Chemeketa
Chapter
Oregon State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Welcomes you to
our Homepage!
Salem, Oregon
7-005-OR
Celebrating
Over 90 Years in Salem,
Oregon
1915-2006
Chemeketa Chapter
was organized in Salem, Oregon, almost 90 years ago on November 15, 1915,
with eighteen members. It was the fifth chapter to be organized in
the state of Oregon. The name "Chemeketa" was chosen because it was
the original name of the locality. In the Kalapuyan language, the word
signifies home or Council Ground. The motto for DAR was 'Home
and Country', and members thought the name would be appropriate.
The chapter holds
two interesting artifacts in its two gavels. In 1917, the chapter received
its first gavel. It was made with four strips of wood on the mallet head,
taken from old oak timbers on the bridge over which the Minute Men marched
on their way to fight the Battle of Lexington. The black walnut forming the
handle and the main part of the mallet is from a tree, one of the first planted
in Salem, which grew on the present site of the Methodist parsonage on State
Street. The second gavel was made from wood from the Battleship Oregon,
and was presented to the chapter by Mrs. Charles A. Sprague, wife of
the Governor.
Chapter
Meetings
Chapter Meetings are
held on the 2nd Saturday of the month, September through June,
10am.
If you are interested
in joining the DAR, you can contact Chemeketa Chapter's
Web-coordinator, Mrs. Sara Greer at
sjgreer30@gmail.com
Created 12/15/1997.
Updated last 2/06/2007. 08:42 am PST
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