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Programs Unless otherwise noted, chapter meetings are held the second Friday of the month at FRIDAY, September 8, 2023 FRIDAY, October 13, 2023 FRIDAY, November 10, 2023 FRIDAY, December 8, 2023 FRIDAY, January 12, 2024 FRIDAY, February 9, 2024 FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 FRIDAY, May 10, 2024
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From the Past Preceding the Texas Centennial in 1936, on April 21, 1931, the Dallas Park Board and the State Fair Association presented the Chapter with the perpetual guardianship of the replica of the Alamo located on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas. On January 12, 1940 the James Butler Bonham Chapter of the Children of the Republic of Texas was chartered with twenty six (26) members. Mrs. Jesse M. Smith conceived and promoted the idea of the annual presentation of members of the CRT to DRT officials and of the Pilgrimage (CRT Convention) for the Children in 1960. In 1949-1950 the Chapter Committee for Preservation of Historic Spots located and listed pioneer graves in Dallas County cemeteries and filed the records in the Hall of State. Mrs. Willie Flowers Carlisle researched and published a booklet that described most of the sites. The Chapter’s beautification and restoration of the old Masonic Cemetery, adjacent to the present Convention Center in downtown Dallas, where many pioneer citizens are buried, were recognized in the City Council’s master plan. The Chapter assisted in the preservation, restoration, and custodianship of the John Neely Bryan Cabin, the first home in Dallas County. During the U. S. Bicentennial Celebration, Chapter members served as hostesses for the cabin. As a Texas Sesquicentennial project in 1986, the Chapter handmade one of every flag that has flown over Texas and continues to use them in programs on Texas and its Flags.
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Last update 9-10-21 |