(Originally Published Tuesday, March 18, 2014 – Blogger: One Daughter’s Point of View)
I’ve talked before about DAR’s memorial halls near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. – referred to by our founders as a “House Beautiful.” In one of the YouTube videos provided by DAR to introduce Memorial Continental Hall and its history notes that chapters had penny boxes to collect funds to pay for the hall
Our chapters meeting minutes from June 1912 references these penny boxes. Read below and enjoy a look back at our chapter’s 110-year history.
June 1912
The June meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held with the Misses Martin on Saturday June third at four thirty o’clock. The debt for the Memorial Hall Fund was discussed and it was moved and seconded that each member give a penny a day for this fund. A committee of Mrs. John Gilmer, Mrs. Roan and Mrs. Follier were appointed to decide on some way to make the money. Booklets on the proceedings of the Conference at Tarboro were distributed. It was found that there was not enough money in the State Treasury to pay the expenses of the printing, so it was decided to ask each chapter to make a donation to meet this bill – our chapter offered to give ten dollars ($10.00). Two new members were elected on the Executive Board. Mrs. Maslin and Miss Dodson were appointed to get up the yearbook, the work for the year to be decided on by them. The Treasurers report to June 1st showed $88.07 on hand. After the business was finished the hostess served delicious refreshments. All the old officers were re-elected. The office of registrar left vacant by the death of Mrs. Horton was filled by Mrs. Ludlow.
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