Shortly after the organization of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution in 1895, the Mary Lamphere Society of the C.A.R. was organized in 1896 in Tacoma, Washington. It has since been disbanded, as have a number of other local societies even to the present time, including the Thomas Pickering Society, Kitty Livingston Society, Liberty Flag Society, Elisha P. Ferry Society, George Washington Society, Henry Hudson Society, Alice Clarissa Whitman Society, Aberdeen Society, Cameahwait Society, Kamiakin Society, Trail Blazers Society, Fort Walla Walla Society, Teekalet Society, Skagit Chief Society, Baptiste Society, Kulshan Society, Colonel Henry Peyton Society, Captain Robert Gray Society, Sarah Livingston Society, Totem Pole Society, Johnny King Society, Hoquiam Society, Auburn Society, Port Angeles Society, Jacob Ebby Society, Juan de Fuca Society, Savannah Society, Henry Francisco Society and Fort Nisqually Society.
The oldest C.A.R. Society still in existence in the State of Washington is the Ada L. McCleary Society, organized in 1924. By 1934, it was the only local society remaining in the State.
From 1944 to 1947, there was a renewed interest in the C.A.R. in Washington. In 1947, the Washington State Society was organized under the leadership of Mrs. Richard I. Sampson. The local societies are units of the National Society and the State Society is organized to include the local societies. A state society cannot exist without at least two local societies.
Originally the officers of the C.A.R. were all members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR. In 1939 member officers were established and termed "junior officers". Thus there was a National President and Junior National President, and so forth. In 1958, the adult officers had the prefix "senior" added and the member officers had the "junior" prefix deleted, thus having a Senior National President and National President. The National Society made this change in 1958, but it took a while for Washington State to make the change. Members of the Sons of the American Revolution, or S.A.R., also serve as senior officers.
In Washington State, the member State President was appointed by the Senior State President until 1968, when Dan Kraft became the first elected State President for the Washington State Society.
Membership is growing again and new societies are being organized. New societies were organized in 2007, 2008 and 2009. There are today are two societies in organizing or reorganizing status.
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STATE SOCIETY ORGANIZED |
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August 1, 1947 |
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SENIOR STATE PRESIDENTS |
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(The prefix "Senior" was added about 1964) |
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Name |
Years of Service |
Chapter (DAR/SAR) |
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Mrs. Richard I. Sampson |
1945 |
Chief Seattle DAR |
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Mrs. Charles T. Lill |
1950 |
Chief Seattle DAR |
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Mrs. John S Elliott |
1954 |
Elizabeth Ellington DAR |
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Mrs. Jewell M. Cambell |
1958 |
University of Washington DAR |
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Mrs. Frank Stephens |
1962 |
Mary Ball DAR |
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Mrs. William J. Maxwell |
1964 |
Sarah Buchanan DAR |
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Mrs. Benjamin Hammond |
1968 |
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Mrs. John A Peterson, Sr. |
1970 |
Rainier DAR |
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Mrs. Helen Chase Keliehor |
1974 |
Elizabeth Bixby DAR |
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Mrs. Harold Engstrom |
1978 |
Jonas Babcock DAR |
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Mrs. Charles C. Fish |
1980 |
Jonas Babcock DAR |
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Mrs. Kenneth D Schaitel |
1982 |
Lakota DAR |
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Mrs. Gilbert D.Carroll |
1986 |
Peter Puget DAR |
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Mrs. I Thomas Chase |
1988 |
Lady Stirling DAR |
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Mrs. Gerald Yates |
1990 |
Lakotar DAR |
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Mrs. Lawrence Honegger |
1994 |
Karneesta DAR |
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Mrs. Louis Shearer |
1998 |
Peter Puget DAR |
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Mrs. Howard Holbrook |
2000 |
Peter Puget DAR |
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Mrs. William Hallock |
2002 |
Peter Puget DAR |
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Mrs. P. Braithwait
Mr. John R. Berg |
2004
2008 |
Mary Hutton DAR
Seattle SAR
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STATE PRESIDENTS
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Name |
Year |
Society |
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1 |
Elizabeth Kefauver |
1947-49 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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2 |
Georgina Jeklin |
1949-51 |
Cameahwait |
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3 |
Ann McGilchrist |
1951-52 |
Alice Clarissa Whitman |
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4 |
Virginia Ramm |
1952-53 |
Teekalet |
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5 |
Marita Longstreth |
1953-54 |
Kulshan |
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6 |
Bruce Siau |
1954-56 |
Captain Robert Gray |
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7 |
Ramona Hopping |
1956-58 |
Princess Angeline |
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8 |
Nancy Nethercutt |
1958-60 |
Colonel Henry Peyton |
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9 |
Michael Elliott |
1960-62 |
Teekalet |
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10 |
Caron Lucile Berg |
1962-63 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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11 |
Robert Kennedy |
1963-65 |
Teekalet |
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12 |
Lee Alice Kimball |
1965-66 |
Princess Angeline |
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13 |
Keith Durfy |
1966-67 |
Johnny King |
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14 |
Sandra Winninghoff |
1957-68 |
Juan de Fuca |
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15 |
Daniel Warren Kraft |
1968-69 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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16 |
Mary Elizabeth Peterson |
1969-70 |
Princess Angeline |
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17 |
Michael Lockwood |
1970-71 |
Baptiste |
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18 |
Gaile Peterson |
1971-72 |
Princess Angeline |
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19 |
Kevin B. Allen |
1972-73 |
Princess Angeline |
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20 |
Roy Harting |
1973-74 |
Princess Angeline |
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21 |
Linda Rogers |
1974-75 |
Sally Glacken |
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22 |
Daniel M Andreson |
1975-76 |
Fort Nisqually |
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23 |
Denise M Andreson |
1976-77 |
Fort Nisqually |
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24 |
Christine Newberger |
1977-78 |
Sally Glacken |
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25 |
Erik Clare Peterson |
1978-79 |
Princess Angeline |
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26 |
Derrick M Andreson |
1979-80 |
Fort Nisqually |
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27 |
Thresa Howard |
1980-81 |
Sally Glacken |
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28 |
Elizabeth Turnipseed |
1981-82 |
Fort Nisqually |
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29 |
Tahnya Marie Boyett |
1982-83 |
Princess Angeline |
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30 |
Letcher Langston, III |
1983-84 |
Princess Angeline |
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31 |
Camae Cezanne Johnson |
1984-85 |
Princess Angeline |
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32 |
Rachel Priscilla Barnes |
1985-86 |
Totem Pole |
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33 |
Dwayne Gilbert Caroll |
1986-87 |
Totem Pole |
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34 |
Karalee Nylund |
1987-88 |
Fort Nisqually |
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35 |
Jeanette K. Corey |
1988-89 |
Totem Pole |
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36 |
Ronald Crane |
1989-90 |
Princess Angeline |
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37 |
Sarah Jeanette Carroll |
1990-91 |
Totem Pole |
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38 |
Patricia Buck |
1991-92 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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39 |
Laurel Crane |
1992-93 |
Princess Angeline |
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40 |
Vonita Hallock |
1993-94 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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41 |
Jaimee Shearer |
1994-95 |
Chakawah |
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42 |
Christopher Honegger |
1995-96 |
Chakawah |
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43 |
Amber Shearer |
1996-97 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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44 |
Stefan Michael Woods Kovalenko |
1997-98 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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45 |
Karina Morrison |
1998-99 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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46 |
Christi Buck |
1999-2000 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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47 |
Terrell Peterson |
2000-01 |
Princess Angeline |
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48 |
Bridget Dugas Campbell |
2001-02 |
Princess Angeline |
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49 |
Carl Peterson |
2002-03 |
Princess Angeline |
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50 |
William Morrison |
2003-04 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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51 |
Ronald Scheck |
2004-05 |
Spokane |
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52 |
Elizabeth Scheck |
2005-06 |
Spokane |
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53 |
Bruce Hallock |
2006-07 |
Ada L. McCleary |
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54 |
Shannon Braithwait |
2007-08 |
Spokane |
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55 |
Sage Marie Berg |
2008-09 |
William Devin |
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56 |
Rachel Anderson |
2009-10 |
Randolph Lawson |
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57 |
Brittney Heckethrone |
2010-11 |
Randolph Lawson |
