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:

Great Plains Regional Meeting

Several members and Seniors at Great Plains Regional Meeting

Members learned about the 2017-18 National Project, Browsing History, at the Great Plains Regional Meeting in St. Louis, MO. The regional meeting rotates between the 8 states in the region, and this year it was in our hometown! Alexander McNair members and seniors helped with various chairmanships. They were also able to participate as pages and flag bearers.

Pee Wee members recite the C.A.R
 motto: "For God and my country."

Regional meetings are run by the Region's Vice President. He or she selects members from the region to help lead the ritual during the meeting. Several of our members were able to help with the rituals.

Pee Wee member during a breakout session.

The National President has an opportunity to share information about his or her national program through skits and breakout sessions. Members are encouraged to meet new friends from other states during the breakout sessions.

Member receiving a pin from the National President

The regional meeting ends with a banquet on the second night. State Presidents share a report regarding their state projects. It is exciting to hear what the different states are doing. Also, members can receive pins at any N.S.C.A.R. meeting (regional or national convention). Several of our members and seniors received pins this year.

The Grand March

After the banquet is over, there is a Grand March! The children march in and have a dance for the rest of the evening.

There were 6 members, 1 prospective, and 7 seniors in attendance at the meeting.