The Santa Anita Chapter, Arcadia, California, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Founded on April 15, 1950, the chapter will be placing a DAR commemorative plaque on to honor the work of one of its founding members, Grace Ballard Day, who was an accomplished woodcarver.

Day made woodcarvings for local churches that included angels, doves, fruit, wheat and other religious symbols. She carved the altar, baptismal font, and other works for the Church of the Transfiguration, the site of the plaque and the location where the chapter normally meets. Plans to dedicate the plaque are on hold but we hope to have the ceremony next spring.

The Santa Anita Chapter also celebrated the opening of the Arcadia Veterans’ Kiosk at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. The kiosk features a digitized version of the Arcadia Veterans and Blue Star family registries and was made possible by a DAR grant, sponsored by Santa Anita Chapter.