Cateechee Chapter, NSDAR
CATEECHEE CHAPTER HISTORY
Cateechee Chapter was organized by Mrs. Lulah Ayer Vandiver on January 18, 1899 with twelve charter members.  Below are some of the highlights of the following years:

1904 - Cateechee placed a Tablet in the Courthouse in memory of Robert Anderson, a Colonel in the Revolutionary War and in whose honor the City and County of Anderson were named.

1909 - Mrs. W. W. Robinson presented to the Chapter a sword owned by General Sumter.  The great grandson Major Spann was the recipient of this sword at the home of the great leader.

1911 � A Boulder was placed to mark �The Treaty Oak� by General Andrew Pickens Chapter and Cateechee Chapter and was dedicated September 19, 1911.  (This historic tree was blown down by a storm several years ago.)

1919  - The Chapter contributed funds and furnished a room at Tamassee DAR School.

1927 -   Cateechee contributed to a fund for placing an iron fence around the marker at the �Treaty Oak,� as well as contributed funds for a Memorial Chair in Continental Hall in honor of Woodrow Wilson, a tablet in honor of S.C. Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the preservation of Woodrow Wilson�s home. 

1930 � The Chapter bought a Memorial Acre at Tamassee and funded a room at Tamassee DAR School.

1933 - Through the efforts of the Chapter, a deed was presented by Mr. J. L. Adams to the SC DAR bequeathing the Anderson Graveyard with Cateechee Chapter as the Custodian.  A tablet to Colonel Robert Anderson in this plot was unveiled with appropriate exercises Oct 31, 1933. 

1935 � Cateechee helped fund a bathroom at Tamassee DAR School.  The Chapter began a genealogical shelf at the library and bought a Memorial Acre at Tamassee in honor of the State Regent, Mrs. Mauldin.

1939 - The Chapter contributed to the Valley Forge Chimes fund.

1940 � The Chapter contributed to the Tamassee heating plant, the Penny Pine fund, the Ellis Island fund and gave time and money to the Red Cross.

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