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The Virginia View Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution V O L U M E I V, No The Virginia View Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution V o l u m e I V, No . 1 September 201 6 State Regent’s Message The Virginia Plan: education and patriotism; design tools and “We the Daughters, many hands… techniques to increase public recognition of DAR's Strive to Preserve the History, Share the Knowledge, and service and contributions to the Nation including Thoroughly Enjoy the Blessings of Liberty.” funding Special Project grants; and further the financial stability of the Society through the promotion of established development programs and prudent investment strategies. The Service to America Committee, formerly the Celebrate America! Committee, will continue to encourage Daughters in meaningful service within the Society's mission areas. The new Community Classroom Committee seeks to encourage Daughters to volunteer to provide additional support to school children having difficult circumstances at home. In Virginia, our emphasis will be on the Constitution of the United States of America. There is an apathy that probably stems from a lack of knowledge of its Dear Virginia Daughters, philosophy and principles, and also from a lack of understanding of how precious, and yet how very Thank you for your overwhelming show of support at fragile, a free society is. For the 2016-2019 State the 125th Continental Congress Installation Regent's Project we will underwrite a conference Ceremony on June 19, 2016. It truly was an amazing room in Claude Moore Hall, at the Center for the and humbling experience! Congratulations to our Constitution at Montpelier, the home of James own Patricia Musick Hatfield for her election as Madison, "Father of the Constitution" at a cost of Librarian General, NSDAR and to Virginia Sebastian $200,000. Please let us all work together and Storage for becoming Vice President General, NSDAR. accomplish this worthwhile goal! This is an extremely exciting time in Virginia DAR as The Virginia Plan is: "We the Daughters, many we come together to embrace the theme of our new hands...Strive to Preserve the History, Share the President General Ann Turner Dillon..."Moving Knowledge, and Thoroughly Enjoy the Blessings of Forward in Service to America." The goals of the new Liberty." administration are to restore and improve the NSDAR complex of historic buildings; support Fall Forum is fast approaching and will be held on chapters through membership and community September 15 and 16, 2016 at Hotel Roanoke. We service promotions; advance technological and are looking forward to a fun-filled and productive financial accounting capabilities that serve to event! reinforce the Society's promotion of history, Page 2 The Virginia View September 2016 State Regent’s Message Continued from Page 1 State Conference will be held also at Hotel Roanoke, on March 24-26, 2017. The 126th Continental Congress will be held on June 28-30, 2017. We hope to see you all at the Virginia Luncheon at the Ronald Reagan Building on June 29, 2017. Thank you for your support. Together we will accomplish our DAR goals. Warm Regards, The Surber Executive Committee Judy Virginia DAR State Officers 2016 – 2019 Seated (Left to Right): State Recording Secretary Sherry Judith Joy Surber Edwards (Freedom Hill Chapter), State Vice Regent Rebecca 2263 Shiloh Church Road Rogers (Albemarle Chapter), State Regent Judith Surber (Jack Palmyra, VA 22963-4310 Jouett Chapter), State Chaplain Milly Casey, (William Taylor Chapter), State Corresponding Secretary Pamela Meiring (434) 589-1039 (Williamsburg Chapter);. Standing (Left to Right): State [email protected] Historian Holly Lynne Schmidt (Thomas Nelson Chapter), State Treasurer Cynthia Fein (Lynchburg Chapter), State Organizing Secretary Laurie Nesbitt (Fairfax County Chapter), State Registrar Katherine McClelland (Carter’s Fort Chapter) and State Librarian Nancy Miller (Lynnhaven Parish Chapter). State Regent’s Project Claude Moore Hall at Montpelier By the Authority of the Virginia DAR Executive Committee Rebecca Morgan Rogers, Editor The Virginia View 250 Pantops Mountain Road, Apt. 5202 Charlottesville, VA 22911-8702 [email protected] Tips From The Editor • Email all submissions to [email protected]. • Articles & pictures can be sent at any time. • Submit text either as a Word document email attachment or in the body of an email. For more than a decade, the Robert H. Smith Center • Submit pictures as separate attachments using a picture format (jpeg, gif, tif, png, etc.) Do not use for the Constitution has sought to become the formats such as pdf, doc, docx or pub. nation's foremost training center for constitutional • Avoid submitting a formatted document with pictures education at Montpelier, the home of President James embedded in the text. Madison. As a physical and virtual teaching academy, • Consult Virginia DAR Members Only website for details the Center has engaged tens of thousands of or contact State Vice Regent with questions! September 2016 The Virginia View Page 3 professionals—from all 50 states and more than 90 between power and liberty,", and that is why the nations—in the theory and practice of the United Founders insisted on a rigorous written form. States Constitution. State Regent’s Reception Today, the Center is poised for its next chapter. Construction has begun on Claude Moore Hall, a Virginia DAR State Regent Judy Surber was honored state-of-the-art $4.7 million building containing on August 6, 2016 at a reception held in her honor by meeting and classroom facilities wired for interactive the Jack Jouett Chapter in the Grand Salon at learning, a media center supporting real-time video Montpelier, home of James and Dolley Madison. Judy interviews and professional content production, and has been a member of the chapter since she moved to offices for Center staff. Montpelier plans to open the this area from New York. facility in November according to The Daily Progress in an article dated August 1, 2016. This facility will Invitees included a surprise visit from her son, Greg contain 6,300 square feet. According to C. Douglas Surber, and his wife Vicki from Texas, as well as Smith, vice president of the Montpelier Foundation, friends from New York, North Carolina and Kentucky. the new building is part of “…a broader campus of Also attending were Honorary State Regents Patricia constitutional learning….” Hatfield (currently Librarian General, NSDAR), Virginia Storage (currently Vice President General, The construction of Claude Moore Hall's virtual NSDAR) Susan Gonchar (Honorary Vice President classrooms and media center will allow the Center to General, NSDAR) Elizabeth Haugh, Ann Hunter, and extend its reach, nationally and internationally, and Bana Caskey. The Sons of the American Revolution take advantage of the larger community of adult (SAR) was represented by Thomas Jefferson Chapter learners, program alumni, and constitutional leaders SAR President McNeir Tilman and a number of his who make up the audience. compatriots. Children of the American Revolution The new building will allow the Center and its (C.A.R.) State President Alex Slaughter attended with partners to create an online community, distribute its her mother, Rebecca (a DAR member.) experience, and initiate its expertise partnerships with peer organizations all over the world. As Douglas Smith, Director of the Center has said, "What we hope to stimulate are kitchen table conversations, where the public rolls up their sleeves and discusses the Constitution and how the republic was intended to function. That is the value of blending the education and convening power of the Center for the Constitution moving forward." Left to right: Judy, Greg & Vicki Surber The 2016–2019 State Regent's Project is the Virginia DAR state and district officers, state underwriting of a conference room in Claude Moore committee chairs, and chapter regents enjoyed Hall, Center for the Constitution at Montpelier, home refreshments and a program comprised of musical of James Madison, at a cost of $200,000. selections from members of the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia and the Virginia State Chorus and James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, said Friends under the direction of Carol Howerton, who "every word of the Constitution decides a question Page 4 The Virginia View September 2016 wrote written special lyrics to ‘Hello, Dolly’ for the Chickens. occasion. The book is all about Buddy finding friends to play Kat Imhoff, CEO of Montpelier, spoke of the ongoing with him on the farm. It is written and illustrated by work at Montpelier and of their plans for the future. District VI members using vocabulary words from The audience enjoyed a surprise visit from the host the National Lists for grades 1, 2 and 3. of Montpelier, President James Madison. President Madison said a few words of welcome. He was then An excerpt from the book: Then late one sunny invited to cut the cake, the first piece of which he morning in early spring, Mr. Blair’s dark blue farm offered to the State Regent. truck came through the gate. The truck rolled slowly to a stop in front of the walkway to the house. Buddy Jack Jouett Chapter presented Judy with a U. S. Flag raced out onto the porch. He hurried down the steps that had flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. as fast as his short legs could carry him, barking on March 16, 2016, the birthday of James Madison. ‘Hello’ as he ran along the path toward the truck. She also was elected Virginia DAR State Regent in The price of the book will be $30. Net proceeds will March 2016. be donated to the State Regent’s Project. After the program, group pictures were taken on the Our target date for the first copies of the book to be steps of the mansion. Those who wished to do so ready is Fall Forum. were given a tour of the house.
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