Emma Gene Schroeder, two-term chaplain of the La Villita chapter of the DAR, College Station, Texas, submitted her Pineapple rug (23 x 45) to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution American Heritage Contest, Fiber Arts category, in April 2010. Her entry won first in state and south central district, and third in national competition. The theme of the competition was “America’s Heritage Remembered.”
I decided to enter my Pineapple rug,” she says, “to give recognition for my chapter and because this is exactly what I believe we need to do — preserve our heritage through remembering our ancestors in every way we can. It also follows our Texas State theme: ‘Preserving the Past — Our Gift to the Future.’”
