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Ponca City Chapter maintains a DAR Museum in which over 200 items are on display. The picture above shows an 1838 spinning wheel handmade of solid walnut with some oak and cherry wood. Also shown is a square grand piano made by Ayres Brothers prior to 1832. The DAR Museum is housed in Marland's Grand Home, 1000 East Grand, in Ponca City. Marland's Grand Home is the former home of E.W. Marland who was the tenth Governor of Oklahoma
The home, pictured below, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The interior of the building, under the direction of Ponca City Chapter member Paula Denson, has recently been renovated and redecorated in the 1920's style and design.
Ponca City Chapter gives several awards and scholarships to students in local schools:
American History Essay Contest
Pearl Pruitt Scholarship - established by the chapter
W. B Clark Scholarship - established by the chapter
DAR Good Citizen Awards
Outstanding Work in American History Award
Sponsors a student attending Girls State

Officers of the Ponca City Chapter, 2008-2010: |
| Janel Hutchinson | Chapter Regent |
| Sue Allen | First Vice Regent |
| Brenda Barrett | Second Vice Regent |
| Carol Bouldin | Chaplain |
| Carol Moore | Recording Secretary |
| Phyllis J Tharp | Corresponding Secretary |
| Mary Bailey | Treasurer |
| Ethel Koger | Registrar/Membership |
| H Susan Hill | Historian/Librarian |
SPECIAL DATES TO REMEMBER
Chapter Socials
Maxfield Parrish: Wichita Art Museum
Saturday, October 3, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m.
Holiday Social & Silent Auction
Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Luncheon at
Ponca City Country Club
December 18, 2009 @ 12:00 p.m.
Celebrate Washington�s Birthday
with breakfast at Perkin�s Cafe
Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 9:00 a.m.
Exchange Flower Seeds at Meeting
March 19, 2010 @ 12.45 p.m.
PROGRAMS CALENDAR
Sept 2009-May 2010
Sept 18, 2009 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
AND PRECEDING CAUSES
Speaker:
DR. Richard Rohrs, OSU
(AMERICAN HISTORY, EDUCATIONAL,, COMMEMORATIVE)
Hostesses: Sue Allen, Chairman; Mary Loraine Shimp, Vivian Mertz
October 16, 2009- 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
DAR SCHOOLS
Speaker:
Carol Bouldin
Hostesses: Wanza Merrifield, Chairman; Yvonne Holmes, Joel Trout
November 20,2009 12.45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
INDIAN ART
A PERSONAL JOURNEY
Speaker:
Sidney Armstrong
(American Indian)
Hostesses: Carol Moore; Chairman; Ethel Koger, Phyllis Tharp, Joyce Willaims
Marlands Grand Home
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hostesses: Table: Doris Stanley, Chairman;
Brenda Barrett, Susan Hill, Ann Strickland
Silent Auction: Sue Allen
Program and entertainment:
Janel Hutchinson, Chairman
December 18, 2009 12:00 p.m
Christmas Luncheon
Ponca City Country Club
1101 N. Pecan
Program:
Military Days
Speaker: General McArthur
Hostesses: Carol Bouldin, Chairman; Ann Strickland, Judith Million
January 15, 2010 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
Colonial Era Quilts
Speaker:
Nancy Bright
(American History)
Hostesses: Pauline Rouse, Chairman; Betty Schwanke, Janel Hutchinson
February 19, 2010 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
American History Contest Winners
Speaker: Jane Luetke
Hostesses: Yvonne Holmes, Chairman; Pauletta Beaty, Diane Crossland
(American History, Educatinal)
March 19, 2010 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
Revolutionary Women in Politics
Speaker:
Dr. Bob Darcy, OSU
(American History, Womens Issues)
Hostesses: Donna Humble, Chairman; Katrina Sinor, Pauline Rouse, Cloma Goldman, Mary Francis Denton
April 16, 2010 12:45 p.m
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
The Swamp Fox
Speaker:
Dr. Craig McKinley
Hostesses: Evelyn Coyle, Chairman; Mary Bailey, Marilee Helton
May 21, 2010 12:45 p.m.
Marlands Grand Home
Program:
Chapter Presidents Letter
Hostesses: Betty Schwanke, Chairman; Donna Humble, Phyllis Wiles, Doris Swaim
History of the Ponca City Chapter:The Ponca City Chapter, Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution, was organized in 1918. Mrs. J. W. Wilker was organizing Regent with 24 members. The parent chapter was Kay County Chapter. The Chapter has repeatedly met the requirements for National Gold Honor Roll and has always generously supported DAR schools and projects as well as local schools and civic groups.Ponca City Chapter members have served the Oklahoma Society DAR annually as officers and chairmen of state committees. The State Conference met at Ponca City in 1924, 1937, and 1966. In 1941 the Chapter presented a cherry wood grandfather's clock with original brass works made during the Revolutionary era to the state museum in Oklahoma City. Many historical monuments have been established by the Chapter, including a memorial to Veterans of World War I, a monument honoring pioneers who made the land run into Oklahoma, and a monument at the site of a spring used as the first settlers' original source of water in Ponca City. A book entitled "The Last Run" which has a collection of oral histories from pioneer citizens in the Ponca City area, has been compiled and published by the Chapter. Genealogy and history books for research have been donated to the Ponca City Library. A museum, patterned after the museum at the DAR National headquarters in Washington, D.C., was opened by the Chapter on February 20, 1972. The room now houses over 300 items, one of which is an 1838 spinning wheel and also what is reported to be an original Revolutionary Flag. For the official Diamond Jubilee Project #743 commemorating Oklahoma' 75th anniversary as a state, Ponca City Chapter' book of "Marriage Records, 1893-1900" was compiled by member Doris Stanley and published in June 1983. Volume III of "Marriage Records for Kay County, 1900-1902" was published in 1986. The Sarah Harrison Chapter of Blackwell merged with the Ponca City Chapter in June of 1998. Sarah Harrison Chapter, OSDAR, was organized by Mrs. Cordelia Lunsford Beatty on February 11, 1914. There were 26 charter members from Kay County towns of Blackwell, Ponca City, Tonkawa and Newkirk. The members chose the name of Mrs. Beatty's grandmother, Sarah Harrison who was descended from Benjamin Harrison, as the chapter name. In 1925 the Sarah Harrison Chapter presented a chair to Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., with the inscription "Sarah Harrison Chapter, Blackwell, Oklahoma, presents this chair in memory of our valiant ancestors." In 1954 a member of the Chapter served as a Page at Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. Tonkawa Chapter merged with the Ponca City Chapter on June 5, 1999. The Tonkawa Chapter, OSDAR, was organized March 18, 1926, with 15 charter members. Mrs. R. C. Whinery served as organizing regent. Through the 70 years as a chapter they were active in every facet of the organization and contributed to all projects. Many members attended Continental Congress where one chapter member served as a Page. On the state level, several members have served as chairmen of various committees. One member was selected as the Outstanding State Junior Member. The Chapter has presented the Excellence in American History Award at Tonkawa High School since 1928 and at Northern Oklahoma College since 1930. |
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To apply for membership, or for further information about the Ponca City Chapter, e-mail Donna Humble, Chapter Regent. |
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