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The National Society
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Richard Borden Chapter
Tyler, Texas |
Chapter Activities
| Chapter President Tommie Mouser
represented Richard Borden Chapter in the processional
of chapter presidents at State Conference in Temple. |
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Richard Borden’s September meeting was held at Emerald
Bay Club. The program featured each member presenting a
Bio on her ancestor. These Bio’s were printed and
handed out to members present. Proclamations for
Colonial Heritage Month and Native American Heritage
Month were obtained from Tyler Mayor Martin Heines and
were displayed in Richard Borden’s annual Library
Exhibit on Colonial Heritage. In addition, Texas
Governor Greg Abbott composed a Certificate
complementing Earline Andrews on her 106th birthday.
“Over the Years, in times of war and peace, during
difficult economic times and periods of
abundance, you have experienced what many of us
can only read about. You have made the Lone Star
State proud, helping it to become the great land of
opportunity that is today.” Left to right front row:
Anna Lee, Tommie Mouser, Paula Warren, Leta Porter;
second row: Sherry Kidd, Pauline Harder, Shelley Rardin,
Ross Krape, and Karen Beavers. |
Front Row: Tommie Mouser, Karen
Beavers, Patsy Bass, Paula Warren, Shelley Rardin, and
Ann Lee. Back Row: Suzanne Bass, prospective members
Sharon Logan, Kathy Lacey, and Susan Newman, guest Joy
Alexander, prospective member Sherry Kidd, Annette
Maddox, and Pauline Harder.
Richard Borden's May meeting was held at Emerald Bay. A
big thank you to Anna Lee for presenting the video
production she and Steve Lee filmed for the National
convention of the former President Generals speaking on
their tenures and what they accomplished during that
time. |
Congratulations to Liz McLeod of
Whitehouse, the winner of the 2015-2016 Colonial
Heritage Essay Contest for the Tyler area middle school
students. Liz, an eighth grade student at Whitehouse
Junior High School was presented a scholarship check and
certificate at the awards ceremony held at Whitehouse.
The topic of the contest was "Explain the History of
Colonial Money 1601-1701." All students in grades six,
seven, and eight enrolled in public, private, and
parochial schools and home schooled students are
eligible to enter the contest. Richard Borden Chapter
was the first chapter in the nation to sponsor an essay
contest for middle school students.
Photo Left to Right: National Chairman Awards, Gifts and
Special Activities Anna Lee, essay winner Liz McLeod,
and Richard Borden Chapter President Tommie Mouser. |
| Richard Borden Chapter held their
February meeting at Holly Tree Country Club in Tyler.
Member Pauline Harder presented a very interesting
program on "Indentured Servants". Prints of an actual
indentured servant's document and illustrations of the
servants at work were shown. Attending the meeting were,
front row: Leta Porter, Tommie Mouser, and Anna Lee.
Back row: guest and prospective member Carol Schuler,
Shelley Rardin, Sherry Kidd, Pauline Harder, Patsy Bass,
Suzanne Bass, and Karen Beavers. |
 
| Earline Hart Andrews holds a proclamation from Texas
Governor Gregg Abbott on her 105th birthday on October
28, 2015. Earline also received a Proclamation from
Tyler Mayor Martin Heines proclaiming October 28th
Earline Andrews Day. Her college
years were very dear to her heart still to this day and
it’s noticeable as she holds onto a thick book on
the history of Northwestern University, that was given
to her on her 104th birthday by the office of Alumni
Affairs from the University when representatives of the
Northwestern University Alumni Office visited her for an
interview which was published in the the Northwestern
University Alumni News and the Shreveport Times. Earline
Andrews spent 43 years as a classroom teacher and said
her inspiration to travel the world came from a guest
who spoke at Northwestern Normal School during her
student days. |
| Paula Warren, Anna Lee, and Leta
Porter spent about 3 hours volunteering at the
Watkins-Logan State Veterans Home on Veterans Day.
Parade attendants and veterans lined the sidewalks in
honor of America's veterans. Richard Borden Chapter,
along with several other patriotic groups waved their
flags, cheered for the Veterans, and served lunch
provided by Brookshire's Grocery. It was indeed an
inspirational event for these three volunteers. |
Colonial Heritage Month
| Each fall, Richard Borden Chapter
members set up an American Colonial Heritage display in
the Tyler Public Library commemorating Colonial Heritage
Month. Items are from members personal collections.
Proclamations from Tyler Mayor Martin Heines and Texas
Governor Greg Abbott for Colonial Heritage Month and
Native American Heritage Month were prominently
displayed. |
| The library Exhibit was set up by
members L to R: Chapter Registrar Shelley Rardin,
Chapter President Tommie Mouser, Chapter Chaplain Paula
Warren, National COA Artisan Patsy Bass, and Chapter
Librarian Suzanne Bass. |
| Three outstanding Coats of Arms
painted by National COA Artisan Patsy Bass. |
| Items in this display case included
Artisan Patsy Bass' hand painted Coats of Arms, small
and large, a book illustrating Coats of Arms, a colonial
candle, a hand woven Indian basket, and a copy of
Richard Borden Chapter's original charter. |
| Native American Heritage items from
Pocahontas Chairman Paula Warren include a two piece
hand woven basket and arrow heads. |
| National Defense Chair Paula Warren
with her display of personal military items that she
described at the chapter's September meeting. |
| Members attending the chapter's
September meeting are: Front row L to R - Paula Warren,
Shelley Rardin, Tommie Mouser, Anna Lee, and Karen
Beavers. Back Row L to R - Sharon Logan and Sherry Kidd,
prospective members, Pauline Harder, and Ross Krape. |
2014 Colonial Heritage Essay Contest
Left to Right: Tommie Mouser, Anna Lee,
essay winner Sophia Taylor, Shelley Rardin
In 2007, Anna Lee as Chapter
President, established the very first Richard Borden
Colonial Dames Colonial Heritage Contest for middle
grade school students in the Tyler area. The 2014-2015
winner Sophia Taylor, an eighth grade gifted and
talented student at Lindale Junior High School, was
presented a scholarship check and certificate at the
Awards Ceremony.
The topic of the contest was "Who Was Roger Williams of
Rhode Island?" All students in grades six, seven, and
eight enrolled in public, private and parochial schools
and home schooled students were eligible to enter the
contest. |
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| "The Lady Godiva Trio" having a lot
of fun at the Community Outreach Luncheon. Left to
Right: Paula Warren, President General Fran Davis, and
Marlys Melton. |
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Chapter member Anna Lee joined her son
Britton, husband Steve,
and Rev. Don Majors of the Captain William Barron Chapter Sons
of the American Revolution members to present a "Patriotic
Flags and Music" program celebrating President's Day.
Grave Marker for
Our Chapter's Organizing President
For more information concerning the Richard Borden
Chapter or the National Society Colonial Dames XVII
Century please
email.
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