Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 13, 1895
Centennial Chapter 1995
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May 13, 1895 Centennial Chapter 1995 |
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Zebulon
Pike Chapter Meetings 2011-2012
| The Zebulon Pike Chapter, NSDAR, meets monthly on Saturdays (to accommodate working women) August through May. Luncheons are held at noon in various restaurants throughout the area. There are several months in which the chapter has a Tea instead of a Luncheon. Teas are held at 1:00. The vast variety of programs cover aspects of American Heritage, History, Patriotism, Education, and National Defense. |
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20 August 2011 |
Annual Membership Tea |
21 January 2012 |
Chipeta, Queen of the Utes |
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17 September 2011 |
Music at the White House |
11 February 2012 |
Good Citizens' Tea |
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8 October 2011 |
Our English Gardening Heritage |
17 March 2012 |
How can just one ancestor cause so much trouble? |
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12 November 2011 |
Gettysburg |
14 April 2012 |
Helping the hurting children of our community |
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10 December 2011 |
Christmas Tea |
19 May 2012 |
Beyond the Chapter |
For more information about meetings, contact the Zebulon Pike Chapter.
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Applications If you would like help with your DAR application, our Lineage Research Chairman or our Registrar will be glad to assist you. You are welcome to attend any of the Zebulon Pike Chapter's meetings and functions. For information on future activities, our Membership Chairman will be glad to provide information for you. |
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Outstanding History Teacher Awards; Lineage Research; Genealogical Records; Essay Contests; and Provide Support for the Children of the American Revolution Promote Education Scholarships for Colorado College; American Indians; American History Promote Patriotism Awards for AFA Outstanding History Student; High School ROTC; Good Citizens; and History Teachers. Service to Veterans; and Recognition of Community Volunteers |
Chapter History
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On January 24, 1895, a group of women met to organize the first chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the state of Colorado. The women who met that day were very active in politics, their churches, and service organizations. They belonged to lineage societies and literary groups. They were involved in musical organizations and educational institutions. The women were the civic leaders of their time. They were the charter members of the Zebulon Pike Chapter, NSDAR. The charter members lived close together in the central part of Colorado Springs. According to a map at that time, there were only about eighteen city blocks between the most extreme locations of the residences of the charter members. The women's age spectrum ranged from 21 to 67 years of age, with most of the members' ages ranging between 40-50 years. Their ages provided a wonderful mixture of energy and talent. Click here to see more about Zebulon. |
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The preliminary work for this first chapter was done in August, 1894, when Mary Goodale Montgomery Slocum's application for membership to DAR was approved and she was appointed the Colorado State Regent. It's quite possible that Julia Platt and Elizabeth Cass Goddard, close neighbors of Mrs. Slocum and themselves DAR members from back east, were instrumental in her appointment to this position. The meeting on January 24, 1895, was held in Mrs. Slocum's home on the campus of Colorado College. Mrs. Slocum's husband was at that time President of Colorado College. At the time that they met, a rising vote of about 25 indicated that they "felt disposed to join the DAR." Mrs. Goddard signed the minutes as Secretary. At the meeting held on May 13, 1895, it was voted that a DAR chapter would be formed. This is the date that is shown on the Zebulon Pike Chapter charter. Mrs. Goddard was elected Regent, Mrs. Charles Eldredge was elected Secretary-Treasurer, and Mrs. William Platt was elected Registrar. |
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Goodale Slocum, Organizing State Regent
Elizabeth Cass Goddard, 1st Chapter Regent Emma Hayward Eldredge, Secretary-Treasurer Julia M. Platt, Registrar Maria P. Barnes Mabel L. Bartlett Katherine H.A. Bidwell Abbie B. Blackmer Harriett Parker Campbell Lilla Bretin Ensign Louise H. Ervey Maude Ervey Fagan |
Martha
H. Finkbiner
Clara Elgin Fitzpatrick Katherine Howard Aiken Griswold Jeanette Reckless Harriott Mary T. Hatch Frances F. McPherson Grace M. Preston, M.D. Ida B.W. Riddle Harriett P.C.B. Rouse Betsy Shadbolt Jessie Shadbolt |
These are Colorado State Society's founding mothers.
Because of their efforts, we exist today celebrating over a hundred years of DAR in the state of Colorado.
We salute them!
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| Regent | Penny Fischer | Treasurer | Susan Luksic | |
| 1st Vice Regent | Karen Penley | Registrar | Maryanna Weeks | |
| 2nd Vice Regent | Donna Maxwell | Historian | Cynthia McBride | |
| Chaplain | Sharon Krall | Librarian | Vicki Sherwood | |
| Recording Secretary | Noria Gerig | Directors |
Diana Kading Linda Sandlin Lynda Carmichael |
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| Corresponding Secretary | Judy Gibson |
Zebulon Pike
Chapter in Pictures
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Linda Smith Sandlin
Last Updated on 7 July 11 Zebulon Pike Chapter web page initially approved by NSDAR, September 1997. |
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