Independence Hall Chapter, NSDAR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CHAPTER HISTORY
The Independence Hall Chapter, NSDAR, was organized when a group of DAR members met to organize a new chapter in Philadelphia.
On January 3, 1899, the request to organize was made to the national headquarters. On December 13, 1899, a formal presentation of the charter was made in the old Supreme Courtroom at Independence Hall, for which the chapter is named. The ceremonies were followed by a luncheon. The tradition continues today as we are privileged to hold our annual meeting at Independence Hall.
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The chapter's first regent was Harriet Baird Huey, and there were 18 other charter members:
Louise Holman Haynes
Mary Belle Fleming Leiper
Mary Louise Franklin
Eleanor Wigton Hoch
Sarah Charley
Ruth Webster Lathrop, A.B., M.D.
Fanny Comstock Lathrop
Mary Bailey Wigton
Charlotte Colladay Hensel
Mary L. Stetson
Marianna Cadwalladar Franklin
Florence Fleming McKinney
Elizabeth Morris Leete
Mariana Wills Franklin
Lydia Yardley Warner
Ida May Search Cliff
Mary Catherine Griffith
Amelia S. Quinton
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Click here to read about the chapter's founding in American Monthly Magazine, the DAR's official journal in June 1900!
This is the original Independence Hall charter dated January 3, 1899, and signed by the charter members.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer
December 14, 1899.
The grave of Harriet Huey, in the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Harriet was the first regent of the Independence Hall Chapter, NSDAR.
Founding members of the Independence Hall Chapter, NSDAR.
