Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Christmas Party 2012 Photos

Christmas Party 2012 Photos

We had a wonderful time at the Christmas party this year with our DAR sisters and our handsome dates. Merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

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Christmas Party Information

Christmas Party Information

Ladies, don’t forget bring your significant other and join us for our annual DAR Christmas Party on Monday, December 10, 2012, from 6:30 to 8 pm.  We will be at the Southaven City Hall building, in the kitchen.  Please park on the back side of the building, facing I-55, and come in the back door.  If you haven’t already signed up to bring a dish, please bring a vegetable or dessert.  We want to make sure we have plenty of food!

And please don’t forget that …

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Southaven Southern Lights

Southaven Southern Lights

Sisters, don’t forget that tonight we’re working the Southaven Southern Lights show, from 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm.  Come join us at Southaven Central Park, just off Tchulahoma.   We will all take turns collecting money.

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

~O. Henry

Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and off’rings, and a thankful strain.

~Alexander Pope

Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.

~Native American Saying

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

~John …

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Interested in Joining DAR?

Interested in Joining DAR?

If you’re interested in joining, or just have questions about joining or the DAR in general, we can help.

Our chapter meets monthly from September through May, so please reach out to us and attend a meeting as our guest.  You can see how active we are with historical preservation and veteran’s service.  We met the second Saturday in January, March, May, September, and November.  We meet at the Hugh Dancy American Legion in Horn Lake, MS. 

In the DAR we are a very patriotic group of women, …

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Chapter Committees

Chapter Committees

The special chapter committees for the 2012-2013 year are as follows, with the committee chair listed:

American Indians – Jo D.
Americanism – Linda D.
Conservation – Dorothy H.
Constitution Week – Ginger B.
DAR Good Citizens – Martha D.
DAR Magazine – Deborah A.
DAR School – Linda D.
Lineage Research – Olivia L.
Patriotism (DAR Service) – Diane M.
Scrapbook – Diane M.
Veteran Service – Diane M.
Women’s Issues – Lorine C.
Yearbook – Janis S.

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Our Salute to the Flag and our American’s Creed

Our Salute to the Flag and our American’s Creed

Here are the pledges and salutes we recite before every meeting and event. Feel free to print these out to share.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

~Francis Bellamy

The Salute to the Flag of Mississippi

I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign state for which it stands with pride in …

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