The Florida Panhandle Regents Council meeting was held August 24, at McLain’s Restaurant in Defuniak Springs, FL. The Council includes the nine Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Chapters from Tallahassee to Pensacola. Three Rivers Chapter of Milton attendees were Regent Suzanne Terry, Past Regent and Honorary Chapter Regent Rosa Seymour, Hellen Hunter, Treasurer Ann Wallace, Mary Ellen Shugart and Wilma Scofield.
Vice President Sharon Wilkerson presided over the meeting. The 112th Annual State Conference will be held April 2-6, 2014 in Orlando at the Florida Mall. As the Panhandle chapters are responsible for hosting this Conference, volunteer sign-up sheets were passed around for the various duties. Rosa Seymour is Chairman of the Registration Committee.
Guest speaker at the Luncheon/Meeting was James E. Moore. Mr. Moore portrayed General Andrew Jackson who came alive as the First Territorial Governor of Florida.
The election and installation of 2013-2014 Florida Panhandle Regents Council Officers was held. Officers are: President Alice Clay, St Andrews Bay Chapter; Vice President Maryann Wyrick, Pensacola Chapter; Secretary Tanya Ditto, Fort Pickens Chapter; Treasurer Chris Hanna, Caroline Brevard Chapter; and Chaplain Suzanne Terry, Three Rivers Chapter.
The next Florida Panhandle Regents Meeting will be January 25, 2014.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida Panhandle Regents Council – DAR