The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-15
New UDC Unit
Is Organized
AT Swansboro
by MRS. J.. A. YARBROUGH

in the North Carolina Division of
the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy was the organization on
May 29th of a new U. D. c. chap
ter at S~wansboro with fourteen
charter members. 1t has been
named the Onslow Confederate
Patriots. Mrs. A L. Thompson,
president of t h N. c. Division,
ard Mrs. Annie W. Price of jack
sonville, director of district No. g.
organized the chapter. Officers
include r S. Ray Merrill, presi-
dent; Mrs. Everett Canady, vice
president; Mrs W. M. Sanders,
corresponding secretary; Miss
Helen Tolson, recording secretary;
Mrs. Tyree Moore, registrar; Mrs.
Lillian Russell Ray, historian;
Mrs. Callie C o r b e t t. chaplain;
Miss Margaret Langdale Emmett,
C. of c. leader.
"Now that monthly meetings. of
the U. D. C are over for the sum-
mer, 1 urge every chapter to
check on each activity for which
we are responsible" said M r S.
Thompson. Membership ap
plication papers must be COM
pleted and sent to Miss Jeanette
Biggs, Oxford, division registrar,
before September Is. Papers for
crosses of military service should
be sent as soon as possible to the
division recorder of crosses, Mrs.
Grady R o S, 2138 S h o o d
Avenue, Charlotte. Secure sub
scriptions to U. D. c. magazine,
complete World War II records
and send to Mrs. w. A. g 6 S,
Rockingham; check your contri-
tributions to e Randolph relief
fund. Southern literature and linen
for the Confederate W o e n
Home; search for Confederate his
toric spots, start Confederate mu-
seums and add relics to those
S t a + e d; mark all Confederate
graves, study motion pictures,
especially those for youth; on
tinue contributions and personal
aid to public health campaigns,
cancer, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis,
clothes and paper drives.
st am grateful for the splendid
reports given at district meetings,
which indicate the remarkable
and fruitful service you are rem
dering"
Mrs. R. P. Reec-, second vice
president and chairman of educa-
ton, held a meeting in Hillsboro
recently with Mrs. c. H. Ship
and Miss Margaret Broadfoot,
members of the committee. at
which the U. D. C. scholarships
were awarded. They will be pub
lished at an early date
Interest centers this month on
the unwilling and dedication OF
the Eastern Terminal marker of
the Jefferson Davis highway, be-
tween Washington and Alexandria.
General officers present were
Mrs. John Wilcox, President-Gen-
eral; Mrs. Cary Ferguson, Alex
andria, historian general; Mrs.
John Francis Weinman, Little
Rock, first vice-president general;
Mrs. Corliss Watkins, Smithfield,
KY, recorder-general of crosses;
Mrs. John Woodperry, Louisville,
chairman of the Jefferson Davis
Highway c o mmittee. Attending
from N. C. were Mrs. James E.
Woodland, Wilson, past president
general; Mrs. L. B. Newell, Char
lotte, past recorder general OF
crosses; Mrs. A. L. Thompson, Di
vision president, and Mrs. Gar
land Daniel, Greensboro: Mrs. c.
H Shipp and Mrs. c. B. Mark
ham, Durham; Mrs. 7. L. Candle,
Wadesboro. Sen. Alban W. Bark
ley, Paducah, KY, was the speak
er of the day. Gen. J. H Howell,
Bristol, Va, 101 years of age and
past commander of the U. c. w.,
was present and spoke.
Governor Gregg Cherry has re-
Gently appointed Mrs. Thompson
a member of the board of trus-
tees of the Confederate Women's
home, Fayetteville.
The Lizzie Lindsey chapter,
Children of the Confederacy, Of
Greensboro, Miss Bette c VIM
bish, president, and Mrs. c. M.
Lanford, leader, was hostess to
the state convention, c. of c. June
II, at the Greensboro Woman's
club. Mrs. P. S. Rothrock, third
vice-president N. c Division, is
director of children's work. Miss
Cornelia Ann Green Of Concord,
state president c. Of c., presided
over the business session. Mrs.
Guy Beaver, Concord, leader of
the John Phifer Young chapter,
presented the state c. of c. Off
GERS. Luncheon was served at 1870
and at three a tea was given at
the home of Mrs. Lanford All c.
of c. officers received, assisted
by Mrs. A. L. Thompson, state
president; Mrs. P. S. Rethrock,
Mrs. C. J Kee, president Of the
Guilford Battle chapter, u. D. c.