Chapter History

 Chapter History

Thirty-two members and guests attended the organizational meeting of Governor Thomas Ford Chapter, NSDAR, held at Hick's Cafe in Roberts, IL. Mrs. Albert G. Peters of Chicago, State Chair of Organization of Chapters, presided and announced there were already 18 members of this new chapter and expressed gratitude to other chapters from which some of these members transferred. 

Mrs. Arthur Arends, Organizing Regent of the chapter, was presented and introduced the following officers: Vice Regent - Mrs. Howard Stuckey
Recording Secretary - Mrs. Wm. G. Raudabaugh
Treasurer - Mrs. Elbert Sawyer
Chaplain - Mrs. Walter Arends
Registrar - Mrs. Clarence Dowse
Additional officers were elected at their next meeting in February, 1960: 
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs. William Sherfey
Historian - Mrs. William DuSold
Librarian - Mrs. W. H. Crandall Sr 

The Regent appointed Mrs. H. H. Chamberlain as Program Chair and Mrs. John Gallahue as Social Chair.  

Mrs. Peters gave a brief history of Thomas Ford, Eighth governor of Illinois, for whom the Chapter was named and read the purpose of DAR.  She read the names of nineteen women whose signatures were placed on the Charter.  It was decided that the Charter would be held open for one year for the benefit of prospective members whose records were not yet completed. 

The charter members as of February 1, 1961, were as follows: