Page 2A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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Past Regents of Thronateeska Chapter DAR are recognized for their service at the Chapter
110th Birthday Party. Back row left to right: Kay Ragan, Lottie Holloway, Gena Morehead,
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Special to the Ledger
Thronateeska Chapter
Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution recently
celebrated their 110th
birthday at their regu
lar January meeting at
the Federated Women’s
Club House in Albany.
Tables were decorated
with birthday bags with
streamers and balloons
and a birthday cake with
a 110 year candle on top.
Chapter Regent Mar-
velyn Boyette called
the meeting to order
and conducted the
Ritual and flag ceremo
nies. Chaplain Becky
Anderson directed a
Memorial Service in
honor of daughters who
had passed away dur
ing 2018. Brenda Bush
read a tribute for Past
Regent Frances Bishop
and Sandi Driskill read
a tribute for Past Regent
Virginia McMichael.
Vice Regent Betty
Hatcher gave the Past
Regents in attendance a
long stem red rose tied
with white ribbons as
their name and years of
office were announced.
Past Regents present
were: Mrs. Ray Tyner
(Shirley) 1998-2000,
Mrs. C. Lamar Clifton
(Evelyn) 2000-2002,
Mrs. William L. Bush,
Jr. (Brenda) 2002-2004,
Mrs. Wendall Prince
(Julie) 2004-2006, Mrs.
Donald Driskill (Sandi)
2006-2008, Mrs. Wil
liam D. Moorhead III
(Gena) 2008-2010, Mrs.
Alex E. Fazekas (Kathy)
2012-2014, Mrs. Robert
Eddie Holloway (Lot
tie) 2014-2016, and Mrs.
William S. Ragan (Kay)
2016-2018.
Past Regent Evelyn
Clifton presented a
program on the History
of the DAR and included
information about the
forming of Thronateeska
Chapter as well as some
of the history of Albany.
Thronateeska Chapter
NSDAR was chartered
January 4, 1895 at the
Albany residence of Mrs.
William M. Strother
(Louise Bacon). The
Chapter name was
adapted from Thlonoto,
Submitted Photo
Past Regent Kay Ragan lights the 110th candle
on the birthday cake for Thronateeska Chapter
DAR as Regent Marvelyn Boyette looks on.
the Indian word for the
Flint River. Mrs. Stroth
er was elected Regent.
The gavel used at each
meeting was presented
to the Chapter by Mrs.
Strother. It is inscribed:
“Presented to the
Thronateeska Chapter
DAR by Louise Bacon
Strother, 1895, from
wood grown in Midway
Churchyard, 1752.” The
chapter was reorganized
in 1909 after a period of
inactivity. The Chapter
has been a strong influ
ence in both state and
national Societies since
that time.
Members of the Host
ess Committee were
Chairman Betty Hatch
er, Brenda Bush, Shan
non Thompson, Nancy
Brown and Ellen Harris.
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