Metamonong Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution Celebrates 55th Birthday

Posted on Author Becca Shepherd
Front Row, sitting down from left to right:  Karen Van Meter, DAR Northern District Director Shar Thompson.  Back Row, standing from left to right:  Jane Rausch, Charlotte Rymph, Brenda Gilsinger, Mary Ortman, Edith DePoy, Anita Mitchell, Sara Kroft, Mashell Roudebush, Theresa Blankenship

WINAMAC – The Metamonong Daughters of the American Revolution (or DAR) Chapter, based in Winamac, celebrated the Chapter’s 55th Birthday at their April meeting. 

They enjoyed a meal and cake. DAR Northern District Director Shar Thompson attended the celebration and meeting, and gave a presentation to the chapter.

Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

Front Row left to right:  Shirley Fosler, Karen Van Meter, Brenda Gilsinger, Charlotte Rymph, Mary Ortman, Edith DePoy, Anita Mitchell / Back Row left to right: Sara Kroft, Theresa Blankenship, Mashell Roudebush, Jane Rausch

Recently, Metamonong DAR members collected donations for the Indiana Veterans Home, as seen in the photograph to the left.