{"id":1242,"date":"2026-04-14T02:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/?page_id=1242"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:37:13","slug":"chapter-1734-meeting-march-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/albums\/chapter-1734-meeting-march-18-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1734 Meeting-March 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1244\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"wp-image-1244 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Women in front of a classroom overhead screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-1536x951.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-5-2048x1268.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chapter 1734 Secretary Patti Gillespie introduced Melanie Dzwonchyk, Regent of the Howard County Daughters of the American Revolution COL Thomas Dorsey.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1231\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1231\" class=\"wp-image-1231 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Woman beside podium, American flag, and windows in front of a classroom overhead screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318melaniespeaksaboutDAR2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melanie Dzwonchyk spoke about the DAR and the American Semiquincentennial.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1230\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1230\" class=\"wp-image-1230 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in front of classroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318MelaniespeaksaboutDAR1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melanie Dzwonchyk, also described the DAR\u2019s role in promoting and preserving local history.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1245\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-image-1245 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"people in a classroom looking at a slide projection\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-7-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melanie Dzwonchyk also shared recent local commemorations.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1248\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"wp-image-1248 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Slide showing manor home and HoCo250 planning information\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/04\/20260318-DAR-8-2048x1633.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HoCo250 Planning is well underway!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1228\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1228\" class=\"wp-image-1228 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Slide with contact information for the Howard County Daughters of the American Revolution COL Thomas Dorsey\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/03\/20260318DARpresentation-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1228\" 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