Pemaquid Chapter members attend state DAR conference

Thu, 04/20/2017 - 8:45am

Members of the Pemaquid Chapter DAR including Regent Audrey Miller, Barbara Belknap, Miriam Buckley, Paula Clinton, Susann Hochstein, Mary Lee Merrill and Shirley Peverly attended the 119th Maine State DAR Conference held at the Samoset Resort, Rockland, March 24-26.

Conference events were led by Maine State Regent Elizabeth Blake Hotchkiss.

March 24 events included the following: An executive committee meeting, board of management meeting with chapter regents or vice regents, and a dinner was hosted by state offices and the Chapter Regents Club.

On March 25 a business meeting was followed by a luncheon where Reporter General Connie Oldie spoke on "DAR — Past, Present and Moving Forward." Student awards were given at an awards tea and a state reception was held.

There were also beautiful various chapter displays held in the lobby, including one featuring the Pemaquid Chapter with lighthouses of Maine.

Sunday, March 26 concluded the conference with a memorial service led by Chaplain Earlene Chadbourne. Pemaquid Chapter member Peggy Luke Miner was remembered.