Fort Prince George Chapter members and
State Regent Dot Lind
GRC COMMITTEE COMPLETES WORK AT BEAUFORT NATIONAL CEMETERY!
After a year of hard work the Emily Geiger Chapter Genealogical Records Committee has completed its inventory of Beaufort
National Cemetery (BNC), submitting seven volumes through the SC State GRC Chair. A total of over 1,200 pages and seven
indices were included.
Chapter Committee Chair Pré Moore and her team worked at the cemetery twice a month over the past year, armed with clipboards and proudly wearing chapter name badges. They quickly earned the respect and support of the cemetery director and
staff.
Pre’s hard-working team included Sunni Bond Winkler, Joanne Miller, Veda Keeling, Lee Borcik, Glenda Blakeney, Becky Lindsley
(with HODAR Bill), Gail Ward (with HODAR Jerry) and Debi Bacon. Susann Malmstedt, Marian Crapanzano, Nancy Burke and
Phyllis Mauney helped in the effort as well. Working in the cemetery brings a sense of tranquility. The quieting brick walls, the
live oak trees, the hanging Spanish moss, and the feeling of being observed by unseen gentle souls kept the team at the task in
either the hot sun or cool blustery days; sometimes in the rain.
The complete process is an involved one. Rough drafts of the “inhabitants” of BNC were typed into a database by Sunni Bond
Winkler. She then retyped those names into a special program for indexing under the auspices of NSDAR Staffer Elizabeth Hopkins. Once this was complete, Ms. Hopkins returned the index in a printable state. The volumes sent to National will be
scanned in their entirety and included in the GRS portion of e-membership where any member can research a multitude of
books.
The work began with the belief that there were 20,000 interments. Almost daily this total increases.
This was a monumental task, and staff at BNC is so grateful. Hopefully, many genealogical researchers in the future will benefit
from the committee’s efforts.
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University of South Carolina Chapter News
The USC Chapter has been very busy the last few months. In February, at the chapter’s 58 th Anniversary and Scholarship
Luncheon, we presented the NSDAR Distinguished Citizen Award to Lt. Col. James Lechner, retired, U.S. Army who was the
keynote speaker. He participated in the military action in Mogadishu, Somalia, which is described in the book and movie “Black
Hawk Down.”
In March, the chapter presented JROTC medals at four senior high schools and an ROTC medal to a graduating senior at the
University of South Carolina, Columbia.
On March 14th, the chapter had the privilege of presenting an NSDAR certificate of Appreciation to the Lower Richland Veterans
Formation, many of whom are Vietnam veterans in commemoration of the 50 th anniversary of the Vietnam War. On another
occasion, one of these certificates was also given to Petty Officer Second Class David O. Weigle, U. S. Navy.
The chapter presented two Community Service Awards; had an escorted tour of Fort Jackson; donated two books to the Camden
Archives; and gave a Flag Certificate to Mr. Fred Peterson who is 89 years old and a WWII Veteran. He rides a golf cart around a
residential area in Chapin which is decorated patriotically with an American flag and waves at passers by.
Dear South Carolina Daughters,
Thank you all so much for your wonderful expressions of sympathy in the passing of my mother. The beautiful flowers, cards,
memorials, prayers, and your presence were such a lovely reminder of your love and support.
I love you all,
Dianne
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Sumter's Home Chapter, NSDAR, Sponsors Vietnam Veterans Commemoration Ceremony
On May 17, 2015, Sumter's Home Chapter sponsored a Vietnam Veterans Commemoration Ceremony at the Vietnam
Memorial located in downtown Sumter at which over 300 local Vietnam Veterans sat in unseasonably hot weather to
receive a warm and well-deserved WELCOME HOME and THANK YOU for their service to their country. The chapter
started making and implementing plans shortly after Continental Congress 2014. After many months of contacting
and coordinating the many groups participating, Sumter's Home Chapter, under the Leadership of Commemorative
Events Chairman Helen Mahon, set the stage for the culmination of those efforts.
About an hour before the celebration was to begin, members of the South Carolina Patriot Guard roared in on their
motorcycles, each with an American flag and collectively creating a solemn and dignified watch over the premises.
Upon arrival at the celebration area, each Vietnam Veteran was met by a DAR chapter member and presented with an
array of items commemorating the event, including a certificate of appreciation and a pin identifying him or her as a
Vietnam veteran. Each was seated beneath the shade of several large tents by the time the program began. Featured
speakers included Major General (Ret.) W. L. "Dutch" Holland and Sumter's Mayor Joe McElveen. The Patriot Guard
stood shoulder to shoulder as the name of each Sumter County Service person lost in combat during the Vietnam era
was read by a JROTC cadet. The melancholy strain of Taps began and then faded away from somewhere just behind
the crowd, and the celebration came to a close on that serious but moving note. Vets and their families were then
treated to a special reception at the Military Museum created and operated by local veteran and historian Sammy
Way. This reception afforded everyone a chance to mingle , eat, and share stories.
The celebration, which was widely advertised beforehand, owed much of its success to the outstanding cooperation
among civic leaders and the many volunteer organizations that pitched in to make certain these men and women who
answered their country's call received an outward display of the appreciation they deserve. THE SUMTER ITEM newspaper ran outstanding pre-event articles. SUMTER LIVING magazine printed a beautiful two-page picture and story
spread with details about the upcoming event. Several mornings, Derek Burress of WDXY featured speakers and
conducted interviews on his radio talk show.
Thanks to the organizational efforts of Sumter's Home Chapter, nearby Shaw AFB was well-represented as was Sumter
School District, JROTC groups, veterans groups, the Sons of the American Revolution, and many other state and local
organizations. In addition, many "ordinary citizens" were in attendance, to give a long-overdue THANK YOU to the
men and women who sacrificed so much because their country called.
Vietnam Veterans
Sumter’ s Home Chapter Greeters
Regent Susan Sanders with
Shaw Air Force Base representative and speaker,
Dutch Holland
Lakewood High School
JROTC
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Sixth Grade State American History Essay Winner
The Old Ninety-Six District Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce that one of the chapter winners of
the 2014-2015 American History Essay contest “A Child’s Journey Through Ellis Island” has been selected as the 6 th grade South
Carolina State Winner. The announcement was made and she was recognized at the Spring DAR Conference March 28, 2015 in
Columbia. As the 6th grade chapter winner along with the chapter winners for 5 th, 7th and 8th grades, she read her essay at the May
meeting of the Old Ninety-Six District Chapter at the Discovery Center in Edgefield. Friends and family were invited to attend.
Pictured left to right are Sara Sears, Old Ninety-Six District Chapter, American History Committee Chair; Emily Anne Clancey, 6 th
grade, Clancey Classical Homeschool, SC State 6 th grade essay winner; Kelly Hagins-Swart, Old Ninety Six District Chapter, DAR State
and National Page for 2015; and Jacci Wagner, SC State American History Committee Chair.
South Carolina DAR Society Loses BJ Hayden
We are sad to tell you that BJ Hayden passed away at the end of May. She loved the DAR, and showed it! BJ had just been elected
District II Director; but her service to the Society included NSDAR Correspondent Docent State Chair, and Prayer Chain Chair. She
will be greatly missed.
Constitution Week Celebration
Mrs. Benjamin Franklin is coming to kick off Constitution Week in Myrtle Beach! This event will be at 1 st Presbyterian Church, 3810
Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, Beginning at 10 am, September 12, 2015.
Jo Ann Tufo is a professional actress from Philadelphia who does an informative and fascinating first person presentation of
Deborah Franklin in a way that brings the entire culture of the years leading up to the Declaration of Independence, the
Revolutionary War, and the creation of The Constitution to life. Jo Ann is also a college professor of history and women’s studies
and therefore she brings facts and understanding to her presentation in an authentic way that is historically accurate. You will
believe she IS Mrs. Benjamin Franklin as she speaks of her love for her husband, her country, and the personal sacrifices she and her
family made and the work she did as a business woman in a time when women were not expected to run businesses. You will
come to appreciate Mrs. Benjamin Franklin as a strong woman who helped gain our Independence in her service to her family, her
community and her country. You will cheer for her strength and her love of family and country.
Please mark your calendar for Saturday, September 12, and come to Myrtle Beach to enjoy Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, special music,
and the participation of Children of the American Revolution as we celebrate the Constitution of the United States of America!
For more information, contact Jodie Gee at 843-249-8664 or e-mail: securetheblessings@gmail.com.
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About “Dear Vietnam Vet………”
"Dear Vietnam Vet” is a letter-writing campaign to provide long overdue thanks to our Vietnam Vets for their patriotic service, in
conjunction with the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, 1955-1975.
My father, John F. Wade, was a Marine in the Vietnam War from 1967-1969 when he fought with the US Marine Corp in Hotel
Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in Hue City during the Tet Offensive. After being awarded a Purple Heart and having served
two tours in Vietnam, he was treated horribly when he came home in late 1969. He passed away in 1991 at the age of 43 from the
effects of war.
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for those brave men and women who served their country, and with the 50th Anniversary
of the Vietnam war here, I think it's time we write letters of thanks and appreciation to them. My hope is to put a letter of thanks
into every single Vietnam Vet's hands. I want to collect letters thanking the Vet for his or her service, and to welcome them home.
This war was so different than any other, yet they honorably served their country as those before and after them did in other wars.
We need to make amends to these American patriots. Please help me to do that by writing a letter to a Vietnam Vet thanking them
for their honorable, heroic service. It's 50 years too long in coming. Your letter, either mailed or emailed to the contact below, will
assist the mission to reach every one of our Vietnam Vets.
I recently had the opportunity to visit a number of Vietnam Vets at the VA Hospital in Washington DC when I was there during
Continental Congress. While traveling to Washington DC, the SC delegation wrote 80 thank you letters.. One day at the hospital I
was taken room to room to visit with in patient Vietnam Vets. I was able to personally present each of those men with a thank you
letter. I was invited again at the end of the week to visit with a PTSD therapy group. While visiting for three hours with that group,
more letters were delivered and appreciated.
The mission continues with your help.
Dear Vietnam Vet
PO Box 1383
Bluffton SC 29910
dearvietnamvet@gmail.com
Bonnie Wade Mucia
Emily Geiger Chapter Committee Chair Commemorative Events
Emily Geiger Chapter Committee Chair Celebrate 125
Emily Geiger Chapter Committee Chair Celebrate America!
bonniewade@hargray.com
(843) 384-1477
Visit our Website: www.dearvietnamvet.com
Find us on Facebook at:
"Dear Vietnam Vet"
Find us on Instagram at: "DearVietnamVet"
Thank you to the Chapters who contributed their articles and pictures for this Summer Newsletter. The deadline for submitting
articles for the Winter newsletter is January 10th, 2016. Contributions for the Winter Newsletter are now being accepted. Please
submit Word document and/or high resolution jpg files only.
Jane Michel, State Newsletter Editor
scstatenewsletter@gamil.com
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May 2, 2015 The Emily Geiger Chapter hosted two deserving young ladies for a
“Tamassee DAR School Day in the Lowcounty.
Judging from their remarks at the time and follow up emails and essays it was a big success!
Coastal Discovery Museum Adventures
A “first” beach romp
Dolphin Sightings!
An accessories “silent” auction by the chapter
helped to fund the day.
Granby Chapter visits “God’s Acre Healing Springs”
Members of the Granby DAR Chapter recently visited Blackville, South Carolina to view the area’s natural springs known as
God’s Acre Healing Springs. The springs have the unusual distinction of being deeded to God. Their mineral waters flow from
nearby artesian wells and have been folklore for centuries.
Native Americans who lived near the site believed the waters were sacred, because of their healing properties. Legend says
four British soldiers were severely wounded at the nearby battle of Windy Hill Creek, rescued by the Native Americans and
believed cured by these springs.
The soldiers returned to their post of duty with the British in Charleston six months later.
“Healing Springs”
Pictured left to right are Faye Parks, Norma
Corley, Jean Smith Abbigale Patterson, Evelyn
Mack, Martha Redick and Terry Gladfelter.