Mary Little Deere-Fort Armstrong

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Moline - Rock Island, IL

 

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"Our aim is to perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence, to promote the development of an enlightened public opinion and to foster patriotic citizenship."

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Mary Little Deere
Fort Armstrong Chapter

NSDAR

CHAPTER HISTORY


Accomplishments of Daughters
  • Mrs. Charles H. Deere, Moline Chapter, was elected to serve as Vice President General from Illinois in 1905. She later received the honor of being elected Honorary Vice President General for life.
  • Mrs. William Butterworth, Mary Little Deere Chapter, was elected Vice President General from Illinois and elected Honorary Vice President General for life in 1923.  Mrs. Butterworth was a generous supporter of DAR.  The last funds raised to complete payments on Continental Hall were made by her with a $5,000 donation in memory of her mother, Mary Little Deere.

  • Mrs. Frank W. Bahnsen, Fort Armstrong Chapter, served as the Illinois State Regent during 1916-1918.  Following her term in office, Mrs. Bahnsen was elected Vice President General from Illinois.

  • Mrs. William Jackson Sweeney, Fort Armstrong Chapter, served as Illinois State Regent, 1927-1929.

  • The Fort Armstrong Chapter presented the first 49 star flag of the United States of America to a Boy Scout troop in Rock Island.

  • Mrs. Robert Hartley, Mary Little Deere Chapter, sewed the draperies for the Illinois Room at the National DAR Building in Washington, D.C.

  • Mrs. Robert Magee, Fort Armstrong Chapter, served as Illinois State Recording Secretary for the 1995-1997 term.

  • Mrs. Robert Magee, Mary Little Deere-Fort Armstrong, served as Illinois State Vice Regent for the 2000-2002 term.

  • Kathryn Carey (Mrs. Roger), served as Illinois State Registrar for the 2003-2005 term. She served as Illinois State Volunteer Genealogist 2005-2006 term. She was elected Illinois State Organizing Secretary for the 2006-2008 term. She also served as State Committee Chairman for Volunteer Genealogists 2007-2009 term and State Membership Committee Chairman for 2009-2011. She was Illinois District I Director 2011-2013. She was Illinois VIS Chairman 2013-2015.

  • Ilene Correll (Mrs. Ronald) Mary Little Deere, Fort Armstrong Chapter, served as Illinois District I Director for the 2007-2009 term. She was State Conference Awards & Certificates Committee Co-Chairman for 2009-2011. She was State Chapter Achievement Awards Chairman 2015-2017. She served as State Conference Awards and Certificates Committee Co-Chairman 2013-2015.

  • Patricia Staley, Mary Little Deere, Fort Armstrong Chapter, was the Illinois District I Director for the 2009-2011.

  • Catherine Mader Humphrey (Mrs. Kevin) was state Chairman of the Flag of the United States of America 2015-2017.
 

 

Mary Little Deere -Fort Armstrong Chapter NSDAR, Moline, Illinois

 

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