Blue Spruce Chapter
Lakewood, Colorado

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History

Blue Spruce Chapter came into being through the dedicated effort of our beloved State Regent, Mrs. Warden Lee Braerton, whose daughter, Emily Louise Braerton Peters, was confirmed on June 7, 1951 by the National Board of Management to be our Organizing Regent.  The Chapter was originally organized to meet in the evening for the convenience of young mothers and working women, however, we now alternate between luncheon meetings and morning meetings.  Our current schedule is described in detail below.

 Chapter Name

Blue Spruce Chapter was named for the Blue Spruce tree which grows naturally in a limited area of the mountainous regions surrounding us.  It is considered a native species of Colorado, and is the official state tree of Colorado. 


Meetings

We alternate Wednesday (lunch) and Saturday (breakfast/brunch) Meetings in Lakewood, Colorado. Please see the schedule below for further information.  Please contact us for specific meeting locations.  Regular Meetings (noted by a *) and events scheduled for this year include:

*Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:00am-1:00pm
First Responders to World Trade Center

Friday - Saturday, Sept. 23-24, 2011
Fall Rendezvous State Board of Management Meeting

Wednesday October 12, 2011
VA Hospital Bake Sale

*Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:00am - 11:00am
Sandy Sweeney, "Grave Sayings"

Saturday, November 5, 2011 10:00am - 2:00pm
Prospective Members Workshop

*Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:00am - 1:00pm
Mary Daley, "One Woman's Journey into the Coed World of the USAF Academy"

Friday, November 11, 2011
Veteran's Day

November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Day

*Saturday, December 10, 2011 (Saturday) 11:00am
Chapter Christmas Party, Knights of Columbus Hall
2950 W. Mississippi Ave., Denver, CO

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
VA Hospital Christmas Party

*Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:00am - 1:00pm
Marilyn Fishburn and Roberta Price, "Abigail Adams, Woman of Letters"

Saturday, January 28, 2012
Winter State Board of Management Meeting

Saturday, February 11, 2012
Prospective Membership Workshop

*Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:00am - 11:00am
Heidi Baird, "Washington, Adams and Jefferson: The Women behind the Power"

*Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (Wednesday) 11:00am - 1:00pm
Mary Daley, "Irish Immigration"

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Prospective Member Workshop

*Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:00am - 1:00pm
VA Hospital Bake Sale

Friday - Sunday, April 20-22, 2012
109th Annual Colorado State Conference and Cameo Club Meeting

*Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:00am - 1:00pm
End of Year Potluck BBQ

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Flag Day celebration, Lakewood Heritage Center in Belmar

June 27 - July 1, 2012
121st Continental Congress, Washington, DC

Membership

Our Chapter draws its membership from Lakewood, CO, and its surrounding areas. Our doors are always open to interested women.  We have members willing to assist you through the process of becoming a member.

Any woman is eligible for membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who is not less than eighteen years of age, and who is descended from a man or woman, who with unfailing loyalty to the cause of American Independence, served as a sailor, or a soldier or civil officer in one of the several colonies or states, or in the United Colonies or states or as a recognized patriot, rendered material aid thereto.

Please contact Theresa Larking, our Chapter Membership Chairman if you are interested in membership. 

Chapter Officers
Regent Barbara May
Vice Regent LaVaun Baldwin
Chaplain Pauline Erskine
Recording Secretary Mur Hiltenbrand
Corresponding Secretary Marjorie Emmons
Treasurer Edwina Bohman
Registrar Terri Larkin
Historian Denise Liley

Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to meeting you!

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December 3, 2011

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