DAR President General
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| President General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | |
|---|---|
| Style | Madam President General |
| Seat | 1776 D Street NW, Washington, D.C. |
| Nominator | self-nomination |
| Term length | Three Years |
| Inaugural holder | Caroline Harrison |
| Formation | October 1890 |
| Website | www |
The DAR President General is the chief executive officer and the official spokesman of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.[1][2]
Election and Nomination[edit]
The President General is nominated for office along with a full slate of candidates for the other Executive Offices that make up the Executive Board. Delegates are elected from DAR Chapters to vote for the next President General during the annual Continental Congress (National Convention). The President General and her Executive Board are elected to a three-year term (originally a one-year term). If the President General cannot finish her term, the First Vice President General will become President General.[3][1]
Though the election of the DAR President General and her slate of officers is not currently competitive, it has been in the past and the bylaws allow for multiple slates and competitive elections. All nominees must be part of a slate and voters must vote for candidates within a single slate.[4]
Role and Symbols[edit]
Each President General determines her own goals for the DAR, manages policy, and initiates special National projects. Beginning with the administration of Doris Pike White (1959–1962), the PG has chosen a symbol to represent her administration. This symbol often exemplifies the goals of her administration and is converted into a broach that is sold to raise funds for her projects. Mrs. White also began the tradition of creating a theme for each year of her term, which would evolve into a theme for the entirety of an administration. Prior to Mrs. White, themes were chosen only for Continental Congress.[5]
The President General and other National and State Officers wear sashes with blue and white stripes of specified widths to designate their office.[6][7]
List of DAR Presidents General[8][9][edit]
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Caroline Scott Harrison, First DAR President General
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Southern Woman Named DAR President General
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Silver Arrow, the symbol of the Dillon administration in the form of a pin.
| Number | President General | Years in Office | State of Membership | Focus or Theme | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Scott Harrison (Mrs. Benjamin) |
1890-1892 Died in office |
Indiana | NA | NA |
| 1.5 | Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell (Mrs. William D.) |
1892-1893 Vice President Presiding |
Virginia | NA | NA |
| 2 | Letitia Green Stevenson (Mrs. Adlai E.) |
1893-1895 | Illinois | NA | NA |
| 3 | Mary Parke McFerson Foster (Mrs. John W.) |
1895-1896 | Indiana | NA | NA |
| 4 | Letitia Green Stevenson (Mrs. Adlai E.) |
1896-1898 | Illinois | NA | NA |
| 5 | Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning (Mrs. Daniel) |
1898-1899 & 1899-1901 |
New York | Construction of Memorial Continental Hall | NA |
| 6 | Cornelia Cole Fairbanks (Mrs. Charles W.) |
1901-1903 & 1903-1905 |
Indiana | NA | NA |
| 7 | Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean (Mrs. Donald) |
1905-1907 & 1907-1909 |
New York | NA | NA |
| 8 | Julia Green Scott (Mrs. Matthew T.) |
1909-1911 & 1911-1913 |
Illinois | NA | NA |
| 9 | Daisy Allen Story (Mrs. William Cumming) |
1913-1915 & 1915-1917 |
New York | NA | NA |
| 10 | Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell Guernsey (Mrs. George Thatcher) |
1917-1920 | Kansas | NA | NA |
| 11 | Anne Belle Rogers Minor (Mrs. George Maynard) |
1920-1923 | Connecticut | NA | NA |
| 12 | Lora Haines Cook (Mrs. Anthony Wayne) |
1923-1926 | Pennsylvania | NA | NA |
| 13 | Grace Lincoln Brosseau (Mrs. Hall) |
1926-1929 | Connecticut | NA | NA |
| 14 | Edith Erwin Hobart (Mrs. Lowell Fletcher) |
1929-1932 | Ohio | NA | NA |
| 15 | Edith Scott Magna (Mrs. Russell William) |
1932-1935 | Massachusetts | NA | NA |
| 16 | Florence Hague Becker (Mrs. William A.) |
1935-1938 | New Jersey | Reaching out to young Americans | NA |
| 17 | Sarah Corbin Robert (Mrs. Henry Martyn Jr.) |
1938-1941 | Maryland | NA | NA |
| 18 | Helena R. Pouch (Mrs. William H.) |
1941-1944 | New York | NA | NA |
| 19 | May Erwin Talmadge (Mrs. Julius Young) |
1944-1947 | Georgia | NA | NA |
| 20 | Estella A. O’Byrne (Mrs. Roscoe C.) |
1947-1950 | Indiana | Updating and revitalizing NSDAR Headquarters | NA |
| 21 | Marguerite Courtright Patton (Mrs. James B.) |
1950-1953 | Ohio | Elimination of DAR’s debt | NA |
| 22 | Gertrude Sprague Carraway | 1953-1956 | North Carolina | Economy, Efficiency, and Expansion | NA |
| 23 | Allene Wilson Groves (Mrs. Frederic A.) |
1956-1959 | Missouri | NA | |
| 24 | Doris Pike White[3] (Mrs. Ashmead) |
1959-1962 | Maine | First Year: "For what avail—if freedom fail,"[10] Second Year: "For Evil to Triumph, Good Men Need Only Do Nothing,"[5] Third Year: "Prove All Things; Hold Fast That Which Is Good" [11] | Circle Brooch with Clear Stones |
| 25 | Marion Moncure Duncan (Mrs. Robert V. H.) |
1962-1965 | Virginia | "Know-Do-Tell DAR" | |
| 26 | Adele Woodhouse Erb Sullivan (Mrs. William Henry Jr.) |
1965-1968 | New York | Green Jeweled Owl, "Winkie" | |
| 27 | Betty Newkirk Seimes (Mrs. Erwin Frees) |
1968-1971 | Delaware | First Year: "One Country, One Constitution, One Destiny,” Second Year: “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it,” Third and Year:“Where Law Ends, Tyranny Begins” | Four-Leaf Clover |
| 28 | Eleanor Washington Spicer (Mrs. Donald) |
1971-1974 | California | First Year: “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” Proverbs 19:18; Second Year: “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage,” Psalms 27:14; Third Year: “They go from strength to strength, every one of them,” Psalms 84:7 | Eagle in Flight |
| 29 | Sara Roddis Jones (Mrs. Henry Stewart) |
1974-1975 | Wisconsin | “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with Thy might,” Ecclesiastes 9:10 | Five-Pointed Star |
| 30 | Jane Farwell Smith (Mrs. Wakelee Rawson) |
1975-1977 | Illinois | “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with Thy might,” Ecclesiastes 9:10 | Five-Pointed Star |
| 31 | Jeannette Osborn Baylies (Mrs. George Upham) |
1977-1980 | New York | First Year: “The way of the Lord is strength to the upright,” Proverbs 10:29; Second Year: “Building for Our Future;” Third Year: “A Tapestry of Service.” | Acorn with Oak Leaves |
| 32 | Patricia Walton Shelby (Mrs. Richard Denny) |
1980-1983 | Mississippi | “And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love” | Shell |
| 33 | Sarah McKelley King (Mrs. Walter Hughey) |
1983-1986 | Tennessee | "Duty, Honor, Country" | Crown |
| 34 | Ann Davison Duffie Fleck (Mrs. Raymond Franklin) |
1986-1989 | Massachusetts | "We the People" | Drum |
| 35 | Marie Hirst Yochim (Mrs. Eldred Martin) |
1989-1992 | Virginia | "The Ties That Bind" | Tied Bow |
| 36 | Wayne Garrison Blair (Mrs. Donald Shattuck) |
1992-1995 | Ohio | "Continuing the Commitment, Challenging the Future" | Shield with 13 Stars and Vertical Stripes |
| 37 | Dorla Eaton Kemper (Mrs. Charles Keil) |
1995-1998 | California | "Our Heritage Is the Key to Our Future" | Key |
| 38 | Georgane Ferguson Love (Easley) (Mrs. Dale Kelly) |
1998-2001 | Mississippi | "Unity of Spirit, Unity of Purpose" | Heart |
| 39 | Linda Tinker Watkins* | 2001-2004 | Tennessee | "Our Family Tree . . . Roots from the Past, Linking to the Future” | Flourishing Tree |
| 40 | Presley Merritt Wagoner | 2004-2007 | West Virginia | "The Bell of Freedom . . . the Sound of Patriotism" | Bell of Freedom |
| 41 | Linda Gist Calvin | 2007-2010 | California | "The Spirit of Hospitality Opens Doors of Opportunity" | Golden Pineapple |
| 42 | Merry Ann T. Wright | 2010-2013 | New York | “Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present, Invest in the Future” | Three Intertwined Circles |
| 43 | Lynn Forney Young | 2013-2016 | Texas | "Celebrate America!" [12] | Golden Eagle |
| 44 | Ann Turner Dillon | 2016-2019 | Colorado | "Moving Forward in Service to America" [13] | Silver Arrow |
| 45 | Denise Doring VanBuren | 2019-2022 | New York | "Rise and Shine for America" [14] | Golden Sun |
*Note: During the Watkins administration, the President General and other National Officers began to be referred to by their own first names, rather than their husband's.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Bylaws of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 15. Search this book on
- ↑ Ferrell, Barbara G (23 Jul 2019). "As Daughters of the American Revolution head, VanBuren embraces patriotic vision for women". Poughkeepsie Journal.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DAR Installs; New Leader Details Goals". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. 25 Apr 1959.
- ↑ DAR Handbook and National Bylaws (33rd ed.). National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. July 2020. pp. 97–98. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 White, Doris Pike (May 1961). "The President General's Message". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. 95 (5): 371.
- ↑ "DAR Presidents General". DAR.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Accepted Customs and Practices for Dress and Insignia: Specific DAR Regulations". The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.
- ↑ DAR Handbook and National Bylaws (33rd ed.). Washington, D.C. 2020. p. 34. Search this book on
- ↑ National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (2013). The Wide Blue Sash (2nd ed.). ISBN 9781892237163. Search this book on
- ↑ Walz, Justina B (Oct 1960). "D.A.R. Magazine Advertising News". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. 94 (10): 616.
- ↑ White, Doris Pike (Apr 1962). "The President General's Message". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. 96 (4): 355.
- ↑ "President General's Project and the First Week at Headquarters". DAR Blog.
- ↑ "Ann Turner Dillon, President General". DAR Blog.
- ↑ VanBuren, Denise Doring. "Rise and Shine for America – and for DAR!". DAR Blog.
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