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Weatherford Chapter, NSDAR Weatherford, Texas | Organized in 1903 |
About Us The Weatherford Chapter, NSDAR, is one of the oldest in the Texas Society. We were organized on February 19, 1903, by the Organizing Regent Alice Knowles Egelhoff along with 13 other members. Our chapter has been involved with community service from the very start including war bond sales during World War I and World War II. After WWI we sponsored a war orphan in France. During WWII many members served in the Red Cross.
In 1915, our chapter framed flag codes to be placed in Weatherford schools. Bookcases were purchased for the new public library of Weatherford in 1919. A vintage compote and egg cup were donated to the Texas Room in the NSDAR headquarters in Washington D.C., in 1938. A replica of the inaugural gown of Sarah Lanham was made and donated by our chapter to the First Ladies of Texas museum at Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton. Sarah was a member of our chapter and her husband was Governor Samuel W.T. Lanham of Weatherford. In 1928, loans were granted to students attending Weatherford College. Starting in 1971, our chapter turned these into scholarships for students which we still give every year to deserving Parker County high school seniors. DAR Good Citizen awards are given to seniors now as well; one from each of the seven high schools.
Recently we were honored for supporting the Heroes on the Water veteran group which takes veterans and their families on fishing trips in Parker County. We also provide Christmas gifts for the Veterans at Santa Fe Rehab in Weatherford. Our chapter sponsors the Wreaths Across America ceremony at three local cemeteries in December. We are members of the Vietnam Veterans 50th Anniversary Commission and co-sponsored programs to honor those veterans in our communities. The Weatherford Chapter, NSDAR, has always worked heavily in educational projects. In the past decade we have presented an interactive program about the Constitution in many 5th grade classes across Parker County along with distributing Constitution booklets and Preamble bookmarks to every 5th grader in the county. But in 2019, we decided to produce a video which could be presented in all 5th grade classes across the county. It was written and performed by our members and videoed by the daughter of one of our members. Like our live presentation it was interactive and informative which was so impressive that we won first place in our National Society's Best Constitution Activity category! Our chapter has many talented and creative women one with an NSDAR American Heritage Art Contest award. Look for her picture along with her winning artwork on the Activities tab.
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