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History of Chapter

Marinda (Ice, Iaac) Middleton (Mrs. Earl) was admitted to the National Society on February 6, 1940, and in the following year she became the first elected Texas Society president.

A native of Illinois, Mrs. Middleton founded the Chapter with 11 members at an organizing meeting in her Austin home at 1714 Cromwell Hill on Monday, September 22, 1941. The chapter was named for the historic French Legation in Austin during the Republic of Texas era. The Legation was frequently referred to as the "French ."

On May 13, 1942, at National Conference held in San Antonio, the Texas Society was chartered. Among the 163 names on the Society Charter are those of the twenty-seven Chapter members who then signed the charter on December 15, 1942.

In March 2001, in special recognition of the approaching 60th anniversary of its organizing meeting, the chapter requested approval from the National Society to replace its lost charter. The Organizing Secretary General and the President General, Marguerite Starr Crain (Mrs. Solon AP.) of Texas approved the charter replacement and the inclusion of the names of the National Officers General in office on the December 15, 1942, charter date.


Mirabeau B. Lamar Residence

The Texas State Society and Chapter jointly sponsored an historical marker for the 1839 site of the home of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas (1839-1841). The marker was dedicated on March 1, 1996, during the 58th Annual State Conference in Austin and is now where the Omni Austin Hotel is located today.


 

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