National Society Daughters of

Colonial Wars

2007—2010 Texas Theme

“He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge”

Proverbs 14:26

State President’s Project

“Honoring our ancestors, and their descendants, wo carved out the wilderness.”

Official Colors

Red and White

Official Flower

Red Tudor Rose

The Tudor rose is the official flower of the society, and the official colors are red and white.  A symbol of unity, the Tudor rose (representing the end of the 40-year struggle for possession of the English throne known as the War of the Roses) is supported by the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew as they are depicted on the Union Flag of 1707.

The Tudor rose consists of the larger red rose of Lancaster with the smaller white rose of York impressed upon it -- five petals upon five petals.  In 1584 the first English colony in North America was claimed in the name of Queen Elizabeth I of England, the last Tudor monarch.

Insignia

The insignia of this Society shall consist of a round disc with the laurel leaf mode in relief forming the outer edge.  Superimposed is the Ensign of Great Britain which had come into existence in 1603.  Encircling the engraving is a ribbon scroll bearing the legend “Society Daughters of Colonial Wars”.  Above the Insignia is the conventional gold rose, five petals (Tudor Rose), modeled in bold relief.

The ribbon is one and seven-sixteenths inch in width, the center stripe of white is three-quarters inch in width, with successive striped of red, white , and blue. 

· Red—is for courage, zeal, fervency.

· White—is for purity, rectitude of conduct.

· Blue—is for loyalty, devotion, friendship, justice and truth.