James
Blair Chapter
Daughters
of the American Revolution
About our chapter
The
James Blair Chapter in Navarro County was organized December 24, 1926
in Corsicana. We are celebrating another year of
service to
"God, Home, and Country". Mrs. Rose Blair Polk was
the Organizing Regent. We strive to promote the
National Society goals: education, preservation of our heritage, and
patriotism.
Chapter meetings are held at
3:00
p.m.
on the second Wednesday of each month from September through
May.
Each
regular meeting includes the DAR ritual, Pledges, the National Anthem,
Devotional, President General's message (from current DAR
magazine), a five minute National Defense report, minutes from the
Recording Secretary, Treasurer's Report, Reports from Officers and
Committees, Unfinished Business, New Business, and Program. These
meetings are open meetings. Anyone can attend.
National Theme: "Preserve
the Past, Enhance the Present and Invest in the Future”
Texas
State Theme: "Legacy of Love & Loyalty"
Membership allows you to continue the legacy of historic preservation,
promotion of education, and patriotic endeavors.
We
are looking for new members. You can start today by checking your
eligibility.
Our national website
can answer all of your
questions at NSDAR and Texas information is located
at TSDAR
.
About our projects
and goals
Our
local DAR members have been
involved with city and county efforts to make Navarro County and Corsicana a "go to”
place. The
oil industry west of the Mississippi got
its start in Corsicana in 1894 and is being featured in this promotion.
Our
famous brick streets are
being restored. First class entertainment and
exhibits come to our restored vaudeville Palace Theater and the
Warehouse of Living
Arts Theater and Gallery. We
have sanctioned rodeos on a regular basis, a Pioneer Village that
showplaces historic buildings plus pictorial archives, and annual
festivals that bring visitors from around the state. The Cook Center on the campus of Navarro
College features a world class planetarium, the Pearce Collections
Civil War Museum and Western Art Museum, and Navarro College
Archives. Our local
library has an
excellent genealogy department with volunteer and professional staff to
aid in research. Our members can be found as volunteers in all of
these areas.
The NSDAR ongoing goals, and
those of the James Blair Chapter, in addition to patriotism are
centered on preservation, conservation and restoration.
About our officers
for 2012-2014
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Regent---------------------------------------------Jan
Warren First Vice
Regent-----------------------------Suzanne Smith Chaplain--------------------------------------Carolyn French Recording
Secretary--------------------------Geneva Davis Corresponding Secretary-------------------Donna Ingham Registrar---------------------------------Christine
Williams Treasurer------------------------------------------Ruth
Scott Historian--------------------------------------Sandra
Curtis Librarian-----------------------------------Bobbie
M. Young Parliamentarian------------------------------Corrine
N. Lee |
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VIS & Web master: Barbara Spencer Shore Contact at: bazette74@hotmail.com |
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Last up dated August 12, 2012