Dear Daughters,

Spring is now upon us and I have so enjoyed traveling to State Conferences and meeting so many of our members and hearing about the wonderful work you are doing for DAR. I have been especially interested in hearing about how chapters are working with prospective members and encouraging others to join DAR, participating in service projects for Celebrate America! and getting involved with the Guardian Trust Campaign.

I am pleased to tell you that the Constitution Hall Lobby restoration project is nearing completion. As the finishes are installed, the final aesthetics of the space are beginning to be revealed and you can see the amazing architectural

details of the space that were previously obscured. Learn more about these details here: http://youngblog.dar.org/constitution-hall-lobby-special-architectural-details.

To commemorate the special 125th Continental Congress members can order a personalized certificate for the occasion. The beautiful keepsake is modeled after a commemorative edition created for the 100th Continental Congress. The 11 x 14 parchment certificate comes embossed with your name, a beautiful gold seal and a blue satin ribbon for just $25, including shipping and handling! Learn more here: http://youngblog.dar.org/order-your-own-personalized-125th-continental-congress-certificate

I want to encourage all members to

subscribe to the Today’s DAR Blog and read all the posts. Remember to also check the members’ website often for members’ announcements. Chapter Regents should share timely information from the DAR blog and website during chapter meetings so those members who don’t access the internet can also stay up to date on all the exciting updates. The information that is shared online and in the President General’s Message is important to keep all members current on the news of the Society.

I hope you find this information interesting, informative and valuable as you fulfill our mission to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.

Celebrating America!

Lynn F. YoungPresident General

E n i d C h a p t e r

NewsApril 2016

From Cynthia ...Ladies, Our own Donna Lamb is presenting the program this month as we return to Christian Church of the Covenant for our monthly meeting. Last month our state regent gave a fascinating program and if you missed the meeting at the Oakwood, you

missed a special event! Unfortunately, we some of guests noted our laxness in observing some of the protocol rules of DAR. Please check the information on p.4 of our newsletter to learn more. Many of our members are new and unfamiliar with what is expected and some have no prior experience with an organization that is built around a set structure, but I hope we can all work together to recapture the formality of DAR while maintaining the relaxed spirit of friendship and cooperation we have been building to work together. If you are able, please plan to go to attend the OSDAR State Conference in Norman, April 14-16. Registration forms are available on the OSDAR state website: membersokdar.info

Cynthia SmithEnid Chapter Regent

President General’s Greeting

April 7th MeetingThursday, April 7, at Christian Church of the Covenant Program: “George Washington’s First Love” Speaker: Donna Rush Lamb NOTE: We will vote on officers at this meeting.

Eugenia Scholay Washington was an American historian, civil servant, and a founder of the lineage societies, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Founders of

Patriots of American. She was a great-grandniece of George Washington and a grandniece of Dolley Payne Todd Madison. Following her family’s relocation to Stafford County, she and her family witnessed the Battle of Fredericksburg first hand during the American Civil War.

After her mother’s death, Eugenia accepted a position as a clerk within the United States Post Office Department in Washington, D.C., to support herself and her ailing father. She and her father relocated from Falmouth to Washington in 1867, and she lived there until her death

in 1900. During her tenure with the Post office, Washington was known as “Miss Eugie” and “considered quite attractive and always received a great deal of attention wherever she

went.” During her last decade, she served as a clerk in the Dead Letter Office.To be continued

Celebrating 125 Years of DAR

Miss Eugenia WashingtonDAR Founder

The official establishment dates of the United States Armed Forces:

--Army: 14 Jun 1775

--Navy: 13 Oct 1775

--Marine: 10 Nov 1775

--Air Force: 18 Sep 1947 (as a separate branch)

--Coast Guard: 4 Aug 1790

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In March we presented the Enid Chapter Blue Star Mothers with seven paperback books, eight beef jerky, six toothbrushes, two dental floss, five mouthwashes, six toothpaste, five body lotions and five powders were given to the Enid Chapter Blue Star Mothers, forty-four items worth $162.00.

This summer 175 troops from this area are being sent overseas. The Blue Star Mothers hope they can send each troop a box every month. They are going to need a lot of help to fulfill this.

Some items needed from their list: black socks, male deodorant, wet wipes, chap stick with sunscreen, lip balm with sunscreen, eye wash, cotton balls, band aids, small foot powder, sun screen lotion, beef jerky, breakfast bars, plastic ziplock bags in snack size, sandwich or quart size, individual snack size peanut butter or cheese crackers. Keep bringing any of these items to our DAR meetings and we will see they get to the Blue Star Mother’s store in the Mall, or you can drop them off in their store in the Mall on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Connie Hammond

Project Patriot Report

Enid Chapter NSDARMinutes - March 3, 2016

Carolyn FloodRecording Secretary

Cynthia Smith, Regent, called the meeting to order. She welcomed 14 members and 8 guests, including Orriene Denslow, State Regent, and Sue Allen, Frontier District Director. Happy Birthday was sung to daughters with March birthdays. Connie Hammond, Chaplain, said grace before lunch was served. The meetings was held at the Oakwood Country Club.

Regent led the Chapter in the ritual opening. After the opening ritual she gave the history of the National Anthem. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. The Treasurer’s report was approved as printed in the newsletter and filed for audit.

Connie Hammond introduced Orriene Denslow, Oklahoma State Regent. She presented the program “American Jewels -- The Enduring DAR Spirit.” She told the lives of Hannah White Arnett and Eugenia

Washington. Cynthia Smith, Enid Chapter Regent, presented her a check for $100.00 from the chapter for the Veteran’s First Foundation.

Ryta Kirby reported sending 4 oz. of stamps for veterans. Peggy Lewis reported that Joyce Sebranek is now at home after her fall. Connie Hammond reported that Cora Hautekeete,

daughter of Larissa Hautekeete, is very ill.

Motion made and seconded that Glenda Golden, Donna Lamb, and Faye Kiryakakis be elected voting delegates for the Chapter at the State Conference. Motion passed.

The meeting closed with the benediction by Chaplain, Connie Hammond.

Carolyn R. Flood Recording Secretary

Commemorative EventsAPRIL

April 18 - Patriot’s DayApril 22 - Earth DayApril 29 - Arbor Day

As of February 28, 2016 the following were dropped for non-payment of dues: Kathi Box Marion Hatcher Korlis Kirkhart Susan Meyer

As of January 20, 2016 the following was transferred out of Enid Chapter: Ruby Hoard

As of March 5, 2016 the following were issued their national numbers:

Amanda Hopping Cunneen #955052Sarah Hopping Matousek #955051

Donna Lamb, Registrar

Registrar’s Report

The Preamble: The Preamble is the opening statement to the US Constitution. The preamble explains the reasons why the Framers of the Constitution made our government a republic. By doing this, the founding fathers replaced the Articles of Confederation. The Preamble along with the rest of the Constitution was written over a period of about six weeks. The Preamble helped explain why the Constitution was written. However, it is not the law.

Constitution Sidelight

The Federal Trade Commission has established a national Do-Not-Call Registry for residential consumers and cell phone users that do not wish to receive commercial solicitation over their telephone. The National Registry is nationwide and will preclude telephone solicitations made for commercial purposes only. Once you register your phone number(s), telemarketers covered by the national Do-Not-Call Registry have up to 31 days from the date you register to stop calling you. You may register your residential telephone number(s) and cell phone number(s) by calling the toll free number, 1.888.382.1222. The internet web address for registration is www.donotcall.gov. Registration is permanent.

Do-Not-Call Registry

Genealogy tips Garber Valentine’s Celebration

Slate of Officers for Enid Chapter NSDAR 2016-2018

from nominating committee:

Regent - Cynthia Ridgway SmithVice Regent - Lucinda Roberson Hawkes PartonChaplain - Connie Bausch HammondRecording Secretary - Carolyn Lietzke Flood Corresponding Secretary - Peggy Karns Hite Lewis Treasurer - Faye Foster Kiryakakis Registrar - Donna Rush Lamb Librarian - Robin Young Sigler

Each office is voted on individually and we will open up nominations for any substitute nominations you may have by position. We will vote on our officers at the April 7th meeting.

Connie HammondCommittee Chair

Report from theNominating Committee

DAR Good Citizen Report

Garber Fund

Oops ... our Manners were (NOT) Showing!

• Once the meeting has been called to order, before a member can speak, she should raise her hand and be recognized.

• Common courtesy – do not speak during the program presentation. If you have something to say, do that on a one-to-one after the meeting.

• Address Cynthia as “Madam Regent”. If the State Regent is in attendance, Cynthia would be addressed as “Madam Chapter Regent”.

• When it is necessary for a member to walk to the podium, never pass in front of it. Always access the podium from the side.

• The “Head Table” should always be in the front row. At round tables: The position of “honor” is at the far back side of that table (looking directly toward the podium). The program speaker should be seated on the Chapter Regent’s right. The Chapter Vice Regent should be seated to the Regent’s left. Alternate Chapter Officers until the table is complete.

It is exciting to see our membership growing, but with that, many of our members are new and unfamiliar with what is expected in standard meeting protocol. Some have no prior experience with an organization that is built around a set structure, but we hope we can all work together to recapture the formality of DAR while maintaining the relaxed spirit of friendship and cooperation we have been building to work together. This is not an exhaustive list, but these are the main points that ALL members should observe.

A “gateway” ancestor refers to an ancestor who has a proven lineage which can be traced back to a person of prominence.

The 1850, 1860 & 1870 federal census cannot be used to prove

children to parents, according to D.A.R. The reason for this statement is that there is no column to list the relationship to the head of household.

American Indian MinuteFor more than half a century, Native Elders have called attention to humanity’s impacts on Mother Earth. In the late 1940s, as the Seneca scholar John Mohawk liked to remind us, Hopi elders met with other traditional peoples to share prophecies about humanity’s destructive impact on the ability of our planet to sustain life.

American Indian, Fall 2007, p. 34

We recognize that not everyone is able to attend meetings or has time to participate in every project. However, here are some EASY ways you can help out through DAR. We collect:

• Empty ink and toner cartridges to recycle for our DAR schools.

• Popcan Tops for Ronald McDonald House, • Cancelled postage stamps

Even if you can’t attend the monthly meetings, you can participate by saving and sharing these items. We believe the secret to a successful DAR group lies in the cooperation of the whole. Obviously some can do more than others, but everyone can do something. Let’s work together for a great year!

ALSO, please check the list of items for our Blue Star Mothers under our Project Patriot Report (p.2) as we help them put together “care packages” for our servicemen and women during their deployments.

Conservation Tips• Use garbage disposals sparingly. Compost

vegetable food waste instead and save gallons every time.

• Upgrade older toilets with water efficient models.

• Use drip irrigation for shrubs and trees to apply water directly to the roots where it’s needed.

• For fire prevention, prune branches to 10 feet above ground.

Everyone can be involved!

Sixty years ago, Wilma Vaught was 26 years old and working for an atomic energy company when as army recruiter reached out to her, saying the military would give her a commission and allow her to manage and supervise.

She decided to enlist in the Air Force, even though the ambitious airwoman knew she’d run into a glass ceiling – U.S. law at the time flatly prohibited her from reaching its

highest ranks.

Ten years later, though, Congress voted to open up the top military ranks to women. Vaught, a retired brigadier general, promoted in 1980, quipped that instead of receiving an on-the-spot promotion, she was sent off to Vietnam.

She became the first female Air Force officer to attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and then on a tour in Guam. She went on to be the first women to deploy with an Air Force bomber wing.

Today, thee are three four-star women generals – two in the army and one in the navy.

Honoring America’s “Invisible Veterans”

Excerpt from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

4 Women’s Issues That Haven’t Changed

Since 1911Over 100 years ago, radical writer and activist Emma Goldman penned the essay “The Tragedy of Woman’s Emancipation.” In the piece, Goldman explores issues of equal pay, the tension between family life and home life, and the roadblocks that prevent true gender equality. Essentially, Emma Goldman sparked the original “having-it-all” debate.

So many of the issues Goldman raised feel nearly as relevant now as they must have then. Here are four things Goldman touched on in 1911 that we’re still working on today:

1. Men dominate many of the most esteemed professional fields — and get paid more for their work.

2. Work stress disproportionately impacts women. 3. The “freedom” the workplace supposedly offers

women sometimes doesn’t feel so free at all.4. Women are doubling up on work at home and

outside of the home.

Goldman’s essay not only reminds us of the things we still need to work on, but highlights how far we’ve come. Women are pushing back and engaging in productive dialogues about how we can further progress — both in and out of the office, and demand the compensation they deserve. There’s more work to be done, but we’re well on our way.

Treasurer’s Reportas of March 31, 2016

CD funds total $2,885.54.

Balance February 29, 2015 Report $ 2,964.07 Deposits: Garber Vets $ 17.00 Blue Star Mothers $ 75.00 less cash given to BS Mothers ( 30.00 ) Luncheon $ 305.00 Total Deposits $ 367.00 Disbursements: Oakwood Country Club $ 369.60 February luncheon OSDAR Treasurer $ 100.00 Veteran’s First Fund

Total Disbursements $ 469.60 Checkbook Balance $ 2,861.47

Earmarked Funds Blue Star Mothers $ 45.00 Garber Vets $ 149.56 Discretionary Fund $ 528.88 Total Earmarked Funds $ 723.44

Available Funds $ 2,138.03

Regent Cynthia Smith’s husband underwent knee replacement surgery the end of March.

Lucinda Hawkes sister, Debbie Roberson, has been in the hospital with on-going health issues.

From our Corresponding Secretary

Peggy LewisCorresponding Secretary

In order to continue the vision of our Founders, the Guardian Trust Campaign will establish an endowment fund for the support of the preservation, restoration and conservation of our historic property. This, in turn, will allow NSDAR to focus on projects that go beyond our magnificent marble walls and expand our impact around the world. We would be grateful for your support of this campaign to “Guard That Which is Committed to Thy Trust.”

Learn more at www.dar.org/giving/guardiantrust.

Guardian Trust Fund

Thursday, May 5, at Christian Church of the Covenant * Program: Community Service Award - “Teaching U.S. Citizenship & ESL Classes” Speaker: Mona Loewen

Thursday, June 2, at Christian Church of the Covenant * Program: Flag program, Annual Report, Memorial Service

* location is subject to change

Don’t Miss Out ...Upcoming Meetings!

April 14 - 16, 2016OSDAR Conference

Embassy Suites, Norman2501 Conference Dr.Norman, Oklahoma

(405) 364-8040

OSDAR Upcoming Events

Celebrate America!Don’t forget ... send information on your volunteer hours: at church, in the schools, and in our community to our committee chair, Beverly Evans (rbevans1@suddenlink.net).