The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Outstanding Achievements Marked
In JAR. Work During Past Year

markers. Two chapters located
seven graves of Revolutionary SOL
dlers. More than 200 historic spots
ere located by the Cornelius
Harneit chapter. Guilford Battle
chapter marked a tree. The Major
Reading Blount chapter marked
the grave of its Organizing Re-
gent, a former state regent, also
the grave of M a jor Reading
Blount. The State Society dedicat-
ed two memorial markers to Rev.
dictionary and World War II Ma
rines at Cherry Point and Camp
Lejeune and a marker at the
grave of the first State Regent o.
North Carolina.
Twenty two chapters sponsored
history contests in schools, giving
81 medals, $40 cash, five D. A. R.
spoons and two prizes Of war
stamps. Twenty : four historical
scrapbooks were kept.
All acre of land around a grave
of a patriot was decided to the
John Foster chapter, and a mem
Der of the Carolina Patriots chap
ter donated IS acres for a new
state park. Many chapters aided
in memorial services a n d living
memorials, established memorial
highways, beautified roadsides
and aided in restoration projects
ADVANCEMENT OF
AMERICAN MUSIC
A D. A. R. Hymn was written
by Mrs. j. K. Pfohl, state chair
man, and the state regent, and
set to music by Mrs. Pfohl. 1t
was sung at the state conference,
and delegates voted to have it
printed and distributed for singing
at each succeeding conference.
Forty-four chapters featured mu-
sic by American composers, "a
sponsor group singing at chapter
meetings, % report composers re-
| siding in their communities. IA re-
port members sing "The Star
Spangled Banner" from memory.
AMERICAN INDIANS
A State Indian scholarship girl
has made a splendid record at
Bacone college. A North Carolina
flag was presented at the Chero-
kee Indian School in North Caro-
lima. Chapters gave % magazine
subscriptions, 358 books, 49, mag
azines, two Good Citizenship
medals. Special contributions OF
$50. so were spent FOR books, maya
zines and Indian work, 100 books
went to an Indian school near
Fayetteville, a magazine subscrip-
ton and books for Pembroke state
school. Chapters gave 16 pro
grams, three radio broadcasts, IL
boxes of beads and paid six visits
to Indian schools.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Members gave 100, 988 hours of
| service, contributed 81, 108, made
$50 articles, reported 9 blood
donors, IL hospital hostesses, 25O
assistants in Red Cross rooms, 80
nurses aides, 81 gray ladies, II
motor corps, IS staff assistants, 5
programs, 2 overseas workers. 10
home service helpers, six scrap
books, six members aiding in
work for the blind Members of
the General Joseph Winston chap
ter have signed release blanks
giving their eyes at death 10 Eye
Bank; 95 percent membership in
Red Cross.
For military camps and hospi.
tals-two ceiling projectors, three
radio-victrolas, 500 worth of mag
azinc subscriptions, $108 worth Of
chairs and tables, a metal type,
writer table and 1000 cigarettes.
Christmas gifts to Oteen ano
Moore General hospitals. special
birthday gifts for women nurse
patients at Moore General.
AMERICANISM
Twenty = seven chapters gave
programs, Ill radio programs, II
reported Is newspaper articles, Il
reported Is talks at public meet
ings. Twenty-Five chapters report
ed work against juvenile delin'
quency, % work with the foreign
born, IS investigated history text
books. One chapter awarded eight
medals for articles on "What Il
Means To Be An American" Most
chapters studied h e Constitution
and Bill of Rights, and observed
patriotic holidays. One member
donated $40 for Bibles to be sent
the Japanese. Total amount of
money spent, $751;
APPROVED SCHOOLS
Forty = one chapters gave 60
scholarships to Crossnore, four
gave $25 each towards scholar
ships, total value, 3,1OO, 9 con-
tributed to Tamassee, 2 to Kate
Duncan Smith, and one to Chero-
kee Indian school, Furniture ano
28o boxes we're sent to Crossnore,
| about 100 percent increase over
last year, with a value of $1,000.
Thirty = seven chapters sent bed
spreads, "a had Crossnore pro-
grams, 6 discussed Crossnore at
each meeting; II sent 81 visitors
to Crossnore. In celebration of
Crossnore's 36th anniversary, spe-
cial cash gifts of $1,000 given.
There are 81 active D. A. R.
societies, six inactive to be re-
v;ved, two in process of reorgani-
zaticn. a new society ready fer
| organization. The youngest socie-