Helena R. Hellwig Pouch

[4] Hellwig won the 1894 U.S. National Championships singles title defeating reigning champion Aline Terry in five sets.

[6] Pouch was elected the 18th DAR President General in 1941, having previously joined the Richmond County Chapter in Staten Island, NY in 1916.

In order to show their "earnestness to assist [their] Government in united war effort," all three Continental Congresses during the Pouch Administration were relocated.

Pouch stated that "when it became apparent that our presence in what is now the war capital of the world would further complicate the terrific congestion already existing there, it was decided that our cooperation in this crisis was necessary.

[7][10] Pouch was the first National Chair of Junior Membership Committee, which promotes the recruitment of DAR members under the age of 36.