Thomasville Chapter DAR program features American History Essay Contest winners

Published 8:00 am Thursday, February 7, 2019

The January meeting of the Thomasville Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) featured the first-place winners of the American History Essay Contest. Regent Deb Phillips announced that the Thomasville Chapter received 357 entries for the American History Essay contest on the topic, “The Women’s Suffrage Campaign.” The American History Essay Contest was established by NSDAR to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light.

The winners of the Thomasville Chapter DAR American History Essay Contest were eighth grader Katherine Jones, seventh grader Latia Thomas, sixth grader Laramie Stokes and fifth grader Bailey Everett. Each winner was introduced by Regent Deb Phillips and then read their essay on “The Women’s Suffrage Campaign” to the Thomasville Chapter members, guests, teachers and family in attendance. Thomasville Chapter Regent Deb Phillips and Vice Regent Shelba Sellers presented each essay contest winner with a DAR American History Essay Medal and Certificate. Thomas and Stokes are students at MacIntyre Park Middle School, Jones attends MacIntyre Park Middle School Scholars Academy and Everett is a student at Jerger Elementary School. The Thomasville Chapter DAR American History Essay winners will also compete in the Georgia state competition. The Thomasville Chapter DAR wishes to thank all students who submitted essays for consideration and congratulate the winners.

At the January meeting, Thomasville Chapter DAR Chaplain Mary Margaret Quiggle and Membership Chair Pamela Tucker inducted new members, Nancy Pyle and Rebecca Cannady. Pyle proved her lineage from her Revolutionary War ancestor, Benjamin Powel who served in Pennsylvania. Cannady proved her lineage from her Revolutionary War ancestor, John Ball who served in Virginia. New members take a membership oath and receive a DAR pin.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org.

For more information about the Thomasville Chapter DAR, visit thomasville.georgiastatedar.org or the chapter’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ThomasvilleChapterNSDAR.