Point or Rock Chapter NSDAR met for a delicious dessert in the home of Regent Audrey Hoerler. Six members were present for the 1pm meeting. Snow still lay on the ground but we braved it.
Our Meeting was called to order by Regent Audrey Hoerler, leading us in the Opening Ritual and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The President Generals Message was read: She wished us a happy and healthy New Year. We are just 3 short years away from America’s 250th Anniversary. Let’s strive this year to bring Daughters and our communities together as we Celebrate Stars and Stripes Forever! Americans will celebrate Black History Month this February. One way to participate is by learning more through our E. Pluribus Unum Educational Initiative, which seeks to increase the awareness of underrepresented Revolutionary War Patriots, including women and those of African American and Native American descent. This year will mark George Washington’s 291st birthday.
Indian Minutes: Bow and Arrow—In the early days of the Jamestown Settlement, an Englishman challenged a friendly native to shoot an arrow through a leather-covered wood shield about 3 feet in diameter. To the astonishment of the European, the arrow dug a foot deep into the target. Sometime during the Archaic period , Native Americans discovered that animal sinew could be attached to a flexible piece of wood and used to propel a stone-tipped stick through the air. European metal made arrow tips more deadly. Even after the introduction of firearms, many warriors preferred the time tested bow and arrow for horseback hunting and warfare.
National Defense Report: Why Tootsie Rolls hold significance with the Marine Corps…During the Korean War, the First Marine Division met the enemy at Chosin mountain reservoir in subfreezing temperatures. Out of ammo, Marines called for 60mm mortar ammo; code name “Tootsie Roll,” The radio operator did not have the code sheets that would tell him what a Tootsie Roll was but he knew the request was urgent: so he called in the order. Soon, pallets of Tootsie Roll candies parachuted from the sky. While not ammo, it provided much needed nourishment and warmed could plug bullet holes as they froze. Many credited their very survival to the candy. Surviving Marines called themselves “The Chosin Few”
Secretary’s Report for November was accepted as read.
Business: Scholarship forms have been delivered to Box Butte County Schools.
Program: Regent Audrey gave New Years Resolution pointers: Don’t take on too many things. How?.. Plan out….Put in writing …have a goal…it’s good to have an accountable partner…we were surprised that all of us were reading or listening to the whole Bible during the year.
We thanked Audrey for hosting our meeting; Anne Adam will be our Hostess on February 4th at the Sallows Military Museum. Meeting adjourned at 2:30.