125th Anniversary Celebration - Mary Elizabeth Vaughn

     A wonderful group from the Martintown Road Chapter gathered on a beautiful sunny afternoon to remember our state regent from 1979-1982 who was also a member of the chapter.  The chapter regent stated that the chapter felt honored to have had a state regent from their chapter as not every chapter has had that privilege.

Mary Elizabeth Davenport Vaughn

Mrs. James Carlton

State Regent 1979-1982

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                   1913 May 9

                   2011 Jun 4

                   Aged 98

                             Sunset Hill Cemetery

                             600 Alta Vista Avenue

North Augusta, SC

The theme of the administration of Mary Elizabeth Vaughn was "Growing in a Spirit of Unity", the chief objective being growth of the members in the knowledge of the DAR through participation in work and giving.  In order to increase rapport between the State Regent and Chapters, a Chapter Regents Club was organized. This proved to be a helpful and popular addition to our State Society.

Major repairs to the SC Cottage at Tamassee took place and badly needed bathrooms were installed during the first year of the project. Tamassee faced a crisis when the entire endowment fund was lost due to the misappropriation of funds by the stockbroker.  Strong leadership by our State Regent, who became Board Chair, and a lawsuit recovered all of the funds plus interest.

The State Society accepted the invitation of the Old Exchange Commission to furnish the north room on the first floor of the building. It was officially called the "South Carolina State Society DAR Room" which was furnished with reproductions of the original furnishings. Dedication of the room took place when the Old Exchange Building was opened to the public on October 5, 1981.

Martintown Road Chapter members attending Ceremony of Remembrance

For many years, funds had been collected and saved in hopes of having a SC Period Room at National headquarters. In June 1980, a room became available. Since South Carolina was the only one of the 13 original colonies without a Period room and since no other space would be available for many years, it was voted to accept this space.  The room was dedicated and presented to the National Society during Continental Congress 1981. It is furnished as a Southern bedroom and will be an ongoing project of the SC State Society.