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DAR Facts and
Chapter History
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National Society was founded Oct. 11, 1890. There are approximately
180,000 members in over 3,000 chapters throughout the United States
and in several foreign countries. The national headquarters is
located in three adjoining buildings in Washington, D.C. Our DAR
motto is: God, Home, and Country.
Myakka Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution was organized
in Venice on Jan. 5, 1954. Mrs. Eppi Hayes Smith was elected
Organizing Regent for the chapter of 13 members. The National
Society issued charter number 3-052 to the chapter on Dec. 22, 1954.
For Venice, a town of 4,000 in the 1950s and 1960s, Myakka
Chapter's money-raising events, such as silver teas, card parties,
and fashion shows, were the social events of the season. The
proceeds enabled the chapter to reach out into the community and
become recognized as an active service organization.
History of the word MYAKKA as recorded by the organizers of the
chapter, is as follows:
"The story of the naming of MYAKKA is as interesting as the story
of the Birds. The story goes that many hundreds of years ago, a
small band of Indians wandered into a beautiful valley with game and
birds; the soil moist and fertile. Before very long, this band of
Indians had grown into a mighty tribe, rich and powerful. They
called the valley by their own name, MYACA, and even after they were
forced to flee by the white man, the word MYACA remained. Today, we
spell the name a little differently to retain the original sound
MYAKKA, but we have no wish to change the valley, for it is one of
the last strips of wilderness in Florida."
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