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THE FANNY GORDON CHAPTER, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

  THE FANNY GORDON CHAPTER, United Daughters of the Confederacy, was organized
on the 7th of May, 1908, with the following officers: President, Mrs. Eugenia
Campbell Edwards; 1st Vice-President, Miss Emma George Persons; 2nd
Vice-President, Mrs. Hal Roberts; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Bohannon;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. S. C. Smiley; Treasurer, Mrs. Walter M. Clements;
Registrar, Miss Fanny Kate Persons; Historian, Mrs. J. D. Williams.

  One of the first achievements of the U. D. C. was the erection of the
Confederate monument at a cost of $3,000.00. The membership continued to grow,
this being the first organization of a social nature in the town. A Lyceum
course was put on for many years, and many other things for the betterment of
the town at large.

  Mrs. Edwards continued as President of the chapter until 1915 when Mrs. Sig
Harris became the President. She held the office one year, during which time the
State Convention was held here. It was at this convention that the U. D. C.
decided on the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial. Mrs. Walter Lamar of Macon
was State President at that time. Many elaborate social affairs were held during
the convention for the guests. Mrs. Edwards again took the leadership in 1916
and served until May, 1917, when Mrs. W. P. Cobb was elected as the President.
War had just been declared with Germany, and this meant much hard work for the
U. D. C. members. They plunged in undaunted and did much worthwhile war work.
All members began knitting for the soldiers. They also worked at the Red Cross
work room, making garments and rolling bandages. The chapter did individual work
apart from the Red Cross. A bed was endowed in one of the American hospitals in
France, garments and knitted sets were sent over seas, the members assisted in
all phases of war work, including the Liberty Loans, the War Savings Stamps, etc.


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COPYRIGHT    1932
By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB

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