The United States Daughters of 1812 (U.S.D. 1812) recently held its 107th state council in Little Rock. The council was attended by members from across the state and was hosted by the Baseline-Meridian Chapter.
The Arkansas State Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 recently presented the Arkansas Traveler Certificate to Dianne Brown Cannestra of Georgia. Cannestra is the president national of U.S.D. 1812 and represented the society at the 107th Arkansas State Council, according to a news release.
With temperatures below freezing, the United States Daughters of 1812 and other volunteers, including the Arkansas National Guard, picked up nearly 3,000 wreaths from the graves of unknown soldiers.
Organization elects new state officers
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Jerrie Jones Townsend, left, receives the U.S.D. 1812 president’s sash from outgoing president, Kay Tatum. (Special to The Commercial)
The Arkansas Society United States Daughters of 1812 held its first virtual state council and elected new state officers to serve for the next three years.
New officers elected were President Jerrie Townsend, Vice President Katherine Kate Schindler, Chaplain Patricia McLemore, Secretary Judith Robbins, Treasurer Charline Manning, Registrar Arvetta Swift, and Historian Frances Frankie Ochsner. The officers are members of three of the four chapters in the state, according to a news release.