Ladies, We are excited about a new year

of DAR and I look forward to seeing you at our meeting on Thursday, September 17. Due to the failing health of her husband, VP General Pat McFall will be unable to join us, but we are EXCITED about a visit

from Abigail Adams (aka State 1st Vice Regent Cindy Henderson). You will not want to miss it! Please read through the enclosed reports. If you have questions, please let us know! Also, look for ways YOU can get involved and make a difference in our community through Enid DAR!

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NewsSeptember 2015

From Cynthia ...

Cynthia SmithEnid Chapter Regent

Did you know that before 13 Jul 1890 the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution voted

down a motion to admit women to their Society. On the 13th Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood of Washington, D.C. was aroused by the vote and published in The Washington Post an article titled “Women Worthy of Honor.” This narrative included the story of Hannah

Arnett, a patriot of the American Revolution. Hannah White Arnett (1733-1823) was an American woman who is known for preventing a group of men in Elizabethtown, New Jersey from proclaiming their loyalty to Great Britain in exchange for “protection of life and property.” When she heard the men, who were meeting in her house, talking about this offer, she called them cowards and traitors. Although Isaac, her husband, tried to get her out of the room, she continued to harangue the men and stated that she would leave her husband if he did not continue to support the American Revolution. The men eventually refused the offer. (Continued next month)

Celebrating 125 Years of DAR

Mrs. Mary S. LockwoodDAR Founder

Next month’s ProgramOctober 1, 2015 “800th Anniversary of the Magna Charta”

Guest Speakers, Diane King and Dr. Ellen Jayne Wheeler

Location: Christian Church of the Covenant

1205 S. Cleveland

President General’s Greeting

Dear Daughters,

This is a grand time to be a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of our founding on October 11, 2015! Can you imagine how impressed our Founders

would be to learn of the amazing accomplishments made by the nearly 1 million women who have joined the DAR? Founder Eugenia Washington said, “We want a Society founded on Service.” And indeed, that is what we have.

During the 124th Continental Congress, we announced that the Guardian Trust Campaign has been established to provide a permanently restricted fund to support the preservation and conservation of our National Headquarters architecture, the fine and decorative arts of the DAR Museum, the physical improvements and restoration of our historic property, and the immediate restoration needs at DAR Constitution Hall. Today, we believe it is time to permanently “guard that which is committed to our trust” and provide security for future generations of Daughters just like us. Not since our Founders set forth plans to build the finest building ever owned by women has this organization mounted such an ambitious campaign. We will seek your support, and that of all Daughters, to help raise $25 million to provide those much-needed endowment funds. The Guardian Trust will become the permanent and perpetual foundation for our financial security. What Our Founders Built, We Must Preserve.

Celebrating America! Lynn F. Young President General

Bill of Rights Did you know?• The Magna Carta

of 1215 was the basic tenet for liberty in England.

• John Locke said in 1690 that a government can only rule by consent of the people.

• A “Bill of Rights” is a list of basic human rights guaranteed by law.

• The United States one was written at the first meeting of Congress in 1789 and ratified in 1791.

• George Mason is credited with being the “Father of the Bill of Rights.”

• Virginia’s Declaration of Rights was used as a basis for the this part of the Constitution.

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.

• James Madison brought 13 amendments to the first Congress to be approved.

• Today there are a total of 27 amendments.• There have been close to 10,000 amendments

proposed.

shoRt Quiz on the Constitution1. How often does the word “democracy” appear? 2. Which state is misspelled? 3. What foreign language is used? What term is

used for ethnic minorities? 4. Where does the word “sex” appear? How many

signers were born in Ireland? 5. Which two amendments cancel each other out?6. How many words are in the original

Constitution? 7. Where can you see the Constitution today?8. How many states had to ratify the Constitution

before it became the law of the land? 9. What is the only day you can see all 5 pages of

the Constitution at one time? 10. What did the Constitution say about slavery?

Did you know the name “Oklahoma” is a Muskogean Indian word? It comes from the Choctaw words oklah homma, which means “red people.” The Choctaw Indians were not the first native people to live in this region, however.

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Oklahoma included:

The Plains Apache tribeThe Arapaho tribeThe Caddo tribeThe Comanche tribeThe Kiowa tribeThe Osage tribeThe Wichita tribe

The Kiowa and Kiowa Apache occupied north central Oklahoma.

Constitution WeekAnswers: 1. it doesn’t 2. Pennsylvania (They left out an “N”) 3. Latin, “others” 4. 19th amendment about women’s suffrage, four 5. 18th & 21st – Prohibition and Repeal 6. about 4,543 (without the amendments) 7. at the National Archives 8. Nine 9. On Constitution Day, September 17th 10. nothing

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives.

“To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them.” — Theodore Roosevelt

• Unplug devices when they aren’t being used-- that includes the TV, computers and printers.

• Use energy-efficient bulbs and turn lights off every time you leave a room.

• Plant in the fall when conditions are cooler and rainfall is more plentiful.

• Wash your pets outdoors in an area of your lawn that needs water.

American Indian Minute

Women’s Issues

Conservation Tips

Celebrate America!

As we prepare to celebrate our 125th Anniversary, we are aiming high to show the impact our daughters have had across this nation through volunteerism.

So, if you give of your time ... tutoring, mentoring, with a museum, at your church, in the community ... it all counts! As of September 7, our chapter has submitted 444 hours, but we know there are a lot of hours not yet recorded. Please remember to track your volunteer hours and submit them online or send them to Beverly Evans (rbevans1@suddenlink.net) for her to submit them on your behalf!

Enid Chapter NSDARMinutes - June 4, 2015

Carolyn FloodRecording Secretary

Cynthia Smith, Regent, called the meeting to order. She welcomed 14 members and 5 guests — Jack Hermanski, Allen Hermanski, Christy Hermanski, Kinsey and Julie Hermanski. Happy Birthday was sung to members with June birthdays. Connie Hammond, Chaplain, said grace before the buffet lunch was served.

After lunch Regent called the meeting to order and led the Chapter in the Ritual Opening.

Copies of the greeting from the President General were on the table.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Faye Kiryakakis, Treasurer, gave the treasurer’s report (copy attached to official minutes).

There was no National Defense Report.

REPORTS OF OFFICERS:Chaplain - Connie Hammond - report attached to official minutes.Corresponding Secretary - Peggy Lewis - no reportRegistrar - Donna Lamb - no reportHistorian - Maxine Shepard - no reportLibrarian - Martha Potts - no report

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:American Indian - Dovie Kaupke - report attached to official minutes.American History - Larissa Hautekeete - no reportCelebrate America - Beverly Evans - no reportCommemorative Events - Carolyn Flood - June 14, Flag Day; June 21, Father’s Day; June 22, FDR Signs GI Bill in 1944Conservation - Jan Duffy - reports were available on the table for members to read

DAR Schools - Jan Duffy - no reportDAR Service for Veterans - Ryta Kirby - no reportDAR Good Citizen - Carolyn Flood - Attended award assemblies at Dover, Lomega, Chisholm High School and Kingfisher. Teacher at Cashion presented the award. (Report attached to official minutes)DAR Project Patriot - no report.Women’s Issues - attached to official minutes

NEW BUSINESS: Regent’s Annual Report was read by Cynthia Smith.

Cynthia Smith and Faye Kiryakakis are now on the Chapter’s checking accounts. Nona Lang reported that her brother had taken the Honor Flight from California. Regent announced that State Workshop will be in Tulsa in August Thank You Note received from Sue Allen, District Director. Frontier District OSDAR and Oklahoma State Colonial Dames CDXVIIC are hosting the VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION & VETERANS RECOGNITION on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 in Ponca City at the Ponca City American Legion Post 14. RSVP by October 23, 2015. Cost is $20.00.

Connie Hammond, Chaplain, led the Memorial Service in honor of Louella Hermanski, Geraldine Pinkerton, and Annella Baker.

Next meeting will be September 17 during Constitution Week.

Regent thanked Peggy Lewis for being hostess at the meeting.

Benediction by Connie Hammond. Meeting adjourned.

Carolyn R. FloodRecording Secretary

Minutes (cont.)

Beverly Evans, Chair

Larissa HautekeeteAmerican History Chair

American HistoryEnid Chapter is proud to have sponsored Cora Hautekeete, a national essay winner in the 2014-2015 History contests!

The 2015-2016 History Essay contest materials for Essays have been distributed to all Enid Public Schools, Chisholm, OBA, Waukomis, Hennessey, Ringwood, Kremlin-Hillsdale, and one home school association. If anyone has other contacts

or children or grandchildren they would like to have the information, please contact Larissa (larissa.hautekeete@novartis.com) and she will provide details. The deadline for entries is 31 Oct 2015. Larissa needs at least two volunteers to grade essays in November as well as one non-DAR member to grade so that we can forward the winners to state in December. If you would be interested, let Larissa know.

Additions by Approved Application: Ruthie Mae Earley Foster (Faye Kiryakais’s mother) Susan Jeannette Glaze Rice Sherry Ellen Rice (Susan’s daughter) Virginia Louise Glaze (Susan’s niece)

Losses by Transfer out: Maria Rosendale Gwenn Rosendale Norma Dobrzynski

Loss by Death: Annella Baker

Membership as of 7 Sep 2015 is 102.

There are two associate members: Jeanette Andriano and Maria Rosendale

Prospective members: Sarah Hopping Matousek Amanda Eileen Hopping Cunneen (Susan’s sister)

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American Heritage CommitteeThis committee is the official DAR committee that supports American’s active military service personnel. On the national level, the committee support is focused on three groups: women serving in the military; service members training for deployment at Camp Atterbury; and injured personnel receiving treatments at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Chapters are encouraged to support the men and women serving in conflicts abroad in any

appropriate way. The Enid Chapter donates travel size notions to the Blue Star Mothers who include these items in the boxes that they send to Garfield County military serving in harms way.

A Blue Star Mother is one who has a child/children serving in the military. A Gold Star Mother is one who has lost a child in service to our country. A Blue Star Wife is one whose spouse in currently serving. A Gold Star Wife is one whose spouse was killed during service to our country.

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The recipient must have contributed to the community in an outstanding manner through voluntary heroic, civic, benevolent service or by organizing or participating in community activities. If you would like to nominate for consideration for a Community Service Award, please contact our Chapter Regent.C

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible Veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death.

For eligible veterans who died on or after 1 Nov 1990 and whose grave is marked with a privately purchased headstone, VA may also furnish a headstone or marker to supplement the grave or a medallion to be affixed to a privately purchased headstone.

Flat markers in granite, marble, and bronze and upright headstone in granite and marble are available.

Application can be found http://www.cem.va.gov

National Defense Report

We need everyone who is available to join us as we honor our veterans ...

“VETERAN’S CELEBRATION AT GARBER”on November 10 at 2:00 p.m.

“VETERAN’S CELEBRATION AT GREENBRIER” at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

(November 11 at 11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, November 4, 2015 ** “Vietnam War Commemoration:

Frontier District”Location: American Legion Post 14,

407 W. South Ave,Ponca City, OK

** This meeting takes the place of our November Thursday meeting. We will carpool with those interested in participating.

From our Corresponding Secretary

DAR Schools: We received the following thank you notes for clothing donations to the Tomasse DAR School by Glenda Golden on behalf of the Enid Chapter DAR. A donation was also made to Crossmore School.

DAR Service for VeteransRyta Kirby, Chair, took fresh fruit to the Garber Residential Care facility in May and again in August. Plan now to join us for our Veteran’s event in November!

Peggy LewisCorresponding

Secretary

Treasurer’s Reportas of September 7, 2015

Proposed 2015-2016 Budget

2015-2016 DuesWe have had a good response so far, but still need you to make your dues payments as soon as possible. Please note, all dues need to be in by no later than October 1, 2015.

Donations to any of the special projects — including our fund for the veterans at the Garber Residential Care facility — can be made with your dues payment or at any time during the year. Note that this year we will be submitting magazine renewals at the end of each month in which payment is received.

Enid Chapter National SocietyDaughters of the American Revolution

Dues, 2015-2016 ........................................................................... $56.00

DAR Magazine Subscription ($18) ............................................

Woodring Wall of Honor and Veternas Park Education Center (Enid Regent’s project) ............................................................

Garber Veteran’s Fund Donation ................................................

Honor Flight Donation ................................................................

State Regent’s Veteran’s First Fund .............................................

TOTAL ENCLOSED ................................

Make checks payable to Enid Chapter NSDAR

Mail this form & check to: Faye Kiryakakis, Treasurer 1208 W Maine Enid Ok 73703-5848 Due by NO LATER than October 1, 2015

Your Name:

Address:

Telephone number with area code:

Cell?

e-mail address: (please print)

Enid Chapter National SocietyDaughters of the American Revolution

Dues, 2015-2016 ........................................................................... $56.00

DAR Magazine Subscription ($18) ............................................

Woodring Wall of Honor and Veternas Park Education Center (Enid Regent’s project) ............................................................

Garber Veteran’s Fund Donation ................................................

Honor Flight Donation ................................................................

State Regent’s Veteran’s First Fund .............................................

TOTAL ENCLOSED ................................

Make checks payable to Enid Chapter NSDAR

Mail this form & check to: Faye Kiryakakis, Treasurer 1208 W Maine Enid Ok 73703-5848 Due by NO LATER than October 1, 2015

Your Name:

Address:

Telephone number with area code:

Cell?

e-mail address: (please print)

ESTIMATED INCOME..........................................$909.00

NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Required Chapter Donations to National.....$75.00 DAR Magazine Co-op Ad .......................... $40.00

$115.00

CHAPTER PROGRAMS Speaker lunches .....................................$72.00 Speaker gifts ...........................................$80.00 Good Citizen Contest .............................$35.00 American History Contest .......................$13.50 Columbus Essay Contest .........................$ 4.00 Community Service Award .....................$14.00 Membership Certificates .........................$30.00

$262.00

STATE DONATIONS State Regent’s Project.............................$100.00 Frontier District Fund..............................$ 20.00 Annual State Veteran’s Drives .................$ 50.00

$170.00

CHAPTER DONATIONS DAR magazine for Kingfisher Library.......$ 18.00 Chapter Regent’s Project........................$100.00

$118.00

EXECUTIVE EXPENSES $190.00

ESTIMATED EXPENSES .......................................$855.00Budget Committee: Faye Kiryakakis, Treasurer - Chair

Glenda Golden, Honorary RegentDonna Lamb, Honorary Regent

Cynthia Smith, Regent

Balance June 4, 2015 Report $2,166.68

Deposits: Magazine Subscriptions $ 90.00 Valor Quilts $ 25.00 Education Center $ 144.50 Garber Vets $ 117.00 Honor Flight $ 99.00 State Regent’s Project $ 114.00 Ornaments $ 176.00 Dues for 27 + $7 lifetime member $ 1,519.00 Frontier District Event $ 20.00 Tomassee/Crossmore donation $ 133.98 June luncheon $ 172.50 Total Deposits $ 2,610.00 Disbursements: Glenda Golden $ 133.98 Reimbursement - Tomasse & Crossmore purchases OSDAR Treasurer $ 18.90 Good Citizen award materials Connie Hammond $ 14.07 flowers for memorial service OSDAR Treasurer $ 78.00 anniversary banner + $8 new member P.G. project Woodring Educational Center $ 51.00 luncheon donations to Regent’s project Valor Quilts $ 50.00 designated donations Ramey’s (June luncheon) $ 172.50 Total Disbursements $ 517.47 Checkbook Balance $4,259.21

Earmarked Funds Magazine $ 90.00 Education Center $ 137.00 Garber Vets $ 317.00 Honor Flight $ 99.00 Frontier District Event $ 20.00 State Regent’s Project $ 114.00 Ornaments $ 176.00 Non-chapter dues payments$ 1,269.00 Discretionary Fund $ 528.88 Total Earmarked Funds $ 2,750.88

Available Funds $1,508.33

Audit of accounts for January through June 2015 was conducted by Connie Hammond and Cynthia Smith.

CD funds total $2,885.54.

Faye KiryakakisTreasurer