[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 28, 2015

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the National Society 
Daughters of the American Revolution upon its one hundred and twenty 
fifth anniversary.
  The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), a 
non-profit, non-political women's volunteer service organization 
dedicated to patriotism, education and historic preservation, was 
founded in 1890 by Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Walworth, Mary Desha and 
Eugenia Washington. At their first meeting held on October 11, 1890, 
several women attended, as well as four members of the Sons of the 
American Revolution who served as an advisory board to the organization 
for its first few years. In 1896 the NSDAR, also known as the Daughters 
of the American Revolution (DAR) was incorporated by an Act of 
Congress.
  A lineage society, NSDAR members have the common bond of having 
ancestors who were patriots of the American Revolution. Members have 
included many noteworthy women, including women's rights pioneer Susan 
B. Anthony, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, First Lady 
Rosalynn Carter, retired NASA astronaut Margaret Rhea Seddon and former 
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. With 177,000 members and 3,000 
chapters in the United States and internationally, members have 
volunteered millions of service hours for various projects and 
programs. Projects include supporting active duty military personnel 
and assisting veterans, supporting schools for underserved children, 
awarding scholarships and providing financial aid to students, and 
restoring American Revolution War sites and memorials.
  Most of NSDAR's volunteer work is accomplished by the grassroots 
efforts of chapters on the local level, which focus on the mission 
areas of DAR: historic preservation, patriotism and education. There 
are several chapters in my 28th Congressional District. The Don Jose 
Verdugo Chapter, located in La Canada Flintridge, has been serving the 
community for sixty-two years, focusing their efforts on veterans and 
education. Additionally, the Martin Severance Chapter in Pasadena, 
founded in 1914 and the Hollywood Chapter founded in 1910; both have a 
strong focus on helping veterans.
  For 125 years, the NSDAR has exemplified their motto: ``God, Home, 
Country.'' I am honored to recognize this excellent organization, and 
ask all Members to join me in commending the National Society Daughters 
of the American Revolution upon their anniversary.

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