New Virginia DAR Regent Kicks off Her Initiative

6 Aug 2016                                                Montpelier, VA

report by Virginia SAR President Ed Truslow

DAR Regent Judith Surber with Virginia SAR President Ed Truslow.

     On Saturday August 6th, the Jack Jouett DAR Chapter hosted a reception for Judith Surber, the 39th Virginia DAR Regent.  The event was held  in the DuPont Gallery's Grand Salon at James Madison's Montpelier estate.   Speakers included Kat Imhoff, President of the  James and Dolly Madison Montpelier Foundation, and "James Madison" himself. 

     Regent Surber's initiative for her three year term will be focused on the U.S. Constitution.  She is asking for $200,000 to underwrite a new conference room in Claude Moore Hall at the Robert H. Smith Center for  the Constitution.  She is also asking all 130 state DAR chapters get actively involved in promoting the understanding of the Constitution in some way.

     Among the Virginia Society SAR guests were VASSAR President Ed Truslow and 2nd Vice President Pat Kelly, Past VASSAR Presidents Trice Taylor and Phil Williams, Thomas Jefferson Chapter President Mackey Tilman and Rev. Canon Henry Minich, former Virginia Society Chaplain.

left to right: Virginia SAR 2nd Vice President Pat Kelly, and past Virginia SAR President Trice Taylor, Virginia SAR President Ed Truslow,