12 June 2012 Signing of Emmala Reed Miller United Daughters of the Conferdacy Charter

 The Emmala Reed Miller Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy signed formal chartering applications on Tuesday, 12 June 2012, at the Confederate Museum in Greenville, SC. Division President Eloise Verdin of Laurens presided over the meeting and gave guidance on the process of forming the new chapter. The new officers of the Emmala Reed Miller chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy were installed that evening, at the Confederate Museum in Greenville. The chapter, which meets in Anderson County on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM, signed chartering papers.The chapter has plans for a Children of the Confederacy chapter, and Forrest Thompson of Honea Path was there to represent the group.

Regina Power and  Division President Eloise Verdin signing charter papers!

Members of several Piedmont District UDC chapters had representatives present Shown left to right are: Bitsy McHugh (Greenville #51), Helen Moore (Robert Thompson Chapter, Westminster), Julia Barnes (Belton 1843), Shirley Pace, Regina Orzechowski Power, Barbara Stanton Davis, Gale Waters, President Eloise Verdin (Kershaw chapter, Laurens), Dianne Chastain Lollis, Hope Kateman (Hunley chapter), Tina Scott, Forrest Thompson, and Carol Hightower Leake (Oliver Thompson chapter, Fountain Inn).