Neosho Chapter

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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

About the Neosho Chapter: Our Past

The Neosho Chapter NSDAR has been active within the Neosho, Missouri community for many years. The stone monument in the photograph was dedicated to the city of Neosho in 1937 and is located in Neosho's beautiful Big Spring Park. The plaque reads: "From this point, the town of Neosho, Missouri was laid out in 1839. Placed by the Neosho Chapter DAR." The stone wall in the header photograph of our web site contains the emblems of all of the organizations in the Neosho community who support the Big Flag project, including the Neosho Chapter NSDAR.

The Neosho Chapter NSDAR was organized on April 18, 1925, with Mrs. H.S. Sturgis as Organizing Regent. The twelve charter members were: Mrs. A.W. Duff, Mrs. Virginia Mitchell, Miss Mona Osborn, Miss Pansy Osborn, Mrs. James Pickens, Miss Ella Price, Mrs. Frank Reed, Mrs. J.B. Stauber, Mrs. Ednard Steep, Mrs. H.S. Sturgis, Mrs. George Tatum, and Mrs. H.V. Wicks. Also present were Mrs. W.W. Boatts, Missouri State Regent, and Mrs. W.N. Andrews, Missouri State Registrar.

About the Neosho Chapter: Our Activities Today

Since our founding in 1925, we have done our best to follow in our predecessors' footsteps to promote patriotism, pride in our country, our flag, and our community, and to promote the ideals of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. At the present time, the Neosho Chapter has 39 members.

Our chapter actively supports many projects both within our community and elsewhere. Among our many activities and projects are:

--The Big Flag project of the Exchange Club of Neosho.
--A yearly project to help supply items to Veterans at the Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri.
--The Missouri Inter-Tribal Council.
--Two scholarships to Crowder College, Neosho.
--Laundry Soap project for Bacone College students, Muskogee, Oklahoma, a DAR Native American school.
--Annual Recognition Tea to honor outstanding Neosho citizens for their community service.
--Annual award of an NSDAR/ROTC medal to an outstanding cadet.
--Annual award to a student Good Citizen essay winner.
--Celebration of Constitution Week with various community events.

Meetings

Our meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from September through May, with three Saturday meetings in addition to our other activities. Please contact us if you are interested in joining DAR and would like to attend one of our meetings.

We Honor Our Patriots

Neosho Chapter NSDAR proudly honors our Revolutionary War Patriots whose sacrifices led to the freedoms we enjoy in the United States of America. Please view our "Honoring Our Patriots" PDF file where our Patriots are listed in alphabetical order. You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to view this file which can be downloaded for free.

Officers

       Regent--Judy Smith

       Vice Regent--Etta Eubanks

       Chaplain--Verla Geller

       Secretary--Verna Benge

       Treasurer--Maxine Cullum

       Registrar--Barbara Walton

       Historian/Librarian--Nora Tebbets