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| Dorothy Quincy Chapter, Quincy, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Celebrating its Centennial year in 1997, the Dorothy Quincy Chapter of the DAR was organized January 9, 1897, and chartered May 22, 1897. Shortly after the chapter was chartered, a member, Mrs. Mary Hamilton, visited the John Quincy Adams home in Quincy, MA. She became interested in a historic Quincy family homestead known as the "Dorothy Q. House" and requested that the chapter be named in honor of Mrs. Adams. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| During the Spanish-American War, the Dorothy Quincy Chapter organized the Soldiers' and Sailor's Relief Society of Quincy and Adams County. Seventy-five women busied themselves making pajamas, bed ticks and other supplies for the President's volunteers sewing on 18 sewing machines. The Relief Society operated from 1898-99. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Dorothy Quincy Chapter then erected a marker on the grave of Daniel C. Wood, Revolutionary War soldier and father of former Illinois Governor John Wood, who founded the town of Quincy, Illinois. The marker was erected on June 14, 1904. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At the start of World War I, the Relief Society was reorganized and bought Liberty Bonds as well as contributing large amounts of material. In 1917, the Relief Society merged with the Adams County Red Cross. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Throughout the years, chapter members have concerned themselves with a variety of important community service and humanitarian causes including: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sent clothing and medical supplies and other contributrions to Ellis Island; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taught English to German war brides in a night school program; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erected flag poles and supplying American flags; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joined the Northwest Territory Caravan in 1938 to retrace the trek of the company that brought the first American civil government west where they put on a living history pageant about the Battle of Yorktown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Civic duties performed in recent years include marking the grave of Revolutionary War soldiers Charles Kirkpatrick, and Daniel M. McCoy. The Dorothy Quincy Chapter participated in a World War I commemoration for the veterans who reside at Illinois Soldiers and Sailors home. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On May 30, 1998, the Illinois Organization of the NSDAR placed a marker honoring patriots of the Revolutionary War at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois. Past Regent Patricia Musick laid a wreath at the newly dedicated marker, and the Chapter hosted a reception after the ceremony. |
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| Today, the Dorothy Quincy Chapter continues its community work by cheering veterans, honoring the graves of past Revolutionary soldiers, and working with area youth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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