Daughters of the American Revolution
Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter
Bloomington, Illinois
HISTORY
We
love
old photos and we hope you do too.(Click on any photo to get a larger
view.) We are tremendously proud of our chapter and its namesake,
Letitia Green Stevenson.
Letitia Green Stevenson
Mrs. Stevenson held a meeting in Bloomington in October 1893, to explain the objectives of the NSDAR. Less than a year later, on May 3, 1894, the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter was formally organized - the fourth chapter in Illinois, and the seventy-ninth chapter in the National Society. The organizing regent was Sarah Martin Taylor.
Our chapter is proud to have the unique distinction of having two members who served as Presidents General: Letitia Green Stevenson (Mrs. Adlai E.) and her sister Julia Green Scott (Mrs. Matthew T.). Additionally, the chapter had three real Daughters (daughters of Revolutionary War patriots): Miss Elizabeth Bush, Lydia Bullard Clayes, and Elizabeth Brown Lennon.
(L) Letitia Green Stevenson, Mrs. Donald McLean who was New York City Chapter Regent and later President General, 1905-1907, and Julia Green Scott. (R) Julia Green Scott
The Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter
also
has a long history of serving God, Home, and Country. Members purchased
bonds and adopted 50 French orphans during World War I, and served in
USO canteens and purchased war bonds in World War II. More recently,
chapter members have restored the Lincoln Circuit Marker in front of
the McLean County Museum of History; participated in Bloomington’s
Memorial Day Parade, and collected many items from members for the
Danville VA Hospital for the veterans. The chapter’s December 2014
meeting was at the beautiful and historical Bloomington Country Club
with State Regent Pamela Bork as guest speaker, and attending were six
past chapter regents.
Colonial Tea
DAR Colonial Reception in 1904
Dedication of plaque commemorating Last Stand of Potawatomie Indians in McLean County
Historic preservation is also an important part of the Letitia Green Stevenson mission. Among the plaques/markers placed by the chapter are: Sailors and Soldiers monument in Miller Park; Last Stand of Potawatomie Indians in McLean County (now in Village Park, Hudson, Illinois); Lincoln Circuit marker near Carlock on McLean-Woodford County Line; McBarnes Memorial Building commemorating the first court conducted in McLean County; a bust of George Washington, commissioned in 1932 commemorating the bicentennial of his birth; the First Christian Church, Bloomington, Illinois, as the oldest continuing congregation; and the graves of many Revolutionary War patriots.
The 1928 State Conference was held in Bloomington.
Chapter members in 1942
The tradition of service continues today as Letitia Green Stevenson members promote education, historic preservation, and patriotism.
Marker honoring the two Presidents General from our chapter.
Regent and past regents of the chapter in 1997
Letitia Green Stevenson
Mrs. Stevenson held a meeting in Bloomington in October 1893, to explain the objectives of the NSDAR. Less than a year later, on May 3, 1894, the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter was formally organized - the fourth chapter in Illinois, and the seventy-ninth chapter in the National Society. The organizing regent was Sarah Martin Taylor.
Our chapter is proud to have the unique distinction of having two members who served as Presidents General: Letitia Green Stevenson (Mrs. Adlai E.) and her sister Julia Green Scott (Mrs. Matthew T.). Additionally, the chapter had three real Daughters (daughters of Revolutionary War patriots): Miss Elizabeth Bush, Lydia Bullard Clayes, and Elizabeth Brown Lennon.
(L) Letitia Green Stevenson, Mrs. Donald McLean who was New York City Chapter Regent and later President General, 1905-1907, and Julia Green Scott. (R) Julia Green Scott
Colonial Tea
DAR Colonial Reception in 1904
Dedication of plaque commemorating Last Stand of Potawatomie Indians in McLean County
Historic preservation is also an important part of the Letitia Green Stevenson mission. Among the plaques/markers placed by the chapter are: Sailors and Soldiers monument in Miller Park; Last Stand of Potawatomie Indians in McLean County (now in Village Park, Hudson, Illinois); Lincoln Circuit marker near Carlock on McLean-Woodford County Line; McBarnes Memorial Building commemorating the first court conducted in McLean County; a bust of George Washington, commissioned in 1932 commemorating the bicentennial of his birth; the First Christian Church, Bloomington, Illinois, as the oldest continuing congregation; and the graves of many Revolutionary War patriots.
The 1928 State Conference was held in Bloomington.
Chapter members in 1942
The tradition of service continues today as Letitia Green Stevenson members promote education, historic preservation, and patriotism.
Marker honoring the two Presidents General from our chapter.
Regent and past regents of the chapter in 1997