Blue Spruce Chapter
Lakewood, Colorado

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History

Blue Spruce Chapter came into being, through the dedicated effort of our beloved State Regent, Mrs. Warden Lee Braerton, whose daughter, Emily Louise Braerton Peters, was confirmed on June 7, 1951 by the National Board of Management to be our Organizing Regent.  The Chapter was originally organized to meet in the evening for the convenience of young mothers and working women, however, we now alternate between luncheon meetings and morning meetings.  Our current schedule is described in detail below.

 Chapter Name

Blue Spruce Chapter was named for the Blue Spruce tree which grows naturally in a limited area of the mountainous regions surrounding us.  It is considered a native species of Colorado, and is the official state tree of Colorado. 


Meetings

Chapter meetings alternate between the second Wednesday and the second Saturday of every month.  Wednesdays we meet at 11:30 for lunch, and Saturdays we meet at 9:30 for breakfast/brunch.  Please contact us for meeting locations.  Meetings scheduled for this year include:

September 9, 2009 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Jan Livingston “Historic Homes of our Founding Fathers”

October 10, 2009 9:30 a.m. Bylaws party; Speaker: Iris Alred "Veterans in Need"

November 11, 2009 11:30 a.m. Speaker: WWII veteran, Chalmer Schott

November 21, 2009 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Lee White "Rocky Mountain Honor Flight"

December 12, 2009 Holiday Gathering

January 13, 2010 11:30 a.m. Speaker: State Regent, Charlotte Hubbs PR for the DAR, Get the Word Out!

February 13, 2010 9:30 a.m. Speaker: Jill Tietjen "Her Story, A Timeline of Women who Changed America"

March 10, 2010 11:30 a.m. Carey Johnson, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office "Women’s Safety Issues and Identity Theft"

April 17, 2010 9:30 a.m. DAR Good Citizen Awards; Chapter Elections

April 24-26, 2010 Colorado State Conference (no chapter meeting)

May 8, 2010 9:30 a.m. Installation of officers ;End of year BBQ

June 14, 2010 Flag Day Celebration

 

Membership

Our Chapter draws its membership from Lakewood, CO, and its surrounding areas. Our doors are always open to interested women.  We have members willing to assist you through the process of becoming a member.

Any woman is eligible for membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who is not less than eighteen years of age, and who is descended from a man or woman, who with unfailing loyalty to the cause of American Independence, served as a sailor, or a soldier or civil officer in one of the several colonies or states, or in the United Colonies or states or as a recognized patriot, rendered material aid thereto.

Please contact me if you are interested in membership Mur Hiltenbrand, Chapter Regent. 

Chapter Officers
Regent Marion (Mur) Hiltenbrand
Vice Regent LaVaun Baldwin
Chaplain Jerusha Blackmer
Secretary Gail Boex
Treasurer Marjorie Emmons
Registrar Theresa Larkin
Historian Marlene Van Kooten

Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to meeting you!

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February 25, 2010

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