News Release

WARSAW — The Agnes Pryun Chapman Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met at noon, Tuesday, June 25, at Pizza Hut in Warsaw. Seven members and one guest were present.

The speaker was Chris Francis, the public information officer for the Warsaw City Police Department. There are 43 officers on the Warsaw City Police Department. Francis has been with the department for two years. Prior to that, he was with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department for 18 yrs. He spoke about drug issues in the county. Fentanyl is now probably the worst drug problem, coming into the country through the southern border and the northern border through the Great Lakes. The drug may be mixed with other drugs and causes overdoses because users don’t know what is in the drug. Officers routinely carry Narcan to administer for overdoses.

After lunch, club members held a short business meeting. Susan Creamer read the secretary’s report, and Janice Cox gave the treasurer’s report.

Paulene Holderman opened discussion about donating to Mobile Meals. Cox made a motion to donate $200, and Linda Stroup seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

Stroup reported that she had taken awards and scholarships to all the schools in the county for their Award Day programs.

Alice Adams reported about a Liberty Tree that was planted at Plymouth by their local DAR chapter. Members discussed whether that would be possible in Warsaw.

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be at noon, Tuesday, July 25, at Pizza Hut. The program will be about Joe’s Kids.

Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who can prove her ancestry to an American Revolutionary War patriot.

More information is available on the DAR national public website at dar.org.