National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Colonel William Preston
Roanoke, Virginia
2-028-VA
Organized
July 12, 1923
Chapter Officers
2007-2010
| Regent | Virginia Jarrett |
| First Vice Regent | Catherine Caspole |
| Second Vice Regent | Katherine Watts |
| Chaplain | Betty Johnson |
| Recording Secretary | Gail Tansill Lambert |
| Corresponding Secretary | Irene Jones |
| Treasurer | Nancy Fairfax Canova |
| Registrar | Margaret Smith |
| Historian | Rebecca Austin |
| Librarian | Diane Foley |
| Members Serving District | |
| Secretary Chairman Museum Docents Chairman Continental Congress Bus Tour Chairman American Heritage Chairman Preservation of Records Chairman Scholarships |
Rebecca Austin Ann Brogan Catherine Caspole Jean Harvey Pat Turner Mickey Prescott |
Calendar
NATIONAL THEME: 2007-2010
The Calvin Associates
“The Spirit of Hospitality Opens Doors of Opportunity”
State Theme
"DAR...Making a Difference"
| September 7, 2007 | Women's Issues: "Current Information on Health-Related Issues" |
| September 21, 2007 | District VII Muster- Bristol |
| October 20, 2007 | "Trip to Smith Mountain Lake, Scenic Boat Ride and Lunch" |
| November 2, 2007 | American Heritage: "Why America is Free: a History of the American Republic" |
| December 7, 2007 | Patriotic: "The Value and Importance of Understanding History" |
| January 4, 2008 | Historical: "Preserving Your Past: How to Preserve Your Old Paper and Photographs" |
| February 1, 2008 | Community Service: "Life as a Journalist" |
| March 7, 2008 | Historical: "Resources in the Virginia Room at the Roanoke Public Library" |
| March 28-30, 2008 | 112th VA State Conference: Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia |
| April 4, 2008 | Community Service: "The Cure for Cancer Might Be in Your Closet" = The Discovery Shop |
| May 2, 2008 | Historical: "Eighteenth-Century Virginia Law for Genealogists & Historians" |
| June 14, 2008 | Flag Day |
| July 9-13, 2008 | 117th Continental Congress, Washington, DC |
| ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM CAPT. NC BAKER, JOSEPH LT. VA BENDER, GEORGE PVT MA BONEY, WIMBARK NC BRECKENRIDGE, LETITIA PRESTON VA CARPER, NICOLAS VA CLARKE, JOHN MAJOR PA CORBIN, GEORGE PVT VA DEMARIS, ADAM CORP NJ ELKINS, ARCHIBALD PVT. VA FATZINGER, VALENTINE PVT. PA FRENCH,MATTHEW PVT. VA GIFFORD, LEWIS MA GREINER, VALENTINE PA HARVEY, JOHN CAPT. VA HAYNES, THOMAS, PA HEILMAN, JOHN GEORGE PA HOWARD, PETER PVT. VA HOWE, JOSEPH VA HUNT, ELEAZER NC IDDINGS, DAVID ENSIGN VA INGLES, WILLIAM COL VA JAMESON, JOHN CAPT. VA JENKINS, ROBERT CAPT. VA JENNINGS, ROBERT G. CAPT. VA JESSUP, THOMAS NC KECKLEY, BENJAMIN PVT VA KELLEY, RICHARD PVT VA KEY, MARTIN, SR. VA KIRBY, WILLIAM JAMES CAPT. VA KYGHER, CHRISTIAN LT. VA LEFTWICH, AUGUSTINE,SR VA LEWIS, FIELDING, SR. VA LEWIS, WILLIAM LT. VA LITTLE, JOSEPH LT. VT |
LUCAS, WILLIAM VA MCKNIGHT, JOHN CAPT. NC MORGAN, BENJAMIN PVT. VA MOSELEY, ROBERT VA MOTLEY, DAVID JOSEPH PVT. VA NEVIL, JAMES COL. VA PAINE. JOHN VA PATTERSON, JOHN MIDSHIPMAN. VA PECK, JOHN ENS. VA PENDLETON, JAMES COL. VA POWELL, BENJAMIN NC RIPLEY, CHARLES THOMAS RONK, PHILIP PA ROSS, GEORGE, SR. DR. SC SHUMATE, DANIEL LT, VA SHELOR, DANIEL CAPT. VA SLAUGHTER, CHARLES PVT. VA SMITH, JOHN VA SOWDER, JACOB PV VA STONE, JACOB, SR. SC STREETER, JOSEPH LT. RI SWEARINGEN VAN, SR LT SC TEMPLE, BENJAMIN COL VA TESCH, HEINRICH NC THOMAS, CHARLES VA THORNHILL, JESSIE VA VAN METRE, ABRAHAM PVT. KY VAN SWEARINGEN, GARRETT, CAPT MD VAUGHN, WILLIAM PVT. VA VIA DAVID PVT. VA WALKER, RICHARD PVT. VA WEDDLE, BENJAMIN PVT WILSON, JOHN VA WITHERS, ENOCH KEENE LT. VA WITTEN, JAMES SCOUT VA YANCEY, JEREMIAH CHARLES VA |
The Colonel William Preston Chapter was organized in Elmwood Park Library, Roanoke, on July 12, 1923, with Mrs. James R. Schick, State Vice Regent, presiding. Miss Audrey Hess was Organizing Regent. There were twenty-five charter members. The primary purpose for the organization of the Chapter was to work among the Greek, Syrian, and Chinese immigrants and to prepare them for citizenship.Chapter History
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