A History Of The Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR
The following history of the Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR is drawn primarily from the "1998 - 2001 Yearbook", produced by Elizabeth Rudy, K. Gail Rudy, Andrea Boslet and Betty Boslet in 1998.
The Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR was organized on 14 June, 1919.
The name was chosen in honor of the fact that a large number of the original charter members claimed descent from Colonel John Proctor.
Charter Members
The Charter Members of the Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR included the following.
Mrs. Sarah Beck, Mrs. Vera Brua, Mrs. Frances Carpenter, Mrs. Elizabeth Christy, Mrs. Mary Clarkson, Mrs. Elizabeth Garver, Mrs. Jesse H. Gaverich, Mrs. Harriet Hunt, Mrs. Hilda Steel Lukens, Mrs. Margaret Meck, Mrs. Alice Newman, Mrs. Mary Nicholson, Mrs. Clara Robb, Mrs. Euphemia Steele, Miss Mary Virginia Turner, and Mrs. Mary Washburg
Regents Of The Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR
The following women have served as Regent for the Chapter since its organization in 1919.
1919-1922
Miss Elizabeth Campbell Christy ~ 1922-1931 Miss Mary Virginia Turner ~ 1931-1934 Mrs. S. Monroe Boyer ~ 1934-1936 Mrs. W. W. Blake ~ 1936-1937 Mrs. W. M. Logue ~ 1937-1940 Miss Anna Wilson ~ 1940-1943 Mrs. Morris W. Hazel ~ 1943-1946 Mrs. Ralph E. Bell ~ 1946-1949 Mrs. Helen B. Stitt ~ 1949-1952 Mrs. James S. Sims ~ 1952-1953 Mrs. S. Monroe Boyer ~ 1953-1956 Mrs. J. Clair Hegarty ~ 1956-1959 Mrs. Theodore E. Zoller ~ 1959-1962 Mrs. Ralston O. Gettemy ~ 1962-1966 Mrs. Helen B. Stitt ~ 1966-1967 Mrs. S. A. Coffey ~ 1967-1971 Mrs. Deka Anne Smith ~ 1971-1974 Mrs. G. Blair Harmon ~ 1974-1977 Miss Esther L. Bell ~ 1977-1980 Mrs. Roscoe Murphy Quigley ~ 1980-1983 Mrs. Leonard N. Ray ~ 1983-1986 Mrs. Harold Kingan ~ 1986-1989 Mrs. Irvin J. Boslet ~ 1989-1992 Mrs. J. Lloyd Sellers ~ 1992-1995 Mrs. Irvin J. Boslet ~ 1995-1998 Mrs. Irvin J. Boslet ~ 1998-1999 Mrs. Irvin J. Boslet ~ 1999-2001 Mrs. Deka Anne Smith ~ 2002-2006 Mrs. Viola Bettwy 