Yesterday was a great first day of Congress week! There were many productive meetings and a lot was accomplished. This morning I participated in a wonderful wreath laying at the Washington Monument in honor of our 125th anniversary.

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I am so thrilled to be presiding over the 124th Continental Congress, my second as your President General, and to welcome members to Washington, D.C. this week.

This morning I participated in the wreath laying at the Memorial of the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence. I

Today officially begins my Congress week! The Executive Board meeting last week was very productive. 

Ann Dillon, First Vice President General, and I will have lunch with the Long Range Planning Commission.  Each of these 12 ladies are appointed for a nine-year term.  They have the ability to evaluate complex

We are quickly approaching the 124th Continental Congress and I’m sure many members are preparing to travel to Washington, D.C. Below are some reminders for your week at Continental Congress. Click the links to read more about these different topics.

Very early on Saturday, May 16th, I flew from Boise, ID to Portland, Oregon where Past Librarian General Joan Hunter, my Page, Kate Freitag and Marvin Parnell, husband of State Regent Cindy Parnell, greeted me at the airport.  It was my first visit to Portland so Marvin drove us through

After 4 days with my family, I flew from Houston to Boise, Idaho on Thursday, May 14th, for the 102nd State Conference. State Regent Rebecca Bowen-Odom and her husband, Ron, were waiting at the airport to greet me along with two of the other conference guests, First Vice

On Thursday, May 7, 2015, I flew from Calgary to Phoenix for the 113th Arizona State Conference, State Regent Gillian Morse.  I was warmly greeted at the airport by Vice President General Danna Koelling and National Chair of Pages Laura Boyd.  The theme of the Conference was “Celebrate America! Celebrate Arizona!” With 41

After two wonderful days with the New Caledonia Chapter members, Virginia Lingelbach and I flew from Vancouver to Calgary on May 5th to visit the Heritage Chapter.

As we exited Customs, we were startled to be pulled aside by an airport official.  My first thought was that they had

On Sunday, May 3, Virginia Lingelbach, Lanabeth Horgen, and I took the Victoria Clipper from Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  The scenery along the Strait of Juan de Fuca was gorgeous with snow capped mountains peaking above the lush greenery.  The trip took less than 3 hours and we

I am excited to tell you about a special opportunity for members planning to be at Congress later this month! As they say, baseball is America’s pastime, so we have arranged a fun extra-curricular activity for members to participate in during the week of Congress. DAR has worked with the