News Release

WARSAW — The Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at noon Tuesday, April 25, at the Palette restaurant in the Wyndham Gardens of Warsaw.

Regent Paulene Holderman opened the meeting by leading the group in the DAR opening ritual, the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and the recitation of the American’s Creed and Preamble to the Constitution.

The group’s guest was Mariana Conde, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps outstanding female cadet from Warsaw Community High School. She is captain in the Warsaw program. Conde is a junior this school year and will be graduating a year early to join the National Guard in September. She will also be attending Trine University.

Susan Creamer read a letter from the Indiana DAR regent about the upcoming state conference. The national defense report was given by Kathy Gawthrop on how George Washington set the standard and precedent for presidential elections and inaugerations.

Gawthrop collected items members brought that are needed for service members at Camp Atterbury.

The chapter’s next meeting will be at noon Tuesday, May 23, at the Palette in the Wyndham Gardens in Warsaw. The group will hold a memorial service in remembrance of deceased members from the past year.

DAR membership is open to all women who can prove an ancestor fought in or gave aid to the American Revolutionary War. For more information, visit the DAR website at dar.org.