OFFICERS
President: Arlene Vause
Vice President: Amy Carraway
2nd Vice President: Judy Seamen
3rd Vice President: Amy Carraway
Recording Secretary: Tanya Lynn
Registrar: Cathy Frank
Treasurer: Louise Thomas
Historian: Louise Thomas
Recorder of Military Service Awards: Mary Ann Laird
Chaplain: Mary Nichols
Appointed Officers:
Parliamentarian: Cathy Frank
Corresponding Secretary: Mary Nichols
Vice President: Amy Carraway
2nd Vice President: Judy Seamen
3rd Vice President: Amy Carraway
Recording Secretary: Tanya Lynn
Registrar: Cathy Frank
Treasurer: Louise Thomas
Historian: Louise Thomas
Recorder of Military Service Awards: Mary Ann Laird
Chaplain: Mary Nichols
Appointed Officers:
Parliamentarian: Cathy Frank
Corresponding Secretary: Mary Nichols
What UDC Means to Us
Vice President, Amy Carraway
I joined the UDC because my mother asked me to, period. She's not only my mother but she's my best friend and who wouldn't do anything for both. Mom was pretty clueless at the beginning but I rode her skirt tail and learned right along with her. We have had so much fun going to work shops and conventions and celebrating in our period attire. Not to mention, all of the wonderful ladies I have befriended during this Journey. Who wouldn't want to be a part of this. I look forward to many, many more years of learning about my history and the sacrifices made for my freedom.
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President, Arlene Vause
I am honored to be a member of the UDC and to serve as 2nd VP of the R. Don McLeod Chapter. I am very proud of the 25 ancestors I have found so far who served in the Confederate Army. Six of these are my direct ancestors including three great-great-grandfathers and three great-great-great-grandfathers. In 2010, I was excited to learn that we had a UDC chapter in Wakulla County and, being a genealogists, I came to my first meeting bringing all of my documents and ready to join. Being a member of the UDC is a great way to honor our ancestors. I enjoy learning about our Southern heritage and having the opportunity to share it with others.
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Treasurer, Louise Thomas
The Three Presidents
My brother, Wayne, joined the Wakulla Home Guards Camp 742, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Every time I saw him that is all he talked about. He encouraged me to join the Order of the Confederate Rose, but there was not a chapter in Wakulla county. I went online and found the UDC website. I expressed interest in joining. The UDC contacted Myrt Mayne, who was District 1 Director at the time. She called me, emailed me a copy of the application and invited me to a meeting. I did not go to the first meeting she invited me to and the application was something that I didn’t know what to do with. I did not have a clue as how to come up with all the information needed to fill out that application. Frankly, I decided it wasn’t worth it if I had to do all that work just to join. Myrt would not listen to my objections. She came to see me and started working on the information for my application. I really liked her, and didn’t want to let her down because she had gone to so much trouble to help me. Our chapter had been in a dormant stage for awhile and was in the process of a rebirth. My application was approved on October 31, 2010. I was appointed to vice president very soon after and then the president resigned and I was the new president. I have been on a major learning curve ever since. Now the UDC is all I talk about. I have made so many new friends. I have learned a lot about my ancestors and about the War Between the States. I have helped to organize the Mary Gwaltney, Chapter #18 of the Order of the Confederate Rose, of Wakulla County. The SCV, UDC and OCR are all united in a common cause to defend and protect the facts of our heritage and to transmit the truth to future generations. Nothing is ended until it is forgotten.
