The insignia of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is the First National Flag (Stars and Bars) of the Confederacy surrounded by a laurel wreath bearing the letters "UDC" under the flag; the whole is tied with a ribbon on which are inscribed the dates "1861-1865." The name United Daughters of the Confederacy and the insignia are registered trademarks.
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Headquarters
Arkansas Division
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Chapter Registrar
100 Years of Caring
Chapter Officers
Pamela McCullah,
President
Carol Hunt,
First Vice President
Insignia
Sheri McCullah,
Registrar
Chapter Membership
Penny McCullah,
Secretary
Beverly Holloway,
Treasurer
Rheba Smith,
Historian
Jackie Simmons,
Recorder of
Military Service Awards
Beverly Holloway
Chaplain
The emblem of the UDC is a cotton boll superimposed on a five-pointed star . At the tips of the points are the words of the motto: LOVE, LIVE, PRAY, THINK, DARE
Arkansas Division
Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 247
Dardanelle, Arkansas
The Joe Wheeler Chapter No. 247 of the Arkansas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy® was originally chartered in 1898 at Dardanelle, Arkansas. We re-chartered and re-activated the Chapter in June 2001 with nine new members. As of September 2007, we now have 27 active members.
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of August, November, February and May at the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library Library, Rear Entrance, 501 NORTH FRONT STREET in Dardanelle Arkansas at 7:30 p.m., please contact us if you should have any questions. click here
We also periodically have field trips, grave marking services, memorial services, and the dates of these activities will be listed on our Calendar of Events.
Current Calendar of Events
February 11, 2006 Ceremony
2006-2008 OfficersArkansas Division:
The Arkansas Division was formed with the call to convention at Hope, Arkansas in 1896, the location of our first Arkansas chapter. The Division has continued to grow and currently has in excess of 600 members.
Headquarters:
The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Nashville, Tenn., on September 10, 1894, by founders Mrs. Caroline Meriwether Goodlett of Nashville and Mrs. Anna Davenport Raines of Georgia. At its second meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, the Organization changed its name to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on July 18, 1919.
Obectives:
The objectives of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic:
- To collect and preserve the material necessary for a truthful history of the War Between the States and to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor
To assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education
To fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivor of the War and those dependent upon them
To honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America
To record the part played during the War by Southern women, including their patient endurance of hardship, their patriotic devotion during the struggle, and their untiring efforts during the post-War reconstruction of the South
To cherish the ties of friendship among the members of the Organization
Those eligible for active membership are women no less than sixteen years of age who are blood descendants, lineal(in a direct line of ancestry) or collateral(descended from the same ancestors but not in the same line) of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause. Women who are adopted are eligible only through the bloodline of a biological parent(Article IV Section 3b)
No Confederate ancestor who took the Oath of Allegiance before April 9, 1865 shall be eligible to be used for application for membership. If proof of further Confederate service is available, thereby nullifying the Oath of Allegiance, the ancestor shall be considered for approval(Article IV Section 3b)
Admission:
Admission to the Organization shall be by invitation through a UDC Chapter. You will be required to document each generation from you back to your Confederate ancestor.
Proof of ancestor's service to the Confederate States of America may be obtained, if available, upon request from one of the following sources for a monetary fee:
- 1. UDC Business Office: From records of military service compiled from registered UDC applications and National Archives Compiled Confederate Service Records, upon request of UDC Chapter Registrar and payment of research fee.* We have the form available to assist through this avenue.
Limited pension records are available from the UDC Business Office for a fee (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee).*
- 2. State Departments of Archives and History, Confederate Records, if certified.
- 3. General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20408. Or now online at National Archives online ordering
- 4. An Authoritative Publication: Photocopy of title page, name of author, volume, page number, year of publication, location of library. Provide certified copy of pertinent data relating to Confederate ancestor only.
- 5. Data from a tombstone does not provide an acceptable military service record, but you may use this information for dates of birth and death.
- 6. Proof of applicant's relation to Confederate Ancestor. (birth, marriage and death certificates, where applicable).
The name "United Daughters of the Confederacy" is a registered trademark of the General Organization and may not be used outside the Organization without the express written consent of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
The official UDC insignia is a registered trademark of the General Organization and may not be used without the express written consent of the President General.
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