“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 5:16

Dear Arkansas Daughters,

Arkansas made the history books this February with record snowfalls and low

temperatures. However, your Master Questionnaires and chapter narrative reports

show that the weather hasn't dampened your American spirit. It is exciting to see the

ways in which your chapters have supported the objectives of our National Society

and contributed to your communities. You ladies are awesome!

Our State Conference Committee from Quapaw District (Junelle Mongno Chair) is

working diligently to make preparations for our State Conference March 17 -

19. You will find information within this newsletter regarding registration. Our own President General, Merry

Ann Wright, will be our honored guest this year and our Keynote Speaker for Opening Night on Thursday,

March 17. Beverly Pryzbylski, the National Chairman for the Genealogical Records Committee, will be

another honored guest. She will be the speaker at the Chapter Regents Club meeting on Thursday evening.

We have some new events at State Conference this year. The Junior Membership Committee is having a dinner

on Thursday evening at 5:30. It is not only for Junior Members, anyone can attend. So if you are not registered

for another activity at that time, please send in your registration from. Morgan Lake, the National Chairman of

the Junior Membership Committee, will be one of our honored guests and the speaker at this event.

Another new event at State Conference this year is not listed in the Schedule of Events. It is a performance by

the Golden Girls (no registration is required). Who are the Golden Girls? They are a group of members who will

be entertaining us at an after hours performance on Thursday evening--after the Opening Night program

and the reception line. Feel free to change into more comfortable clothes and come back down to Salon D. This

is an informal event to support our Junior Membership Page to Continental Congress fund. Please make plans to

attend.

Also not listed in the Schedule of Events are the names of the workshops. Please make plans to attend:

Thursday afternoon

3:00--Salon D--Shirley Coppock, Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission Chairman

"CDR: What Is This All About?"

3:30--Salon D--Valerie Scott, State Registrar--Chapter Registrar training

Friday afternoon

4:00--Salon D--Martha Koon, State Organizing Secretary

"Do We Merge, Disband or Grow?"

4:30--Salon D--Cheri Coley, Lineage Research Committee Chairman--Lineage Research

In DAR Service,

Sue

Arkansas State Society Daughters

of the American Revolution

NSDAR - Preserve the Past, Enhance the Future, Invest in the present

ASDAR - Working together to preserve our history and secure our future

Volume 26 Issue 1 February 2011

State Regent’s Message

State Regent’s Project

Our State Regent’s Project is to set up a centrally located Records Storage facility. The search is on for a

secure, clean place to store the records of the state and all the chapters. We need to get our archives out of

someone’s attic, basement, or garage!

We will be selling monogrammed shirts and tote bags to benefit this project.

We have a polyvinyl tote (which is machine washable and dryable), a cotton

gusset bag, and a boater tote bag. For the shirts, we have denim and

stonewashed denim short-sleeved shirts. We have a long sleeved twill shirt, an

ivory camp shirt and a cotton knit shirt. We have several different monograms

for the shirts and totes.

If you order now, the items can be mailed ($5 for each item) or they can be

picked up at State Conference in March. Please allow two-weeks for the turn-

around on mail orders.

Susan Veal

State Regent’s Project Monogrammed Products Co-chair

32 Estremedura Dr

Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-5824

501-922-3478

spveal@suddenlink.net

[Editor’s note: Items shown are the long sleeve twill shirt and the cotton gusset tote. The complete brochure and order

blank are found at the end of the newsletter.]

State Registrar Report

62 new members were approved at the December 11, 2010, and the February 5, 2011, National Board of

Management meetings. The total current state membership is 2,346 in 44 chapters.

Akansa

Anna Bertnolli

Marynell Branch

Erin Garrison

Ann Laughlin

Laura McKinney

Barbara Peter

Mary Ritchie

Beverly Severson

Sheila Stanley

Ethel Stant

Peggy Walker

Arkadelphia

Nancy Rucker

Arkansas Post

Nina Selig

Cadron Post Rebecca Deshazo

Captain Nathan Watkins

Margaret Taylor

Charlevoix

Deborah Walsh

Chicot Trace

Margy Mann

Colonel Francis Vivian Brooking

Julie Carpenter

Dardanelle Rock

Loretta Rhoads

Bonnie Sample

Enoch Ashley

Beverlee Dugger

Eva Osborne

Harrison Colony

Anita Gould

Lisa Whitmer

Hot Springs of Arkansas

Mary Counts

Linda Harris

Independence County

Claire Brown

James Bright

Linda Hancock

Stella Myers

James K. Polk

Laura Williamson

Jonesboro

Helen Bryan

Leigh Gibson

Stephanie Senner

Lovely Purchase

Marjorie Arnsdorff

Major Jacob Gray

Nancy Spears

Marion Melissa Brewer

Winifred Hills

Barbara Reynolds

Jennifer Ross

Stacia Williams

Ozark Mountains Jorja Blair

Jasmine Haller

Karen Sawyer

Laura Sawyer

Provincia de La Sal

Rachel Bourne

Rebecca Bourne

Shari Brian

Linda Stewart

Anna Turner

Prudence Hall

Lisa Shanklin

Barbara Shull

Robert Crittenden

Jenny Sanders

Tate's Bluff Sandra Ashworth

Barbara Counce

Kerry Ellison

Vergie Garrison

Linda Geiger

Maurice Graves

Tate's Bluff (cont.) Sally Graves

Deborah Lindsey

Megan Ryan

Beverly Tapper

In addition to our new members, we welcome the following eight who transferred their memberships into

Arkansas from other states:

Akansa: Harriet Holder

Captain Nathan Watkins: Suzanne Bishop-Modlinski

James Bright: Vanita Williams

Marion: Kristin Beightol, Ann Romagosa and Sara White

Ozark Mountains: Pamela Bunch and Beth Hickman

Welcome to Arkansas DAR! Valerie Scott, ASDAR State Registrar

IN MEMORIAM ASDAR Chaplain Sharon Lessenberry

February 15, 2011

“The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”

Deut. 33:27

AKANSA Farris, Patricia Camp

12/07/2010

ABENDSCHONE Virginia Mae Thompson Hansen

01/26/2011

ARKADELPHIA Louise Jeannette Crandall Jackson

10/31/2010

CAPTAIN BASIL GAITHER Eloise Abernathy Hamilton

10/12/2010

Nell Anthony Grigsby Jones

12/03/2010

CAPTAIN NATHAN WATKINS Margaret St John Joyce

12/31/2010

ENOCH ASHLEY Evelyn Wright Barlow

12/13/2010

FORT SMITH Anna Marie LaChance Werntz

11/09/2010

GILBERT MARSHALL Clara Marie Moss Donoho

01/31/2011

HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS Rose Frances Caffey Minor

01/16/2011

Teresa Nan Skillern Cornell

01/04/2011

JOHN CAIN Herloise Boswell Miller

03/01/2010

JOHN PERCIFULL Fruza Young Rogers

07/22/2010

LITTLE ROCK-CENTENNIAL Lulu Agnes Gray Howell

08/26/2009

Ella Max Davis Medlin

07/02/2010

Augusta Ray Merryman

05/20/2010

Wanda Sue Tarter Turner

02/10/2010

Nelita Louise Hard Wofford

12/25/2010

LOVELY PURCHASE Barbara Ann Braun

01/03/2011

MARIA VAN BUREN Martha Jean Loftis Kehoe

11/10/2010

Opal Kidd Koone

03/08/2010

MARION Lois Nelson Miller

11/17/2010

PERSIS LOVELY-CLARKSVILLE Elizabeth Wakefield Shedd

01/10/2011

PROVENCIA DE LA SAL Margaret Thomas Herndon

11/01/2010

TEXARKANA Gertrude Eleanor Lansdale

12/05/2010

MEMBER-AT-LARGE Mary Gail Stuart Tutt

07/25/2010

Diamonds for Daughters

December 11, 2010, National Board of Management:

Caddo District: Provincia De La Sal Chapter: 8.51%

Osage District: Enoch Ashley Chapter: 8.00%

Quapaw District: Dardanelle Rock Chapter: 1.17%

Shawnee District: Capt. Nathan Watkins Chapter: 3.57%

Wataseka District: Tates Bluff Chapter: 11.66%

Captain Nathan Watkins Chapter and Tates Bluff Chapter won their District Diamond for the

second time since the contest began in July 2010! Great job! Congratulations to all!

February 5, 2011 National Board of Management:

The following are the most recent winners of the Diamonds for Daughters Membership Contest.

The percentages below represent each chapter's percentage of new members by application

approved at the February National Board of Management, using 1 Jan 2010 as the base count.

Caddo District: James K. Polk Chapter: 7.69%

Osage District: Ozark Mountain Chapter: 11.42%

Quapaw District: Prudence Hall Chapter: 3.12%

Shawnee District: Independence Co. Chapter: 2.56%

Wataseka District: Tates Bluff Chapter: 5.00%

Congratulations to Tate's Bluff Chapter and Regent Amanda Wunnenberg! They kept the

Wataseka District diamond for the second BOM in a row! While they did not win the diamond

this BOM, Regent Sylvia Matthews and Registrar Jeanette Frahm from Akansa Chapter continue

to do a fabulous job and had 9 new members approved at the Feb. BOM. You're off to a great

start in 2011!

Regents who have their District Diamonds from December should contact the Regent of the

current winning chapter within their district and arrange the transfer of the diamond. Several of

you have reported that the transfer of the diamond has been difficult. If this is the case, I suggest

using Priority Mail from the US Postal Service. It's a 2-3 day service, costs about $6.00 (a little

more with delivery confirmation), the box is provided, and as long as you wrap the diamond in

bubble wrap or something similar it may be the easiest, safest way to make the transfer. With the

cost of gas, it may even be the cheapest way!

I appreciate the work you all do for DAR. Keep mining for members!

Gale Markley

AR State Membership Chairman

From Your ASDAR Librarian

Time is flying! It will soon be time to plan programs for next year. Please remember,

there are some wonderful program ideas available from this office. I hope to have this

information posted to the Librarian’s page at the Arkansas Daughters website along with

easy access to other forms you will need during the course of the year. [http://arkansas-

dar.org/armembersonly.html] If I can help you in any way, please contact me:

Sue Johnson, State Librarian,

425 Plantersville Road, Monticello AR 71755-8910,

Phone: 870-376-3526.

Email: pinoaks@wildblue.net

When A Chapter Disbands

National has approved the disbandment of the Robert Rosamond Chapter in El Dorado. I ask that

chapters reach out to the ladies who are now Members-At-Large. Some of the Robert Rosamond

Chapter members transferred before the disbandment. Others have chosen different directions. Let's all

remember that Members-At-Large will no longer be able to receive the ASDAR Newsletter. This happens

when a chapter disbands and members elect to become “at-large.” They are no longer a part of any

chapter. Therefore, they are not to have any voting rights or the availability of the Arkansas State DAR

members website or the newsletter until they become members of a chapter again. So, keep in touch with

the ladies of Robert Rosamond. We should not forget that they were once vital members of DAR. They

are still our Daughters. Let's not forget them. Contact Ann Edmonson at ann.edmondson@suddenlink.net

or (870)-875-1266, to get names and phone numbers and offer them membership into your chapter.

If any chapter decides to merge or disband:

You should contact the State Organizing Secretary or the State Regent before moving

forward on either action

Before any action is taken, chapters should request the Guide for Merging or Disbanding from the

State Organizing Secretary and ask for help with the procedures.

Letters requesting chapter mergers or disbandment are sent to the State Organizing Secretary and

the State Regent

Chapter voting results/ballots used by those chapters requesting to merge or disband must be

included with the letter of request.

A narrative report on the disbandment process or merging process should include an explanation

of the actions taken by the members and the chapter.

Once merging or disbanding has taken place, the chapters should send copies of Membership

Change Forms, Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheets, and a Delinquent Dues Report to the State

Organizing Secretary. These forms show proof that the chapter is following through with all the

procedural steps.

Loads of Appreciation,

Martha M. Koon

ASDAR Organizing Secretary

mmkoon@hotmail.com

[Editors note: Martha will be presenting a workshop, "Do We Merge, Disband, or Grow?" at State Conference on Friday March 18 at 4:00pm]

C.A.R. Pull-Tabs

Laura Talbert, president of the DeSoto Trail Society, Children of the

American Revolution, is shown with a collection of "Pull-Tabs" from soft

drink cans. Collecting the pull-tabs is part of the State C.A.R.’s project.

“Conservation and Kids Helping Kids.”

"This is a worthy project and one that leaves you with a "good feeling inside,

no matter how few or how many one can collect," said Laura, a senior at

Bauxite High School. “Members of the Provencia de la Sal, relatives and

friends assisted in gathering the tabs from cans,” she added. The pull-tabs

are collected throughout the state of Arkansas and then are turned in at the

annual ASDAR Conference in March. The tabs are divided between the Ronald McDonald Houses at the

Children's Hospital in Little Rock, St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN and the Shriner’s Hospital in

Shreveport, LA. The hospitals sell the tabs and use the money for general maintenance and running of the

Ronald McDonald Houses. The RMH facilities are for parents of patients at one of these hospitals and

cannot afford to pay to stay at a hotel in order to be near their hospitalized children. Laura and the DeSoto

Trail Society, Children of the American Revolution, encourage others to participate in this C.A.R.

endeavor.

The DeSoto Trail Society, Children of the American Revolution, is sponsored by the Provincia de la Sal

Chapter, Shirlene Levart, Regent, and Mary Deere, project coordinator.

Junior Membership

We hope you will participate in our bake sale by NOT baking! Just think of the calories saved by the

person who would have purchased your delicacy! Just think of the time and kitchen mess you saved by

NOT baking! Figure up what you would have spent in gas, time, and baking goods and just write a check

for that amount! Yes ladies, this is a NO BAKE SALE!!! Then mail your check to our State Treasurer,

Jerrie Townsend. WHY???

We are building a fund to help defray expenses for a Junior Member to attend Continental Congress as a

page. All proceeds from the NO-BAKE SALE will go toward this fund. Imagine what would happen if

every Arkansas daughter sent just a few bucks!

In addition to your check, you are encouraged to send along your favorite recipe (one only please) to be

included in an e-cookbook, which will be emailed to all those participating and contributing.

What a great way to see all those delicious baked goods that WE DID NOT BAKE, WE DID NOT HAVE

TO DELIVER, WE DID NOT HAVE TO SELL, AND WE DID NOT HAVE TO BUY! We can savor the

ingredients and save calories at the same time! What a great way to help our Junior Membership, while

keeping our figures slim and trim (by not eating all those delicious bake sale items)!

Send your check payable to "ASDAR", note Junior Membership Page Fund in the memo section to:

Jerrie Townsend

307 Lee Place

Stuttgart, AR 72160-2606

Send your recipe via email or snail mail to:

Sylvia L. Matthews

11 Loyola Lane

Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-7768

hotexans@suddenlink.net

Protocol Reminders for Conference

Our next State Conference is only a month or so away and I thought I would give you

some friendly reminders of proper protocol during State Conference.

1. Remember to address the chair each time you come up to the microphone,

“Madam State Regent.” She will respond with your name giving you the

opportunity to give your report.

2. If you are taking part in the Opening Night Processional, either just as a

participant or carrying your chapter banner, gloves and a long dress are

required.

3. For the Arkansas Daughters carrying your chapter banners during the Opening Night Processional,

please take a moment to come over to the Page Rehearsal for a few instructions on carrying your

banner. If you don’t carry them correctly, they can be very tiring. This instruction can insure that

you keep them from dragging the floor as well as showing them off with the pride each of us has

in DAR.

4. At all the processionals, the State Regent will be the last one entering the room. Just the opposite

happens at the end of the evening during the recessional. When any State Conference processional

begins, stand to honor the ladies that serve our State Society so well. Also, please stand at the end

of the session and remain standing in place until the platform is cleared. At every recessional, the

State Regent will be the first one off the platform with the front row following her. The back row

will recess last. It is then okay for the remainder of the audience to leave the room. In the case of

a Reception following the session, this allows time for the members of a Receiving Line to take

their place to greet you.

5. During the Memorial Service, it a symbol of love and respect to stand as your deceased Chapter

members’ name is called. As far as that is concerned, you may stand out of respect or love of

someone that wasn’t in your Chapter if you knew them.

6. As Chapter reports are given during a business session, please stand as a sign of support and pride

as your Chapter Regent steps to the microphone to brag on your activities for the preceding year. .

7. If you are wearing gloves during the Pledge of Allegiance, please remove your right glove during

the Pledge and lay it on your chair. You should also have nothing in your hands during the Pledge

of Allegiance.

8. Please limit your movement during Business Sessions. If you must leave the room during one of

these sessions, wait for any speaker to end her report so that you are only moving between reports.

9. Please wear your DAR insignia proudly at State Conference. A dress, suit or pants suit is the

proper attire for wearing our beautiful pins. They should never be worn with blue jeans or khaki

pants and a tee shirt. Also, they are only to be worn to DAR functions. If you go into a restaurant

or cocktail lounge at the hotel, please remove them.

These are nothing more than reminders of manners at any ASDAR meeting or State Conference. We have

a very rich history of respect for this wonderful country and for each other. I look forward to seeing each

and every one of you at our 2011 State Conference.

Teri Bethge

Protocol Chairman

National Daughters Newsletter

National no longer charges a fee for submissions to the “State Activities” or “With the Chapters” sections

of the Daughters Newsletter. When submitting and article indicate the name of your state or chapter in the

subject line of your e-mail. Include your chapter’s city and state within the body of the e-mail. Please keep

your report to a maximum of 200 words. All submissions will be edited for content and space

requirements; only one submission per state or chapter is allowed per calendar year. All photos will run as

space allows and will appear in black and white. Send only either photographs or digital files. Digital

photos attached as an e-mail attachment must a high resolution, scanned at 300 dpi, and in JPG, TIF or EPS

formats. Do not embed photos within a Word document file. We cannot accept laser or ink jet printouts of

photos. When using a digital camera, use the highest quality setting on your camera and ensure good

lighting. Also, please remember to include captions as necessary.

Project Patriot Committee

449th

Deployment

Arkansas State Project Patriot Chair led a group of Akansa members to bid farewell to Soldiers

with the Arkansas Army National Guard’s Camp Robinson-based 449th Aviation Support

Battalion of the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade. These troops left for Camp Atterbury, Ind., to

begin mobilization training in preparation for deployment in support of KFOR (Kosovo Force)

14, the ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The unit will deploy with a helicopter

maintenance mission in support of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 376th

Aviation Regiment (Security & Support). The two units are slated to deploy as part of a task force

led by the New Mexico National Guard’s 111th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Guard units

from Pennsylvania and West Virginia will also serve within the task force. The 449th last served

on deployment from August 2006 to August 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in

Ballad, Iraq.

VAVS SERVICE ORGANIZATION FAIR

On January 19, 2011 a VAVS Service Organization Fair was held at the North Little Rock VA Health Care

Hospital.

Each Service Organization created a display table showing and listing the types of service each provides to

the Veterans. Representatives also answered questions posed by the volunteers and health care providers

employed by the hospital. The VA employees shared ways to meet more needs and provide more help to

the veterans.

The following is a schedule of upcoming events and special needs:

There will be a Women’s Veteran Sexual Abuse Trauma Conference on April 23, 2011. This

conference will provide counseling to all women veterans who have suffered sexual abuse and

give them information on future counseling. The planning committee needs help with monies to

provide a lunch for the conference. Diddy Vance is the MST Coordinator and for more

information her number is 501-257-3451.

Sheila Beatty-Arkansas State Project Patriot Chair bids

farewell to troops as they board the bus for Indiana.

DAR display table and VAVS Representative Linda Thomas with Deputies Junelle Mongno and Frankie Oschner

The MHICM (Mental) department is in need of an XBox for use in therapy for the veterans. If

your chapter wants to help please may call Pam Griffin at 501-749-8324 for more information.

She is located at the North Little Rock Hospital.

The PTSD department has two programs, one for males and one for females.. They are in need of

volunteers to interact with the patients.

Ongoing needs is as follows:

1. Coffee & related supplies----Regular or Decaf

2. Gift Cards from Wal-Mart for coffee or supplies

3. Canteen Books---which can be redeemed at the VA’s retail store

4. Pavilion Fund for Lake Good Hope needs a large grill and picnic tables

5. Shaving Cream

6. Disposal Razors

7. Denture Adhesive

8. Denture Cream

9. TV’s--42 inch flat screens and 22 inch needed for Patient rooms

10. Occupational Therapy needs 6 guitars for music therapy

11. Winter items---gloves, toboggans, sweat pants and tops, coats, lap blankets

12. Mental Health needs monetary donations for healthy snack for outpatient therapy patients

such as breakfast bars and coffee

Volunteers: Volunteers are needed in the capacity of popcorn poppers at North Little Rock,

Ambassador Escorts (meet and greet patients and assist in getting them to their appointments),

birthday parties, Adopt-A-Unit ( adopt a specific inpatient unit for holidays or other special

occasions and provide other comfort and convenience items for patients and their families.)

Donations of items are greatly appreciated or a check is always acceptable. Individuals should make the

check payable to your Chapter Treasurer marked for a specific need. The Chapter Treasurer then forwards a

chapter check to State Treasurer, Jerrie Townsend. Jerrie will send the check on to the VAVS Department.

You may leave your check undesignated and it will be used for whatever is most needed at the time to

benefit the veteran patients.

2011 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO), the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, has been

selected to host the 2011 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF) in northwest Arkansas! The

Festival is the culmination of a yearlong arts competition for Veterans receiving care by VA that showcases

Veterans' talents in the visual and performing arts. Veterans participate by entering in a multitude of

categories; music, dance, drama, creative writing, and the visual arts. Local competitions are held at VA

Medical Centers across the country with the local winners advancing to the National competition. National

Gold Medal Winners are then invited to the weeklong National Veterans Creative Arts Festival held in

different cities each year. The VHSO will host the 2011 NVCAF in Arkansas, October 17-24, 2011.

During the week of the Festival, the Veterans display their art, attend workshops, and tour the local area.

Throughout the week the performers rehearse a stage performance show. The week will come together on

Sunday, October 23, 2011, when the Veterans showcase their works at the free art exhibit and stage show

performance at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The 2011 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is a large undertaking for the VHSO. In addition to

planning and coordinating every aspect of the weeklong event, the VHSO is tasked with raising $45,000 to

help support this wonderful program. The funds raised by the VHSO will be used to provide hotel

accommodations and meals for the Veterans attending the Festival; purchase memorabilia for the Veterans;

provide art workshops and tours of local attractions; theater rental; show production; and various special

activities planned throughout the week. To sponsor and support our Veteran guests attending the Festival,

we have declared February 2011 as "2011 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Month!" Every

Veterans service organization in the VHSO catchment’s area is being contacted and asked to do something

to help with the fund-raising effort this February. Perhaps your group will plan a spaghetti supper,

pancake breakfast, or just "pass the hat" at the monthly meeting. All donations will be gratefully accepted

and will help us reach our goal. If each Veterans service organization receiving this mailing sent just $50,

we would exceed our fund-raising goal and have the resources to provide a first-rate event for our

deserving Veterans. So that your chapter will get credit for your DAR Service for Veterans’ donation make

your chapter check payable to "Arkansas State Society DAR" designated in the memo section to the

Veterans Creative Arts Festival. Mail it to: Jerrie Townsend, ASDAR State Treasurer, 307 Lee Place

Stuttgart, AR 72160-2606.

Jennifer Fay,

VAVS Representative (VHSO)

Volunteer Field Genealogists

The Volunteer Field Genealogist Committee is beginning to receive requests for workshops across the

state. Our first workshop was held in Springdale on February 19th

. If you would like to have a workshop

in your District please contact me. As your Volunteer Field Genealogist State Chair, I would greatly

appreciate having a list of names of anyone in Arkansas who has completed either of the following

workshops in the last 5 years:

The 4 day Volunteer Field Genealogist Workshop in Washington D.C.

A two-day workshop held at various places throughout the U.S.

Anyone wishing to enroll in the 4-day Genealogy Consultant training course should contact the NSDAR

Genealogy Department at genealogy@dar.org or telephone 202-879-3268. The interest in these classes is

such that a waiting list has been established and an applicant is advised to put her name on that list. A

member qualifies for the Genealogy Consultant pin upon completion of the training course at the NSDAR

Headquarters.

The 4-day workshops scheduled in D.C. in 2011 are:

March 14-17

May 2-5

August 1-4

October 17-20

The 2- day workshops scheduled at various locations during 2011 are:

Springfield, IL: March 8-9, 2011, Contact: Ann Irwin, ann4dar@comcast.net

Ontario, CA: May 24-25, 2011, Contact: Gloria Gibbel, glogibbel@gmail.com

Marcia Connors,

Volunteer Field Genealogist Chairman

marciaconnorsdar@cox.net

479-527-6994

“Genealogist: Disturbing the dead and irritating the living.”

“My family tree is full of nuts!”

News from the Chapters

Akansa Holds Workshop

Akansa Chapter NSDAR

& Village Genealogical Society

Present

2011 Spring Family History Workshop Saturday, March 26, 2011

Featuring Billie Stone Fogarty, M. Ed.

Genealogy Researcher, Author, & Speaker

See more details at: http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/member_details.php?member=FogartyB

Registration: 8:30 a.m.

Workshop: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Coronado Center

150 Ponderosa Lane

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM:

Workshop Fee $25.00 Send this form and check payable to Village Genealogical Society to:

Village Genealogical Society, 14 Asombroso Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909

Please mail by March 18, 2011 to ensure syllabus and box lunch. No refunds after March 18, 2011 Please Print Name_________________________________________________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________Amount Enclosed____________________ City____________________________________________________State______________ZIP__________________ Phone_______________________________E-mail_____________________________________________________ I would like a Box lunch from San Francisco Bread Company for an extra $8.00. Please mark your meat choice for sandwich. Ham Turkey Roast Beef Please include payment for lunch with your registration form.

If not purchasing the box lunch, bringing your own lunch is recommended. Registrations will be accepted at the door for $30; however, there will be no guarantee of lunch

or syllabus for late registrants.

http://pages.suddenlink.net/hsvgs/ See VGS website for additional information and

directions

Or call:

Jeanette Frahm at 501-922-9220

E-mail Nette4465@gmail.com

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A Christmas Visit at DAR Headquarters

Arkansas Post Chapter had two members attend the NSDAR Christmas Open House on December 8, 2010.

Honorary State Regent Jean Pollard and her daughter, Misti Pollard Coker, attended the event that was very

well attended by the people of the Washington, DC area. The DAR buildings were beautifully decorated in

a traditional Christmas theme. Santa was there and musical performances by Seraphim Quartet and the

Filmore Arts Center choir were enjoyed. Youth dancers performed excerpts from The Nutcracker in the

O’Byrne Gallery, where refreshments were served.

Mrs. Pollard was pleased to visit with several National Officers who were on the National Board with her

in 2002-2004. She was fortunate also to have a brief visit with President General Merry Ann Wright and to

tell her that we are all looking forward to her visit at our 2011 State Conference.

Fort Smith Chapter Presents Awards

In December The Fort Smith Chapter presented Community

Service Awards to Joe Wasson and Carole Barger for their

World War II Veterans History Project. Mr. Wasson and Ms.

Barger have recorded more than 100 stories of veterans and

civilians in WWII. The stories can be viewed at the Fort

Smith Museum of History or online at

http://www.fortsmithhistory.org. Pictured are honorees Joe

Wasson and Fort Smith DAR Member Carole Barger and past

Regent Ethel Long, who presented the award.

In January Chapter Regent Joan Stratmann presented the DAR

book, Forgotten Patriots: African American and American

Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War, to the Boreham

Library of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Steven D.

Shelton, UAFS Web Services Librarian, accepted the donation

from Regent Stratmann..

Honorary State Regent Jean Pollard and daughter Kristi Pollard Coker in picture on left.

President General Merry Ann Wright and Mrs. Pollard in picture on right.

James Bright Chapter Celebrates Christmas with Conservation Program

The James Bright Chapter of the DAR held its

annual Christmas program at Fred's Restaurant.

Decorated for the holidays, members enjoyed

a luncheon, companionship and a Conservation

program on recycling. Each member received a

placemat made out of last year's Christmas cards

brought in by all members the previous year.

Regent Marcia Connors, Historian Diane Jones and

Registrar Kathleen Haase spent a day cutting,

coordinating and pasting cards onto a poster

board backing using a theme of color, animals,

angels or snowmen, etc. for each placemat. The

mats can be laminated if preferred. They add color

to a holiday dinner while remembering your

favorite cards from family and friends. Several members recognized their Christmas cards from the

previous year. Each member received a CD of Christmas Carols. To accompany the conservation theme, a

program was given on pioneer American Naturalist Jean Jacques Audubon.

Major Jacob Gray Chapter

Lori Lachowski, a Jacksonville High School teacher, was honored

as the chapter’s Outstanding Teacher of American History at the

January 8, 2011 meeting. Regent Junelle Mongno and Ms

Lachowski are show in picture to the left.

My Father Was A Soldier was donated to the Esther Nixon Library

in Jacksonville at the January 8, 2011, meeting. “For Which It

Stands”, a VFW video on the history and protocol of the Flag of

the United States geared to the fifth grade level was donated to the

library and, also, to the Cabot Public Library. The chapter is

purchasing the videos for distribution to the local libraries and

schools.

At Christmas, chapter

members and

HODARs, again,

sorted, packed and delivered a record collection of personal

care items, clothing, games, books, popcorn, chocolate covered

cherries and other items donated by the community for the

Arkansas State Veterans Nursing Home in Little Rock. This

year cash donations were received and this was directed to the

home’s special fund that provides assistance to residents with

special needs, i.e. enabling one to travel to a family funeral out

of state.

Marion Chapter NSDAR Celebrates 100 Years

On December 9, 1910, Marion Chapter Daughters of the American

Revolution was chartered by the National Society and became the

fourth chapter in Arkansas. The Organizing Regent was Mrs R. B.

Willis. Mrs. Willis was a dedicated mother, teacher and leader. In her

early years she taught modern languages while in Virginia and later

founded the Searcy Female Institute in Searcy, Arkansas. In

Fayetteville she served other local organizations on both the city and

state levels. Since 1910, forty-five ladies have served as regent of

Marion Chapter. Six of them served for two or more terms.

After a brief ceremony at the grave of Mrs. Willis in Evergreen Cemetery, over 70 members and guests,

gathered at the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville to celebrate this momentous anniversary. Guests included, Mrs.

Willis’ great-granddaughter, Allison Thompson. As the group enjoyed servings of cake, they were

entertained by their own “ Foxy Ladies” in a skit that covered significant events in the chapter’s history.

In its long history Marion Chapter has been instrumental in the establishment of a public library and in the

early years contributed monetarily to its support until the library began to receive city tax funds. Members

have been responsible for the compilation of records and donations of historical documents, many of which

are now found in the research departments of local libraries. In 1920 the chapter spearheaded the

commission and funding of the WWI Memorial Mural that now hangs in the Historical Washington County

Courthouse. They also helped to fund cleaning and preservation of the mural in 1976 and 2010. In 1933

the chapter marked the graves of four Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Washington County and placed

a tablet marker on the corner of Center St. and College Avenue at a point along the Butterfield Stage Route

that crosses through the city of Fayetteville.

In January, the chapter awarded the Historic Preservation

Medal to one of her own, Janelle Riddle. Janelle was

instrumental in saving the historic gymnasium at St Paul

High School from destruction. Through her efforts the

building has been placed on the National Historic Register.

As Historic Preservation Committee State Chairman, Vive

Allen, awarded the prestigious medal she stated,

“Sometimes you just have to suit up and show up to get

things accomplished and that is what Janelle did…many

times!”

What a wonderful way to start our next 100 years!

State Regent Sue Thompson and Regent LaNita McKinney Marion Chapter’s “Foxy Ladies”

Vive Allen, Janelle Riddle and Regent McKinney

McKinney

Provincia de La Sal Chapter and Their Newest Member

The lifelong dream of Anna Pauline Terry Turner, pictured

left with her daughter, was to become a member of the

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

That came true on her 99th

birthday, January 23, 2011. Her

induction by the Provincia de La Sal Chapter was also the

occasion in which her daughter, Rebecca Turner Bourne,

and Diana Marsh were inducted into the organization. Mrs.

Turner’s granddaughter, Rachel Ann Bourne will be

inducted at a later date. The installation service was under

the direction of Shirlene Levart, Regent and Daska Fulcher,

Chaplain. Other members assisting included Mary Deere

and Shirley Coppock. All of these ladies are shown in the

picture below.

Through the years Mrs. Turner’s attempts to trace her

lineage back to the Revolutionary War always came up

short of proving her ancestry. Mary Deere, chapter

registrar, learned of her pursuit when Mrs. Turner’s

daughter, Rebecca Bourne, contacted the NSDAR

Prospective Member Site. Mary launched a persistent

search for the needed documentation, an extensive

investigation that took a year. Her search utilized the

services of the North Carolina Archives and the vast

number of family records of the DAR Library.

A birthday celebration/reception followed the installation, hosted by Mrs. Turner’s daughters and sons-in-

law, Rebecca and Pat Bourne and Emily and Bob Laurel. Members of Provincia de La Sal Chapter

assisted with the event. Among the afternoon visitors were family and friends and members of the First

Presbyterian Church where Mrs Turner attends services.

Tate’s Bluff Chapter’s Community Activities

HODAR, Ralph Griggs, and members of the Tate’s Bluff Chapter invite

DAR members and friends to attend the 17th

Annual Camden Daffodil

Festival in Camden, March 11th

and 12th

. Mr. Griggs, husband of Vice-

Regent Glendle Griggs, will be portraying his relative, Rhodam Self

Griggs, an early Camden area settler, in the “Cemetery Walk.” Other

activities during the festival include tours of homes and the Hale log

cabin; garden tours; art and quilt shows; crafters, entertainers, and lots of

good food. Tate’s Bluff Chapter’s members are involved in all of these

activities! For information on the 17th

Annual Camden Daffodil Festival

visit the website at http://camdenfestival.com/ or call 870-231-4315/ 870-

836-0023. Ralph Griggs and Brook Turner are pictured at left as Rhodam

Griggs and his daughter.

The Storefront Gallery has enhanced the Tate's Bluff Chapter

visibility in the community by providing timely exhibits of historical

and educational interest. Beginning with the Daffodil Festival in early

March, 2010, chapter members pooled resources to decorate the

windows with vintage clothing and items; next came an art display of

local artists, allowing them a place to exhibit their talents; during

September, one window exhibit included the American Flag, the

Constitution, and an emphasis on Genealogy research and one window on the Rock 'N Read Literacy

program; a vintage Christmas scene was recreated for the holidays and included an unlit tree decorated with

candles and crocheted snowflakes, quilts, antique dolls and toys. As February 2011 is the second of the

Library Genealogy Research Weeks, the display exhibits research books and information promoting Family

Genealogy. A project of this type could easily be duplicated in any community. It is a priceless public

relations tool and improves community appearances. . [Editor’s note: the sign in the picture reads, “Tate’s Bluff

Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution”]

Honorariums and Memorials

November 1, 2010 – February 12, 2011

State Regent’s Project Honorarium for Peyton Tanner Edwards

Honorarium for Olive Elyse Wingfield

Memorial for Elsie Marie Frownfelter

Hargrove

Jerrie Jones Townsend through

Arkansas Post Chapter

Honorarium for State Regent Sue Thompson

Arkadelphia Chapter

Chicot Trace Chapter

Jeanne Tackett through Marion

Chapter

Jacqueline Brown through Marion

Chapter

Gilbert Marshall Chapter

Sharon Lessenberry through Cadron

Post Chapter

Memorial for Margaret Thomas Herndon

Provincia de La Sal Chapter

Memorial for Vernon Gould

Velma Gould through Cadron Post

Chapter

DAR Room Memorial for Nell Quisenberry Rodgers

Independence County Chapter

Memorial for Lois Fallis Barnett

Independence County Chapter

Memorial for Mrs. Eloise Abernathy Hamilton

Captain Basil Gaither Chapter

Memorial: Mrs. Nell Virginia Anthony Grisby

Jones

Captain Basil Gaither Chapter

DAR Project Patriot Honorarium for Carol Porter

Akansa Chapter

Student Scholarship Endowment Honorarium for Fern Taylor

Akansa Chapter

Honorarium for Teri Bethge

Colonel David Love Chapter

Memorial for Wilburn Smith

Lydia Kilduff through Cadron Post

Chapter

Tamassee School General Fund Memorial for Patricia Farris

Akansa Chapter

Kate Duncan Smith School Memorial for Myrtle Van Trease

Cora Lee Pollard through Major Jacob

Gray Chapter

Crossnore School General Fund Memorial for Roger Kleinschmidt

Akansa Chapter

Junior Membership Page Fund Honorarium for Leeann Mobley

Junelle Mongno

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Maya Angelou:

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really

stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing, which you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt:

CALL TO CONFERENCE

ARKANSAS STATE SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

103rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MARCH 17-19, 2011

DOUBLETREE HOTEL, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

The Call to Conference for 2011 and all registration forms, meal information and

schedule of events can be located on the Arkansas Members website at http://arkansas-

dar.org/stateconference.html. The deadline for registration is February 28, 2011. Hurry!

Make your reservation NOW!

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION is handled through the Little Rock Convention and Visitors

Bureau. Please complete the MEAL RESERVATION AND REGISTRATION FORM. (One

person per each form) and return it with your registration fee and meal ticket payment.

Please copy MEAL RESERVATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS for your attending

MEMBERS, HODARS, GUESTS, STUDENT WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS,

TEACHER WINNER, AND THEIR GUESTS.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION is due on or before February 28, 2011. You must pre-

register yourself and all guests for meals. Registration packets will be available at the

Registration Table, Second Floor, Doubletree Hotel beginning at 10:00 am Thursday, March 17,

2011.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS must be made with the Doubletree Hotel. Please request the DAR

special rates, which are only guaranteed through February 22, 2011. Use the enclosed hotel

registration form or mention DAR if calling the Doubletree (501-372-4371) or Central

Reservations (1-800-222-8733). Please identify all occupants in the room at the time of

registration. If more than two persons occupy a room, those persons pay additional charges.

Reservations made after February 22, 2011, will be taken on a space-available basis.

A CREDENTIAL FORM is at the bottom of the registration page. It must be signed by your

Chapter Regent. Two alternates may be elected for each voting delegate. The number of delegates

allowed per chapter are:

Chapters with 12-19 members – Regent + 3 delegates (4 votes)

Chapters with 20-49 members – Regent + 7 delegates (8 votes)

Chapters with 50-99 members – Regent + 11 delegates (12 votes)

Chapters with 100-149 members – Regent + 15 delegates (16 votes)

Chapters with 150-199 members – Regent + 19 delegates (20 votes)

A delegate will not be allowed to vote unless her credentials are signed by the delegate’s Chapter

Regent. The credentials form deadline is February 28, 2011 .

**DEADLINES:

February 22, 2011 Hotel Reservations

February 28, 2011 Meal Reservation and Registration Form

February 28, 2011 Credentials

ARKANSAS STATE SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION

QUAPAW DISTRICT

Dear Arkansas Daughters,

The Daughters of Quapaw District cordially invite you to attend the 103rd Annual Arkansas State

Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution, March 17-19, 2011, at the Doubletree Hotel in

Little Rock. Registration begins on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Doubletree’s second

floor lobby and continues to 6:00 p.m.

“Diamonds and Stars” is the conference theme. President General Merry Ann Wright will be our very

special guest. Other honored guests will be Morgan Lake, Junior Membership National Chairman, and

Beverly Prysbylski, Genealogical Records Committee National Chairman.

In addition to our customary State Officers Club dinner and our Chapter Regents Club dinner on Thursday

evening, we will be having a new special event. We are celebrating our Junior Members this year at a

dinner. Members of all ages are invited to attend. Our Junior Membership National Chairman Morgan Lake

will be speaking. Look for the registration form included in this packet.

At the Opening Ceremony on Thursday night, each Chapter Regent is invited to carry her chapter’s banner

in the processional. Chapter Regents, remember to wear your white gloves and no slacks.

Friday activities begin with registration at 7:00 a.m. and Business Meeting at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast is on your

own. The “Make My Life Count – LORD” luncheon with Ken Hatfield as guest speaker will be at 12:00

noon. A reception honoring President General Merry Ann Wright will be in the Old State House River

Front Room from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. The “Diamond and Stars” banquet will be at 7:00 p.m. and will feature

Tom Dillard as speaker.

Saturday activities begin with 7:30 a.m. registration, Memorial Service at 8:00 a.m., and Business Meeting

at 9:00 a.m. The students and teacher honors will be presented at the “Celebrate Excellence” luncheon at

11:30 a.m. The Closing Session is at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter Awards and Communications – Mailboxes Please collect your chapter mail and banners prior

to leaving. District Directors are responsible for picking up any that remain at the end of Conference.

Bring your hats and gloves for the Memorial Service on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.

Kay Yarbrough, from National Office of Development, will host a continental breakfast for Founders Club

and Heritage Club members on Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. Club members will receive invitations to this

event.

Each chapter is requested to bring an item or a gift basket for the Silent Auction. If you bring a gift basket,

please attach a list of the items included. Proceeds are directed to the State Regent’s project. Deliver items

to the Palasades Room for display until the Friday banquet. Final auction opportunity will be at the banquet

and winners will be announced then.

The DAR Boutique will be open for your shopping pleasure. Convention Photography will again provide

photography services

Everyone attending a meal function is required to have a ticket to be admitted. No exceptions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Junelle Mongno Shirley Barham

State Conference Chairman Quapaw District Director

2011 ARKANSAS STATE CONFERENCE

DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 424 WEST MARKHAM, LITTLE ROCK, AR

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thursday/Friday Pressbooks – Riverside East

Thursday/Friday Boutique – Palisades Room

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration – Second Floor Lobby

10:30 a.m. Cameo Society Luncheon, Salon B

1:00 p.m. State Board of Management Meeting, Salon

1:00 p.m. Page Rehearsal Salon D

2:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Salon D

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Workshops

5:00 p.m. Group Photos Second Floor Lobby

5:30 p.m. State Officers Club Dinner Salon A

Chapter Regents Club Dinner Salon B

Junior Membership Dinner (all ages invited) Salon C

7:30 p.m. 103rd Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Salon D

9:30 – 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room – State Regent’s Suite

Friday, March 18, 2011

Breakfast on your own

7:00 a.m. Heritage Club and Founders Club Continental Breakfast

(by invitation only)

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration – Second Floor Lobby

8:00 – 11:45 a.m. Business Meeting Salon D

12:00 noon Make My Life Count – LORD Luncheon Salon A-B-C

50-Year Club Member Recognition

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. President General’s Reception Riverfront Room

Old State House

4:00 p.m. Chorus Rehearsal Salon D

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Workshops

6:00 p.m. Group photos – Second Floor Lobby

7:00 p.m. “Diamond and Stars Banquet” Salons A-B-C

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Breakfast on your own

7:00 a.m. Breakfast for Pages – State Regent’s Suite

7:00 a.m. Registration -- Second Floor Lobby

8:00 a.m. Memorial Service Salon D

9:00 a.m. Business Session Salon D

12:00 noon Celebrate Excellence Luncheon Salon A-B-C

Student and Teacher Award Presentations

1:30 p.m. Final Session Salon A-B-C

ARKANSAS STATE SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

103rd

State Conference

March 17-19, 2011

DOUBLETREE HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM

Complete Form and Mail to: Doubletree Hotel, 424 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201

OR Phone: 501-372-4371 or 1-800-222-TREE (ASK FOR DAR CONFERENCE RATES)

Send Confirmation To: Name_____________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________

City:_________________________________________State:_____Zip:_____________

Phone: ( ) ___________________

Reservation Cut-Off Date: February 22, 2011

Date/Time of Arrival:_________________ Date/Time of Departure:______________

Type of Accommodations (check): __one person__ 2 person__ 3 person__ 4 person

__Smoking __Non-Smoking

Single/Double Triple Quadruple Executive King Suite

$111.00 $121.00 $131.00 $159.00

Concierge floor -- $20 above standard rate

Rates are subject to the applicable state and local occupancy taxes 11.5%.

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Reservations must be guaranteed by an advance of one night’s lodging or an acceptable credit

card number with current expiration date. Either guarantee is due thirty (30) days prior to the

reservation date. If one of these guarantees is not received by the date due, then your

reservations will be cancelled.

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Checks will not be accepted without a driver’s license and one of the following credit cards:

American Express, VISA, MasterCard, Diner’s Club, Discover, or Carte Blanche.

CREDIT CARD TYPE _________________ NUMBER _________________________

NAME ON CREDIT CARD _________________________ EXPIRATION DATE _____

ASDAR Annual State Conference March 17-19, 2011 Doubletree Hotel, 424 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas

MEAL RESERVATION AND REGISTRATION FORM

We must have EVERY MEAL RESERVATION AND REGISTRATION FORM by Monday, February 28, 2011. Non-member guests and non-member pages are exempt from paying the $7 registration fee BUT Chapter Regents MUST complete a registration form for EACH parent, teacher and student attending Conference. NAME______________________________ CHAPTER_____________________________ ADDRESS____________________________ PHONE (___)________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP___________________________________________________________ Friday, March 18, Lunch $24.00 _________________________ Friday, March 18, Banquet $33.00 _________________________ Saturday, March 19, Lunch $23.00 _________________________ Dar Member Registration $7.00 _________________________ TOTAL ENCLOSED $________________________ Please make checks payable to DAR Quapaw District State Conference Fund and mail check with this form on or before Monday, February 28, 2011, to:

Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, P.O. Box 207, Little Rock, AR 72203-0207

Please mark all that apply National Office___ National Vice Chairman___ Honorary State Regent___ State Officer___ Member___ State Chairman___ District Director___ Chapter Regent___ Page___ Junior Member___ HODAR___ Student/Teacher/Guest________________________________________________ NAME TAG SHOULD READ_________________________________________________ TITLE___________________________________________________________________

NO REFUNDS AFTER FEBRUARY 28 , 2011

CREDENTIALS NAME__________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER REGENT’S SIGNATURE_____________________________________________

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP DINNER

ARKANSAS SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

March 17, 2011

Dear Junior Members,

Join us as we celebrate the Junior Membership Committee’s 75th

Anniversary with a

Junior Membership Dinner. This is a new event this year and we hope for a record

number of attendees. It will be Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. in Salon C of the

Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock. The dinner is also open to all members, regardless of

age, who wish to attend a dinner and help us celebrate. All junior members are invited to

attend, and all guests are welcome. Please copy this form as needed.

National Chairman of the Junior Membership Committee, Morgan Lake, will be the

speaker.

Dinner reservations with meal payment of $34.00 are due no later than February 28,

2011. Cancellations are honored if received by March 5, 2011.

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK WITH THE REGISTRATION FORM

Sincerely,

Leeann Mobley

State Junior Membership Chairman

REGISTRATION FORM

NAME _________________________________________________________________

Last First

ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________

Street

________ ______________________________________________________

City State Zip

CHAPTER _____________________________________________________________

Make your $34.00 check payable to: ASDAR – Junior Membership and mail to:

Elizabeth Parsons

4109 Stephanie Lane

Jonesboro, AR 72401-1862

870-931-7672

RESERVATIONS ARE DUE BY: FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Cancellations honored if received by March 5, 2011

MENUS FOR 2011 STATE CONFERENCE

CAMEO CLUB LUNCHEON -- THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 Chicken Caesar Salad – Thinly sliced grilled marinated chicken breast on a bed of Romaine lettuce with parmesan cheese, olives, red onions, tomato wedges and croutons tossed with Caesar dressing. Bread pudding with rum sauce.

STATE OFFICERS CLUB DINNER – THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 Chicken Dijonnaaise – Chicken breast sautéed with shallots, white wine and Dijon-style mustard, served with parsley new potatoes, sesame snow peas, and house salad with sliced cucumber, tomato and choice of dressing. Double Chocolate cake.

CHAPTER REGENT’S CLUB DINNER – THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 Spiral Stuffed Pork Loin Florentine – Served in natural glaze with roasted red peppers with steamed new potatoes, served with steamed medley of vegetables, house salad with sliced cucumber, tomato and choice of dressing. Chocolate mousse.

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP CLUB DINNER – THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 Roasted Rosemary Pork Loin –Rosemary seasoned pork medallions served with an apple butter sauce and roasted potatoes, green tip asparagus with Hollandaise sauce, house salad with sliced cucumber, tomato and choice of dressing. Double chocolate cake.

FRIDAY BREAKFAST IS ON YOUR OWN

FRIDAY LUNCHEON, MARCH 18, 2011 Smoked Turkey Wrap – Shaved turkey, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, julienne Swiss cheese and ranch dressing wrapped in an herb flour tortilla. Served with potato salad and a fruit garnish. Pecan pie

FRIDAY BANQUET, MARCH 18, 2011 Pecan Chicken – Sautéed breast of chicken topped with honey pecan sauce, served with a wild rice blend, julienne zucchini and squash and house salad with sliced cucumber and tomato and choice of dressing. Apple pie

SATURDAY BREAKFAST IS ON YOUR OWN EXCEPT PAGES

SATURDAY LUNCHEON, MARCH 19, 2011 Chicken Pita Salad – Marinated grilled chicken breast, diced tomatoes, julienne carrots, shredded red cabbage with pita chips served with fresh fruit garnish. Banana pudding

SPECIAL DIET OR SUBSTITUTION REQUESTS CAN BE COORDINATED BY CALLING JUNELLE MONGNO AT 501-804-8777 OR EMAIL TO junellemongno@yahoo.com BEFORE MONDAY, February 28, 2011. ADDITIONAL COST MAY APPLY.

Brochure and Order Blank for

State Regent’s Project Monogrammed Products

S5203 Stone Washed

Denim

5203 Denim Short

Sleeve

6213 Twill Long

Sleeve

D670W Camp Shirt DB6500 Cotton Knit

Shirt

1150 Polyvinyl Tote with

DAR Logo

1150 Polyvinyl Tote with

Intertwined Circles

625 Boater Tote with Arkansas DAR 607 Gusset Tote with

Red and Blue DAR Logo

State Regent’s Project

Monogrammed Products Order Form

Item # Item Design Monogram

Color

Unit

Cost

Size Quantity Mailing

Cost

Total

5203 Denim Short Sleeve Shirt $30 Add $2 for

XXL/XXXL

S5203 Stone Washed Denim Shirt $30 Add $2 for

XXL/XXXL

6213 Twill Long Sleeve Shirt $32 Add $2 for

XXL/XXXL

BG6500 Cotton Knit Shirt DAR $22 Add $3 for

XXL/XXXL

D670W Camp Shirt DAR $32 Add $2 for XXL

607 Gusset Tote with Zipper $20

625 Boater Tote $18

1150 Polyvinyl Tote $27

Intertwined Circles

(3 ½” by 3 ¼”)

$5 Additional

Cash

Check

Check

No.:

Grand

Total:

$

Name: ___________________________________

Chapter: __________________________________

If Shipped:

Street: ____________________________________

City & Zip Code: ___________________________

Mail your order to:

Susan Veal

32 Estremedura Drive

Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-5824

¤ Arkansas Sales Tax has been added to all items

¤ Shipping & Handling of $5 for each item will be added to mail orders

Design Choices: Color Choices: DAR Logo → Red, White & Blue or Red & White

Intertwined Circles → Gold or Gold with Turquoise

DAR → Red or Blue

Arkansas DAR → Red or Blue

All four designs are available on all items, unless noted.