CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
Mary Richardson Walker Chapter continues its decades of service to the Longview-Kelso
area. Members give generously of their time and talents in service to the Veterans,
Schools, DAR Good Citizen awards to local area high school seniors,
historic preservation, scholarships, conservation work, support of DAR sponsored schools,
patriotic observances on special days, and many other activities. We hope you enjoy these
photos of some recent events.
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| 117th Continental Congress - Washington, D.C. | |
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DAR Headquarters - Welcome to the Convention. |
| Past Regent, Margaret Strueby in the office of the President General, NSDAR. |
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Opening Night Program and Reception. |
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Breakfast with the Illinois Daughters. |
| Jan Nelson, 1st Vice Regent, Washington State NSDAR with the Lewis and Clark Statuette presented to NSDAR by the Washington State Daughters. |
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial with one of our Honored Veterans. |
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Constitution Week activities include a display and "signing" at the historic Monticello Hotel. |
| Constitution Week speakers at the County Court House. |
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Flag ceremony at a local park. |
| Kathy alongside her husband's marker at the park. |
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Flag retirement ceremony. Cutting in preparation for .... |
| ceremonial burning of flag. |
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Christmas preparations |
| Packages of tabs collected to redeem for comfort items for our veterans. |
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A field trip to the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. |
| A field trip to the nearby lilac gardens. |
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DAR display at the county fair. We won a blue ribbon! |
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We love a parade! |
| Cathlamet Bald Eagle Days, 2007. |
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We participated in the Longview, Kalama, and Cathlamet parades. |
| We won first prize ribbons with our floats in all the parades we entered. |
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This year, our Chapter supported the Randolph Lawson Society, Children of the American Revolution. |
| Our HODARS (or husbands of DAR) provide us with a lot of help. We appreciate their hard work. |
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We are patriotic and very proud of our Country and our Flag. |
| It's so wonderful to have the children participating. They are learning about our Constitution and the importance of democracy. |
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The Sons of the American Revolution participate also. |
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2008 Dedication, Monticello Convention |
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