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Near the Mt. Vernon garden stands a scion of the old Washington Elm under which Washington took command of the Continental Army in 1775 in Cambridge, Mass. This scion is surrounded by an ornamental fence and is described on a bronze plaque.

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History of the Denver Chapter

      
     To begin, the theme of The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is "Our Family Tree..Roots from the Past, Linking to the Future. The Society was founded in Washington, DC on October 11, 1890.  The organization was a natural outgrowth of two men's patriotic societies . . . The Sons of the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution . . . both of which voted to exclude women from membership.  Credit for the actual founding of the national society is given to Miss Eugenia Washington, Mrs. Ellen Harder and Miss Mary Desha. To learn about the history of our National Organization, visit the NSDAR web site at http://www.dar.org. The following gives some of the history of the Denver Chapter, its goals, accomplishments, including the Early Years, and continuing goals. See below for information about our scholarships. As stated earlier, Denver Chapter was formed 100 years ago, May 26, 1998. The most challenging of our centennial projects was compiling and writing a history of Denver Chapter's first one hundred years. Some of this wealth of history follows:

      

      A unique contribution was made by Denver Chapter in 1902.   The people of Denver and Denver Chapter joined in giving a silver punch bowl  to the cruiser USS Denver.  Denver Chapter, in addition, donated a silver pitcher and goblet with the national DAR insignia engraved on it.  The pitcher was donated on April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington.  During this early period, DAR was a social as well as a patriotic organization. 

      On November 14, 1910, Mrs. Jules Labarthe, Denver Chapter member and treasurer of the Colorado State Society NSDAR, advanced the idea for a Colorado state flag. A co mmittee was formed, and after much work, the final design was a combination of one created by Denver Chapter and another by Andrew C. Carson. The flag was adopted June 5, 1911.  An amended law in 1929 described the flag's colors more specifically and a second change in 1964 altered the proportions of the letter "C".  Its design is significant.    The large "C"  stands  for  Colorado, Centennial State Columbine and red color which is "Colorado" in Spanish.  The gold represents the greatest gold state, all year sunshine and one Columbine color.  White stands for the greatest silver state, eternal mountain snow and another Columbine color.  A final feature of the original flag was the intertwining of the cords and tassels in silver and gold.

      Besides placing monuments and markers at various sites, Denver Chapter along with Peace Pipe Chapter and Colorado Chapter, helped maintain the Washington Elm tree in Washington Park in Denver. This tree is a scion of the Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, under which George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775.  When the original Washington Elm died in Cambridge in 1924, it continued to live through cuttings.  In 1916,  Denver city landscape gardener John Russell grew one of the cuttings here. In 1928 our chapter planted 38 oak trees in City  Park  as a Memorial Grove for all who wished to plant a tree in memory of a relative or friend.  Sixty trees had been planted by 1930.  Lack of care and water diminished the grove, and in 1976, Regent Mrs. James Perkins revived the Memorial Grove.  The grove remains in place to this day, although City Park expansion has diminished the size of it.  Throughout the years, other groves have been established in Cranmer Park on 2nd and Bellaire in East Denver and in City of Brest Park on South Garfield and Cherry Creek Drive South.