Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
1861-1865
Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4
Houston, Texas
Sarah Emma Edmonds Tent Meetings
Our Tent meetings are the 2nd Saturdays of September, November, January, and April from 10am-12pm, unless otherwise stated. The next meeting will be on Saturday, September 13, 2008 in the Meeting Room of the Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library, 3223 Wilcrest, Houston, Texas 77042, Click here for Directions to the Library
Tent Meetings for 2008-2009
| Saturday, September 13, 2008 |
| Location: Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library, Houston, Texas |
| Program: To be Announced soon |
| Presented by: To be Announced soon |
| Saturday, November 8, 2008 |
| Location: Robinson-Weschase Neighborhood Library, Houston, Texas |
| Program: "The History of the Reserve Unit of the SUVCW" |
| Presented by: David K. LaBrot, Senior Vice Commander |
| Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lea Camp USN #2, Houston, Texas, SUVCW |
| Saturday, January 10, 2009 |
| Location: Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library, Houston, Texas |
| Program: Discussion of the book, Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine |
| Presented by: Ed Cotham, Jr. will be doing an audio and visual presentatin about his book* |
| Saturday, April 11, 2009 | Location: To be Announced |
| Program: "Private Warren W. White, Civil War Veteran"* |
| Presented by: Steven T. Holmes, ED.D., Great-Great-Great Grandson |
| Lt. Cmdr Edward Lea USN Camp #2, Houston, Texas, SUVCW member |
*If you buy one of Ed Cotham's books ahead of time, and bring it to the meeting on January 10, 2009, Ed will autograph it for you. He will also have books for sale at the meeting.
*Private Warren W. White served with the 44th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, and then after the Civil War he became a member of the Buffalo Soldiers. Private White's grave was recently found by great-great-great-grandson Steven Holmes in an old cemetery in Bastrop, Texas, and this past May 10, 2008 Steven along with other members of the Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lea USN Camp #2 placed U.S. Military Marker at his grave. [See the Harriet Lane Newsletter, June, 2008, Camp newsletter for more about the ceremony]
Projects and Events for this Tent
Projects
For more information about our Tent's Project at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Hospital-Fisher House, please contact, Susan Salm, our President. The Fisher House is a home away from home for families of military patients in the hospital. [Fisher House]
Events
Lineage Workshop: To be announced
If you are interested in participating or attending a Lineage Workshop, or for more information, please contact,Susan Salm, our President, or Martha Class, our Senior Vice President, or Bonnie Parks, our Junior Vice President
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