December 03, 2008

Meeting & Awards Presentations

Texas Division President Shirley Woodlock announced that the President’s Project will be a marker honoring the eight Texas men who are buried in Tullahoma Confederate Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tennessee. Money raised from the sale of the pins helps pay for the marker.

United Daughters of

the Confederacy ®

“Campaign for Corinth”

Stephen Nathaniel Dossman

TCU PHD Student and Author

Mr. Dossman spoke about the Battle of Corinth.  At Corinth, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad crossed the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, creating a crucial nexus for the transport of supplies, material and man throughout the western Confederacy.

Mr. Dossman personally signed each copy of his book that was purchased by members.

Mary Carol Marino, Claudia Pugh, Ruth Dunlop, Cynthia Broyles, Betsy Acker, and Billie Beth Moore

Winnie Davis Medals

TXUDC President Shirley Woodlock and Division Custodian Jo Ann Lacy award the Winnie Davis Medal and Certificate to Claudia Pugh and Valerie Laskowski for the outstanding work in the TXUDC Business Office.

New members Rona Smith and Jan Cowley displaying the membership certificates they received from President Janie Pace.

“Very Special Guests”

Texas Division:

President—Shirley Woodlock

Rec. Sec.—Betty Arnold

Custodian—Jo Ann Lacy

Also:

Dallas 6 Chaplain—Sue Ann Kinsey

Director of the TX Civil War Museum & Past President TXUDC—Esther Sims

Julia Jackson “Become a Colonel” Contest Winners

“We Remember” Pin

“Period Dress Parade”

Chapter Historian/Librarian Paula Jones and Chaplain Billie Beth Moore display their “period dresses”.

Paula Jones made the entire dress and accessories herself; including the undergarments.

Billie Beth Moore had hers professionally made so that it would be able to function for other societies.

Paula Jones informed the membership about all of the rules that apply to having a dress made or sewing it yourself.

L to R:  Paula Jones (greenish dress), Billie Beth Moore (shiny blue dress)

“Socks for the Troops”

Mr. Greg Fox of the Handley Meadowbrook Lions Club collected the bags of socks that our members donated for the troops overseas