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Junior DAR Membership
 A Junior Member is a DAR member ages 18 through
35 years of age (until her 36th birthday). She
holds full membership in the National Society, State Society, and
Chapter, and when qualified, may serve as an officer and chairman at
all levels. Junior Members join the DAR for a variety of diverse
reasons. Many Daughters join as Juniors as soon as they discover they
are eligible. Often they join with a mother, grandmother, or
aunt. Illinois Junior Members are students, teachers, mothers, lawyers,
authors, accountants, and professionals in their communities. Although
these young women are busy, they still find time to contribute
to DAR activities in their area.
The goals of
Junior Membership are to gain new Junior members; to build a well
informed Junior Membership; to encourage active participation in all
phases of DAR service; and to support the National Junior Membership
Committee's official fund-raising project - the Helen Pouch Memorial
Fund.
Helen Pouch Memorial Fund
Authorized
in 1938, the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund is named in memory of Helen
Pouch (1901-1919). Helen was the daughter of Mrs. William H. Pouch, the
first National Chairman of the Junior Membership Committee in 1937, and
later President General, 1941-1944. The fund provides scholarships,
medical aid, and general financial assistance to the two DAR Schools,
Kate Duncan Smith in Alabama, and Tamassee in South Carolina. Meeting
this commitment is a combined effort by Juniors nationwide through
their fund raising projects.
For more information about Illinois Juniors, contact the Illinois
Junior Membership Chairman.
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