President General’s Message June/July Issue   UDC Magazine

May is a busy month for our members, with many chapters holding their year-end luncheons and events. It is also the month for our "Academy Awards." The UDC is proud to honor these graduates for their accomplishments at the Military Academies. On May 3, after my wonderful granddaughter, Jacqui, graduated Summa Cum Laude from FSU in Tallahassee, I drove to Jacksonville to attend the Robert E. Lee Chapter 2157 birthday luncheon on 4 May with Chapter President Linda Speiser presiding. We were joined by our RG, Jan Pieroni. May 11th saw the General Joseph E. Johnston Chapter 2317 celebrate its 51st birthday with a luncheon and Bestowal of MSA at the Halifax Plantation Country Club. On Mother's Day, May 12th, I flew to Phoenix for an all-day meeting of the General Bylaws Committee, chaired by Stacy McSwain. This trip provided an opportunity to meet with representatives of the Arizona CWND's. The 13th of May, found me in Richmond for work at the Business Office and in attendance at the May 17th annual Historical Evening of the Richmond-Stonewall Jackson Chapter 1705, held at the Memorial Building. Chapter President Fran Hudgins presided for a wonderful program and Bestowal of MSA's, in which I was invited to present each award. Guest speaker John Stallard's topic was "High Tide of the Confederacy." May 20th found me flying to Greensboro, NC to attend the May 21st luncheon of Guilford Chapter 301. In the presence of guests from several other UDC Chapters, Chapter President Joann Sharpe presided and was assisted in the Bestowal of MSA's by North Carolina Division President Lois Marlowe. Speaker Brenda Chambers spoke on her two volumes of "Blood and War at my Doorstep." Many thanks to prospective member Paula Cox, who drove me to and from the airport and to the Guilford Country Club. Paula will be a great addition to our membership. We know you will continue to do UDC work throughout the summer, always following the Goals and Objectives of our great organization. Have a wonderful summer!                                                 “United We Stand”   Historian General Articles In UDC Magazine March  April  May In attendance at the June 3, 2013, Jefferson Davis Presidential Library Dedication and Ribbon Cutting were, l. to r., Pam Trammel, Vice President General; Jamie Likins, President General; Seth Cook, President General CofC; and Celeste Young, President Mississippi Division.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy is the outgrowth of many local memorial, monument, and Confederate home associations and auxiliaries to camps of United Confederate Veterans that were organized after the War Between the States. It is the oldest patriotic organization in our country because of its connection with two statewide organizations that came into existence as early as 1890 -- the Daughters of the Confederacy (DOC) in Missouri and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Confederate Soldiers Home in Tennessee.

The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Nashville, Tenn., on September 10, 1894, by founders Mrs. Caroline Meriwether Goodlett of Nashville and Mrs. Anna Davenport Raines of Georgia. At its second meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, the Organization changed its name to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on July 18, 1919. The objects of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic: To collect and preserve the material necessary for a truthful history of the War Between the States and to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor To assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education To fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivor of the War and those dependent upon them To honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America To record the part played during the War by Southern women, including their patient endurance of hardship, their patriotic devotion during the struggle, and their untiring efforts during the post-War reconstruction of the South To cherish the ties of friendship among the members of the Organization Membership is open to women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause. If you are interested in joining, please fill out our contact form below.