The La Puerta de Oro Chapter, San Francisco Chapter, Sequoia Chapter, and the California Chapter have merged into one magnificent chapter, now known as the La Puerta de Oro ~ San Francisco Chapter.  The Sequoia Chapter was the first chapter organized in the state of California in 1891.  It has been with pride and dedication that we have come together to work for the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  As other Daughters have before us, we strive to continue to achieve our Society's goals.

Historical ~ to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence;

Educational ~ to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, "to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion…" 

 Patriotic ~ to cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.

About this photograph:

Liberty Tree Planted by Sequoia Chapter - 1894 

     "On April 19, 1894, the 119^th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, the chapter planted a Sequoia tree adjacent to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, with music from the US First Infantry Band, benediction, honor guards from the US and France, commentary by State and Chapter Officers and other dignitaries, and finally a salvo of artillery from the Army’s Fifth Artillery, Battery D.

    One of the most notable aspects of the planting was the introduction of earth from the graves of American Revolutionary heroes, battlefields and other historic locations. Some of the graves included: George Washington (original Mt. Vernon grave), Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, the Marquis de Lafayette (from his Paris grave), Betsy Ross, Francis Scott Key, and many more.  Soil came from battlefields including Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and the trenches of Valley Forge.     

    Speakers included US Army General W.H. Barnes who recalled listening to Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Address on the Capital steps.  Using a silver trowel, Sequoia Chapter Regent Mrs. William Alvord began the planting by placing the earth from Washington’s grave.  The handle of the silver trowel was made of wood from a branch of a tree from Mt. Vernon, planted during Washington’s time. Also placed in the ground was a piece of the cannon used April 19, 1775, at Lexington."

Publisher: H. S. Crocker; 1894
Photographer: I. W. Taber