Memorial Day Service

Memorial Day Service at Coldwater Cemetery

Veterans & C.A.R./DAR/SAR/S.R. Relations Programs

Members and seniors attended the MSSDAR Memorial Day Service. The keynote speaker was a veteran, speaking of her time in war and returning home. Members helped place roses at the graves of Missouri Daughters during the service. 

Alexander McNair member, Marcus, is currently the State President of M.S.S.C.A.R. and had the honor of placing a wreath during the service.

Attendees: 3 members (2 peewees), 7 seniors

February Meeting: State President's Program

Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, MO

Virtual Meeting Via Google Meet

 

Alexander McNair Society hosted a virtual meeting to learn more about this year's M.S.S.C.A.R. State Project. They invited Nathan Futrell and Samuel Kennerly Societies to join the meeting.

Matthew, State President

Matthew S., State President, attended the meeting and shared information about his state project. Matthew is raising funds for the new Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, MO. This new memorial is an exact replica of the memorial in Washington, DC. 

Attendees:

 Alexander McNair Society: 6 members (5 pee wees), 4 seniors

Nathan Futrell: 4 members (1 pee wee), 2 seniors

Samuel Kennerly: 2 members (1 pee wee), 2 seniors

Honored Guest: M.S.S.C.A.R. State President

State Workshop: Banneker School

State Workshop

Attendees: 7 members (5 peewees), 8 seniors

Members attended state workshop to learn more about the state project. Banneker School was built in 1885 to provide education to black children in Platte County, MO, who were prohibited by state law to attend school with white children. This project is to raise funds for the restoration of the school and land property.

Members also learned about the other programs and contests for the C.A.R. year through skits. Many of our members wrote and participated in skits.

Contest Connections: State President's Program

Memorial Day Services

Missouri DAR Coldwater Cemetery Memorial Day Services

Attendees: 6 members (4 peewees), 6 seniors

Members participated in the Memorial Day services with the DAR. They helped lay roses at the graves of DAR members. One member helped with the flag ceremony with his Boy Scout troop.

Contest Connections:
C.A.R./DAR/SAR/S.R. Relations
Patriotic Education Program - Foster patriotic education and commemorative events in your community
Veteran's Program - Listening to the veteran keynote speaker.

August Field Trip: State Workshop

6 members, 1 prospective, and 8 seniors traveled to Columbia, Missouri for the Missouri State Society Children of the American Revolution (M.S.S.C.A.R.) State Workshop. Several of our members are state officers or chairmen, so they wrote skits to help share their projects with the rest of the members. They also were able to participate in crafts during the senior meeting.

Officers and chairmen wrote their own skits and invited others to join them.

Before the meeting, members and seniors participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at a veteran's memorial in Columbia. One of our senior leaders is the Senior State President and led the memorial.

Senior State President

An Alexander McNair Senior played the bagpipes.

Members also learned about this year's state project, Have a Heart: Support Operation Gratitude. You can learn more about the program at their website: