Effingham, Illinois
| Regent | Susan Oliver |
| 1st Vice-Regent | Stephanie Bontemps |
| 2nd Vice-Regent | Sandra Donaldson |
| Chaplain | Nitelle Lading |
| Recording Secretary | Ann Chandler |
| Treasurer | Deborah Conner |
| Registrar | Deanna Higgs |
| Historian | Sharon Doan |
| Librarian | Racheal Fritts |
If you would like to attend a chapter meeting or event to meet our Daughters and explore what we do, please contact us.
| September 2026 | John Hancock Story |
| September 17 – 23, 2026 | Constitution Week |
| October 9, 2026 | DAR Day of Serivce Illuminating Our Legacy Thru Service |
| October 2026 | How Washington Won the War District Director Barbara Buchanan |
| November 2026 | WHere Were You on 9/11 |
| December 2026 | Fostering Their Futures |
| January 2027 | The Borelli's Unplugged |
| February 2027 | George Washongton's Secret Spy Network |
| March 2027 | American History and Good Citizens Awards Presentation Star Spangled Banner Story |
| April 2027 | Veterans Administration Voluntary Service |
| May 2027 | My Memorial Trip to Normandy Annual Meeting |
Founding Regent
Mary Crooker Lloyd, a niece of Ann Crooker St. Clair, returned north to Effingham, Illinois, after living in Austin, Texas. She immediately commenced the work of organizing our chapter in 1902, building the chapter from its original 17 members to 37 in 1905. She discovered two “Real Daughters” — Mary Young Montgomery (1820-1913), and Martha Young Armstrong (1817-1907), daughters of Revolutionary War Patriot, Philip Young (1766-1840). She was also responsible for starting numerous DAR chapters in Southern Illinois.
Mary Crooker Lloyd was born in New York, June 10, 1840, and died June 28, 1931. She is buried next to the large Crooker stone at Ewington near her grandparents, Jacob and Matilda Lane Crooker and Ann Crooker St Clair Robinson. Mrs. Crooker Lloyd was the daughter of Ann’s youngest brother Edmund Z. Crooker and his wife Eliza Craig.
