Nancy Wright, Organizing Secretary General

On August 19, 2023, the DAR returned to the City of Detroit with the organizing meeting of The Detroit Chapter, held at the historic Detroit Yacht Club, founded in 1868. Following the banging of their new gavel and the opening ritual, Organizing Regent, Elizabeth Findeis, welcomed everyone, including Michigan State

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General

Though I have been a member for more than three decades, I still learn new things about our National Society and its history every day! For one recent eye opener, I thank the Regent of the Pittsburgh Chapter, Susan Matlack. During my recent visit for the Pennsylvania State Conference, Ms

Karon Kading Jarrard, National Chair, Protocol Committee

National Parliamentarian Linda Hardin Sehrt, PRP, presented information in her October 2020 “Parliamentary Wise article – Electronic Meetings Authorized in Bylaws”, providing resources to make decisions regarding conducting electronic meetings and authorizing such meetings in chapter bylaws. The new 12th edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly

Nancy Hemmrich, Organizing Secretary General

Let’s think about a chapter meeting that members enjoy attending. Members want to attend a meeting where the people are friendly and welcoming.   Do you ask a new member to sit with you and introduce her to your chapter friends?  Does your chapter have a social hour?   If it does

Lynn Young, President General

We left Vienna on October 26, 2014 and flew to Frankfurt where Palatinate Chapter Regent Cary Costa and Associate Member Ransom Schwerzler were patiently waiting for our delayed flight.  Speeding along on the Autobahn, we arrived in Landstuhl about 1 hour, 15 minutes later.  We enjoyed seeing the many vineyards

Lynn Young, President General

On October 23, 2014 we flew from Rome to Vienna, Austria.  After checking into our hotel, we were greeted by Fay Ann Gauster who escorted us by streetcar to the Huth restaurant for dinner with the Blue Danube Chapter, Ada Miller, Regent. Fay Ann explained that the area in which

Lynn Young, President General

On October 20, 2014, Mindy, Virginia, Steve and I flew from Madrid to Rome, City of the Seven Hills, for our official visit with the Pax Romana Chapter.  After a drive to our hotel and a quick lunch, we were greeted by the Chapter Regent, Cara Kavanaugh, who gave us

Lynn Young, President General

We departed our London hotel before dawn for an early flight to Madrid on October 17, 2014.  En route to the airport, we were startled to see the blue lights of the London Eye against the darkness of the sky in the background.  This large “ferris wheel” is said to

Lynn Young, President General

After a fabulous week touring Scotland, Virginia Lingelbach, National Chair of Units Overseas, my husband, Steve, and I flew from Edinburgh to Paris for the first of six visits to our Units Overseas chapters.  Arriving in Paris at noon on Saturday, October 11, we were escorted from the airport to

Beth Cagle, National Chair, Junior American Citizens Committee

More than 113 years ago, one chapter in one state decided that it was important to help educate children about America.  In 1901, the Cincinnati Chapter in Ohio started a club “to teach…children some knowledge of the underlying principles of our government, of American sentiment, and of all that will