In 1911, the 135th year of our Independence, a small group of women gathered in Wichita
Falls. Here in this young town on the Texas prairie, they organized a DAR
Chapter. These pioneers chose to honor their ancestors, who, with countless
others, made that freedom possible.
Mary Margaret Grice Burnside
(Mrs. S. H.) served as the first regent and the members chose to name the chapter
after her ancestor, Francis Grice, a Philadelphia ship builder. He served
in the Quartermaster Department of the Army, where he attained the rank of
Major. Captured by the British in September 1777, he received his release
in 1780. |
