Columbia River Chapter - March 17, 1949
"What Our Founders Built, We Must Preserve"
,In 1948, a small group of ladies had a grandiose idea of starting a new chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It was a task that wasn't easy and it required total dedication, energy, and enormous amounts of hard work, recruitment, paperwork, research, and untiring efforts. By March 17, 1949, their efforts had paid off. The Washington State Regent came to visit and bestowed the original thirteen charter members including the organizing Chapter Regent, Mrs. Dorothy Hulbrush, the official welcome into the National Board of Management. She also administered the oath of office to the local officers. The Columbia River Chapter NSDAR was officially chartered.
"We chose Columbia River as the name of our chapter because this mighty water has dominated our locale since the beginning of history; Indian tribes from miles around clustered its banks to spear salmon on which their very existence depended. The Columbia was the highway upon which Sacajawea led Lewis and Clark on their expedition. The river, because of its unlimited water supply was chosen as the site of the Richland Atomic Plant on which hinges the beginning or the end of our modern civilization. To sum up, the Columbia River represents not only history in the past, but our hope for a better civilization. Therefore, we want to be known as the Columbia River Chapter."
(Mrs. G.V. Fitzpatrick, Chapter Secretary) 1949
"We chose Columbia River as the name of our chapter because this mighty water has dominated our locale since the beginning of history; Indian tribes from miles around clustered its banks to spear salmon on which their very existence depended. The Columbia was the highway upon which Sacajawea led Lewis and Clark on their expedition. The river, because of its unlimited water supply was chosen as the site of the Richland Atomic Plant on which hinges the beginning or the end of our modern civilization. To sum up, the Columbia River represents not only history in the past, but our hope for a better civilization. Therefore, we want to be known as the Columbia River Chapter."
(Mrs. G.V. Fitzpatrick, Chapter Secretary) 1949
To learn more about the amazing lives of each of the thirteen chapter organizing members you can order a copy of The Columbia River Wellspring -Organizing Members of the Columbia River Chapter, NSDAR, Richland, Washington . This book was complied by the Founding Daughters Project Committee and edited by Susan Davis Faulkner. It was published in 2020. You can order your own copy today by clicking on the ORDER NOW button below.
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