DAR

Sarah Maples DAR Hears About Honor Flight

Pictured are John White, Gene Small, Harold Hartley and Regent Helen Preston.

Press release

The Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were honored to have three Cedar Creek Lake area residents come and tell us about their trip on the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. John White had dozens of pictures that he had put together on slides to shown us and talk about the World War 11 memorial, and other memorials that they saw.

In 2005, a retired Air Force captain realized that veterans of World War II were unlikely to ever see their memorial on their own and and Honor Flight was born, taking 98,500 World War II veterans to see their memorial at absolutely no cost to the veterans. Their are still many who are physically able to make the trip, if only Honor Flight can locate them. Honor Flight’s mission has expanded to include Korean War veterans, and Honor Flight needs help finding them as well. Funding is private and guardians who accompany each veteran pay their own way for the privilege of spending a day with a living history treasure. Honor flight wants to give the gift a trip to Washington D.C. to every veteran of these wars who would not otherwise have a chance to see their memorials. Honor Flight is a gift to veterans, a tangible way to say thank you to the men and women who put their lives on hold for years in service to their country. Continue reading “Sarah Maples DAR Hears About Honor Flight”

DAR Members Hear About Group’s Beginnings

DAR press release

The Sarah Maples Chapter welcomed Jane Doclar as our speaker on Oct. 15, 2014. Jane spoke of the foundling members of DAR. In the 1790’s there existed a group that called themselves Sons of the Revolution. They allowed women to attend their meetings until they decide to go national then they excluded women (big mistake). Mary Smith Lockwood fired off an editorial in the local papers deploring what the Sons had done. She wrote, “Were there not mothers of the Revolution? Were there not wives of the Revolution?” From then on she was known as the Pen Mother and her National # 27 will never be given out to anyone else. Whenever a member is given a number it will always be their number. She created the guidelines for membership that we go by today.

William O. McDowell urged the women to organize their own organization. Their first meeting consisted of 18 women, including the original four who are known as our foundling mothers and they chose as their first leader Caroline Scott Harrison, who was the wife of President Benjamin Harrison. Her National # is 7. She was not able to attend a lot of the meetings because of her duties as First Lady of the United States. She was a gifted artist who painted on china. She painted a lot of orchids. Continue reading “DAR Members Hear About Group’s Beginnings”

District Attorney Speaks to DAR

Sarah Maples DAR press release

The Sarah Maples Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Methodist Church in Tool on Sept. 17, to celebrate the Constitution.

Scott McKee, another lover of the United States Constitution, agreed to be the speaker at the luncheon. Scott spoke of when he was in law school that they did not teach the Constitution. It is the most important document that our government has and therefore important to our laws so why is it not taught in law school? He still is waiting for that answer. As District Attorney for Henderson County he makes sure his staff knows the Constitution because he feels very strongly how important it is.

The DAR opens each meeting with another part, the Preamble to the Constitution. “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America”.

We are hoping Scott will come visit us again. We all enjoyed his thoughts on the Constitution as we feel the same way about the Constitution and our Country.

DAR hears about American Flag

Marsha Head (left), Claire Grant (seated at table), Billy Burford and Perry Holcomb at the recent DAR meeting. (COURTESY PHOTO)

By Fred Head, Special to HCT Now

Americans love their flag! Texans love their flag! The members of the Daniel McMahon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution love their flag!

At their Feb. 20 George Washington Tea, held at the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens, members and guests showed their love for Old Glory as they enjoyed a program concerning the American Flag by DAR member Marsha Head.

In her presentation, Head discussed the flag and explained the meaning of the folding of the American Flag at military funerals. She was assisted with a folding demonstration by two local veterans, each with many years of military service, Billy Burford, career Air Force retired and Perry Holcomb, career Navy retired, as they slowly proceeded through the 13 separate folds while Head explained each of these folds to the large crowd in attendance.

In closing her presentation, Head said, “In the future, you’ll see flags folded and now you will know why. Please share this with our children and all those you love as we strive to keep our country strong and free.”

Outstanding area students were honored for their essays and their good citizen behavior by DAR member Claire Grant as she presented certificates and monetary awards to each of the winners.