MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCIETY DAR NEWS

Volume 26, Number 6 www.mississippidar.org www.mississippidar.org/members June 2016

National Theme 2013-2016 Honoring our Heritage, Focusing on the Future,

Celebrating America State Theme 2013-2016

Mounting the Challenge, Soaring Like Eagles State Hymn

God Bless America

State Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 Those who hope in the Lord will renew

their strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary;

they will run and not faint. State Regent’s Project

A Facelift for Rosalie—Putting on the Paint

From the State Regent State Board of Management

State Regent Billie Foutch Breedlove

101 Allen Street Batesville, MS 38606-2302 Phone: 662-563-7668 billiebreedlove@aol.com First Vice Regent Cynthia Cleveland McNamara

6227 Waterford Drive Jackson, MS 39211-2910 ccmcnamara1776@yahoo.com Second Vice Regent Kathy Gray Henry

321 Avalon Way Brandon, MS 39047-7635 kathyhenry@integrity.com

Chaplain Mary Francis Willard

81 Roxie Road Roxie, MS 39661-9601 gumgroveroxie81@bellsouth.net

Recording Secretary Jo Fitzgerald Hubbard 850 Channing Place Brandon, MS 39047-7421 JLHubbard66@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary Mary Ann Hess Post Office Box 2355 Laurel, MS 39442-2335 maryannhess@aol.com Organizing Secretary Hellen Hicks Polk 650 West Lakeshore Drive Starkville, MS 39759-6354 hellenpolk@ftcweb.net Treasurer

Dana Mayfield Moore 1004 Brooksberry Cove Oxford, MS 38655-5448 moorehouse3@bellsouth.net Registrar Sheila Richardson Fondren 11155 MS Highway 9 Bellefontaine, MS 39737 sheilafondren@yahoo.com Historian Jennifer Nettles Miller 733 Chardonnay Circle Brandon, MS 39047 ggmarlin@aol.com Librarian Patty Curry Turner 200 Timberton Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39401-8219 pat.t@comcast.net Curator Cynthia Frances Mangum 140 Springtree Drive Brandon, MS 39042-2300 cfmangum123@gmail.com Rosalie Governing Board Pamela Graham White 108 Camp Garaywa Road Clinton, MS 39056-5410 whit4711@bellsouth.net Parliamentarian Sharon Cothern Nettles 26 Wimbledon Drive Jackson, MS 39211-2443 snet16@aol.com

My how time flies!

Just three short years ago, the

installation of the 40th Regent

of the Mississippi State Society Daughters of the American

Revolution took place at the

122nd Continental Congress with the 39th MS State Regent

Janet Whittington slipped the

sash over the right shoulder

and pinned the beautiful MS State Regent’s pin on the left shoulder of

Billie Foutch Breedlove. Thus, the journey of

the Breedlove Administration began. During the 2013 Summer Work-

shops, this officer announced her State

theme: Mounting the Challenge, Soaring

like Eagles: Celebrating our missions of Edu-cation, Historic Preservation, and Patriotism.

President General Young added an addition-

al challenge, Celebrating America, Focusing

on the Future, with emphasis on service. Mis-sissippi Daughters have diligently soared

throughout the state, becoming an organiza-

tion of service. This officer is grateful for each MS Daughter who has participated in

service events. Under the leadership of the

Celebrate America State Chair, MS chapters

recorded 292,244 service hours, providing services in communities throughout our

state. In the mission of Historic Preserva-

tion, Mississippi Daughters have guarded that which has been committed to them by

continuing the preservation of Rosalie, their

beautiful house on the Mississippi River

bluff, in Natchez. Daughters have generously given gifts, purchased items and participated

in events where proceeds were designated

to the State Regent’s Project funds. As of this

writing, the totaled raised is $162,155.07. This fund was derived from gifts given by

Daughters, Mansion Market Silent Auctions,

Rosalie Rose Contest, Voices from special items and the State Regent’s Project items.

MS Daughters, your participation in these

events is greatly appreciated. Working to-

gether much can be accomplished.

Some have asked, “What has been accomplished at Rosalie?” First, when the

front northwest supporting column’s plaster

was removed, workmen discovered the col-umn was constructed from handmade sand

brick when the house was built between

1820 and 1823. Water had seeped down

inside the column and destroyed the bricks for several feet. The column was rebuilt

with new brick for several feet, re-plastered

and given time to cure before painting. Every piece of woodwork on Rosalie and all other

buildings on the site were carefully inspect-

ed, and decisions made to repair or replace.

Where woodwork needed replacement, new treated lumber was used, and those needing

repairs were restored. Rosalie’s outside

woodwork has been completely repaired or

replaced, where needed, and painted, along with all other buildings on the site. The floor

of the back upper gallery has been recovered

with a special kind of flooring that will last for years, if it is resealed each year. The

flooring was installed the first year of this

administration and the resealing compound

has been applied the two following years. Two new heating and air conditioning units

were purchased and installed in the attic

after the old units showed signs of leaking. For years, all of Rosalie’s bookkeep-

ing has been done off the property at the

home of the bookkeeper. Concerns were

expressed by governing board members and Daughters concerning a need for a Business

Office to be established, since Rosalie is truly

a business and needed to be treated as such.

Therefore, it was felt that the time had arrived for this project to be completed.

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It seems that it was just yesterday when we began our work at Rosalie. It has been such a pleasure working as Chairman of the Rosalie Governing Board with State Regent Billie Foutch Breedlove during her administration. “Our Lady on the Bluff” has never looked more beautiful than she does right now. I thank all of you for your support and your generosity which enabled us to accomplish so much during these past three years. Rosalie had a “Facelift” both front and back, repairs and painting down both sides, and two new air conditioning and heating units upstairs. Many other areas have had repairs and painting. The redesigned Rosalie Gift Shop is welcoming and stocked with new items. As you can tell, it has been a busy time, but a most rewarding time. I thank the Rosalie Governing Board for making these three years so enjoyable. Your outstanding work certainly made my job easier. I also want to thank our staff at Rosalie for the wonderful work they do for Rosalie. It is evident that they really love and care about Rosalie. To the incoming Chairman and Governing Board, I wish you the very best and a very successful three years. Rosalie is a special place and holds a cherished place in all our hearts. Our hopes and prayers are with each of you. Thanks again to each and every Mississippi Daughter for your support and love for me, the Rosalie Board, and the staff as we worked together for our beautiful “Lady on the Bluff.” Love always, Pamela G. White Chairman, Rosalie Governing Board

Report of the Rosalie Governing Board Chairman

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A Business Office has been established and com-

pletely equipped with equipment a business the size of Rosalie would need in order for all office work to remain

and be completed at Rosalie. To date, $102,516 has been spent on projects at Rosalie during this administration

because of the generous gifts of Mississippi Daughters and faithful service of the State Regent’s Project Chair and co-

chair; Mansion Market Silent Auction State Chair and the District chairs; and Rosalie Rose participants, the event chair and co-chair. Daughters, the service you render and

the love you have for Rosalie are greatly appreciated. Mississippi Daughters radiated their spirit of

generosity and exceeded the goal of the State Board of Management to raise $50,000 in pledges for the Guardian

Trust Campaign. Thank you, MS Daughters, for caring and participating in the Guardian Trust Campaign that will

help protect our DAR Buildings in Washington. The mission of Historic Preservation has not only been demonstrated at Rosalie. On May 7, 2016, State His-

torian Jennifer Nettles Miller recognized Rocky Springs, a stopping place for travelers on the Natchez Trace, for this

administration’s historic marking. There was a great in-terest in the event due to the diligent work of Jennifer.

Today, an inactive church, cemetery, cisterns, and safes are the only reminders of a once prosperous rural community.

Following the dedication those attending traveled to Rocky Springs Methodist Church (1837) for refreshments pre-

pared and served by Pathfinder Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Thank you, Jennifer, for all the hours you spent making

this project a reality. You did an outstanding job! Serving as the 40th State Regent of the Mississippi

State Society Daughters of the American Revolution has been an amazing experience. This officer has been en-

riched by having the opportunity to work with each daughter who served on the 40th State Board of Manage-

ment. Each member faithfully served our beloved Society and their devotion to our country has given this officer many fond memories. What a joy to observe the State

Board of Management working together with Mississippi State Society’s 76 chapters in service to God, Home, and

Country! Thank you, Daughters, for giving me the title of Honorary State Regent of Mississippi. I will cherish this

title and recall delightful experiences and fond memories serving as your State Regent. In a few weeks, Daughters

from across the country and overseas will gather for the 125th Continental Congress, and in a special installation service I will pass the lovely Mississippi State Regent’s pin

to our State Regent-Elect Cynthia Cleveland McNamara and slip a State Regent’s Sash over her right shoulder. I

have confidence that Cynthia McNamara and her elected Board will accomplish much in the next administration.

Daughters, as we enter the next administration, please, continue to keep me in your prayers and hold the

new administration up in your prayers. I look forward to seeing you at the Summer District Workshops in July!

In DAR love and service, Billie Foutch Breedlove

MS State Regent, NSDAR

2016 MSSDAR SUMMER DISTRICT WORKSHOPS

Registration: 8:00 a.m. - Business Meeting: 9:00 a.m.

Times are the same for all meetings

Registration Fee: $20 (includes “working” lunch)

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ YOUR CHAPTER: _____________________________________________ YOUR DISTRICT: _________________________________________________ CURRENT OFFICES CHAPTER/STATE: ______________________________________________________________________ DISTRICT MEETING ATTENDING: (check one) _____Heartland _____ Hills _____ Delta _____Coastal Plains

MAIL FORM WITH $20 CHECK payable to “State Treasurer, MSSDAR” TO DISTRICT DIRECTORS (addresses below)

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Heartland District: Wednesday, July 27th Director: Debbie Cannon 936-554-3443, dcannon@gasequipment.com Location of Meeting: Christ United Methodist Church, 6000 Old Canton Road, Jackson, 39211 Hotel for July 26: Hilton Jackson, 1001 East County Line Road, Jackson, 39211. Phone: 601 -957-2800 Cost of Hotel: DAR Rate $114.00 + tax. Use code DARD4. For reservations call 1-888-263-0524 or go online to www.hiltonjackson.com—place code in the group code field when prompted (not the promo code or corporate accounts fields). The block will close on July 6. Directions to Hotel: I-55 to Exit 103, East County Line Road. Hotel is on the right. Directions to Meeting: From hotel, turn right on East County Line Road. Travel 1.71 miles to Old Canton Road; turn right. Continue 1.18 miles. Church is on the left. Mail registration form and $20 check payable to “State Treasurer, MSSDAR” by July 16 to: Debbie Cannon, P.O. Box 55924, Jackson 39296-5924 Hostess Chapters: Annandale, Doak ’s Treaty, James Foster, Fort Rosalie, Magnolia State, Rebecca Cravat, Ralph Humphreys

Hills District: Thursday, July 28th Director: Laurie Triplette 704-458-0930, ldtriplette@aol.com Location of Meeting: First Baptist Church, 800 Van Buren Avenue, Oxford, 38655 Hotel for July 27: Hampton Inn Conference Center, 103 Ed Perry Blvd., Oxford, 38655 Cost of Hotel: DAR Rate $109.00 + tax, breakfast included. For reservations, call 662-234-5565. Use code DAR. The block will close on July 10. Directions to hotel: From Hwy 7, take Sisk Ave. and follow signs to Conference Center and Mississippi National Guard. Turn right on Ed Perry off Sisk. Hotel is on left side of street. Directions from hotel to meeting: West on Sisk Ave. toward the Square. Turn left on Bramlett Ave. Turn right onto University Ave. Pass Lamar Ave., then turn right onto 9th St. First Baptist and its parking lot are on the left. Directions to meeting: Downtown Oxford, at intersection of 9th S.t and Van Buren, between University and Jackson Avenue. Mail registration form and $20 check payable to “State Treasurer, MSSDAR” by July 16 to: Laurie Triplette, 423 Turnberry Court, Oxford, MS 38655-2578. Hostess Chapters: Chickasaw Nation, Chuquatonchee, David Reese, Loosa Schoona, Major Matthew McConnell, Old Choctaw County, Pontotoc Hills, Samuel Hammond

Delta District: Friday, July 29th Director: Betty Jo Morrison 662-230-3642, princessbj51@gmail.com Location of Meeting: First United Methodist Church, 310 West Washington Street, Greenwood, 38930 Hotel for July 28: Holiday Inn Express, 401 Clements Street, Greenwood, 38930 Cost of Hotel: $105.00 + tax (must fill 15 rooms to get this rate, otherwise $124.00). Use code DAR when by phone. 662-455-1885. The block will close July 1. Directions to hotel: On Hwy 82, the Holiday Inn Express is right behind the Hampton Inn on left (401 Clement Street). Directions to meeting: From I-55, take the Winona Exit, go west on Hwy 82. Take the Strong Avenue Downtown Greenwood exit. Travel east on Strong Avenue until it turns into West Washington Street and continue east. Church will be on left. (You will pass by 3 other churches before you get to First United Methodist.) Parking is on east side of church. Mail registration form and $20 check payable to “State Treasurer, MSSDAR” by July 16 to: Betty Jo Morrison, 1732 Hillside Road, Holcomb, MS 38940-9688. Hostess Chapters: Chakchiuma, Third Arrow, Grenada, Thomas Rodney, Hush -Puck-A-Haw

Coastal Plains District: Saturday, July 30th Director: Michele Lee 228-990-2267, michelegautierlee@cableone.net Location of Meeting: Jones County Community College, C.L. Neill Student Center, College Drive, Ellisville, MS 39437 Directions to Meeting: From I-59 exit 88, take MS Hwy 29 S (Hill St) 2 miles, turn right on N. Church St to College Drive. Turn right onto College Drive. Student Center will be on the left. Hotels/Cost for July 29: Best Western Ellisville, 1102 Hwy 29 N. exit 88. For reservations call 601 -477-8082. Double queen beds for $77.99 tax includ-ed, king beds for $74.14 tax included. Best Western, Laurel, 309 S 16th Ave. off I-59 exit 95-A. For reservations call 601-425-4455. All rooms are double queen beds for $83.37 tax included. One room is handicap accessible. Both hotels include a breakfast. Rooms are held under my name, Michele Lee, for MSSDAR summer conference until July 19th. (Restaurant suggestion: Bosun Joe’s, 110 Front Street, Ellisville, 39437, 601-477-8955) Mail registration form and $20 check payable to “State Treasurer, MSSDAR” by July 16 to: Michele Lee, 606 Columbus Drive, Pascagoula, MS 39567-6407. Hostess Chapters: Tallahala, Nahoula, Chickasawhay, Unobee, Norvell Robertson, Twentieth Star, Shadrack Rogers

EDITOR: Kathy Gray Henry 321 Avalon Way Brandon, MS 39047-7635 STATE REGENT: Billie Fouche Breedlove 101 Allen Street Batesville, MS 38606-2302

Important Dates

2016 District Meetings July 27 - Heartland - Jackson

July 28 - Hills - Oxford July 29 - Delta - Greenwood

July 30 - Coastal Plains - Ellisville

Fall Pilgrimage Rosalie Open Every Day

September 4—October 10, 2016

Rosalie Day Activities October 18-19, 2016

MSSDAR 111th State Conference

February 16-18, 2017

DAR SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Kindred Kiara Harris—$5,000 NSDAR Leslie Andree Hanna

Medical School Scholarship, established as a memorial scholarship

in late 2015 to aid qualified females pursuing a career in medicine. Kindred is a native of Hermanville and Port Gibson, and a graduate

of the MS School for Math and Science in Columbus. Her mother, Carolyn Harris, served long time nurses’ assistant in Port Gibson.

Ryan James Walsh – $2,000 NSDAR Occupational Therapy

Scholarship for graduate-level studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he plans to obtain both a master’s and a doctorate in Occupational Therapy. A Fulbright Scholar through the University

of South Florida, he has been a social studies teacher at H.W. Byers High School in Marshall County for the past two years. This summer he is working as a TEAM Teacher at the Mississippi Teacher Corps Holly Springs Summer School. He received his Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi in Oxford this May.

http://www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships Laurie Daltroff Triplette

MSSDAR State DAR Scholarship Chair, 2013-2016

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