Programs

Unless otherwise noted, chapter meetings are held the second Friday of the month at
Northway Christian Church, 7202 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225-2450. 
Refreshments and fellowship begin at 10:00 a.m.  The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. 

FRIDAY, September 13, 2024
Speaker:  Tracy LawsonBA
Topic: The children's book series about the "Liberty Belles" 

FRIDAY, October 11, 2024
Speaker: Holly Stevens 
Topic: "Wild Women of Texas" Part II

FRIDAY, November 8, 2024
Founders' Day Luncheon 11 a.m. (off site)
Speaker: Alana Shuma 
Topic: Holiday Carols

FRIDAY, December 13, 2024
Holiday Luncheon 11 a.m. (off site)
Speaker: Glenna Johns
Topic: "Santa Claus in Texas"

FRIDAY, January 10, 2025
Chapter Birthday and Covered Dish Luncheon
Speaker: TBA 
Topic:  TBA

FRIDAY, February 14, 2025
Speaker: Dallas Historical Society 
Topic:  TBA

FRIDAY, March 14, 2025
Speaker: Texas Historical Foundation
Topic: TBA

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025
San Jacinto Day Luncheon honoring New Members 11 a.m. (off site)
Speaker: Elizabeth Hunt Blanc, Jesuit Dallas Museum Director
Topic: Jesuit Dallas Museum: Mission, History, and Accreditation 

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025
Speaker: TBA 
Topic:  TBA

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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.