Pulaski County GaArchives History .....DAR, Hawkinsville 1920-1935 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 July 29, 2004, 12:04 pm HAWKINSVILLE CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1920-1935 In March, 1920, Mrs. J. S. Wood, State Regent of Georgia Daughters of American Revolution, appointed Mrs. William Van Bell as Organizing Regent of a Daughters of American Revolution Chapter for Hawkinsville. The first official meeting of the Hawkinsville Chapter was held April 17, 1920, at the home of the Organizing Regent with thirty-eight chartered members. Present membership fifty. The Hawkinsville Chapter was named in honor of a noble Revolutionary hero, Colonel Benjamin Hawkins. First officers elected for the Hawkinsville D. A. R. Chapter were Regent, Mrs. W. V. Bell; First Vice Regent Mrs. L. A. Jordan; Second Vice Regent, Mrs. J. D. Humphries; Recording Secretary, Mrs. R. A. Anderson; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. W. C. McAllister; Register, Mrs. G. W. Jordan; Historian, Miss Eloise Winifred Martin; Librarian, Mrs. J. H. Caldwell; Auditor, Mrs. T. H. Bridges; Chaplain, Mrs. J. J. Whitfield. Chartered members: Mrs. M. H. Boyer, Miss Mathilda Brown, Mrs. S. M. Caldwell, Mrs. J. B. DeLamar, Mrs. W. C. Hendley, Miss Carolyn Jordan, Mrs. 1. D. Marvin, Mrs. W. R. Meadows, Mrs. Glen-more Pate, Miss Edith Phillips, Miss Esther Phillips, Miss Louise Phillips, Mrs. L. E. Polhill, Mrs. Tom Murphey, Mrs. L. S. Bivins, Mrs. J. F. Fleming, Mrs. R. H. Scarborough, Mrs. S. O. Thompson, Mrs. S. W. Turner, Miss Josephine Whitfield, Mrs. Frank Leverette, Mrs. Letitia White, Miss Louise Moore, Mrs. Hugh Morgan, Mrs. Charlie Fitzgerald, Mrs. C. V. Youmans, Miss Margaret McDuffie. p. 120 The Hawkinsville Chapter has always done excellent work and has won the following trophies: Helen McCall Bashinski Trophy for sending greatest number certified Bible records. State Editors' Prize for sending in best publicity material for D. A. R. column; Better Films award; Girls' Home Makers' award (won twice). In appreciation of the good work done by this Chapter, the following ladies have been elected to State offices: Mrs. G. W. Jordan and Mrs. J. L. Mims. State chairmanships have been given Mrs. W. V. Bell, Mrs. G. W. Jordan, Mrs. T. H. Bridges, and Mrs. J. L. Mims. Honorary Life Regents of Hawkinsville D. A. R. Chapter are: Mrs. W. V. Bell, Mrs. G. W. Jordan, Mrs. L. A. Jordan, Mrs. T. H. Bridges, Mrs. R. A. Anderson, and Mrs. J. L. Mims. The work of the Hawkinsville D. A. R. Chapter is patriotic, historical, educational, and memorial. PATRIOTIC During each D. A. R. meeting, the American flag is displayed, the American creed and pledge to the flag is recited. The following patriotic days are observed by the Chapter: Armistice Day, American Creed's Day, Constitution and Magna Charta Day, Flag Day, LaFayette Day, Georgia Day, Independence Day, and George Washington Day. The Chapter has urged the use of patriotic songs in all schools and has presented a handsome United States flag standard to the primary grade of Hawkinsville Public school. We have always cooperated with the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the American Legion, and all other organizations in any patriotic celebration. The Chapter sent boxes of books, cakes and flowers to soldiers at Fort McPherson and Milledgeville; it always assists in poppy sale on Armistice Day; and also in sale of Red Cross seals; sold $60.00 worth of tuberculosis seals. HISTORICAL The historic trails of General David Blackshear and General Andrew Jackson have been located. A map marking historic spots in Pulaski County has been made. Fort Mitchell and Fort Green, two forts used by General David Blackshear in the War of 1812, have been located. Chapter sent unpublished muster roll of War of 1812 to State historian and copies of early Bible records, marriage records, and tombstone records from oldest cemeteries. The following Revolutionary relics have been presented the National Society Daughters of American Revolution: Land grant dated 1779; old cannon hall from Fort Augusta; a miniature portrait of Major Nehemiah Tilton (a Revolutionary soldier), and a letter from Major Nehemiah Tilton to his grandmother. p. 121 In 1926, during Mrs. T. H. Bridges' regency, Hawkinsville Chapter D. A. R. and O. C. Horne Chapter U. D. C., published the historical edition of the Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, a seventy-two page paper of valuable information as well as a short history of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County, and sent a copy to the State historian. Several historical papers written by Chapter members have been sent to chairman of Historical and Literary Reciprocity. Historic post cards have been sent to State chairman for scrapbook, and copies sent to State chairman of historic research. Each year the Chapter compiles an attractive year book with historical programs. The record of each Chapter Regent's administration is kept in the Chapter scrapbook. Yearly contributions are made to the fund for preservation of records and history, also to these historical shrines: Kenmore Garden, Meadow Garden, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, and George Bay Memorial. MEMORIAL In memory of our famous Revolutionary soldier, General Andrew Jackson, a large granite boulder, with a bronze tablet bearing this inscription, "General Andrew Jackson's Trail, 1818," was placed at the corner of Broad and Jackson Streets. Trees, brought from Bloody Marsh, were planted by the school children on the school campus in memory of our Revolutionary heroes, who fell at Bloody Marsh. At the approach to the Memorial Bridge, three trees were planted and marked with bronze markers, one in memory of George Washington, father of our country, another in memory of Woodrow Wilson, our beloved President, and the third in memory of James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the State of Georgia. On Jackson Street, a handsome boulder was unveiled in memory of General David Blackshear, the first white man to blaze a trail through Georgia. At Hartford, Georgia, a marker has been placed in memory of the soldiers who fought at Fort Mitchell in the War of 1812. A chair was purchased and placed in Constitution Hall, Washington, D. C., as a memorial to the Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at a cost of $150.00. The following Revolutionary soldiers' graves have been marked by the Hawkinsville Chapter, D. A. R.: Archibald Odum, Edward Burch, and George Walker II. Two graves of 1812 soldiers have been marked: Daniel Dupree and George Walker III. The grave of Lydia Collins, daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, has been marked, and the graves of two other daughters of Revolutionary soldiers, Elizabeth Nicholson and Martha Childers, have been located and will be marked at an early date. EDUCATIONAL The Chapter has a scholarship at Brenau valued at $100.00 and a Chapter library with books valued at $50.00. Copies of American Creed and Flag Code have been placed in Hawkinsville public school and Pulaski County schools. History medals and D. A. R. medals have been given in city and county schools. Several Girl Home-Makers' Clubs have been organized by Chapter members, and cash prizes have been given in Domestic Science and Girl Home-Makers' Clubs. A number of books were given to the National Society D. A. R., eighteen lineage books to the Georgia Society D. A. R., and books and magazines to local and factory schools. Merchants and Marine Library and Kate Duncan and Tamassee schools have been sent books by the Chapter. The conservation of native shrubs and trees has been urged, and Chapter members have assisted in the beautification of highways in town and county. The Chapter has contributed to the following educational funds: May Erwin Talmadge Scholarship; Georgia State College at Valdosta; Georgia D. A. R. Students' Loan Fund; Martha Berry School; St. Johns Haven School for Boys; Fannie Trammel Memorial Loan Fund; World War Memorial Loan Fund; Sarah Berrien Casey Morgan Memorial Fund; Kate Duncan School; Tamassee School. Chapter subscribes to the Daughters of American Revolution monthly magazine. Our latest and most important undertaking is the sponsoring of the compilation of a History of Pulaski County through funds contributed by F. E. R. A., and the Chapter, with help from county and city, has raised funds for its publication. Additional Comments: Extracted from "HISTORY OF PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA" OFFICIAL HISTORY COMPILED BY THE HAWKINSVILLE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRESS OF WALTER W. BROWN PUBLISHING COMPANY ATLANTA, GEORGIA (1935) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pulaski/history/other/gms112darhawki.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 9.0 Kb