[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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        SARATOGA DAR CHAPTER CELEBRATES THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, this Monday, September 19, 1994, the 
Saratoga chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will celebrate 
its 100th anniversary.
  It is fitting that the Saratoga area should host a strong DAR 
chapter. Its anniversary date coincides with a local battle that many 
experts claim was one of the most decisive in history. I am speaking, 
of course, of the battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide in our 
Revolutionary War, and enhanced the prestige of our Nation in the eyes 
of the world.
  The Saratoga chapter of the DAR held its organization meeting on 
August 30, 1894, in Parlor A of the United States Hotel. Presiding was 
Ellen Hardin Walworth, who was also one of the founders of the National 
Society of DAR. The first recording secretary was Anna Maxwell Jones. 
The first regent of the Saratoga chapter was Miss Katherine Batcheller, 
who was appointed by Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison, National Society 
president general and wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.
  The 44 regents have included Louise Hill Mingay, Nellie Flohnas 
Hayden, Florence Skidmore B. Menges, who was also a State historian, 
Lillian Ford Andrews, Evelyn Barrett Britten, and Helen Roblee Towne. 
The president regent is Eldonna Heath Butler.
  So you can see, Mr. Speaker, the history of Saratoga chapter, DAR, 
has been a long and distinguished one, and in the finest tradition of 
one of the most patriotic organizations in America.
  I'm extremely proud of these grand ladies and everything they have 
done to advance patriotism and commemoration of our birth as a nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members to join me in congratulating the 
Saratoga chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on the occasion 
of their 100th anniversary, and in wishing all the best as they enter 
their second century.

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