The Confederate CourierUnited Daughters of the Confederacy® North Carolina Division

Volume 43 Number 2 September 1, 2014

North Carolina Division UDC President

Lois H. Marlow, President

2012-2014

The old saying “time flies when you’re havingfun” certainly is meaningful to me. It has nowbeen two years, but it seems like only yesterday I was elected to the office of DivisionPresident. What an honor and privilege! I washumbled when President Aileen Ezell placedthe Presidents’ Pin on my left shoulder, drapedthe President Sash across my right shoulderand entrusted to me the precious historicalgavel with instructions to care diligently for allthese. Great responsibility accompanies thisoffice. I accepted these responsibilities seriously with humility and anticipation.

As I have walked this path for two years, I havehad the most amazing experiences. I havethoroughly enjoyed attending your ceremonies,chapter, district and division meetings and allthe various gatherings and events. I appreciateyour warm hospitality and the graciousnessshown to me.

Presently, Jan Scarborough and members of

District II are working tirelessly planning agreat 118th Division Convention. The Conven-tion Call has been mailed to chapter presidentsand is also on our website www.ncudc.org. Iencourage all who can, to please attend. Thisis an election year. It’s important to attend andcast your vote. Our honored guest this year willbe Jan Pieroni, Registrar General.

The North Carolina Division CofC Conventionwas held April 4-5, 2014 in Wilmington. YourDivision President brought greetings on behalfof the NC Division UDC. Third Vice PresidentGeneral Jinny Widowski was honored guest.Michelle Miller, NC Division Third Vice President, Katie Sterling NC Division CofCPresident, Leanne Moore and the Young Onslow Guards 1477 are to be congratulatedfor a very successful convention.

Springboard Meeting, April 26th in Richmondwas well attended by North Carolina Daughters.

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On May 20th, Guilford 301 in Greensborohosted the chapter’s annual May luncheon atthe Greensboro Country Club. Joanne Sharpe,President and members entertained in theirusual grand style and gracious hospitality. Dr.Gary Freeze was the keynote speaker. It wasmy pleasure to bring greetings and install thenew officers.

Massing of the Flags was held June 7th at theUDC Memorial Building in Richmond. It wasmy privilege to present the North CarolinaFlag. The next day, many of us traveled bycharter bus to Arlington Cemetery for the 100thAnniversary of the Confederate Monument.The event was hosted by the District of Columbia Division. It was a beautiful and impressive ceremony, the weather perfect.

June 14th found Carolyn “Cookie” Griffin andme in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. I alongwith Past Division President of VirginiaSuzanne Townsend, was invited to participatein the re-dedication of the Confederate Soldiers Marker in McConnellsburg. The eventwas hosted by the Elliott Grays Chapter UDC#1877 in Richmond, Virginia. The marker wasplace there in 1929 by the Elliott Grays Chapter UDC Virginia and the North CarolinaDivision United Daughters of the Confederacyto honor two young soldiers killed there onJune 29, 1863. These young men were thefirst Confederates to be killed in battle in Pennsylvania.

Inscription: W.B. Moore of VA

F. A. Shelton of NCKilled near here

in first battle on Penn. SoilJune 30, 1863

Erected1929 by Elliott Grays Chapter 1877and North Carolina Division of the

Confederacy

The monument is located on private propertynear where the ceremony took place. A verynice Vietnam POW Veteran, David Cassidy,shown in the picture below escorted us to themarker. The Battle Flag, First National, and Virginia State Flag were placed at the site.Since there was no North Carolina Flag at thesite, one was purchased. Many thanks to Mr.Cassidy for purchasing and placing our NorthCarolina Flag at the marker along with the others. Mr. Cassidy also keeps an eye on themarker making sure all is well. Thank you Mr.Cassidy and thank you Ruth Sneed for organizing the re-dedication.

On a beautiful Saturday, July 19th, The BigEvent was held. Triumphant, the ReidsvilleMonument, was gloriously dedicated by theNorth Carolina Division. The dedication wasled by Past President Aileen Ezell assisted byPresident Lois Marlow and Past Division Presidents Faye Neville, Ruthann Bond andEmily Champion. Mrs. Golding recited a verymoving poem she had written especially forTriumphant and the dedication, entitled Homeat Last, which signifies and captures the trueessence of what Triumphant represents.Thank you Mrs. Ezell for your leadership, caring, strength and tenacity in bring Triumphantto full fruition. He is now really at home in thesacred, safe and hallowed place, GreenviewCemetery. As he watches over the fallen heroes of long ago, he stand tall and proud. Heis Triumphant! May God bless and protect ourConfederate soldier.

In March, the North Carolina Division was saddened by the death of one of our Real

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McConnellsburg Monument and David Cassidy

McConnellsburg Monument, PA

Reidsville Confederate Monument Dedication.(L-R) EX-Division Presidents Faye Neville, RuthAnnBond, Emily Champion, Aileen Ezell, NC DivisionPresident Lois Marlow.

Daughters, Effie Claire Phipps Whittle. Our sincere condolences to the family and nieceJoanne Phipps Sharpe.

I am thrilled to announce that effective August8, 2014, the North Carolina Division has 50chapters. The newly organized chapter,Daughters of the Gray 2707, is located inClarkton, NC. Linda Rivenbark serves as organizing president. Congratulations ladies!

As I near the end of my two year term, I againwant to thank you daughters for all your support and kindness. I have so many fondmemories. I shall cherish you and the memories for years to come.

Lois Harwood Marlow,

NC Division President

Reidsville Confederate Monument Dedication

July 19, 2014

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Daughters, can you believe that these twoyears are almost at a close? Time is going byquickly. You have your orders.

I want to remind you that the SesquicentennialPins including the No. 3A, 150 Years of Remembrance Pin and the No. 32B, 150thCommemorative Pin will only be availablethrough 2015. They won’t be re-ordered. Thisis true of our State Sesquicentennial Pin. If youhaven’t purchased one and would like to,please do it before they’re all sold. The StateSesquicentennial Pin may be purchased fromSue Curtis.

Pins and ribbons may be ordered by you as agift for a friend or relative who is also a UDCmember. If you want to order a Sesqui -centennial Pin, Continuous Membership Pin,Small Membership Pin, etc., you may. Be surethat if you order a pin that requires proof, yousubmit all the necessary proof.

If your chapter has a past chapter presidentwho doesn’t have a pin, you may want to honorher with a Past Chapter President’s Pin. Thispin requires proof.

Please don’t forget our newest pin, the Under40 Pin. This is for Daughters who joined theUDC when they were 40 years old or younger.The cost is $40.00 and the proof required is acopy of the approved UDC membership application. This pin is only found on the Non-Engraved Insignia Order Form revised January2014. The placement for this pin on your

ribbon is just above the 50 Year MembershipPin. This pin may be ordered even if there is alapse in service.

A reminder to District Directors, the deadlinefor your reports to me is 15 August. Your submission may be by regular mail or by email.Either is fine. Be sure to bring to convention acopy of your to be read and also a copy for therecording secretary.

The engravers will be taking time off forThanksgiving and Christmas, so engraved insignia ordered then will run late. It isn’t unusual for engraved insignia to take 8 to 10weeks for delivery.

Continue to work on obtaining your proofs forrecipients of the Winnie Davis and StonewallJackson Medals as well as the Judah P. Benjamin Award. It’s quite an honor to receiveone these medals and/or awards. I know thereare many Daughters who qualify for theseawards.

Thank you for the privilege of serving as yourVice President 2012-2014. I have enjoyedmeeting many Daughters and am delightedthat YOU have honored your Confederate ancestors. I am glad to help you anytime withquestions or concerns and look forward to seeing you at Convention in October.

Pat Gasson,NC Division Vice President

DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT

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Ladies,

I want to let you know that five CofC and fiveUDC members attended the CofC GeneralConvention in Texarkana, Arkansas. One ofthose UDC members is also a CofC Alumniand attended the Alumni Luncheon. All of ourCofC and UDC members participated in theconvention in some way.

Next year the General Convention will be heldin Lynchburg, Virginia and we will be visitingAppomattox Court House in the sesquicentennialyear that Lee’s surrender to Grant took place.This would be a great summer trip to plan foryour families!! The dates will be July 16-18,2015.

Our NC Division CofC Convention will be inCharlotte. I will have dates by our UDC Convention in October.

I am also excited to say we already have three

new members counted for the coming year!Ladies please continue to send those applications in to me.

If you have any questions about the notes Iemailed you from Registrar General, CofC;please let me know.

As soon as we receive the theme and officerlist from CofC General, the NC Division Presi-dent William Gray and his 2014-2015 Officerswill plan their projects for this coming year.

One last note: Dixie Record submissions willbe due to me by August 15th. Anything yourmembers did over the summer related to history, travel, sport or other achievements canbe submitted along with any chapter news.Also email pictures at no cost!

Michele Miller,

NC Division Director, CofC

DIVISION THIRD VICE PRESIDENT – DIRECTOR CofC

Can you believe it’s time to start working on the2014 Minutes Book? Seems like we just fin-ished the 2013 Minutes Book, and you eitherwere given yours in person or were mailed acopy. Only one Minutes Book was returned, bythe Post Office due to incorrect address.

Thanks to the chapters who have sent in theIncoming Officers Report and the 250-wordchapter report. While we’re talking about Incoming Officers Report, I realize there maybe some new chapter presidents that may notknow where to find this form. Typewww.ncudc.org into the search engine, click onit and when the home page comes up, on theleft hand side under HOME you’ll see FORMS,click on that and you’ll see GENERALFORMS, DIVISION CONVENTION FORMSand then INCOMING OFFICERS LIST —that’s the one you want. Fill in your new officers, save it and then email it to me or printoff the form, fill it out and mail it to me. Onechapter just mailed a list of the offices and theperson’s name. I need the address, phonenumber and email address to put in the Minutes Book.

One more housekeeping item — only the short

or 250-word report is needed for the MinutesBook. If you’re using Microsoft to type your report, under REVIEW there is a word countbutton – make it easy on yourself and click onthat button to see the length of the report oryou may find the number of words at the bottom of the document page you are typingon. I encourage the chapters who haven’t sentin their Incoming Officers list or the short or250- word report to do so. It would be a shameto list the chapter with “No Report submitted.”

Thanks also to the Committee Chairmen whohave sent in their reports to date. Hopefully theother committee reports will be coming in soon.

As I’ve said before, the Minutes Book is thewritten record, the history, of the many goodthings that are done by a wonderful group ofSouthern Ladies.

Thank you for allowing me to be your DivisionRecording Secretary over these two terms. Ithas been a great learning experience.

Hope to see you at the Division Convention inOctober!

Donna Snipes,

NC Division Recording Secretary

DIVISION RECORDING SECRETARY

Thank you Chapter Treasurers! You completed

the per capita forms for 2013-2014 so that all

General and Division dues could be posted on

time. Per capita forms 2014-2015 (FY 2015)

will be available in December and are due by

Feb. 15th, 2015. You should begin collecting

dues from members this fall so that you don’t

have to scramble to collect at the last minute.

Remember that Granddaughter, Great, Great

Great, Great Great Great Club dues should be

collected as well and sent directly to those

Club Treasurers for those members.

Former members that wish to be reinstated are

always encouraged. For $40.00, a former

member can be reinstated. Please include a

note with member’s name and chapter with

payment. The Division Treasurer has the

reinstatement forms to process for General.

The Annual Financial Report for each chapter

is due by October 31st. The time frame is

9/01/2013 to 8/31/2014. It is mandatory that

each chapter file this report with the Division

Treasurer, in order for our non-profit status to

stay intact. The form is available at

www.hqudc.org — Information for Members.

Also, each Granddaughter Club treasurer must

file an Annual Financial Report to that General

Club Treasurer. Please send the Division

Treasurer a copy as well.

The Federal required filing with the IRS of an

e-postcard, aka, Form 990-N, must be done

online at http://epostcard.form990.org/ (any-

time between September 1 and January 15).

An emailed receipt from the IRS will be

received when the filing is completed. A copy

must be sent to the Division Treasurer. If you

do not complete this filing before Jan. 15th, I

will be checking each EIN and I will file the

Form 990-N for you.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your

Division Treasurer. I look forward to seeing you

at Division Convention.

Caroline Odom,

NC Division Treasurer

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DIVISION TREASURER

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I consider it a privilege to have served as yourDivision Recorder the last two years. I have alot of love and respect for our military and feelthat honoring our veterans is a great way toshow our support for the military and to increase community awareness in a very positive way about the UDC and our objectives.

I want to thank all Chapter Recorders who submitted applications, known as Memoran-dum of Facts, and bestowed Military ServiceAwards to veterans in their communities. I encourage each of you to continue to do soand I challenge each Chapter Recorder to bestow at least one award each year. The veterans are out there. We just have to findthem and apply for the award. Most veteransare happy to help get the necessary documen-tations needed for the award.

I just want to add a few tips that should makeit easier when submitting applications. Youneed the original, printed on acid free paperand two copies, for a total of three applications.Copy the application before signing, as all signatures must be original. Only ONE SET ofproofs is needed. This means only one DD214,and only one proof of military service for theConfederate ancestor. You do not need to include a birth/death certificate for the recipientunless you are using it to verify his name, i.e.,if his military records say John D. Doe and youwant to use John David Doe, then you willneed to show proof that the D stands for David.This is true with the Confederate ancestor aswell. If his proof of Military service uses an initial and you want his entire name on the

certificate, you will need to send proof of this.Sometimes this is a copy of his grave markeror marriage certificate, anything that shows hiscomplete name.

Lineage proof does not have to be submittedwith the application. When the Chapter President and Recorder sign the application,they are verifying that they have checked thelineage and that it is correct. The Division andGeneral Recorder trust you, the chapter, forthis information.

Please allow sufficient time between submitting the application and the bestowaldate. Recorder General requests at least sixweeks so this means the Division Recorderneeds to receive the applications 7-8 weeksbefore the bestowal date. This allows time forboth the Division and General Recorder to getmore information from the chapter if it is necessary.

Lastly, be sure to use the latest updated version of the application and order form. All ofthese, along with complete instructions, can befound on the UDC website. You will need tosubmit an order form and a check with eachapplication.

Your Division Recorder is always happy to helpwith any questions you may have, so don’t hesitate to call on her.

Again, thank you for the opportunity to haveserved in this office.

Margaret M. Sink,

NC Div. Recorder of Military Service Awards

RECORDER OF MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS

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I want to thank NC Division President LoisMarlow for appointing me as Division Corre-sponding Secretary during her term in office. Ithas been my pleasure to serve her over thepast two years.

I want to thank Donna Huneycutt for assumingthe job of NC Division Corresponding Secre-tary temporarily until my reinstatement by General. She did a wonderful job for PresidentMarlow and we all thank her for stepping upwhen asked.

The President’s reports that Donna receivedwere sent to me. I sorted and mailed out thereport packages to each committee chairman.There were some very good committee reportsand chapter reports, good job chapter presidents.

I received about 70% of the chapters’ year endreports this year. I do hope all chapter presidents will try to submit reports in the future to make sure their chapter is repre-sented in the Minutes Book. The due date was questioned, but any late committee reportsthat I receive, I scanned in and forward thosereports by email to the individual chairmen. Division Chairmen are required to file their Division Committee reports to General Chairmen by September 15th. Don’t forget tosend a copy to the NC Division President.

Looking forward to the NC Division Conventionin Durham and I hope to see all of you there.Thank you all for your support and goodwishes.

Shirley J. Glasgow,

NC Division Corresponding Secretary

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Daughters,

I have been asked by our Division PresidentLois Marlow to take on the office of DivisionChaplain, due to health issues experienced byour previous Division Chaplain Jefferie Cade.Please keep Jefferie in your prayers.

I wanted to remind the Chapter Chaplains (orwhoever submits the deaths from your chapter’smembers) that the time frame for inclusion ofdeaths is September 1, 2013 to August 31,2014. Per the “Deceased Members” form,found at:http://www.ncudc.org/files/FOR Chaplain.pdf.

You have until September 9, 2014 to reportthese deaths to me.

I will need to pass these names along to the Division officers and committee chairmen whoneed this input for their files as well as General.

I can’t stress enough to you how important it isto report the passing of our Division’s daughters

so that I may include them in our ConventionMemorial Service as well as notify the UDC

Magazine so they may be listed “In Memoriam”in a timely manner. These lovely ladies haveserved our beautiful organization, sometimesby just being a member and supporting it withdues, sometimes by taking on positions in ourchapters, and other times by ascending to positions in the Division and even General.These ladies have honored their Confederateancestors; now let us honor them as they depart this earth for our Lord’s greener pastures.

As we pray for our nation and its leaders, let usnot forget to pray for the leaders in our wonderfulorganization. Without these generous ladies,our organization would crumble and fall. Thankyou, President Marlow, for appointing me to thisawesome office.

In UDC love,

Frances R. Kelly,

NC Division Chaplain

CHAPLAIN

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District I

Hannah Josephine Gillespie

November 18, 1938 – February 06, 2014

Thomas Legion 2698, Franklin

Dorothy L. Zizes

October 10, 2013

Burnt Chimney 2603, Forest City

Margaret Royster Jones Corby

November 3, 1921 – April 13, 2014

James B. Gordon 211, Winston-Salem,

District III

Marjorie Elizabeth Petree Jones

April 25, 2014

James B. Gordon 211, Winston-Salem,

District III

Carrie Mackie Muse Paschal

September 17, 1920 – September 12, 2013

Winnie Davis 259, Pittsboro, District IV

District IV

Lois S. Crider

July 27, 1928 – December 05, 2013

Winnie Davis 259, Pittsboro

Nancy Ann Powell Stanley

February 13, 1945 – February 27, 2014

Guilford 301, Greensboro

*Effie Claire Phipps Whittle

November 30, 1918 – March 24, 2014

Guilford 301, Greensboro

District V

Margaret (Bucy) Hawley

February 27, 1916 – August 01, 2014

J.E.B. Stuart 483, Fayetteville

District VI

Mary Helen Gayles Dibble

July 29, 1924 – September 29, 2013

Granville Grays 409, Oxford

Carolyn Dement Thaxton

December 25, 1933 – October 28, 2013

Granville Grays 409, Oxford

District VII

Gladys Bowen Thomas Anderson

December 9, 1947 – April 30, 2014

Cape Fear 3, Wilmington

* Real Daughter

NORTH CAROLINA REAL DAUGHTERS

Remembering our Real Daughters on birthdays and special occasions!

Mrs. Rachel Elaine Blackwell South

1328 Delaware Avenue

Eden, NC 27288

August 2, 1919

Madison-Mayodan Grays 2569

Mrs. Mattie Clyburn Rice

520 Julian Avenue

Archdale, NC 27263-2918

September 15, 1922

Guilford 301

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION DEATHS

COMMITTEE REPORTS

PUBLISHING AND COMPUTER

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE 2012-2014

Madam President, thank you for the oppor -tunity to serve the North Carolina Division as editor for The Confederate Courier during youradministration.

I have enjoyed getting to know members andchapters through their articles submitted forpublication.

Thank you Division Officers, Division Chair-men and Chapter Presidents for submitting articles in a timely manner.

Kara L. Goss, Chairman,

Editor, The Confederate Courier

The Nominations Committee is proud to an-nounce the proposed slate for the 2014 –2016 UDC Officers. This has been a chal-lenging but rewarding process and it hasbeen an honor for all of us to serve on thiscommittee.

Our slate is as follows:

President - Patricia GassonVice President – Donna Snipes2nd VP – Frances Kelly3rd VP – OPENRecording Secretary – Mildred Goss

Registrar – Peggy JohnsonHistorian – Melanie PerrymanTreasurer – Caroline OdomRecorder of Military Service – Gail Sifford

We thank the North Carolina Division, UDCfor the opportunity to serve.

Karen Powers, Chairman, District VI

Aileen Ezell, District I

Patricia Gray W. Bolander, District VII

Kelly Hinson, District V

Joanne Sharpe, District IV

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Friday, October 3, 2014

North Carolina Division

UDC Convention

The 150 numbered Division SesquicentennialPins have been sold and non-numberedSesquicentennial Pins are available. Sesqui-centennial pins have a limited sell time so purchase one by mail, at an upcoming Sesqui-centennial Lecture, or at the Division Conven-tion.

After a delay in the Sesquicentennial LectureSeries in 2013 the lectures are going again. InDistrict III on Saturday, March 22 at 2:00 pm inthe Concord Library auditorium our guestspeaker was award-winning photographerDouglas Butler, M.D. His slide program usedimages from his book, North Carolina Civil WarMonuments, An Illustrated History. Among theUDC attendees were members from chaptersin Concord, Salisbury, Denver, and Albemarle.In District II on Saturday, May 31 at 11am author Dan Barefoot spoke at the Charles R.Jonas Library in Lincolnton on the subject ofhis first book, Major-General Robert F. Hoke.Among the UDC attendees were the DivisionPresident and members from Lincolnton, Salisbury, Concord, Newton, Charlotte, andShelby chapters.

In District VII a lecture by Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr. on "1864: The Beginning of theEnd of the Civil War in North Carolina" isscheduled for September 6 at Fifth AvenueUnited Methodist Church, Wilmington. OnSeptember 13 in District IV at the GrahamPublic Library, 211 S. Main Street, Graham wewill have a lecture on medicine and surgeryduring the war by Jason McDaniel, retired orthopedic surgeon. Details will be posted onthe Division website.

These NC Division sponsored lectures arewonderfully entertaining and informative soplease do attend and bring others with you.These lectures are Division events but they areaccomplished by first contacting a chaptermember to help me in locating a free and easily accessible room in or near the chapter’stown and with the chapter’s support. I usuallyschedule the speaker and the Division provides the honorarium.

Our past lectures:

2011: *May 20 - author and history professorDr. Gary Freeze, "North Carolina Secedes," atCatawba College, Salisbury; *June 25 - author

William Trotter, "All Things Converge inGreensboro," in partnership with the Greens-boro Historical Museum; *August 13 - Dr. GaryFreeze, "North Carolina Secedes," at the Veterans Restoration Quarters, Asheville; *October 29 - author Chris Hartley, "Stone-man’s Raid 1865," in partnership with theCharlotte Museum of History; *November 12 -author Brenda McKean, "Shortages During theConfederacy," at Bennett Place Historic Site,Durham;

2012: *April 28 - author Jack Fryar, Jr., "The1862 Yellow Fever Epidemic in the WilmingtonArea," at Federal Point Historical Society History Center, Carolina Beach; *May 26 - Dr.Gary Freeze, "Writing the Governor. WhatNorth Carolinians Wanted the State to Do in1862," at Iredell County Public Library,Statesville; *June 30 - history professor MarkSattler, "The Confederate Congress - Its Formation, Challenges, Performance," atRockingham Community College, Wentworth;*July 28 - history professor and author R.Matthew Poteat, "Henry Toole Clark, NorthCarolina's Second War Governor," at BraswellMemorial Library, Rocky Mount; *August 4 -historian Bruce Daws, "Confederate Women ofCumberland County on the Homefront," atFayetteville Independent Light Infantry Museum, Fayetteville; *August 18 - historianRon Vinson, "Answering the Call: Religion &Chaplains during the Civil War" at MaconCounty Public Library, Franklin; *August 25 -archaeologist Kenneth Robinson, "Archaeologyof Sherman's Carolinas Campaign and OtherCivil War Sites in North Carolina," at SandhillsCommunity College, Pinehurst; *September22- author Kevin Duffus, "The Lost Light – ACivil War Mystery"at Butner City Hall, Butner;*September 29 - author and history professorRichard Eller, "Was Abe Lincoln actually a native of North Carolina?" at the Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory;

2014: *March 22 - author Douglas Butler,M.D.,"North Carolina Civil War Monuments" at theConcord Library, Concord; *May 31 - authorDaniel W. Barefoot, "Major General RobertFrederick Hoke" at the Charles R. Jonas Library, Lincolnton.

Sue Curtis, Chairman

SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

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CLUBS

GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTERS CLUB

Thank you to all Chapter Treasurers who sent

the Great-granddaughters Club dues to the

club treasurer by the deadline of March 1st.

This helps the club treasurer to get the General

Club dues in on time. General dues were

increased recently so that is why we asked for

an increase in your Division club dues.

General dues are included in your Division

dues.

The 2014-2015 Great-Granddaughters Club

Scholarship of $500 was awarded to John

Rhein Haney of Nashville, NC. He was

sponsored by the Bethel Heroes Chapter 636.

We wish him well as he pursues his college

education at UNC Wilmington. We need to find

ways to fund the scholarship without having to

increase our club dues. At present, that is the

only way our funds are received. Think of ways

that we can add money to the Scholarship

Fund and bring your ideas to the next meeting.

I encourage each club member to attend the

annual meeting at Division Convention this

year. If you are not a member but are eligible

to join, please attend also and consider joining

the club. In addition to the scholarship, we

give monetary support to worthy UDC activities

and welcome your participation.

This is election year and the nominating

committee has worked hard to obtain a slate

of officers for the coming term. Please be there

to show your support for the incoming officers

and to take part in the decisions of the club. It

is your club and we need your input and

support.

See you at Convention!

Margaret M. Sink, President

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CHAPTER NEWS

JOHN BLUE CHAPTER 2174, ABERDEEN

John Blue 2174 has had a very productiveyear. We lost one member to death andgained two new members.

A very deserving young man was recom-mended for a scholarship. A Jefferson DavisGold Historical Medal was awarded to historian Lacy Garner and Judah P. BenjaminAwards were awarded to Sarah Thompsonand Paula Caddell during our Confederate Memorial Day Celebration in May.

Two discoveries were made. The long thoughtto be lost Jefferson Davis Highway Marker inAberdeen has been found. It had been movedfrom its original location on old US 1 Highwaywhich is now Poplar Street in Aberdeen. During a conversation between chapter president Dorothy Thomas and chapter member Mary Helms, whose son was applyingfor a scholarship, Mrs. Helms mentioned thatshe works with the North Carolina Departmentof Transportation. President Thomas inquiredif Mrs. Helms knew anything about the highway marker. She said that she did not, but

would investigate. Mrs. Helms learned that themarker was stored behind the NCDOT build-ing, about nine-feet from the present US 1Highway. Our members have passed themarker many times but could not see it fromthe highway. The DOT plans to relocate thehighway marker to a new location soon. TheJohn Blue Chapter will keep a close eye on themarker which is in excellent condition.

The other discovery was a Southern Cross ofHonor. It was found by SCV member and military memorabilia collector, Al Potts, in athrift store in Raeford, NC. It is beautiful and inexcellent condition. Mr. Potts exhibited thecross to chapter members during the chapter’sConfederate Memorial Day Ceremony. Thecross was awarded to Private John ThomasWhite, Company H, 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment. The chapter is conducting researchto find out which UDC chapter awarded thecross to Pvt. White and when and how thecross found its way to North Carolina.

Dorothy Thomas, President

Jefferson Davis Highway Marker in Aberdeen

Al Potts holding the Southern Cross of Honor

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The Joseph H. Cash Chapter has gone throughsome difficult times since the Division Conven-tion last year. We were saddened to loseseven members this year. We hope to increaseour membership this coming UDC Year.

Chapter members Mary Ann Keith and ShirleyGlasgow attended Massing of the Flags inRichmond June 7th. President Marlow presented the NC State Flag. A group picturewas taken of the large number of those attend-ing from North Carolina.

On Sunday June 8 Mary Ann and Shirleyboarded the UDC bus trip along with membersfrom NC and NC Division President Lois Marlow for the bus trip to Arlington ConfederateMemorial at Jackson Circle. Dr. Stephen Carney, Historian gave the history how Mary

Taliaferro Thompson conceived the idea of themassive Confederate Monument. Each attendeewas given a booklet of all Confederate Soldiersburied in Arlington National Cemetery.

On August 19th Shirley and J.T. Glasgow andEmily and Dallas Champion attended the dedication of the Confederate Monumentwhich was dedicated almost 104 years to theday of the original ceremony. The monumenthas a new home in Greenview Cemetery inReidsville. President Lois Marlow and PastPresident Aileen Ezell lead the dedication Saturday. The new monument was name “Triumphant.” More than 75 persons attendedthe historic event.

Shirley J. Glasgow, President

JOSEPH H. CASH 2647, BUTNER, NC

NC Division Daughters attend 2014 Massing of the

Flags in Richmond, VA including three Joseph H. Cash

Chapter members.

Division President Lois Marlow (left) attended

100th Anniversary Ceremony of the Confederate

Monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Shown

here with Joseph H. Cash members.

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THOMAS’ LEGION CHAPTER 2698, Franklin

Members have volunteered with various organizations at the local, state, and nationallevels; we’ve visited a local nursing homewhere several veterans reside; volunteered atmany other organizations either through ourtime or financial assistance; and collectedStamps for the Wounded Program;

Our members have appeared in period clothingat veteran’s events: the Franklin Folk Festival,Lee/Jackson Memorial in Lexington, VA, theCherokee Fair, and an Iron Cross dedicationat the Macon County Historical Museum andConfederate Memorial Day at the ConfederateMonument at Rankin Square, where in concertwith the Macon County Historical Society, weread the names of 139 soldiers from MaconCounty who were killed during the WBTS witha bell being rung after each name was read.

We collectively and individually visited varioushistorical locations: the William Holland ThomasHouse, Ft. Fisher, Quantico and Arlington National Cemeteries where flowers wereplaced at veterans’ graves, placed flowers atthe Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery, and attended (and helpedorganize) the NC Trail of Tears AssociationSymposium in Cherokee.

We cleaned the abandoned Duvall-DeanCemetery in Macon County, containing thegrave of a Confederate soldier and placed theFirst National Flag at his grave site; we werefortunate to have a descendant of his assistingwith the clean-up.

We are currently photographing and documenting graves of Confederate soldiersfrom Macon County as an ongoing project.

We received four awards at the 2013 DivisionConvention and one at the 2013 General Convention.

Our youngest member is 19 years old. Two ofour more senior members, are granddaughtersover the age of 100: Mrs. Rebekah NaomiRay May (102) and Mrs. Rose Arnold Clark(103); both are still active!

Sadly, we lost one of our members, Miss Hannah Josephine Gillespie, early in February2014. She was a much loved friend and valuedmember of our chapter and is missed verymuch. Her attitude, love of, and support for theUDC was a credit to the NC Division and thisgreat organization.

Carolyn Lynn McVicker, President

L-R 2014-2016 Officers: Reneé Cooney, Treasurer;

Cheryl Harwood, Rec/Corresponding Secretary;

Carolyn McVicker, Registrar; Betty Rowland, Pres-

ident; NC Division President Lois Harwood Marlow,

Carolyn Nohria, Vice President; Gloria Owenby,

Historian.

L-R: NC Division President Lois Harwood Marlow

presents Chapter Charter to Chapter President

Carolyn McVicker, August 31, 2013.

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Seated: Rose Arnold Clark, age 103, receives her

membership certificate; along with Lindsay

Owenby, our youngest member, and Debbie

Williams, her great niece. Also pictured are Chapter

President Carolyn McVicker (left), and Carolyn

Nohria (third from left), Chapter Registrar.

Seated: Rebekka Ray May, age

102, receives her membership

certificate. Also pictured are (L-R)

her daughter, Jennilou May

Mason, and Chapter Historian

Gloria Owenby.

Members of Thomas’ Legion 2698 participate in the

Confederate Memorial Day Parade in Rankin

Square, Franklin, NC.

Division President Lois Harwood

Marlow at the Museum of the

Cherokee’s Thomas’ Legion display.

Thomas’ Legion display at the

Museum of the Cherokee,

Cherokee, NC.

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Guilford Chapter 301 Fund Raising Project is

complete! We would like to thank everyone

that helped make this dream into reality. The

engraved pavers are beautiful. The Monument

Project is a culmination of all the work that has

been done at the Green Hill site starting in

2008. Cost for this project was estimated and

donations were made to help cover these

costs, which were and are greatly appreciated.

At this time, we still need your help to finish

paying off the difference. So in the near future

another project will be started to sell more

engraved pavers with the goal to pay the cost

difference and to have engraved pavers

surround the Confederate Monument.

Please visit our Confederate Monument in

Green Hill Cemetery and admire this beautiful

workmanship.

Joanne Sharpe, President

GUILFORD CHAPTER 301, Greensboro

Confederate Monument, Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC

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L-R: Chapter Recorder of Military Service Awards Ann Hann, Sheila Vaughan,

Dud Frazier, Jim Blanchard, Tommy Hart, Virginia Estes, and Chapter President

Jessie McLam.

GRANVILLE GRAYS CHAPTER 409, OXFORD

The Granville Grays Chapter #409, UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy, held a MilitaryService Awards bestowal ceremony onWednesday, June 4, 2014 at the Thornton Library in Oxford. Thirty-three family, friendsand UDC members attended. Jessie McLam,Chapter President, and Ann Hann, ChapterRecorder of Military Service Awards, presided.

The Crosses of Military Service awarded bythe United Daughters of the Confederacy arethe outgrowth of the Southern Cross of Honorawarded to Confederate veterans. Recipientsare direct descendants of Confederate veterans.There are currently five Crosses: World War I,World War II, Korean War, Vietnam Conflict,and Global War on Terror. The Chapter bestowed four Crosses:

• A World War I Cross of Military Service wasbestowed upon William Thorpe Landis, deceased. The Cross was received by hisdaughter, Virginia Landis Estes, on his behalf.

• A World War II Cross of Military Service wasbestowed upon Woodrow Wilson Daniel,

deceased. The Cross was received by hisdaughter, Sheila Daniel Vaughan, on his behalf.

• A World War II Cross of Military Service wasbestowed upon William Howard Frazier, deceased. The Cross was received by his son,Dud Frazier, on his behalf.

• A Vietnam Conflict Cross of Military Servicewas bestowed upon and received by JamesAllen Blanchard, Jr.

• A National Defense Medal was bestowedupon and received by Thomas Lowell Hart.The National Defense Medal is awarded to alineal descendant of a Confederate veteranwho served in the United States Armed Forcesduring the Korean War or the Vietnam Conflict,but not on land or in airspace or waters contiguous thereto, or during the Persian GulfWar (Desert Shield/Desert Storm).

A reception followed the ceremony.

Jessie McLam, President

ROBERT F. HOKE CHAPTER 78, Salisbury

The location of the Division’s 2013 Convention,slated to be held in Statesville, was moved;therefore, participating Hoke members trans-ported their items for the Convention over 120miles. The Hoke Chapter President as DistrictIII Director served as Convention Chairmanand arranged for speakers that included aWake Forest University archaeologist, aCatawba College history professor, and a docent from the Old Capitol. Pictures of Confederate Monuments in District III weremade and framed for table decorations. Flowers for corsages, tables, and the MemorialWreath were brought and arranged. Conven-tion, Historical, and Memorial programs wereprinted. Welcome bags were prepared anditems gathered from Salisbury for them and fordoor prizes. Members assisted with registra-tion and paging and provided the music plusdonated food for the hospitality table. Applica-tions for three veterans were filled out for theBestowal Service. Individuals who had previ-ously received Crosses of Military Service anda National Defense Medal served as the ColorGuard. Flags of the various military brancheswere brought and displayed. Those who assisted at the Convention were: Ed and SueCurtis, Ed and Linda Davis, Dianne Hall, TrudyHall, Chris Hilton, Tom and Mary Hines, NancySloop, and Barbara Upright. The Chapter wasrecognized for its work throughout the year byreceiving six awards.

The Hoke Chapter’s Annual Lee-Jackson-Maury Luncheon was held January 17 in theRowan Public Library Auditorium. Membersand guests from Charlotte, Concord, Denver,Graham, Greensboro, Lexington, Lincolnton,Mooresville, Newton, Raleigh, Shelby,Statesville, Wilmington, and Winston-Salemchapters attended including the Division Pres-ident, VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, and Historian. Attendees sang “Happy Birthday” to honoreesLee, Jackson, and Maury prior to cutting thebirthday cake. Lee’s “pet” chicken, Stonewallssupposed fondness for lemons, and Maury’sstudy of ocean currents and service to theNavy were reflected in the menu and fun door

prizes. A Virginia author and J.E.B. Stuart expert told stories of Lee, Jackson, and Stuartfor an enjoyable historical presentation. Hokemembers and husbands who helped were:Sandra Boyer, Lynn Coughenour, Ed Curtis,Ed & Linda Davis, Dianne Hall, Trudy Hall,Chris Hilton, Nancy Sloop, and Barbara Upright. Sue Curtis did the publicity, programs,and place mats but was unable to attend. Nextyear’s date: January 16.

The award-winning 17th Annual SalisburyConfederate Prison Symposium that looks intovarious aspects of the Prison and those whowere there was held April 4-6, 2014 with attendees from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, Georgia,Virginia, and a number of counties in NorthCarolina. Friday’s Friendship Banquet includeda lecture plus a special recognition of veterans.Saturday in Catawba College’s Smith Audito-rium six lectures were given by historians, professors, and authors. The seven lecturescovered: a review of the Prison, one of the 10Prison Commandants, the February 1865 exchange of prisoners, two civilian reportersheld as prisoners, 1861 prisoners captured offthe Outer Banks. Soldiers sent as prisoners toSalisbury, and railroads that served the Prison.Displays from several historical organizationsfilled the lobby plus two large exhibits from Veterans Health Administration History Office.

Sunday morning included two public MemorialServices. The 10:00 am Service was held atthe Salisbury National Cemetery that was established after the burials of those who diedat the military prison 1861-1865. The 11:00 amService was held in the Old Lutheran Cemetery, near the 175 tombstones placed bythe Chapter in 1996, for Confederate soldierswho died in Salisbury. Each Memorial Servicehad 40 flags on 9-foot poles, wreaths, speakers,poetry, soloist, and re-enactors in Blue andGray. A tour of the Prison site that afternoonconcluded the event. Those who worked the3-day event included: Sandra Boyer, Ed andSue Curtis, Ed and Linda Davis, George andAnnette Ford, Stanley and Dianne Hall, Chris

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