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A Message from the Pennsylvania State President : Millennium celebration theme of the Pennsylvania State Society: History of the Pennsylvania State Society: The first Pennsylvania chapter, Three Rivers, organized in April 1961 and was chartered in April 1962. Mrs. David A. Scott, Organizing President, was a member in Virginia before organizing the Pennsylvania group. Nine members met to organize the chapter, seven of whom transferred from Richmond, Virginia. Three Rivers had twenty-eight members who signed the charter at the home of Mrs. Clifford A. Lake. The second chapter to charter was Elizabeth Van Metre in Uniontown. They organized in April 1970 and were chartered in April 1973. Organizing President was Mrs. John P. Miller. This chapter has since disbanded. Penn’s Grant in Philadelphia organized in October 1973 and chartered in March 1974. Twenty-four members signed the charter at Lord Stirling’s Headquarters, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The Organizing President was Mrs. Edward Hungerford. Following the national requirement, when three chapters had been chartered it was necessary to form a Pennsylvania State Society. The organizational meeting was held at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in March of 1975. Mrs. Edward Hungerford, Penn’s Grant Chapter, was elected Organizing President and Mrs. David A. Scott, Three Rivers Chapter, was named Honorary Organizing President. The fourth chapter, The Treaty Elm, was organized in April 1975 and chartered in January 1977. Mrs. Robert L. Lyon was Organizing President. John Hand Chapter was next to form. They organized in November 1976 and were chartered in November 1979. Twenty-one members signed their charter. Attending the meeting were Mrs. Hungerford and Mrs. Alfred Novello, Pennsylvania State President. Mrs. Robert H. Dymond was the Organizing President. Miss Glady Tozier organized Lycoming Chapter in August 1979. Mrs. Leonard A. Work organized Deacon John Burnham Chapter in June 1980. Neither chapter was able to obtain the twenty-one members needed to charter. Lycoming disbanded in the spring of 1984; most members transferred to the Treaty Elm Chapter. Beaver Town was next to organize in March 1980 and was chartered May 19, 1982 under the efforts of Mrs. Paul Bennett, Organizing President. Thomas Olney Chapter organized in October 1982 and chartered May 19, 1984. Dr. Ellen Perrin, Pennsylvania State President, attended the signing at Bushkill Center Inn. This chapter has since disbanded. Bedford Manor Chapter was organized on September 16, 1983. Mrs. John V. Scherer, Organizing President, led a group of dedicated workers to have twenty-five members for the signing on June 22, 1984. Dr. Ellen Perrin attended the signing. This chapter has disbanded. Member were given the opportunity to be members-at-large for one year, many joined other chapters. Currently there are five active chapters in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania has been presented many National awards for the work of the chapters in raising money for scholarships, for marking historic sites, for the submission of genealogical records, for gifts to the Headquarters Museum, for preservation of historic documents, and for service to Veterans to name a few. We continue to promote the object of the National Society both within the chapters and in our community outreach. We have taken on Pennsylvania History Day as an annual Project, presenting two awards at the state function. The millennium celebration theme continues: “Into the next century with knowledge from the past”. It follows the object of the Society for education and preservation. We are proud of our Pennsylvania member for continuing with these goals. PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SOCIETY Society Calendar of Events: Board of Management: September 22, 2007; Nittany Lion Inn, State College PA Pennsylvania State Conference: March 8 and 9, 2008; Nittany Lion Inn, State College PA Board of Management: September 13, 2008; Nittany Lion Inn, State College PA Pennsylvania State Conference: March 21 and 22, 2008; Nittany Lion Inn, State College PA
Chapter Meetings: Beaver Town Chapter John Hand Chapter Penn’s
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