History of DKG Maryland State
On January 30, 1937, Dr. Annie Webb Blanton personally helped to complete the organization of Alpha Beta State in Maryland. Sixteen Maryland women educators met in Baltimore with Dr. Blanton, and accepted the challenge extended by her to become founders of the Maryland state organization. These women were a representative group of key women whose success in teaching, leadership in professional organizations, and unselfish professional spirit qualified them for membership in this national honorary Society. The women were inspired by Dr. Blanton's dynamic spirit, and their interest and dedication were stimulated by the meaningful purposes of the Society.
The sixteen Maryland founders were: Frances Berry, Mary Caroline Coe, Dr. Esther J. Crooks, Mary Faulkner, Dr. Susan Emolyn Harman, Dr. Louise R. Heath, Mary Ellen Logan, Annette Man, Myrl Marie Mount, Lillian Mary Parker, Olive Reynolds, Annie Louise Ross, Bertha M. Schools, Adelle Hagner Stamp, Clara Parker Sullivan, and Katherine Druse Young. These founders wrote letters, talked to friends, prepared materials, and traveled endless miles organizing chapter after chapter. Today, Alpha Beta State Organization has 650 members in 24 chapters!
At the 2018 International Convention, the body approved the proposal to change names to reflect the state. So Alpha Beta State Organization has become DKG Maryland State.
Source: The History of the Alpha Beta State Organization at The DKG Maryland State Website http://dkgmd.org
The sixteen Maryland founders were: Frances Berry, Mary Caroline Coe, Dr. Esther J. Crooks, Mary Faulkner, Dr. Susan Emolyn Harman, Dr. Louise R. Heath, Mary Ellen Logan, Annette Man, Myrl Marie Mount, Lillian Mary Parker, Olive Reynolds, Annie Louise Ross, Bertha M. Schools, Adelle Hagner Stamp, Clara Parker Sullivan, and Katherine Druse Young. These founders wrote letters, talked to friends, prepared materials, and traveled endless miles organizing chapter after chapter. Today, Alpha Beta State Organization has 650 members in 24 chapters!
At the 2018 International Convention, the body approved the proposal to change names to reflect the state. So Alpha Beta State Organization has become DKG Maryland State.
Source: The History of the Alpha Beta State Organization at The DKG Maryland State Website http://dkgmd.org
