Andrew Carruthers


Andrew Carruthers Chapter NSDAR
Austin, Texas


 

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Chapter History

Organized November 3, 1909

In recognition of Andrew Carruthers’ service at the Battle of Kings Mountain and using the colonial spelling of his name, this chapter was named in his honor and in compliment to Mrs. Neil Carothers, by whom it was organized on November 3, 1909.

Mrs. Carothers conceived the idea of the chapter as a means of stimulating patriotism in university girls so they could take the ideals of DAR home with them, and also as a means of furthering the ambitions of girls faced with struggles and privations to obtain a college education.

According to the original bylaws, only students and ex-students of the University of Texas were eligible for chapter membership. This special requirement for eligibility was later expanded to include members and wives of the university staff, as well as women who had completed two years of university work. In current times, any woman eligible for membership in the National Society is eligible for local membership.

The chief purpose of formation was the founding of a scholarship for girls attending the University of Texas. Mrs. Carothers is credited with the vision, untiring zeal, and enthusiasm which led to the achievement of this goal. She preferred a scholarship to a loan fund because she saw many girls leave college burdened with debt.

Mrs. Caruthers established the annual statement of renewed devotion in the belief: "Looking backward with pride to the accomplishments of our ancestors and pointing forward with zeal and hope!"

grave Registrar Muriel Parker, regent Kelly O'Shieles, honorary regent and historian Susan Gettman and lineage research chair Sharyl Burshnick placed the DAR insignia on Mrs. Carother's grave in Starkville, MS. Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha regent Patsy Stuart and Mississippi state first vice regent Hellen Polk facilitated cleaning the tombstone and attended the ceremony.
 

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