During the administration of Mrs. Victor Edgman, State Regent of the Tennessee Society NSDAR, Mrs. Henry A. Hudson, Jr., was appointed Organizing Regent for the first chapter of the NSDAR to be formed in Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee. The chapter was organized on January 28, 1990, the Centennial Year of the NSDAR.

The organization of the chapter was confirmed in February 1990 by Mrs. Donald Douglas Duncan, Organizing Secretary General. The charter lists the following officers: Regent – Mary Kay Parrish Hudson; Vice Regent – Greta Katheryn Correll Thompson; Chaplain – Virginia Lynn Holland Lemmon; Recording Secretary – Lois Gwenn Young; Treasurer – Bettie V. Parker Gustafson; Registrar – Mary Frances Watson Malhoit; Historian – Bobbie Thompson Waxler; and Librarian – Janet Doris Pridmore.

Historically, the chapter members have annually awarded DAR Good Citizen and JROTC awards to local high school seniors. The chapter also participates in NSDAR and TSDAR committees serving surrounding communities, especially through the American History, Community Classroom, Conservation, Constitution Week, Service to America, Service to Veterans, JROTC, and Scholarship Committees.

River City Chapter, NSDAR, is named for the predominant geographical feature in the region, the Mississippi River. The mighty Mississippi, a major artery for our nation, played an important part in the settlement of this area. It forms the western boundary of Shelby County and has great economic and cultural value to all communities within its watershed. The river holds importance and will continue to for centuries to come.

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