The Marion Linn Chapter, NSDAR was organized
April 18, 1928. Mrs. C.W. Cheback was
instrumental in its organization, but passed on
prior to the chapter being accepted by the
National Society. The chapter was named in honor
of two famous men whose names were used to name
the city and county in which the chapter was
formed: General Francis Marion, a Revolutionary
War hero, nicknamed "The Swamp Fox," and Dr.
Louis Linn, a United States Senator and
physician who served as a surgeon during the War
of 1812.
The following members were appointed as
officers by the Organizing Regent, Mrs. Mary
Hollingsworth:
- Vice Regent, Adeliza Daniels
- Recording Secretary, Nellie Lothian
- Corresponding Secretary, Bertha Owen
- Treasurer, Alberta K. Sigfred
- Historian, Anna Hewitt
- Registrar, Mary L. Parkurst
- Chaplain, Ida G. Bowman
- Press Correspondent, Grace Christie
Koppenhaver
There were 18 ladies known as charter members.
The meetings were held on the second Wednesday
of each month in the homes of members. The
annual dues were $2.00 for each member.
The Marion Linn Chapter was the first chapter
to donate to the Iowa Period Room in Memorial
Continental Hall in Washington, D.C.
When the Francis Shaw Chapter in Anamosa, Iowa,
disbanded in 1988, many of the members joined
the Marion Linn Chapter and are still active in
the chapter today.
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