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In early 1866, the Soldiers' Aid Society of Columbus, Ga. reorganized themselves into the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus. [9] They elected Evelyn Carter as president; Margaret Ware, first Vice President; Mrs J. A. McAllister, second Vice President; Martha Patten, Treasurer and Mary Ann Williams as corresponding secretary. Mrs.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas were founded by members of the Utica, New York branch of the Knights of Columbus and intended to operate as the organizations female auxiliary. When the first set of officers were elected on June 18, 1903, most of the leadership was male, including Supreme Regent John Carberry. The National Secretary ...
"Hair of Elizabeth Rutherford Ellis. Mrs. Ellis was the first to propose "Memorial Day" April 26, 1866, afterwards adopted by the whole South at the American Civil War Museum; United Daughters of the Confederacy, Lizzie Rutherford Chapter (MC 28) collection at the Columbus State University Archives
Daughters of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World – official auxiliary of the African American version of the order. [8] Emblem Club of the United States of America – founded in 1926 as an organization of female relatives of Elks. Effectively operates as the Elks unofficial auxiliary. [6] [9]
Absorbed the Western Bohemian Catholic Union in 1930 and the Daughters of Columbus in 1937. Sponsors Boy and Girl Scout troops, Red Cross, various parish functions, church retreats, visits the sick and assists the needy, sponsors masses; and supports students studying theology and Catholic educational activities. [228]
Regina Lynch-Hudson is an American publicist, historian, and travel writer. In 2024, she became the first woman of color descended from Colonel John Hazzard Carson to join the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the first black member of the society's Greenlee Chapter.
The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a sculpture located beside Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States. [1] Dedicated in 1929, during the administration of President General Grace Lincoln Hall Brosseau, the sculpture was created by artist and socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in honor of the four founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR ...
The National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists (NSDAC), commonly known as the Daughters of the American Colonists, is an American patriotic organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1920 by Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell Guernsey in St. Louis, it was federally chartered in 1984.