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MEMORIES
OF THE PAST
The first meeting of the St. Joseph Bay Chapter
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was held on October
23, 1975, in the Garden Club Center in Port St. Joe, Florida, with
twenty-five members present. Prior to the first meeting, State Regent,
Mrs. Frances Campbell installed the first officers and announced the
official name of the new chapter. The name, St. Joseph Bay, was chosen
because of the historical significance of the bay since 1492.
Early navigators attached great importance to the bay and it was
significant in Colonial, Revolutionary and Civil War history.
The officers of the new chapter were Mrs. Paul Fensom, Regent; Mrs. T.A.
Owens, Vice Regent; Mrs. Charles Brown, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Herman
Dean, Treasurer; Mrs. W.B. Simmons, Registrar.
Thirty-five charter members made up the original membership. The chapter
marked its twentieth anniversary in 1995. The twenty-fifth anniversary was
celebrated in 2000.
St. Joseph Bay Chapter will celebrate its 35th
anniversary in 2010.
The officers were as follows:
Mrs.
Paul Fensom
Regent
Mrs. T.
A. Owens
Vice Regent
Mrs.
Charles Brown
Recording Secretary
Mrs.
Herman Dean
Treasurer
Mrs. W.
B. Simmons
Registrar
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