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American Legion Tandy Reid Post No. 362 (Post Commanders)

Blue, R. V.
Apple, Charles D.
Van Hoverbeke, A. L.
Hardy, R. J.
Sheffield, Eugene
Gunter, L. T.
Moreland, S.
Trus, Joe
Ponder, J. O.
Moon, Glen R.
Branch, Bill
Hancock, L. C.
Hendon, U. O.
May, Albert
Maddon, Gilbert
Sessums, Ernest
Rose, B. C.
Goens, Ernest
Oliver, W. G.
Lloyd, S. D.
Stearns, R. E.
Vaness, H. K.
Walters, George
Baskin, Buck
Hall, C. P.
Pearson, Tom
Coolidge, Bill
Brunson, Sid
Knauth, Herb
Tyner, A. R.
Priddy, Walter
Barton, May
Norwood, Fred
Manning, George
Nunley, W. A.

Queen Price Garden Club, first officers (organized Apr. 25, 1935)

Coats, Mrs. T. M. (first pres.)
Timberlake, Mrs. J. E. (first vice-pres.)
Cleveland, Mrs. E. D. (second vice-pres.)
Price, Miss Queen (secretary)
Warren, Mrs. Sam (corresponding secretary)
Powers, Mrs. J. S. (treasurer)
Whittington, Mrs. H. R. (parlimentarian)

Order of the Eastern Star, Overton Chapter No. 800 Organized Aug., 1932

First members:

Thompson, Missa
Archer, Helen
Birdwell, Ada
Hill, Florence
Rutherford, Alpha
Dobbins, Lorene
O'Neal, Orene
Cleveland, Yvonne
Carroll, Beatrice
Colledge, Lou Emma
Collins, Jennie
Collins, Leonard
Kyger, Lucretia
Cohagen, Mattie
Hall, Alta L.
Holt, Mavour
Powers, Lynn
Darnell, Gladys
Hawkins, Ruth Brooks
McAdoo, Marie
Powers, Flossie
Duncan, Gladys
Manson, Anna Mae
Cohagen, Ethel
Sheppard, Ettie
Coats, Maud
Silvey, Virgia
McDavid, Agnes
Leverett, Clare
Collins, Ernest D.
Hall, David
Powers, J. E.
Holt, E. S.
Cohagen, Edward

HENDERSON CHAPTER NO.  597  ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

1998-1999 Officers

Worthy Matron Gloria B. Mayfield

Worthy Patron  Donald R. Rivers

Associate Matron Martha H. Beck

Associate Patron John M. Roberson

Dotti Roberson, Dottie Newton, Laura Rivers, Joyce Dukes, Peggy Keeling, Jean Hodges, Vivian Hale, Geraldine Harper, Marie Adamson, Suzanne DeOrnellis, Dee Ann Smith, Beth Hieronimus. Irving Adamson, Jacy Keeling.

 

            Zion Hill Women's Club

(Partial list of 1928 members)
Mrs. Eva Jones, president
Mrs. Zula Welch, 1st vice president
Mrs. Erma Deason, 2nd vice president
Mrs. P. G. Griffin, 3rd vice president
Mrs. Ivy Griffith, secretary
Mrs. Hester Deason, reporter
Mrs. Joe Brooks

          Chapman Club

(Partial list of 1928 members)
Mildred Bridges, president
Arzelle Brooks, vice president
Janie Wylie, secretery
Lucile Brown, reporter

  Kiwanis Club

The Kiwanis Club of Henderson, Texas was chartered as a part of Kiwanis International, March 18, 1932, with forty-one members. The list of presidents of the Club beginning in 1932 and ending with the 1982 president. Renne Allred, W. W. Caves, O. S. Rogers, W. F. Campbell, R. B. Stephen, L.H. Reed, Paul Rogers, Noble Davis, T.A. Garnett, Roy Cannon, Maurice Hinson, Paul Brown, Joe Gladney, Jess W. Hudson, Arch Rettig, John Bryan, W. Mayes Hale, (Lt. Governor), Ira Peterson, Boyd Harris, Wilford Parker, George Dent, T.J. Plunkett, M.J. Pipsaire, Earl Adams(Lt Governor) Clifford Wayland, W. A. Preston, J. D. Craft, Jack Cannon, Charles B. Smith, J.J. Bazer, Ervin Daugherty, Johnny L. Bagley, L. J. Plunkett, Sr. J. W. Griffith, Dale Wallace, Dale Sloan, Landon Alford, Bob Slover, Oscar Orr, Graves Spivey, Homer L. Bryce, Robert M. Minton, Joe Russo, William Ashby, Joe C. Steinbach, William Ashby, Harold Sadler, Lavern Gibson, Garry Steinbach, Jon Johnston, Mak Bassett and L. C. Gresham, Jr.

  Thomas J. Rusk Chapter of DAR

The chapter was organized in Oct 1969 with twenty-four members. The charter members are : Mesdames Wayne Boyd, Douglas Bradford, Gordon Brown, T. D. Carroll, A. A. Crabb, Douglas Dunn, Joe Dyer, Reuben Ellis, W. E. Gresham, Harvey Hays, Ross Hopkins, Carl Jaggers, John T. Leath, Paul McAlpin, Oscar Orr, Willie Simmons, LeRoy Skinner, R. T. Smith, L. W. Turner, and Misses Faye Brown, Frankie Harris, Virginia Knapp, Bess Richardson, and Nan Lou Richardson. Past Regents are: Mrs. Gordan Brown, Mrs. Gail B. Doerge, Mrs Douglass G. Dunn, Sr., Mrs Charles A. Vanis, Mrs. L.O. Poll, Mrs. Charles A. Vanis, Mrs. Benjamin H. Rowe, Mrs. Francis B. Landrum.

  1999-2000 OFFICERS - Thomas J. Rusk Chapter of DAR

Regent, Glenda L. Landrum

Vice Regent, Carole D. Hollingsworth

Chaplain, Mrs M. Kathryn Wylie

Recording Sec, Mrs Evelyn Appelbee

Corresponding Sec,   Mrs Evelyn Appelbee

Treasurer, Mrs Gloria B. Mayfield

Registar,  Mrs Gloria B. Mayfield

Historian, Mrs. Miriam W. Nations

Liberian, Mrs Betty Jo Wallace

Parliamentarian, Mrs Renea Y. Davidson

The United Daughters of the Confederacy....Henderson Chapter No. 1206...1909-1913.....Submitted by Mary Frank Dunn

The First Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Henderson May 7 1909, and was disbanded about 1912 or 1913 due to the death of its'president, Mrs. J.L. Cameron. (She was killed in a train accident on the way to a UDC meeting, it was Henderson Chapter #1206, with the following charter members:

Mrs. Genna Smith, Mrs. J.L. Cameron, Mrs. M.Kangerga, Mrs. C.W. Slaughter, Mrs, George Rankin, Mrs. Adelia Woodlief, Mrs J.N. Parr, Mrs J.E. Watkins, Mrs J. S. Lasseter, Mrs G.W.L. Smith, Mrs Rae Redwine, Mrs. J.P. McLarty (McClarty?) , Mrs G.R.Wood, Mrs R. McWilliams, Mrs S..A. Graham, Mrs Newel Fite, Mrs Lola Miller, Mrs P. T. Gladney, Mrs John B. Lacy, Mrs Sam Lacey, Clara Endel, Mrs. Sudie Hall Buford, Lou McAnulty, Mrs. E. B. Aolford, Mrs J.M. MNays, Mrs R.T. Brown, Mrs. K. Norvell, Lula Beall, Mrs. J.C. Hickey, Maria McLemore Camp, Bennie Redwine McLemore, Mrs M.B, James, Blanch Bradford White, Mrs. C.G. Rayford,  and Misses Elva Buford, Maggie Hightower, Eva Wood, Pauline Gruiffin, Pearl Mims, Leah Van Sickle, Ethel Barrett, Mamie Harrison, Sal Walton Smith, Sarah Maddux, Ruth Boggess, Loraine Harrison.

The following officers served this early chapter.

President Mrs J.L. Cameron;

1st Vice President...Mrs C.P Smith;

2nd Vice President , Mrs E. B. Alford

3rd Vice President , Mrs V.A. Redwine;

4th Vice President Mrs. J.C. Hickey,

Corresponding Secretary...Mis Manie Harrisonn;

Recording Secretary...Mrs. W.P. White;

Treasurer...Mrs J.E. Watkins;

Registrar....Miss Maggie Yates;

Historian...Mrs. M. Kangerga

  United Daughters of the Confederacy  No 2321

Centennial Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy No. 2321 was organized May 16, 1962. There were twenty members listed, including five real Daughters of Confederate Soldiers. Miss Lucy B. Wood was the organizing member.

Presidents were: Mrs. Andrew J. Deason,Mrs Mary Frank Dunn, Mrs Gordon Brown, Mrs Joe Dyer, Mrs. Porter Fite, Mrs. John T. Leath, Mrs. Reuben Ellis, Mrs. W. S. Ballow, Mrs. MN.H. Watson , Mrs. Joseph A. Ross.

1962 Charter Members:

Veda Mae Deason Anderson.....Margaret Wright Brown

Bertha Greene Crim......Abbie Irene Rushton Deason

Lela Belle Hays Deason.....Nannie Sarah Taylor Deason

Rosemary Carroll Dees, ....Gloria Stroud Dorsett,

Mary Franklin Deason Dunn....Deva Agnes Hays Edwards

Ida Mae Hays Green....Ela Lois Hays Harris

Matilda Adelaide Garrett Hopkins.....Maida Milam Jaggers

Pauline Jones Jimmerson.....Ella Mae Jones

Glayds Pauline Hays Kyle......Nellie Fay Bearden Orr

Annie Pearl Henson Stroud.......Effie Mae Bolton Tipps

1999-2000 Officers of the United Daughters of the Confederacy #2321      Henderson Texas

President,  Ross W. Krape

Vice President,  Flora Kirksey

Recording Secretary, Gloria B. Mayfield

Treasurer, Shelley Rardin

Registar, Mary Frank Dunn

Historian,   Maria Nations

Recorder of Crosses,   Betty Robuck

Chaplain,   Kate Sledge

Reporter,    Gloria B. Mayfield

Parlianentain,   Kate Sledge

Patsy Cates, Betty Robuck, Rosa Ambrose, Dorothy Berry, Lucille Clark, Judy Davis, Katie Hunt, Harlowe Johnson, Linda Jones, Maxie Martin, JoAnne Mason, Alison McDonald, Zelma Sherman, Sue Simmons, Madeline Smith. (2000)

  Rusk County Retired Teachers

Organized April 17, l974 by Miss Margaret Lowe, the first President, followed by Miss Margaret Lowe, J. Alving Smith, Mrs. Onie Wade, Miss Ruth Kirham, and Mrs. Louise Boren.