Programs

Unless otherwise noted, chapter meetings are held the second Friday of the month at
Northway Christian Church, 7202 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225-2450. 
Refreshments are served at 10:00 a.m.  The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. 
Chapter business is conducted at all meetings unless deemed unnecessary.

FRIDAY, September 14, 2012
“The Texas Navy” presented by Mr. Dwight A. Sharpe
Texas Honor Day:  Texian Navy Day, September 15

October 2012
District III Workshop

FRIDAY, October 12, 2012
“Texas Women’s Hall of Fame” presented by Kimberly L. Johnson
Coordinator, Special Collection, The Woman’s Collection Archives,
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Honor Day:  Gonzales Day, October 2
“Come and Take It Day: First Shot for Texas Independence”

FRIDAY, November 9, 2012
“Texas Music” presented by Mr. Dave Tanner
Texas Honor Days:  Stephen F. Austin’s Birthday, November 3
DRT Founders’ Day, November 6
Founders’ Day Luncheon
11:00 a.m.
Brookhaven Country Club
3333 Golfing Green Drive  ˜  Farmers Branch, TX  75234  ˜  214-531-6888

FRIDAY, December 14, 2012
Holiday Brunch
Park City Club
11:00 a.m.
5956 Sherry Lane, 17th Floor  ˜  Dallas, TX  75225  ˜  214-373-0756
www.parkcityclub.net

FRIDAY, January 11, 2013
Program presented by John Chavez, Professor History
Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University
Texas Honor Day:  Mirabeau B. Lamar Day, January 26
Chapter Birthday and Covered Dish Luncheon
Bring your favorite salad and let’s celebrate our Chapter’s 82nd Birthday
and honor our Chapter Presidents!

FRIDAY, February 8, 2013
Program presented by Sherry Smith, Acting Chair, Department of History
William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Southern Methodist University
Texas Honor Day:  Texas Statehood Day, February 19
James Butler Bonham’s Birthday, February 20, 1807

FRIDAY, March 8, 2013
Program presented by Mr. Bill Caruth
Firearms Expert
Texas Honor Days:  Texas Independence Day and Texas Flag Day, March 2
Alamo Heroes Day, March 6  ˜  Goliad Heroes Day, March 27

FRIDAY, April 12, 2013
Program presented by Dr. Rose-Mary Rumbley
Texas Honor Day:  San Jacinto Day, April 21
San Jacinto Day Brunch celebrating the victory at
San Jacinto and honoring New Members
11:00 a.m.
Brookhaven Country Club
3333 Golfing Green Drive  ˜  Farmers Branch, TX  75234  ˜  214-531-6888

May 2013
122nd State Convention

FRIDAY, May 17, 2013
Convention Report
Memorial Service conducted by our Chaplain
Installation of Officers

June 2013
51st Annual Convention
Children of the Republic of Texas

From the Past

Preceding the Texas Centennial in 1936, on April 21, 1931, the Dallas Park Board and the State Fair Association presented the Chapter with the perpetual guardianship of the replica of the Alamo located on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas.

On January 12, 1940 the James Butler Bonham Chapter of the Children of the Republic of Texas was chartered with twenty six (26) members.  Mrs. Jesse M. Smith conceived and promoted the idea of the annual presentation of members of the CRT to DRT officials and of the Pilgrimage (CRT Convention) for the Children in 1960.

In 1949-1950 the Chapter Committee for Preservation of Historic Spots located and listed pioneer graves in Dallas County cemeteries and filed the records in the Hall of State.  Mrs. Willie Flowers Carlisle researched and published a booklet that described most of the sites.  The Chapter’s beautification and restoration of the old Masonic Cemetery, adjacent to the present Convention Center in downtown Dallas, where many pioneer citizens are buried, were recognized in the City Council’s master plan.

The Chapter assisted in the preservation, restoration, and custodianship of the John Neely Bryan Cabin, the first home in Dallas County.  During the U. S. Bicentennial Celebration, Chapter members served as hostesses for the cabin.

As a Texas Sesquicentennial project in 1986, the Chapter handmade one of every flag that has flown over Texas and continues to use them in programs on Texas and its Flags.