Santa Margarita DAR Serving Oceanside Since 1929    

           The first organizational meeting of the Santa Margarita Chapter was held on February 23, 1926, at Effie Martin’s home in Oceanside, CA. Mrs. Carrie Belle Davis Heilman was the organizing regent. Two subsequent meetings were held, one more in 1926 and another in 1927. With 20 women attending, it was decided to push forward with the forming of the chapter. By May 25, 1929, the name Oceanside was selected and dues were established at $3.00 per year. The fourth Saturday of the month was selected as the meeting day. September 28, 1929, has been identified as the date the chapter was organized and October 23, 1929, as the date it was confirmed by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

      The name Oceanside Chapter was changed to the Santa Margarita Chapter in 1972. Members believed the new name better represented the Santa Margarita Valley, named by Gaspar de Portola in 1769 during his first expedition north from San Diego… the area represented in our membership.

            Las Flores Adobe ~ Erected 1867                  Camp Pendleton ~ Established 1942                    San Luis Rey Mission ~ 1798    

Beeeing Involved:

Preserving History, Serving the Community, Honoring Patriotic Citizenship

            
                      Oceanside Independence Day Parade                                          Constitution Week Proclamation
                                                                                                                                 presented by Carlsbad City Council
      
                                                                                                                                         





                              
Constitution Week Proclamation from       Good Citizen and American History Essay Contest Winners Celebrated 
            Mayor Wood of Oceanside

               Donations to Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society             Participation in Camp Pendleton Fiesta Days

Serving Santa Margarita Chapter

2012-2014 ~ Chapter Officers

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