The United Daughters of Confederacy (UDC) in Hartsville celebrates its 100th anniversary this year at the March 2 meeting. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Hartsville Library. Anyone interested in joining is invited to attend.
In March 1910, eight women met in the home of Mrs. J. J. Lawton to make plans for organizing a local chapter of the UDC, according to a history compiled by Ruth M. Robertson and presented for the 85th anniversary of the Hartsville Chapter at the Hartsville Museum on March 16, 1995.
They wanted to honor the memory of those who served and those who died in service to the Confederate States and “to protect, preserve and mark places made historic by Confederate valor; to collect and preserve the material for a truthful history of (the) ‘War Between the States.’”
The charter for the Hartsville chapter was granted on March 26, 1910, and 21 women attended the first meeting on April 28, 1910.
Officers elected to serve that first year were Mrs. E. W. Cannon, president; Mrs. J.J. Lawton, vice president; Mrs. M. S. McKinnon, secretary; Mrs. T. E. Goodson, treasurer and Miss Susie Coker, historian.
Other charter members were Mrs. C.R. Richardson, Mrs. W. H. Hicks, Mrs. W. C. Lawton, Mrs. H. L. Law, Mrs. G.L. Montgomery, Mrs. W. W Sumner, Mrs. F. W. Vetoe, Mrs. Albert Jordan, Mrs. J. S. White and Mrs. W. C. Law.
In 1915, the following joined the organization: Mrs. S. G. Garrett, Mrs. W. C. Beckham, Judith A. Hicks, Mrs. A. M. McNair, Mrs. D. R. Coker and Mrs. E. V. Baldy.
The ladies decided to hold their monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month. Hostesses were chosen alphabetically.
To be eligible for membership, women must be lineal descendants of Confederate veterans. The UDC welcomes new members and invites those who might be interested in joining to attend one of their meetings.
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