Home Upcoming Events Chapter Patriots Recent Chapter Events NSDAR James Waldrop Chapter NSDAR Officers Sworn in April 17, 2008 By Barbara Chastain GA State Regent Elect B. Chastain, B. Harrah, L. Robinson, W. Jackson, A. Mallory, N. Davis, R. Colbert, A. Eldredge, P. King, C. Balog Regent: Betty B Harrah 1^st Vice Regent: Linda R Robinson 2^nd Vice Regent: Willene D. Jackson Chaplain: Alice F Mallory Corresponding Secretary: Natalie Davis Recording Secretary: Susan B Sloan Treasurer: Rachel C Colbert Registrar: Ann S Eldredge Historian: Phyllis King Librarian: Carolyn Balog Parliamentarian: Natalie F Davis Sprucing Up Our Patriot’s Final Resting Place Bottom’s Family Cemetery May 19, 2007 The DAR Insignia is the property of, and is copyrighted by, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.

Fayette County Historical SocietyContact Us for Membership Georgia State Society DAR The James Waldrop Chapter is pleased to announce the awards presented to our chapter for 2007 activities. Continental Congress NSDAR Awards 2008 Chapter Achievement – Level One             American Spirit DAR Magazine – Silver Level             Constitution Week – Outstanding Chapter Report ----- GA Society NSDAR 110^th State Conference 2008 1^st Place American History Publicity DAR Community Service Award Most New Members by Application: 26-50 members 2^nd Place Outstanding Contribution to Hindman Settlement School Certificate of Award Outstanding Constitution Week Activities, Membership 20-44 Women in American History Project Certificate of Appreciation CAR Participation Entry in Outstanding Teacher American History Contest State Regent’s Quilt Project State Honor Roll Hightower Award Meadow Garden Patron Sponsor of State winner for 6^th grade American History Essay Contest GA State Senator Ronnie Chance November 15, 2007 US Congressman Lynn Westmoreland August 13, 2007 Slideshow of Congressman Westmoreland’s visit 2007 Constitution Week Press Constitution Week Video Part 1 of 2 Constitution Week Video Part 2 of 2 Flag Day Article Our American Symbol of Perseverance and Valor June 14, 2007 President George W. Bush has proclaimed this week as National Flag Week with June 14 as National Flag Day. Why celebrate in June when our nation's birthday is celebrated on July 4th? America's flag, our flag, the symbol of our great country, was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The resolution passed described our flag with the following words; "White signifies purity and innocence; red hardiness and valor; blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and Justice". While the flag has undergone changes in the number of stars, which represent our nation's states, the sentiment remains the same as in 1914 when Franklin Lane, Secretary of the Interior, announced the flag spoke these words: "I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself." How did the observance of National Flag Day come to be? There is debate over this, but the general accepted theory is it was first introduced by a school teacher in Wisconsin. In 1885, Bernard J Cigrand chose the adoption date of our flag as the date to celebrate with the school children. Cigrand moved to Chicago in 1886 and continued to heavily promote this idea of Flag Day. He published an article entitled "The Fourteenth of June" in the Chicago Argus Newspaper. Cigrand was also a prolific author on Americans in history. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania also was instrumental in celebrating our Flag's Birthday. In 1888, William Kerr of Allegheny County, established the American Flag Day of Western PA Association and served as its national chairman for 50 years. By the early 1890s, several societies and states were involved with celebrating June 14. Philadelphia saw Flag Day Exercises in 1893 by school children. Meanwhile, Cigrand was instrumental in organizing the American Flag Day Association in Illinois for the purpose of promoting Flag Day. In 1894, Chicago saw more than 300,000 children participating in the day's events. 1916 was the year President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation for June 14 as Flag Day. In 1937, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the only state to declare it a state holiday. It wasn't until 1949 that Congress established Flag Day. William Kerr had the honor of being at President Truman's side for the signing of the act. The James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution reminds you to fly your flag on June 14. Regent Betty Harrah remarked, "Our flag is a symbol of all our freedoms and serves as a reminder of our Nation's past accomplishments. Flag day is a way to honor "Old Glory" in all capacities through out our country and to celebrate our heritage in public places with ceremonies."