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"Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others." 1 Peter 4:10

Dear Arkansas Daughters,

Since July, I have been busy “being your State Regent”.

I am amazed at all the work the Arkansas Chapters are

accomplishing.

Our President General is pushing for a goal of 10,000,000

volunteer hours to Celebrate America. Please be sure to

enter your hours for your chapter on e-membership.

The October Board of Management was a busy,

informative and fun time. We went on a scavenger hunt in

our beautiful building to find the Executive Officers and

National Chairs in their hiding places. It was a fun way to learn your way around the building.

The President General discussed the Prospective Member data base at length. She emphasized

that the prospective were to be contacted by the chapters no later than 48 hours after they are

assigned to the chapters by the state chair.

She also encouraged the chapters to become a partner in the United States of America Vietnam

War Commemorative Partners Program. I hope you will consider doing this as it would be my

privilege to report a good number of participating chapter partners at Continental Congress. It

NSDAR: Honoring our Heritage~ Focusing on the Future~ Celebrating America

ASDAR: Respect the Past, Live Today, Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 28, Issue 2 November 2014

State Regent’s Message

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costs nothing and all you must commit to is two events a year from 2015 - 2017. These events

are to honor our Vietnam vets and most chapters already participate in Veteran‟s Day

Celebrations, standing a Flag Line or other Veteran‟s Day events. To find out more go to:

WHS.VNWar50th_CPP@mail.mil or contact me and I will give you the information.

There was also much discussion on the new Chapter Master Report which is the merged version

of E-Master Questionnaire and E-Chapter Achievement Award. It is online already and chapter

regents are encouraged to go to e-membership and read the instructions. Every chapter must

submit a report and if your chapter is unable to perform the computer report, I will assign

someone to assist you. Every committee must have a report or No Report is to be entered on that

particular report site.

Fall is in the air and soon Arkansas will display God‟s color palette as the leaves turn to their full

glorious array. At this time I want to take the opportunity to wish each of you a Blessed Holiday

Season from Thanksgiving with your families to the Holy Season of Christmas as we celebrate

the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

May your New Year be one of health, prosperity and Peace.

In DAR Friendship,

Mary Deere

State Regent’s Calendar

2014-2015 Nov 10 - Capt. Nathan Watkins Chapter

Nov 18 - Harrison Colony Chapter (Code Talkers)

Dec 2 - Fort Smith Chapter

Dec 6 - Frederick Van Patten Chapter Dec 7 - Old State House - open house

Dec 13 - Major Jacob Gray/Prudence Hall

Chapters

Calendar in 2015

Jan 11- General William Lewis Chapter

Jan 31 - James K Polk Chapter - annual Tea

Feb 4/7 - NBOM Washington, DC Feb 10 - Arkadelphia Chapter

Feb 21- Washington Birthday Luncheon -

Hot Springs Mar 5 - John Perciful Chapter (Code Talkers)

Mar 7 - Chicot Trace Chapter

Mar 18 - Executive Board Meeting –

Little Rock Mar 19 /21 - State Conference -Little Rock

Mar 28 - Grand Prairie Chapter

April 1- Colonel David Love Chapter April 11- Little Red River Chapter

April 21- Charlevoix Chapter

April 23/ 25 - Oklahoma State Conference

May 2 - Shawnee District Meeting - Jonesboro

May 4 -James Bright Chapter

May 7 -John Perciful Chapter May 28 - Gilbert Marshall Chapter

June 8 - Lovely Purchase Chapter

June 15 - Caddo District Meeting- Texarkana June 21 - NBOM - Washington DC

Jun 21/30 - Continental Congress - DC

July 23 - Wataseka District Meeting -Warren

July 25 - Osage District Meeting Aug 21 - Executive Board Meeting -Searcy

Aug 22 - State Board of Management -

Harding University, Searcy Sept 5 - Strawberry River Chapter

Sept 19 - Quapaw District Meeting

Oct 7/10 - NBOM

Oct 26 - Tate‟s Bluff Chapter Nov 21 - Cadron Post Chapter

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Chapter Master Report

As some of you already know, the eMQ or eMaster Questionnaire has been merged with

the Chapter Achievement Form and is now

called the Chapter Master Report.

A Webinar on the use of the CMR is available

on the members‟ website http://members.dar.org

under the DAR Leadership Training Committee, in addition instructions are also available on the

members' website under “Help Desk >>

Tutorials”.

The chapter regents, with the aid of her officers

and chairs, are responsible for answering the

CMR. In order to increase your chapter's opportunities for awards, please provide detailed

information for those committees that request

summary answers in the spaces provided on the bottom half of the sheet for the electronic

version. You are not limited for space for the

essay/text questions at the end of a committee

report. Please use this space to elaborate on your chapter's successes for the year. Chapters

should answer every committee report. If your

chapter has no report for a specific committee, please indicate by entering "NO REPORT".

This allows your state regent and state

committee chair to determine that all chapters have reported.

If you contribute or donate as an individual,

make sure your donation or contribution is sent through the Office of Development accompanied

by the Dcv-1003 Contribution & Donation form.

Chapter donations and contributions will continue to be sent through the proper DAR

channels, chapter treasurer to state treasurer to

Treasurer General. The exception to this is

monetary assistance to Veteran‟s Hospitals.

You will find the CMR at

http://members.dar.org/CMR or on the e-membership website http://emembership.dar.org

under “Updates >> Chapter Master Report.” The

chapter pin access codes are available on the e-

membership website http://emembership.dar.org under “Updates >> Chapter Master Reports.”

There is a downloadable Word document of the

Master Questionnaire on the DAR Members Website http://members.dar.org under “Forms

and publications/Miscellaneous/Master

Questionnaire.” This form will be made available to chapters who do not have access to

the DAR Members Website but all information

on this form must be entered into the electronic CMR. I WILL ASK OTHER MEMBERS TO

ASSIST IN TRANSFERRING THIS

INFORMATION TO THE WEBSITE CMR.

ALL CHAPTERS MUST FINISH THEIR

CMR PRIOR TO 31 JANUARY 2015. NO

ENTRY CAN BE MADE AFTER THAT

DATE.

STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Following the January 31, 2015 cut-off date for electronic entry into the CMR, as the State

Committee Chair you can access the results

(both narratively & statistically) by chapter for

your committee. The report generated through the CMR should be forwarded by email to the

Division or National Chair for your committee.

PIN access codes for accessing the CMR for your committee will be provided by your

Division Vice-Chair or if you do not have a pin

access code, send an email to CMR@dar.org.

Your report is due to the National Vice-Chair by April 15, 2015. Her report is due to National

Chair: May 15, 2015.

YOU CAN FIND MOST IF NOT ALL OF

THIS INFORMATION UNDER

INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CMR MAIN MENU. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK.

Thanks, Mary Deere

ASDAR State Regent

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Registrar’s Report by

Barbara Lewis, ASDAR Registrar

There are 42 pending applications in the works, 7 of which are verified. Several chapters have

not send in any applications this year!! IF your chapter doesn‟t have any prospective members,

consider having an outreach event to interest potential new members! Then help them gather the

information for their application, don‟t just give them a copy of the blank application and scare

them off!!!

Please welcome the following new members!!

Akansa

Lexie Curtis

Sheryl Hudson

Maria Raffety

Captain Robert Abernethy Sara King (JR)

Lou Miller

Colonel David Love LeAnne Burch

Dardanelle Rock

Kayce Schafer (JR)

Enoch Ashley Jill Kuehn (TI)

Hot Springs of Arkansas Twila Brown

Rosemary Merritt

James K. Polk

Linda Craig Katherine Hagler

John Cain

Judith Phillips

Little Rock-Centennial

Vicki Botner

Katherine Campbell (JR)

Marion Ruth Aileen George (JR)

Laura Lape (TI) (JR)

Marianne McBeth (TI)

Sharon McBeth (TI)(JR) Robin Smith

Persis Lovely-Clarksville

Danna Schneider

Prudence Hall Claudia Olson

Tate’s Bluff

Barbara Pierce

Texarkana

Deborah Crow

Laine Matolka (JR)

Nancy Matolka Amanda Outlaw

Frances Scurlock (TI)

Codes: Junior (JR), Transfer In (TI)

Honoring our Heritage – Focusing on the Future – Celebrating America

By building a bridge to new friendships through recruiting new members, involving current

members, and keeping members interested and informed you will not only make your chapters

stronger, but also a stronger National Society. With new members come:

New energy, ideas, talents, and varied experiences to enhance current programs and

activities;

New friends;

A pool of new leaders to carry on the work of achieving the chapter‟s goals;

An expanded commitment to historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

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In Memoriam by Gale Markley, ASDAR Chaplain

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor

principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to

come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able

to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)

Colonel David Love

Frances Hedgecock

10/16/14

Gilbert Marshall

Martha Caulk

09/13/14

Grand Prairie

Elizabeth Steiner

07/02/14

Lovely Purchase

Shirley Haufe

10/31/14

Marion

Ruby Roosenberg

05/30/14

Persis Lovely-Clarksville

Earlene Henderson Peak

08/06/14

Mary Reese

10/09/14

Robert Crittenden

Jean Springfield

08/26/14

District News

Osage District NSDAR Workshop

Becoming a Daughter of the American Revolution member

takes time and a lot of documentation, but the nonprofit

volunteer organization will do all it can to help, according to

Barbara Lewis, ASDAR Registrar and Marcia Connors,

ASDAR Volunteer Genealogist, speakers at the recent DAR

volunteer genealogist field workshop held in Springdale, AR

Saturday, October 25, sponsored by Osage District.

This excellent presentation led the group through the correct

procedure for filing an application. Diane Letsch acted as

treasurer for the workshop. The eleven ASDAR chapters represented were: Harrison Colony,

Dardanelle Rock, Fort Smith, Abendschone, John Perciful, Lovely Purchase, James P. Polk,

James Bright, Robert Abernathy, Marion, and Cadron Post.

“Excellent workshop! One of the best I‟ve ever attended.”

Thanks,

Sally Jo Gibson

Osage District Director

Featured in the header of the November edition of the ASDAR Newsletter is the

Ft Smith National Cemetery. The State of Arkansas has three National

Cemeteries; one in Little Rock, one in Fayetteville and the one shown in Ft Smith

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Within the Chapters

Akansa

It was looking like a repeat of 2013! However, the rain held off just long enough for the 40

warriors and 60 community members to ride about 20 miles before being turned back due to

approaching storms that never arrived!

Thanks to all the hard working members and HODARs who served BBQ, hotdogs, drinks and

other goodies. Akansa members were not the only ones who participated. Other chapters there

donating, time, food, and money were; Little Rock Centennial, John Cain, Chicot Trace,

Harrison Colony, Dardanelle Rock, Major Jacob Gray, Arkadelphia, Hot Springs of Arkansas,

James Bright, Independence County, Robert Crittenden, Grand Prairie, Charlevoix, and Gilbert

Marshall. We appreciate all you ladies for all of your support of our veterans!

Arkansas Post

Arkansas Post Chapter takes at least one trip each year

to covers some of the State Committees‟ work. The trip

to Pickens AR on October 22 covered the Historic

Preservation Committee. The group saw the old

Plantation Home and then went to the Company Store,

which has been converted to the Pickens Restaurant, for

lunch. The group then traveled back to Dumas and

toured Miller‟s Mud Mill. Owner, Gail Miller, gave the

tour following the “mud” from the beginning when the

clay is received from Missouri to the final product.

This covered the American Heritage Committee. Because the group car-pooled the whole trip

was a Conservation Committee activity. Chapter hostess, Debbie Shea made the arrangements

for this delightful outing.

The next meeting of the chapter will be on November 11 at the Stuttgart First Presbyterian

Church Fellowship Hall. The speaker will be Jerry Burkett on Genealogical Preservation.

Hostesses for that meeting will be Dee Van Duyn and Betty Underwood. [Pictured above l-r are

Jean Pollard, Chapter Regent; Mary Bisbee; Dorothy Wilks; Debbie Shea, hostess; Gail Miller,

owner and artisan of Miller‟s Mud Mill; Jerrie Townsend; and Dee Van Duyn.]

Harrison Colony

Jo Kilduff and Fern Taylor, members of Cadron Post Chapter presented

the program, “Dressing Henrietta,” at Harrison Colony Chapter‟s

October meeting. Henrietta, a female mannequin, was dressed from the

„skin out‟ with clothing in the style used by both ladies and servants

during the Revolutionary period of America. Through detailed research

on the authenticity of the garments used, the Kilduff/Taylor team has

made the garments and accessories themselves. Not only was the

presentation entertaining, it was educational. Kilduff and Taylor are

both members of the ASDAR Speakers Staff and can be called on to

give programs to any DAR chapter free of charge. [Photo: l to r: Jo Kilduff, “Henrietta,” Fern Taylor]

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In honor of Veterans Day, Harrison Colony Chapter

Regent, Dr. Elizabeth Chambers, hosted the annual

Veterans Day production, “Lest We Forget….”on

Sunday, Nov. 9 at the historic Lyric Theater on the

Harrison square. This event strives to recognize and

honor all those who have served and are serving in

the armed forces today. Madeleine Middleton,

member of Harrison Colony Chapter was producer

and director of the event, assisted by Vive Allen, also a

member of Harrison Colony Chapter. Maj. Clark

Middleton, USMC (Ret) served as Master of Ceremonies.

Col. David Fitton, USAF (Ret-WWII) was a featured

speaker. The Color Guard was courtesy of Boy Scout Troop

160, Cub Scout Troop 60 and Webelos Troop II. Other

sponsors were MOAA and Woodmen of the World.

[Photos l to r: Producers Vive Allen & Madeleine Middleton; Serving

Boy Scout Honor Guard l to r: Vive Allen & Sandy Hillier]

Hot Springs of Arkansas

Hot Springs of Arkansas Chapter Regent, Linda Jester presents a

Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Nancy Hendricks for her

authorship, and portrayal of Senator Hattie Caraway an Arkansas

Legacy. During her portrayal, she showed how a woman could

compete in a male dominated government, and be successful as

the first woman senator in

the United States.

As a Breast Cancer

Awareness project of love, the Hot Springs of Arkansas

Chapter members Nena Butler, Linda Jester and Karen

Wacaster handmade 29 pillows for the breast cancer

patients of the Breast Center of Hot Springs. Members

celebrate the recoveries, honor those who continue the

fight and remember those whose fight was lost. Hannah,

Kayley and Ava Smith, of Bryant, made 13 more pillows

with their grandmother Nena Butler in honor of their mother, Jennifer Smith, a breast cancer

survivor. These pillows were given to Dr. Suzanne Klimber for the patients of the Cancer

Institute UAMS in Little Rock. [From left are Nena Butler; Pamela Howlett, MN SC, APN manager of

the center, and Linda Jester, Chapter Regent]

In 2013, an estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed among US

women, as well as an estimated 64,640 additional cases of in situ breast cancer. That year, approximately 39,620 US

women were expected to die from breast cancer. Only lung cancer accounts for more cancer deaths in women.

Breast cancer incidence rates are highest in non-Hispanic white women, followed by African American women and

are lowest among Asian/Pacific Islander women. [http://www.cancer.org/research/cancerfactsstatistics/breast-

cancer-facts-figures]

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Jonesboro

“Read for the Record,” is a national program that mobilizes millions of children and adults to celebrate literacy by participating in the

country's largest shared reading experience. On October 21, 2014,

people across the country united to read the children‟s book Bunny

Cakes, a comical story of sibling bonding and birthday shenanigans, by bestselling author and illustrator Rosemary Wells. ASDAR State

Literacy Chair, Sarah Dacus, and ASDAR State Chaplain, Gale

Markley, both Jonesboro Chapter daughters, participated in the program at Fox Meadow Elementary School in Jonesboro. Jonesboro

Chapter purchased a copy of the featured book for each of the

school‟s 25 classroom libraries. Additionally, three prize copies were awarded to lucky students through a

drawing. Sarah and Gale personally presented the books to each class, and read the book to nine of the classes.

October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month and

October 17, 2014 was National Mammography Day. Every woman having a mammogram in Jonesboro, AR

on that day received a pink carnation, compliments of

Jonesboro Chapter. Each carnation was tied with a beautiful card featuring an inspirational poem. Barbara

Dacus, Jonesboro Chapter Vice Regent and Chapter

Women's Issues Chair, headed the project. Pictured left

are Jonesboro Daughters and staff members of the St. Bernard's Medical Center Imaging Center.

Marion

Paul Nathaniel Whitehead, graduate of Elkins High School, and student at Arkansas Tech in

Russellville, Arkansas, has been awarded National Recognition for the NSDAR Junior American

Citizen Community Service Award. Nate was nominated for the award by Marion Chapter. On

Saturday, September 14, Marion Chapter honored “Nate” for his outstanding work in earning his

Boy Scout Eagle Badge. The National Recognition Certificate was presented by ASDAR State

Regent Mary Deere. The chapter also presented Nate with a monetary award.

As part of Boy Scout Troop 460 of Elkins, Nate organized a clean-up, during the winter months

of 2012-2013, for Mt. Zion Cemetery on McCord Road in the Sulphur City area. This

abandoned cemetery was covered with dead trees, greenbrier and grapevine, and sage grass for at

least ten years before Nate and his crew went in and cleaned up. The change was extraordinary!

Mt Zion Cemetery - before Mt Zion Cemetery - after

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HONORARIA and MEMORIALS

August-October, 2014

Crossnore School

Memorial for Billy Magee

Akansa Chapter

DAR Room

Memorial for Donald Borchert

Prudence Hall Chapter

Memorial for Leah Rippel

Gilbert Marshal Chapter

State Regent’s Project – Deere

Memorials from Osage District

Violet Isaacs, Ruth Oberhelman

Memorial from Marion Chapter

Maj. Willard M. Worley

and John M. Tackett

Honorarium from Cadron Post Chapter

Honoree Ruth Browning

Honoraria from Osage District

Honoree Mary Deere, Janelle Riddle

Honorarium from John Perciful Chapter

Honoree Col. Ed Monk

Honoraria from Grand Prairie Chapter

Honorees; Wanda Ridge, Bob and

Claudia Ahrens, Fonda Logsdon

Honorarium from Quapaw District

Honoree Mary Deere

Honorarium from Little Red River Chapter

Honoree Mary Deere

Honorarium from Robert Crittenden Chapter

Honoree Mary Deere

Honorarium from Marion Chapter

Honoree Mary Deere

Honorarium from Cadron Post Chapter

Honoree Melanie Black

DAR Library

Memorial for Martha Caulk

Gilbert Marshal Chapter

Give the Gift of American Spirit and Celebrate 125! Throughout 2015

The coming year will be a particularly special one for NSDAR. The National

Society will celebrate its 125th anniversary throughout 2015, and American Spirit

magazine will take part in the commemoration! Each issue released during this

momentous year will feature anniversary-related coverage, and the

September/October 2015 edition will be dedicated entirely to the National Society‟s historic milestone.

Best of all, every active DAR member will receive the September/October 2015 American Spirit as a gift

from the National Society! This holiday season; why not invite a friend, loved one, fellow Daughter or

prospective member to share in the 125th anniversary celebration by giving a gift subscription? Or stretch

your gift even further by sending a subscription to a local school or library.

Some Daughters’ Trivia for You

Match the President General with her Administrative Theme.

Georgane Ferguson Love

Linda Tinker Watkins

Presley Merritt Wagoner

Linda Gist Calvin

Merry Ann Thompson Wright

“The Spirit of Hospitality Opens Doors of

Opportunity”

“The Bell of Freedom…The Sound of

Patriotism” “Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present, Invest

in the Future”

“Unity of Spirit, Unity of Purpose” “Our Family Tree…Roots from the Past,

Linking to the Future” Answers are not found in this newsletter. Hint: all 5 ladies served in the 21st century

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Board of Management

August 2014

~BEAUTIFUL WOMEN SHARE LOTS OF SMILES~