Inaugural Confederate Memorial Day Dinner with Emmala Reed Miller Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at The Coach House Restaurant

Helen Mulhlland, GaleWaters, Dianne Lollis, Julia Barnes, Regina Power, Shirley Payne, Teresa Reed, and Barbara Davis

 

Meeting Minutes
10 May  2012

Opening:

The first regular meeting of the Emmala Reed Miller Chapter-UDC  was called to order at 7:00PM on May 10, 2012 in Anderson Coach House Restaurant by President Regina Power.

Present:

Regina Power, Gale Waters, Dianne Lollis, Julia Barnes, Barbara Davis, Shirley Pace, Teresa Reed, and Helen Mulholland

A. The meeting was called to order by our chapter president, Regina Power.

B. Teresa Reed led the Flag salutes- The Pledge to the United States of America, South  Carolina Flag, and the Confederate Flag.

C. The president led the Ritual of the UDC.

D. Dianne Lollis led the Prayer. All present recited the LORD’S Prayer.

E.  Regina Power introduced herself as the president of the charter chapter, Emmala Reed Miller. She iIntroduced Dianne Lollis as the 1^st VP, Teresa Reed as historian and recording secretary, Julia Barnes was recognized as an honorary member of the Emmala Reed Miller Chapter of the UDC. Other positions will be forthcoming.

F. Regina Power read a “Poem for Confederate Memorial Day” by Oliver Reeves. He is a Laureate poet, an official poet to the Library of Congress from Georgia.

New Business: Regina will be emailing the constitution to the members for approval of our new chapter of the UDC. Julia invited us to a grave dedication of T D Benson. His headstone was taken from the First Presbyterian Church and dumped in the woods in Pickens County. They are in the process of putting it back into place. Also, there are other Federal soldiers in the graveyard. One is Michael Scroghroe as noted in a paper dated June 19, 1867. A marker will be ordered for his gravesite. Julia Barnes wanted to know if the Emmala Reed Miller Chapter would sponsor the dedication. Dianne Lollis made a motion to sponsor this dedication and Gale Waters seconded the motion. Everyone agreed. There was a request made by Dianne Lollis for military service award for Marvin and Herman Cooley. They are both related to SCA JJ Cooley of Pelzer who is buried at Fork Shoals Baptist Church.  JJ Cooley, confederate soldier, has been approved through Dianne’s supplemental. Regina Power entertained a motion to give the military awards and Teresa Reed seconded the motion. After the chapter is chartered we will move forward with these requests.

Open Issues: All applications must be completed and given to Regina Power by June 1, 2012. All will be signed June 14, 2012 at the Confederate Museum for the signing. UDC magazine can be ordered at the time of  application.

Agenda for Next Meeting:. Meeting place will be decided at a later time Anderson County Library was discussed as a meeting place and we would adjourn and go out to eat. The next general meeting will be at June on 12 TBA.

Adjournment: After the closing  prayer, the meeting was adjourned at Anderson Coach House Restaurant by Regina Power.

Minutes submitted by:                                 Teresa Reed