Bon Chasse Chapter
Located in Mansfield, LA
Chapter Meetings- 2nd Tuesday of most months
Meeting Time- 11:00am
The Bon Chasse Chapter was established on October 28, 1935 during the administration of Mrs. J. Harris Baughman, State Regent for the Louisiana Society DAR. Bon Chasse, a historically significant name associated with this area, was described in William Darby's Maps published in 1816, as a space intersected with numerable water courses...low and annually over-flow. The ravine, known as Bayou Bon Chasse, running through the western edge of Mansfield, gave Bon Chasse Chapter its name. Member's roots are nearly 200 years old in Desoto Parish!
The chapter installed a monument which is described as follows:
The magnificent monument of polished granite bears an impressive plaque of art bronze with the following inscription:
BON CHASSE
AN HISTORIC INDIAN HUNTING GROUND
WE INSCRIBE THIS MEMORIAL
WITH REVERENCE TO GOD AND WITH
GRATITUDE TO OUR FOREFATHERS
FREE MEN HEREE HAVE WROUGHT AND SCRIFICED
THAT DWELLERS IN THIS LAND MAY ENJOY
THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE AND LIBERTY
FOREVER AND FOREVER
ERECTED BY
BON CHASSE CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICICAN REVOLUTION
1950
Highlights of chapter activities include:
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putting flags out at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day and Veterans Day;
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presenting Louisiana Honor Medals to veterans;
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participating in DAR Day of Service and DAR Day of Prayer
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hosting genealogy workshops
Bon Chasse is proud to have members of the LSDAR Volunteer Genealogist committee in the chapter and is eager to help anyone interested in becoming a member!