Springfield Chapter NSDAR Springfield, Illinois Home     About Us     History     Links     Markers      Meetings     Officers     Patriots    U.S. Flag 2008-2009 Chapter Meetings   Springfield Chapter, NSDAR meets on the third Saturday in the months of September through May. We invite family members to join us in the month of June as we celebrate our annual patriotic picnic. We do not meet during the summer. Our regular monthly meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. and are held at various venues throughout the city. We begin each meeting with an opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, singing of the Star Spangled Banner, and recitation of the America’s Creed. The luncheon affords us the opportunity to visit with other Daughters in attendance as we enjoy our meal. Following a reading of the President General’s message, and the Defense Report, we hear from our guest speaker. We try to keep the length of each meeting to approximately one hour.   September 20 Program: Learning About the DAR Speaker: District V Director Kathryn Zimmerman October 18 Program: Land Grants of Revolutionary War Veterans Speaker: Illinois State Library Map Specialist Tom Huber November 15 Program: America's Nuclear Submarine Service Department Speaker:  VADM Nils R. Thunman USN (Ret.) December 20 Program: Legends and Traditions of Santa Claus Speaker: Reverend Eugene A. Stormer January 17 Program: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Speaker: State of Illinois Lincoln scholar/curator February 21 Program: Good Citizens Awards Speaker: Mr. and Mrs. John Bradley 1781 March 21 Program: Common Sense Self Protection for Women Speaker: Master Sgt. Renee Cibich Illinois State Police Internal Investigation April 18 Program: Working with HIV Aids Infected Children Speaker:  Retired Peace Corps Volunteer to South Africa Sidney Kling RN May 16 Program: Annual Chapter Meeting June 20 Program: Annual DAR Picnic   Background courtesy of Margaret Bates   Membership Contact: Lynda Kerstein   Webmaster: nerowolf   Revised: August 15, 2008