In September 1925 a Cannon, a gift of the Chapter was placed on the grounds of the Richard J. Reynolds High School. This Cannon was presented by the Navy Department at Washington, our Chapter paying transportation and mounting charges. It was received by the school with suitable exercises, in which both chapters took part.
In October 1925 a tablet was placed on an outer wall of the Old Salem Tavern, marking the house in which Washington spent the night on his tour through North Carolina. This tablet was the gift of Mrs. Reynolds, State Chairman of the Committee in charge of marking his tour through the State. A memorial tree was planted on Salem College Campus at the close of the unveiling exercises. Mrs. Reynolds presented a memorial tree to each town in which Washington spent the night.
The Chapter has given two chairs in the New Constitution Hall, one to Mrs. Rogers and one to Mrs. Reynolds, and contributed to one for Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Gregory, given by the State. The Chapter has also contributed to a clock given by the State to the North Carolina Room, in appreciation of Mrs. Spencer's efficient services as State Regent.
In 192 one of our charter members, Miss Ada Dalton, was chosen to form a children's chapter. They organized as Alexander Martin Chapter, with forty-two charter members, and now number seventy. They have done, and are doing fine work. Their contribution towards entertaining the State Conference here last March, was one of the high lights [sic] of the Convention.
In 1927 four sets of Genealogical papers were filled out by forty-nine of our seventy-seven members, two sets sent to Mrs. Whitaker, Stat Genealogical Chairman at that time, one for the State files, one for the National files, the two left here for filing with the record at the Court House and one for Chapter records. Five lineage book were given to the Carnegie Library. A living flag was given Mrs. W. N. Reynolds, in appreciation of her fine record in state and national work.
Plans to mark the site of first county seat of Surry then embracing the four counties of Surry, Yadkin, Stokes and Forsyth, were begun 1926 and completed 1928. A bronze tablet was placed on a native granite bolder [sic] at the entrance to the Donnahue bridge over the Yadkin River, near the site of the old court house. Here Andrew Jackson, later President Jackson, began the practice of law.
This Chapter has always contributed its part to all State and National Work when called upon for contributions. Our Chapter contributed liberally to the Caroline Scott Harrison Memorial and also to the fund for the statue commemorating the four Founders of the D.A.R. organization.
Some research work has been done in the last decade. The importance of this branch of work has been more stressed in recent years than formerly by State and National organizations. The graves of twenty-one Revolutionary Soldiers and five real daughters have been located. The grave of a pioneer woman of Wachovia Colony has been remarked. The sold soap stone marker worne [sic] almost illegible had been replaced by a marble slab the exact replica of the old stone in size, wording and numbering. This grave is in the Moravian God's Acre at Salem. This pioneer woman came to Bethabara in 1759 as the bride of the first colony physician, who died less than a year later. She later married the colony surveyor and lived at Salem, through the French and Indian War and the War of the Revolution, and was prominent in Church and Educational Work in the Colony. Died in 1815. None of the graves of real daughters have yet been marked. Six old graveyards or family burial plots have been locate, some overgrown with weeds, bushes and briars. One graveyard in another County with no fence, graves overgrown, contains a fine old relic of olden days, a stone horse block for ladies, I the day when horseback riding was the only or chief means of travel. Four of the above mentioned soldiers graves were found marked, by appreciative relatives, as Revolutionary Soldiers, at the time of their decease. Of the other seventeen, two have been appropriately marked, one by a descendant and one by the chapter and a descendent. As most of these graves are widely scattered in four counties the chapter has planned to mark them at some centrally located place in a suitable manner, and to depend on the proper pride of individual descendants to see that the graves of thee men from whom they claim descent, as D.A.R.s are properly marked at the place of interment.
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