The National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars was organized by Mrs. Frank Dexter Ellison on May 14, 1917, at the Hotel Brunswick in
Boston. The official flower of the national society is the
Tudor rose and the official colors are red, white, and blue. The Tudor rose was chosen in honor of
Elizabeth I, the last
Tudor monarch, who the first English colony in North America was claimed for in 1584. The official insignia of the Daughters of Colonial Wars consists of a round disk with a gold laurel wreath, the Tudor rose in gold with five petals upon five petals, and the combined
St. George's Cross and
St. Andrew's Cross. National officers and the presidents of thirteen state societies attended the conference. == Notable members ==