DAR volunteers making a difference.

DAR volunteers across the country are busy making face masks. They are really making a difference in this pandemic.

We can do this!  

March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day

Remembering a forgotten Veteran.

This past summer, when working on the restoration of Soloman's Temple Cemetery in Vonore, TN it was discovered that a forgotten veteran of the Civil War was buried there, without a grave marker. A stone was ordered and, at no cost, was installed by White's Marble, a local monument company. The soldier was part of the "Colored Military" who fought for the North. He survived the war and lived to be 90 years old. Let's remember James McGhee this Veterans Day.

In the 11th month, on the 11th day at 11:00.....

Daughters of the American Revolution Medallion was added to the gravestone of our founder, Annie Rhea Clark.

New look for Tennessee Society of Daughters of the American Revolution - Wimberley Administration

A Season of Service to God, Home and Country

For everything there is a season and a time

for every purpose under heaven. Eccl. 3:1 

New logo for NSDAR

Finally... Spring

International Women's Day is March 8th

Celebrate women everywhere!

Our December Meeting - helping to feed the hungry

Our December meeting at the beautifully decorated home of Marcia Long. We each brought canned goods and other non-perishable food items to deliver to the Sweetwater Area Ministry to help feed the hungry.

East Tennessee Foundation grant from CNS Y-12 Community Investment Fund!

On the evening of November 15 we participated in the Awards Reception in Oak Ridge, TN for the Soloman's Temple Cemetery Restoration Project. Jane Yates and Caren Lorelle accepted the check from the East Tennessee Foundation's CNS Y-12 Community Investment Fund. Second photo shows Caren Lorelle with Paula Roddy-Roche who provided terrific support with her site visit and excellent report. Work starts next week. So excited!

Constitution Week 2018

Hooray for Harry T. Burn!

On August 18 it seemed as if the anti-suffragists had enough votes to delay a 19th amendment vote after Burn arrived wearing a red rose and voted to table the amendment.

When another representative, Banks Turner, switched sides during the roll call, leaving the vote deadlocked. Suffragists needed one more vote to make the 19th Amendment the law of the land. Early in the voting, Burn, who came from a conservative district and wore the red rose on his lapel, said in a very clear voice “aye” when asked if he would vote to ratify the amendment. Burn had a letter in his pocket from his mother Febb E. Burn, in which she asked him to “be a good boy” and vote for the amendment. When Turner also voted in favor of the ratification, the 70-year-old battle for suffrage was over. Notice the yellow roses on the statue; suffragists wore yellow roses.

“I knew that a mother’s advice is always safest for a boy to follow and my mother wanted me to vote for ratification,” he said. “I appreciated the fact that an opportunity such as seldom comes to a mortal man to free 17 million women from political slavery was mine.”

Harry's mother, Febb E. Burn then said she was pressured in person by the governor of Louisiana’s wife to recant the letter and say it was a fraud. She refused to do so.

Celebrate our Patriots

All DAR members can proudly say this.

The Navajo Nation

The Vintage News

August 11 · 

The Navajo Nation is today recognized as the second largest Native American tribe in the United States. Some 1,000 years ago, their ancestors, along with those of the Colorado River tribes and the Apache, are believed to have migrated to the Southwest from western Canada and eastern Alaska..

Brilliant Women Contribute to Science Before Being Allowed to Vote

They worked six days a week making calculations that would eventually inform the discovery of the universe’s expansion. They came to be known as the “Harvard Computers,” but at the time these obviously very intelligent ladies were not allowed to vote.

EVINTAGENEWS.COM

Thanking our First Responders on Patriot Day 2018

Caren Lorelle presented Officer King a tray of home-made brownies at the Sweetwater Police Department. 
in recognition of Patriots Day and our First Responders.

Planting a Tree for Arbor Day

Celebrating Arbor Day! Rhea-Craig members planting a Red Oak tree donated by the Rhea-Craig Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Engleman Park in Sweetwater, TN

Honoring Nancy (Nanyehi) Ward, Beloved Cherokee Woman 1738-1822

New monument recognizing Nancy Ward (Nanyehi) beloved Cherokee woman.  Daughters of the American Revolution, Cherokee District, Tennessee worked together
to make this possible.  

Celebrate Women's History Month!

The National Women's History Month theme for 2018 is "Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women". Examine the changing cultural perceptions of women in society and honor their contributions to all aspects of life. Although many of the accomplishments and contributions of women have been lost from the history books, women have played a vital role in the course of human civilization. From raising families to leading armies, women have made untold contributions to history.

Zero Discrimination Day 2018

Celebrate March 1 is Zero Discrimination Day, a worldwide event that promotes diversity and recognizes that everyone counts.

Organizations like the United Nations (UN) actively promote this day with activities to celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity regardless of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin color, height, weight, profession, education, and beliefs.

Many countries have laws against discrimination but it's still a problem in all layers of society in every country in the world. Many countries have and still use discrimination as a way of governing.

The symbol for Zero Discrimination Day is the butterfly, widely used by people to share their stories and photos as a way to end discrimination and work towards positive transformation.

Celebrate Black History Month

It's February! February is Black History Month. Black History Month first originated as part of an initiative by writer and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who launched Negro History Week in 1926. Woodson proclaimed that Negro History Week should always occur in the second week of February — between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. The theme for Black History Month 2018 honors "African Americans in Times of War" like the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, who were highly
decorated for their service in World War II.

Thank You First Responders

The Sweetwater Police Department Chaplain holding the plate of brownies given to him from Rhea-Craig Chapter with a card signed by chapter members. Just a reminder that we appreciate their service and we keep them in our prayers. Thank you First Responders.

Helping out in Houston

Some items we purchased to fill five gallon buckets to send to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Buckets contained cleaning supplies or personal hygiene items

Million Pollinator Garden Challenge

Rhea-Craig Chapter registered with the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge!

The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge campaign to register a million public and private gardens and landscapes to support pollinators was launched by the National Pollinator Garden Network, an unprecedented collaboration of national, regional, conservation, and gardening groups to address the dangerous decline of pollinators by asking all Americans to plant for pollinators.

The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) is a nationwide call to action to preserve and create gardens and landscapes that help revive the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across America. The Challenge increases understanding of the critical role that such actions can play in reversing the critical decline of pollinator populations.

Click on this link to learn more: http://millionpollinatorgardens.org/

Honor Air - Welcoming Home Vietnam Veterans

It was worth the wait! The Honor Air Flight 24 was nearly 3 hours late getting to McGee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, TN last night but when those Vietnam War Veterans walked through the crowd the joy and excitement was infectious. A brass band had been playing for several hours and the atmosphere was patriotic and almost party-like. In the crowd of over 1000 (the largest ever) strangers became friends as they waited to welcome home and thank these 131 men and 2 women returning home from their trip to Washington DC. Rhea-Craig members Carrie Ann Bright, Marcia Long, Susan Pluff, Dana Myers and Caren Lorelle waved flags, shook hands and thanked each veteran with a handshake, a sincere thanks for their service, and the long awaited "Welcome Home" that they have waited so long for. The expressions on their no longer youthful faces reminded us over and over to never forget the sacrifices they made. We will go again in October.

Happy 105th Birthday Party

Celebrating 105 years, including 43 years as a member of Rhea-Craig Chapter DAR.  After our meeting on Thursday we went to the home of Marilyn and Nelle Ward to celebrate Nelle's 105th birthday (July 30th). Nelle often joins us at our monthly meetings and always wears the most beautiful smile.

We brought flowers, little gifts and
Marcia Long brought her a birthday cake!

Nelle and her lovely daughter
Marilyn.

Sunny and breezy Independence Day Parade

Just before the parade started.

Ready to go.

Waving and smiling from our "float".  Freedom is great!

Independence Day 2017

Imagine, 241 years ago today American patriots signed the Declaration of Independence. Today let us celebrate that independence and honor those men who bravely risked their lives so we might live free.