Carol Jutte congratulated Lorraine Lenkevich and presents her with a certificate for being a DAR member for 25 years.
L to R: Diana Fotinatos and Annetta Clark, Treasurer
Constitution Chair Diana Fotinatos had a two-part question for us today. Part 1: True or False, The Declaration of Independence was printed a second time with a woman’s name on it. Vicki Wade answered true correctly. Part 2: Who was she? The correct answer is Mary Katharine Goddard. No one was able to answer correctly. Diana credited Annetta Clark with passing onto her the interesting life story of Mary Katharine Goddard. Ms. Goddard, an American Patriot, and as Baltimore’s Postmaster, is likely the first U.S. Government female employee. Besides printing the second edition of the Declaration of Independence Ms. Goddard editorialized against British brutality, reprinted Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and published extra editions about Congress’ call to arms and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
L to R: Vicki Wade and Diana Fotinatos
Click on the website below to read the full story of the woman to sign the Declaration of Independence.
National Defense Chair Kathy Johnson reported on TALOS, Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit also known as the Iron Man Suit. This is a suit being developed with capabilities to protect Soldiers against bullets and blasts. To learn more go to https://www.dar.org member site, click on National Defender and look on page 3 of the January/February 2019 edition.
WWI Centennial Commemoration Minute Chair Norma Eckard spoke of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. WWI, while slowing the suffragists’ movement helped them prove their point. Activist pointed out that Women’s work on behalf of the war effort proved that they were just as patriotic and deserving of citizenship as men. August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote was ratified.
Conservation Minute Chair Mary Sands spoke about becoming a Holden Beach Turtle Patrol Trainee during the summer. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation certifies trainers. The goal is to help as many turtle nests survive as possible. Mary attended 5 nests over the summer, her first being May 29th. The first nest had 135. One egg was taken and broken for DNA testing; the rest were moved to a safer location. On July 22nd Mary had her first experience tending a nest as the hatchling began appearing. This season Holden Beach had only Loggerheads. Green Turtles and Leatherbacks are also known to nest on our Brunswick Beaches.
American Indian Minute Chair Cheri Lambert told us of Charles Lola and Moses Neptune from the Passamaquoddy tribe. Both men were killed in WWI. Charles Lola received the Croix de Guerre of France for remarkable courage and Moses Neptune is thought by some to be the last U.S. serviceman killed before the Armistice was signed.
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NC Bus to Congress Committee
Chairman — Janet Westbrook
Co-Chair — Martha Todd
Co-Chair — Carol Jutte
2019 NC Bus to Continental Congress
Make plans now to attend the 128th Continental Congress, as we celebrate the accomplishments of the Dillon Administration in “Moving Forward in Service to America!” This will be an election year for a new Administration, the Van Buren Administration of “Rise and Shine”, of which our very own Peggy Troxell is on the slate for Recording Secretary General. Join the fun and fellowship as we travel together for a Congress that promises to be educational, informative, and memorable!
Make your reservation today!
NC Bus Tour to Continental Congress
Tuesday, June 25 — Sunday, June 30
$1,952 per person based on single occupancy
$1,160 per person based on double occupancy
$ 896 per person based on triple occupancy
Transportation: Chartered bus providing round-trip bus fare from multiple NC locations, daily shuttle service to and from JW Marriott, DAR Constitution Hall, and the Grand Hyatt. Each bus comes equipped with electric outlets and Wi-Fi.
Accommodations: JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. Each guest room has two doubles with hotel taxes and porterage fees included.
Reservation and Payment Policy: Reservations are processed on a first come, first serve basis. Each guest should complete a registration form and send with their first check. Make checks payable to NCSDAR Treasurer. Guests may opt to pay in full or select from one of the payment schedules. Payment coupons with mailing instructions are available for your convenience. No refunds will be accepted after April 1, 2019, unless there is someone to take your place.
Reservation form, payment coupons, and FAQs can be found in the column to the right.
The Bus to Continental Congress will be for the dates June 25th –June 30th. Carol Jutte has information if you are interested.
Please continue to crochet or knit scared for our troops.
The NCSDAR “Call to Conference” for the 119th State Conference, April 25th-28th was read. The Conference will be held at the Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel, Raleigh, NC. Our chapter is allowed 15 delegates. President General Ann T Dillon will be in attendance. Delegates and alternates will be elected at our February 13th chapter meeting. More information will be on the NCSDAR website soon.
Jean Green, Chairman of the Patriot Records Project Committee is in need of additional women to volunteer to be a part of this program. Contact her at
Jeangreen1133@yahoo.com.
The work of the Patriot Records Project Committee will make finding and identifying Revolutionary War patriots in hard to search collections easier than ever. The project began with the Continental Loan Books of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. The Continental Loan Books contain the names of men, women and businesses that helped to finance the War for Independence. Other collections scheduled to be indexed include the South Carolina Audited Accounts, North Carolina Audited Records and many, many more collections.
The Patriot Records Project index will be available as part of the DAR Genealogy Research System. The records span over 75 years, starting at the very beginning of the Revolutionary War through the last petitions for remuneration. The index will be made possible by the countless hours of indexing done by DAR member volunteers.
How you can be a part of bringing these valuable records to life? Click on the link below to participate in capturing a slice of American History.
Just click on the website below:
https://www.dar.org/members/committees/special-committees/patriot-records-project/volunteer-now
DAR member Susan Zimmerman is wearing a beautiful scarf that she purchased at our November DAR meeting when State Regent Carole Weiss was our guest speaker. The scarf is one of her state fund raising projects. It is definitely very beautiful as you can see in the photo.
