Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
1861-1865
Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4
Houston, Texas
Activities for 2007-2008
Meeting on Saturday, September 8, 2007
The meeting on September 8 began with a sumptuous brunch at the Rio Ranch Restaurant. The brunch was followed by a presentation from Staff Sergeant Danial F. Lisarelli on his book about Camp Groce, The Last Prison: The Untold Story of Camp Groce CSA, [For more information about Camp Groce and Danial's book, check out our Home page].
Click on photo to see full-size | 
[Photos courtesy of Ann Sims, Historian for 2007]
Susan Salm, President of the Sarah Emma Edmonds Tent #4 and Staff Sergeant Danial F. Lisarelli with the gift presented to him by Susan
An Invitation to speak at the Lt. CMDR. Edward Lea USN Camp #2 of the SUVCW
Om October 9, 2007 Susan Salm, President of our Tent, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Edward Lea Camp #2, in Houston, Texas. Susan spoke about Sarah Emma Edmonds and our Tent.
Click on pickture to see full sizePhoto of Susan Salm is courtesy of Michael Lance, editor of the Harriet Lane Newsletter for the SUVCW and member of the Edward Lea Camp #2, Houston, Texas
January Meeting at the Fisher House
On Saturday, January 12, 2008; our Tent meeting was held at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Fisher House in Houston, Texas. The program for today's meeting included the initiation of three new members since our Tent was chartered on Feburary 11, 2007. Two of our three new members were present for the initiation ceremony, Grace Cooper and Shari Muller. After the meeting it was time to eat lunch. Lunch today was "Pot-Luck", or if you prefer, "Cover-Dish"; and there was plenty to go around for all.
Click on photo to see full-size | 
Click photo to see full size | 
Click on photo to see full size
From left to right: Photo 1- Grace Cooper, new member; Susan Salm, President; Shari Muller, new member; Photo 2- Claire Mahaffey, was initiated as a new member of the DUVCW in absentia; and Photo 3- Martha Class, Senior Vice President, also posed with new members, Grace and Shari
Click on photo to see full size[L to R: June Anderson Bates, Chaplain-ProTem; Martha Class, Senior Vice President; Susan Salm, President; and Sheryl Parker, Secretary]
Let's Eat Lunch
Click on photo to see full size | 
Click on photo to see full size
From L to R: Photo 1- Look at this beautiful salad that Shari Muller made, "Muy Bonita, Shari"; Photo 2: Front row shows all of our desserts contributed by Marilyn Sigler, Patriotic Instructor-ProTem; and Grace Cooper; Back row shows Martha Class' squash casserole, Susan Salm's chicken and rice casserole, June Anderson Bates' meat loaf and deviled eggs
[Marilyn and Grace each brought 2 desserts, Marilyn's were the same, and Grace brought a coffee cake and a lemon cake. Sheryl Parker brought a salad called Apple Cowboy Slaw]
Lt. Cmder Edward Lea USN Camp #2, Houston, Texas, SUVCW Meeting
On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, Martha Class, our Senior Vice President, attended the Edward Lea Camp #2 meeting and made a report to Jim Hackett, Campt Commander, about the three eighth graders from Fresno, CA., Gianni, Brionna, and Gaby, who won first place at their History Day Competion on Saturday, March 15, 2008 with their Exhibit on Sarah Emma Edmonds alias Frank Thompson. [For more on Gianni, Brionna, and Gaby, please check out our new Educational Activities page]
During the meeting Martha got to meet some other Sisters of the DUVCW, who are also members of the Edward Lea Camp's Ladies Auxiliary, the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1. [The Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary is having a President's Tea that will benefit our U.S. Troops on Sunday, April 27, 2008. More information about this event that our Tent has been invited to attend, can be found on the Tent Meetings page under Events.]
click to see full sizePhoto courtesy of Michael Lance, editor of Harriet Lane newsletter, Edward Lea Camp #2, Houston, Texas, SUVCW
Front row L to R are: Martha Class, Senior Vice President; Valire Reyes*, President of Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1; Jana Marsh*, Recorder of the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1; and back row from L to R are: Norma Pollard, member of the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1, and Betty Hampton, member of the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary #1.[For your information the black ribbons around the badges that Valire and Jana have on are to recognize the passing of the DUVCW's National President Beverly Massey in late March]
*Valire and Jana are both members of the DUVCW. Valire is a member of the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Tent #5 of San Diego, California, and Jana is a Member-at-Large.
Final Meeting of 2007-2008
The Sisters of the Sarah Emma Edmonds Tent welcomed Trevia Wooster Beverly, Secretary of the Harris County Historical Commission*, (HCHC), who spoke about the, Blue and Gray in Harris County Cemeteries
, this was a very informative presentation. Mrs. Beverly was accompanied by her husband, Murphy Travis Beverly. In addition to our speaker and her husband, we had two other guests at our meeting on Saturday, April 12, 2008; Jean Barnhill, our Patriotic Instructor, brought her daughter Mavis Feldman, who is now one of our Prospective Members. Our other guest was Stacey Brown, who is also a new Prospective Member.
click to see full size | 
click to see full-size
The people in the Sisters of Sarah Emma Edmonds Tent photo are from L to R: Jean Barnhill; Mavis Feldman, daughter of Jean Barnhill; Murphy Travis Beverly; Trevia Wooster Beverly; Susan Salm, President; Pat Wood, Chaplain; Shari Muller, newly installed Historian; and Stacey Brown
The small photo with the Sisters of Sarah Emma Edmonds Tent shows a better view of Pat Wood, left, and Shari Muller
The black and white photos are of Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye's grave located in Washington Cemetery, left, and the statue of Sam Houston on his horse that is Houston, Texas near the entrance to Herman Park.
[In addition to being the Secretary of the HCHC, Mrs. Beverly is also a member of the Harris County Historical Society, and is currently amongst the Genealogy Faculty of the Angelina College, and is currently serving her 4th year as Assistant Coordinator & Chairman for the Angelina College Genealogy Conference. She also serves on the committee that presents the Battle of San Jacinto symposium, and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and Genealogical Speakers Guild]
*For additional information about the Harris County Historical Commission and its function please check out their website. You may also want to check out the Texas Historical Commission's website too, www.thc.state.tx.us
Summer break from May to August
All photos unless otherwise stated have been taken by the Webmaster, or with the Webmaster's camera
Home | Tent History | Sarah Emma Edmonds | Sarah Emma Edmonds, p. 2 | Tent Officers | Tent Meetings | Membership | Our Civil War Ancestors | Our Civil War Ancestors 2 | National | Activities of Our Texas Sisters | Activities around Texas | Links | Educational Activities
This space is generously donated by
This page was last modified: Thursday, 14-Aug-2008 16:58:01 MDT
©by Martha Class for Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4 in 2007