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Two 1918 charter members of the Natural Bridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, established in Glasgow, were recently recognized with grave markers.
On a warm Sunday afternoon, April 16, at the Glasgow/Paxton Cemetery, 14 people assembled to participate in a grave marking ceremony.
The two charter members were Olive Edmonds Baldwin and her mother, Frances Towson Edmonds. Three other graves were also marked, Mary Baldwin Denbo, Mae Worley and Agnes Massie.
The ritual was presided over by the chapter regent, Dorothy Perkins, and assisted by Garnette Teass, treasurer; Cheryl Watts, vice regent; Laura Holt, chaplain; and Diane Brads, registrar.
The ritual included a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the playing of “Taps.”
Several descendants of these DAR women, whose ancestors fought in the American Revolution, were present to witness and participate in this ritual. Also in attendance were a representative of the SAR, several local residents and a trumpeter from Southern Virginia University, Will Combe. Afterward, St. John’s Episcopal Church provided used of the parish hall for a reception.
Area residents interested in joining the DAR or seeking more information can visit https:// www.virginiadar.org/natural-bridge-chapter.
PARTICIPATING in the DAR grave marker ritual at Glasgow Cemetery recently were (from left) Chaplain Laura Holt, Regent Dorothy Perkins, trumpeter Will Combe and his fiancée, Treasurer Garnette Teass, and Faye Worley, a relative of one of the DAR members whose grave was marked.
