Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, March 25, 1920 The Aurora, Illinois chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has recently voted to establish a scholarship at the college at Parkville, Mo., in honor of Mrs. HELEN DAILY, of that city, formerly of Leon. The Aurora Beacon News in the issue of March 15th, published the following: At the regular monthly meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution Saturday at the home of Mrs. D.J. Peffers in Downer place it was voted to subscribe at once to the fund which will be raised in Aurora for the purchase of the Blanford clock. It was also voted to provide a scholarship in the Parkville, Missouri school, founded by Mrs. George Lawrence, forrmerly state regent of the D.A.R., this scholarship to be established in honor of Mrs. HELEN F. DAILY, the second regent of the Aurora Chapter. Mrs. F.T. Bell read a paper, contrasting present day conditions with those of Revolutionary days. It was voted to provide the charter for the new organization, the Children of the D.A.R., of which Miss Marlan Strossman is the local president. Many expressions of sympathy with Mrs. Strossman and her daughter were heard; Mr. Strossman having died suddenly last week. At the conclusion of the meeting refreshments were served. ---------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert May 18, 2010 iggy29@grm.net