submitted by Carla Cook, SFP Secretary The regular meeting of the Susannah French Putney Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held on May 16, in El Dorado, at the Butler County Historical Society (BCHS).
Member Kay Catlin presented a Memorial Service for deceased member, Cynthia Lynn Brown Van-Buren. Brown followed in her mother’s footsteps (Mary Brown) by joining the Susannah French Putney DAR Chapter in 2023. Unfortunately, Brown did not have a chance to be actively involved in DAR before passing away from an aggressive form of brain cancer Sept. 22, 2024.
Constitution Minute: Do you know when and why the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years of age? The 26th Amendment lowered the national voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971. Among other things, this change was brought about by protests that began in the 1960s and continued into the 1970s emphasizing the discrepancy between the age to be drafted (1821) and the age to be eligible to vote. It did not seem quite fair!
Regent Teresa Bachman presented awards to the following: To the Chapter: 100% participation in the President General’s Project- “Celebrate Stars & Stripes Forever through DAR Service and Friendship;” Service to America Hours equaling 2,121.75 volunteer hours; DAR Library Outreach Committee.
Deb Keplar: Historic Preservation Program; Bachman: Membership Retention: Created bracelets and certificates for member’s milestone anniversaries; Marsha Todd: Constitution Week and Ringing of the Bells; Janet Green: Good Citizen Award; Catlin: Conservation Award; Jean Groendes- completing training for Genealogy; Groendes and Todd: membership (one new); Patty Goedecke and Nita Whiteman: American History Essay Winners; Whiteman: Community Service Award Regent Bachman also conducted the installation of officers, for the 2025-2027 term, as follows: Regent: Bachman, Vice Regent: Sharon McClure, Chaplain: Ann Wimberly, Recording and Corresponding Secretary: Janet Green, Treasurer: Catlin, Registrar: Decker, Historian: Catlin, Librarian: Sharon McClure Members present: Bachman, Sue Ann Brown, Kay Catlin, Carla Cook, Green, Groendes, Loria Howard, McClure, Martha Riedl, Russin, Todd, Whiteman and Wimberly.
The next meeting will be on Sept. 19, at the BCHS in El Dorado. Guests are welcome.
