North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution | Volume 21 Issue 10 | April 3, 2023 | |
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Spring Officer Training – Mark Your Calendars
Please join NCSDAR State Corresponding Secretary Adrienne Chafee and NCSDAR DAR Leadership Training Chair Susan Waldkirch for “Chapter Regent 101 – Training for Current Regents and Anyone Interested in Chapter Leadership” to be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 27 at the NCSDAR State Conference.
This in-person training will be followed by a series of virtual chapter officer training workshops in May. Each of the topics below will be presented twice on the Zoom platform. Chapter Regents and Vice Regents – this is your chance to attend a wide variety of training related to the various responsibilities of your Chapter Board members.
“Finances for Chapters: Focusing on the Regent, Treasurer, and Budget/Finance Committee Chair” presented by State Treasurer Rosie Craig and Assistant State Treasurer Amanda Ellinger – Tuesday, May 2 @ 7:00 PM and Thursday, May 11 @ 7:00 PM
“Caring for Our Members and Supporting Our Legacies” presented by State Chaplain Jane Hogan, State Historian Donna Huneycutt, and State Librarian Mary Aker – Thursday, May 4 @ 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 7 @ 7:00 PM
“Building, Nurturing, and Enjoying Our DAR Memberships!” presented by State Organizing Secretary Debby Marsh and State Registrar Candy Roth – Tuesday, May 16 @ 2:00 PM and Sunday, May 21 @ 7:00 PM
“Dear Daughters, Here Are the Minutes: A Look at Corresponding and Recording Secretaries” presented by State Recording Secretary Renée Bost and State Corresponding Secretary Adrienne Chafee – Tuesday, May 16 @ 7:00 PM and Thursday, May 18 @ 2:00 PM
“Basics for Your Chapter Meetings Made Easy - Agendas, Bylaws, Parliamentary Procedure, and Fun!” presented by State Parliamentarian Mary Tatum – Tuesday, May 23 @ 7:00 PM and Thursday, May 25 @ 2:00 PM
Click here to register.
Registration for the Zoom training will begin on Monday, April 3. Registration for each individual workshop will close 48 hours prior to the session. Participants will receive an email with the Zoom link and any handouts 24 hours before the session. Please contact DAR Leadership Training Committee Chair Susan Waldkirch if you have any questions.
— Susan Waldkirch, Chair, DAR Leadership Training Committee
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Important 2023 Bluebook (State Yearbook) Update
This year the Executive Board has made a major change in the way the 2023 Blue Book will be distributed. In order to provide all North Carolina Daughters with free access to the yearbook and reduce the expense of distributing over 300 free printed yearbooks each year to those on the official mailing list, the 2023 Blue Book will be available in an electronic format on the NCSDAR Members’ Website in early July. Print copies will be available by preorder only, and copies will be distributed during the district meetings. The price of the yearbook will be set in April. Extra print copies will not be available after orders are placed and books are distributed. However, all Daughters will be able to access the yearbook online and free of charge as a PDF which can be converted to a searchable version.
A preorder form will be placed in every Daughter’s packet at State Conference. Announcements will be made at the conference about the pre-sale and the cost. On Saturday afternoon, look for the Blue Book table for extra forms and to turn in your orders. There is a link on the yearbook committee webpage for the form. The deadline for preorders is June 20.
Money will be collected when the books are distributed at the district meetings. Any Daughter who preorders but cannot attend her district meeting should ask someone to pick up and pay for her book(s) for them. If you are unable to do so, you will need to mail a check for the price of the book, plus the cost of shipping, to Renée Bost at 131 Wright Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086-8926.
— Patricia Poe, Editor, NCSDAR State Yearbook
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DAR and SAR Commemorative Legacy
The DAR and SAR have long held a joint relationship in celebrating our Patriot ancestors’ past via commemorative events. From 1915 when both societies celebrated the installation of the Cumberland Gap marker placement with several thousand people in attendance to today at Kings Mountain, North Carolina where SAR and DAR members from over seven states attend to honor our common past. The SAR’s scheduled events throughout the state give DAR members the opportunity to contribute to the recognition of our Patriots with the pageantry of wreath laying, color guards and musket salutes! So now that we can be out and about, dust off and spruce up your wreaths. Get back into the festivities - your Patriot ancestors deserve to be remembered and celebrated. If your chapter does not have a wreath, have a wreath-making party, and create one. Make it fun and dress in colonial costumes! Traveling to present the wreaths at various events is a fun outing and lends an opportunity for chapter comradery as well as a way to get to know both DAR sisters and SAR members. The NCSDAR strongly encourages all chapters to participate in and attend these time-honored commemorative events.
For upcoming SAR event schedules please see this link: NC SAR State Event Calendar
— Bette Christopher-Pená, DAR/SAR Liaison
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America 250! News
Be sure to come to State Conference on Thursday so you won’t miss the America 250! workshop given by Sarah Koonts from the NC250 commission and Susan Corliss-Bland. Susan is the Southeastern Division Vice Chair of America 250! and a member of the Battle of Rockfish Chapter.
If you know members with children or grandchildren who are in college and are majoring in American History, spread the word about the new America 250! Scholarship. It is a one-time $5000 award to be given to up to four college students majoring in American History each year from 2022-2026. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited university or college in the United States and have a minimum 3.75 GPA. Applicants will write an essay on the founding of our nation or their personal volunteer achievements for community and country. Susan Hines Gill is North Carolina State Chair of the DAR Scholarship Committee.
Click here for more information.
— Jane Thomas, Chair, America 250!
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“DAR University” – Orientation Resource
“DAR University: A Member’s Guide to the Society” is now available on the NCSDAR Members website on the DAR Leadership Training Committee page. On the right sidebar, you will see a link to the presentation in PDF format plus a link to the script.
Chapter Regents—this is an excellent resource for new member orientation and for more experienced members who would like to be reacquainted with our National and State Societies. Chapters using this presentation in an orientation workshop will earn a point on Question #13 on the 2023 NCSDAR Chapter Achievement Award Form. The PowerPoint file is available upon request.
Please contact DAR Leadership Training Committee Chair Susan Waldkirch if you have any questions about training. Questions about the Chapter Achievement Award Form should be directed to NCSDAR Chapter Achievement Award Committee Chair Betty Corbin.
— Susan Waldkirch, Chair, DAR Leadership Training Committee
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Women’s Issues Award Updates
The Veteran’s Life Center VOW Application sponsored by the William Hooper Chapter is the Third Place Winner in the VOW Award for the Southeastern Division, Women’s Issues Committee.
The Southeastern Division sent three VOW Award Application packets to the National Vice Chair for the next round of judging. The Women’s Issues National Chair, Cynthia Pritchard, will then select the National Winners of the VOW Award to be announced after the National Board Meeting.
Winning essays at the state level have now been determined and forwarded to the Southeastern Division Vice Chair, Women’s Issues Committee, for the next round of judging. Special thanks to all who participated in the essay contest and continue to support Women’s Issues activities.
Physical Health Category
Katherine Thompson, Colonel Andrew Balfour Chapter; “A Necessary Test”
Mental Health Category
Pamela McElreath, Daniel Boone Chapter; “Embracing the Journey of Dementia”
Career Category
Naomi Tsujimura, General James Moore Chapter; “Leading from the Front: Lessons Learned from my Most Memorable Career Mentor”
Family Category
Laura Earp, Micajah Pettaway-Halifax Resolves Chapter; “Celebrating My Mother - My Role Model”
Wishing all of our North Carolina winners success in the next rounds of judging!
— Paula Hudson Hildebrand, Chair, Women’s Issues
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Patriot Stories: Griffith Rutherford
Griffith Rutherford was born in Ireland and came to America when he was 18. He settled near Salisbury, married his neighbor’s daughter Elizabeth, and they had ten children.
After his appointment to the Rowan County Committee of Safety, Rutherford entered the Revolutionary War in 1775 as a colonel in the North Carolina militia. Throughout that year, his regiment helped to disarm and disperse Loyalist groups in the South Carolina back country, most notably during the campaign in Ninety-Six, South Carolina.
He represented Rowan County at the Fourth Provincial Congress in Halifax from April 4 to May 14, 1776, during which time he helped develop and write the North Carolina Constitution and was promoted to brigadier general of the Salisbury District Brigade. In the summer after the conference, he raised an army of 2,400 men to campaign against local Cherokee Indians, who had been attacking colonists on the western frontier since their alliance with the British.
An active member of his community, Rutherford served in multiple civil occupations. He was a representative of both houses of the North Carolina House of Commons and an unsuccessful candidate for governor. Rutherford was an Anti-Federalist. He was appointed President of the Legislative Council of the Southwest Territory in 1794 by President Washington. He retired to Sumner County, Tennessee, and died on August 10, 1805, at the age of 84.
— Jane Thomas, America 250!
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State Regent’s Project
By going to our state website you can purchase our beautiful State Regent’s pin, scarf, and earrings or make a donation. You'll want to wear your items for State Conference and maybe pick up something new while you are there!
• Popwallets - the sleek new way to carry your cell phone, ID, credit cards, and cash
• NCSDAR boat style canvas tote bags with navy trim
• Silver NCSDAR travel mugs with red trim
• NCSDAR Aprons with three pockets
All items help fund the goals for Crossnore Communities for Children, Winston-Salem Campus and DAR Museum Collections Fund for North Carolina Acquisitions.
— Linda Gill, Co-Chair, State Regent’s Project Committee
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2024 National Junior Doll
Mary Martin may not always follow the rules, but she does have the tools she needs! Click here to learn more in April’s Mary Martin Moment. Click here to visit the North Carolina Junior Doll Committee Page for information on how you can participate in this exciting project!
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DAR Leadership Training Courses Graduates
Congratulations to the recent graduates of the Members Course.
Naomi Tsujimura – General James Moore
Sally Hursey – Joseph McDowell
Theresa Peaden – Micajah Pettaway-Halifax Resolves
Annette Sipe – Susanna Coutanch Evans
Pamela Tilson – Joseph McDowell
Erin Boyd – Alexandriana
Barbara Kirby – Smith-Bryan
Jamie Beecham – Micajah Pettaway-Halifax Resolves
Jann Pollard – Mecklenburg
Carla Michaels – Asbury Station
Peggy Troxell – William Hooper
Susan Woodard – Joseph Montfort
Mimi Sloop – Crossnore
Pamela Proctor – Stamp Defiance
Jane Hogan – Deep River
Claire Wong – Alexandriana
Suzie Phipps – Alexander Martin
Gloria Halstead – Alexander Martin
Cheryl Fontenot – Caswell-Nash
Janelle Johnson – James Hunter
Cindi Tilley – James Hunter
Kim Thompson – James Hunter
Tammy Schweitzer – Peter Smith
Diane Longstreet – Crossnore
Karen Zornes – Otway Burns
Susan Corliss-Bland – Battle of Rockfish
— Eileen Bright, Vice Chair, DAR Leadership Training Committee
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Easter Prayer
A Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus
He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Matthew 28:6
Almighty God, we thank You for the beauty and joy of this day and for the message that all nature brings to us. May we walk in newness of life. Help us not only at this season of the year but every day, to live in peace and confident faith in Him who for our sakes died and rose again. In His name we ask it. Amen. 2011 Ritual and Missal pg. 67
— Jane Hogan, State Chaplain
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You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. -Isaiah 26:3
He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. - Matthew 28:6
Nina Pauline Moss Dodd; Davie Poplar; 8 February 2023
Natalie Susanne Hamilton Englert; Brunswick Town; 11 February 2023
Evelyn Griffin Dartt; John Penn; 20 February 2023
Joyce Heilig; Elizabeth Maxwell Steele; 27 February 2023
Jeanne Trentman Burleson; Quaker Meadows; 2 March 2023
Mary Melinda Johnson; Colonel Thomas Robeson; 3 March 2023
Dana Lynn Nelson Muret; Liberty Hall; 5 March 2023
Betty Hughes Alexander Nichols; Rachel Caldwell; 8 March 2023
Jane Hendon Holmes Ross; Battle of Elizabethtown; 13 March 2023
Patricia Grace Flowers Chappell; General Henry William Harrington; 15 March 2023
Elizabeth White Steelman; Stamp Defiance; 17 March 2023
Judith Isabel Bodkin Potter; Waightstill Avery; 17 March 2023
Kitti Michalowicz; Moseley-Bright; 17 March 2023
Antoinette Culler Smith Suiter; Micajah Pettaway-Halifax Resolves; 18 March 2023
— Jane Hogan, State Chaplain
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Kitti Michalowicz, a member of the Moseley-Bright chapter in Kinston and very active member of the DAR and other lineage societies, passed away on March 17. Click here for the obituary.
Along with her extensive service in the Moseley-Bright chapter and on several state committees in North Carolina, Kitti previously served as national vice chair and division vice chair on several committees and was also a past state corresponding secretary of California.
Cards of Condolence may be sent to Kitti's husband Ron Michalowicz at 2481 English Squire Drive, Kinston, NC 18504-7119 , and sister Violet Kraft at 3922 Shakespeare Way, Monrovia, MD 21770-9251
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On February 25, the Thomas Hadley Chapter held its annual George Washington Luncheon to honor the local outstanding seniors for American History Patriotic Essay, American History, Good Citizen, and JROTC. | |  |
On February 5, 2023, Piedmont Patriots Chapter members participated in the DAR Project Patriot Committee’s “Operation Show our Military Some Love.” | | |
The Old North State Chapter and Hope Moravian Church partnered to honor American Revolutionary War Patriot, Christopher Elrod, Jr. on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with almost 100 people in attendance. | | |
The Rendezvous Mountain Chapter held the official grave marking ceremony to honor Ensign Benjamin Martin on November 12, 2022, at Brier Creek Baptist Church in Roaring River, North Carolina. | | |
The Battle of Alamance Chapter held a joint chapter meeting with the Deep River Chapter for its first meeting of 2023. We honored Southern Alamance High School teacher Mr. Nick Anders with the NSDAR Conservation Award. | | |
The Mecklenburg Chapter marked the grave of James McCombs in Mint Hill, North Carolina on Saturday March 18. | | |
The Thomas Hadley Chapter honors veterans with a Veterans’ Coffee Hour the second Friday of every month. | | | | |
