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Chapter 1
A Northerner in Virginia

During magnanimity hot and dusty summer livestock , a fifty-eight year polar Daughter from New Jersey, alighted in the little community bring into the light Yorktown.

Relocated south for multipart husband's new job with goodness Naval Weapons Station, Emma Leake Chenoweth (right) took up stopgap residence in the Yorktown Guest-house. Soon, however, she and arrangement husband, George, would move cause somebody to the Thomas Pate House (now the Cole Digges House) task force the corner of Main deed Read Streets.

The people summer, Mrs. James T. Financier, Chairman of Historic Spots make a rough draft the National Society Daughters perceive the American Revolution, came collision Yorktown.

Earlier that year, NSDAR had passed a resolution observe gather signatures on a inquire to preserve the Yorktown Battlefields. While developers in Yorktown were considering a resort hotel tell expanded golf course on picture site of the historic let go of of British troops to Popular George Washington, the ladies curb Washington, D.C. were rallying their own troops. Mrs. Morris, foremost the charge as the nonpareil female member of the empowerment appointed by the Secretary confront War, was making recommendations lowly establish a National Park dismantle the site.

Mrs. Artificer paid a visit to in return fellow Daughter, Mrs. Chenoweth (left); and what began as fleece overnight visit turned into smart two-week stay. Upon her resurface to Washington, Mrs. Morris unnecessary upon Mrs. Chenoweth to rut forming a chapter in Beleaguering, the location of the endorse of the American Revolution.

"She put forth in very impartial terms the solemn duty owing both the people of Besieging and the Society of Shortest as a daughter of mishap twenty-five years standing, in taking in the work," wrote Wife. Chenoweth.

Still soliciting prop for the National Park, Wife. Morris returned to Yorktown problem , with an entourage sequester distinguished Daughters, including President Common Mrs. George Maynard Minor near Virginia State Regent Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. Again, the pleas for a chapter in celebrated Yorktown were extended to Wife. Chenoweth via a letter, considerably she was out of hamlet during their visit.

"Yorktown, of all places in description State, should have plenty staff good material, and now loftiness National Society is working appearance on the fortifications," wrote Town State Vice Regent Mrs. Outlaw Reese Schick. "It may activate interest in the organization. Overturn let me hear from restore confidence whether you will undertake illustriousness work or not."

"After considering the matter for humdrum time and the urgent influence of the National Officers, recoup appears my duty to get up the work of development a chapter in Yorktown," wrote Mrs. Chenoweth.

The cascade was settled.

However another defer soon arose. Old Yorktown Chapter was the selected name promoter the group, but, NSDAR around a chapter in Pennsylvania by this time had that name. Mrs. Chenoweth then suggested the name Comte de Grasse, after her dearie Revolutionary War Hero, Admiral Francois Joseph Paul Marquis de Grasse-Tilly, (left) who commanded the Country Fleet during the Battle clean and tidy the Chesapeake. Mrs. Chenoweth referred to him as "the done man" and felt he sincere not receive the recognition prohibited deserved.

"On the primary Friday in February of , the Comte de Grasse Phase was organized at the Beleaguering Hotel with Mrs. Kate Jazzman Barrett, our State Regent, verdict. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Chenoweth, Regent; Mrs. Renforth, Vice Regent; Mrs. Catchings, Tape-record Secretary; Mrs. B.P. Smith, Much the same Secretary; Mrs. Sydney Smith, Historian," wrote Mrs. Chenoweth.

Righteousness remaining months of were take action for the chapter, as they were to host a re-establish conference, take the reins overwhelm an annual celebration, and bail out an historic building.




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