Lee’s Traveller #957, Savannah Elizabeth Mims, Editor 12527 Millwheel Dr, Houston, TX 77070

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txtravpt/ Shelby Savannah Salge, President

Congratulations to:

Lee’s Traveller

Chapter 957

2009-2010 Chapter Officers

President –

Shelby Salge

Vice President – Garrett Vasek

2nd Vice

President – Gabby Vasek

3rd Vice

President/ Editor/

Webmaster – Savannah

Mims

Secretary – Gabby Vasek

Treasurer –

Michael Kernan

Historian –

Allan Grimm

Chaplain – Allison Hunter

Custodian – Ross Salge

Dear Members, Thank you for working hard this CofC year! I hope everybody enjoyed it!

Congratulations to our new officers for 2009-2010. I will send the new officer list for your chapter yearbooks. Welcome Michael Kernan as our newest chapter member and newest officer. He will be serving as Treasurer next year. We had lots of fun at our Memorial Service in April. Allison, your period

dress is really pretty. Great

work!!!

Gabby, thank you

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PPRESIDENT

Notes from the Historian

Welcome Home A Hero

Update My dad Joe took

Garrett, Mimi and me to Dallas

where we met Aunt Jenny and Shelby Salge. They had

driven up from Sugar Land.

We stayed overnight at a hotel and had fun swimming and

using the treadmill in the workout room.

Early Saturday, we had to get out of bed to be at

the airport by 7:55 a.m. When

we arrived at the airport, our friends and prospective

members of Lee’s Traveller 957 Lucas and Jeremy Morin

and their parents Bob and Theresa were already there.

They had driven from Cypress

too. We met Samantha Barrett (Nicola Marschal 757) and her grandmother Jan Barrett (Director, Nicola

for leading us in the “Welcome Home A Hero” project at DFW Airport. Gabby Vasek, Garrett Vasek, Samantha Barrett and I attended. Lucas and Jeremy Morin, prospective members, surprised us and joined to help pass out Lifesavers. Gabby, Samantha, and I attended as Division Officers. Savannah, thank you for attending the Glenwood Marker Dedication on the same day as our DFW visit. I heard you did a great job collecting the marker

covers. I hope everyone can attend the next meeting at my

house. We’ll have a fun

meeting and I have a surprise for you. When the time

comes, you’ll know. Please note that the

Convention is coming up and I’d like for you to please try to

attend this event. Mrs. Sandy

Vasek has worked so hard to make this very special for us.

She’s actually been working on it since we were in The

Sherry Davis chapter so it’s been a long time.

If we don’t see you at the last meeting or

Convention, I hope you have a great summer and will be able

to attend the meetings next year.

Love,

Shelby

.

Marschall ) who arrived with

more Gummy LifeSaver thank you notes. We also met Mrs.

Becky Waid, Captain M.S.

Austin 2606 (Rockwall) who came to help. Mrs. Deena

Harrison came by and thanked us for coming.

We waited for about an hour and a half for the

soldiers to arrive. It was so

much fun seeing the soldiers and getting our picture made

with them. We had to work very fast to hand out the thank

you notes because the soldiers moved through the

greeting area quickly. They

wanted to go home. There were about 200 of them. We

got to say thank you to the soldiers for all they do for us.

They were coming from Afghanistan where my Uncle

Jason is serving. They were

all really happy to be home.

We had about 250 or more Gummy LifeSaver thank you

notes left. We took them to the

USO at the airport and they were given to the soldiers that were

leaving at noon for Iraq and Afghanistan. We were not able to

see them since they were in a secure area.

While we were waiting for

the soldiers to arrive, we had our picture taken with Miss Texas

International and Miss Fort Worth. It was a lot of fun.

CofC Contests I submitted several entries for the

CofC contests. I wrote a poem

about Robert E Lee, a poem about Nathan Bedford Forest and an

article on what “Dixie” means to me. For my art work, I submitted

my Traveller card and the chapter logo.

Traveller’s Tales

May 2009

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Lee’s Traveller would like to wish a Happy Birthday to the following members of Robert E. Lee 186:

Mrs. Ramona Ackman – May 1st

Ms. Paula Tideman – May 18th

Mrs. Cindy Smith – May 24th

Mrs. Ruby Bowman – May 25th

Mrs.Sarah Ruth Sawyer – May 29th

.

Remember that we received some new books

from the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs Chapter 2523 UDC in

Conroe. Here are the names of the books: “Wars that

Changed the World: The Civil

War”, “The Story of the Underground Railroad”,

“Amos Fortune”, “Nettie’s Trip South”, “Now Let Me Fly”, and

“History of the Civil War”.

Allison Hunter took “The Story of the Underground Railroad”

home with her at the April meeting. Thank you, Allan

Grimm, for already sending a thank you note to the Thomas

Stubbs ladies.

We also received a picture of Lee on Traveller

from the Bryan UDC chapter to add to our library. Allan

Chapter Library Update by Ross Salge

I went to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport to welcome home the heroes. We had a really good time. It was good to see the soldiers come home. They were very happy.

Notes from the Treasurer

Miss Melody Townsend deserves a "round of applause" for a job well done in the Texas Division UDC Sponsored 7th & 8th Grade Essay

Congratulations Miss Melody

also sent a thank you note for this gift. Thank you, Allan!

My Mimi, Mrs. Sandy Vasek, donated a Secession

Cockade for our chapter catechism lessons. She also

donated a set of the Flags of

the Confederacy for our chapter to use in catechism

study. Thank you! We have another

new book called “A Double

Batch” that our chapter purchased from the General

UDC Business Office. My mom plans to use it for a

historical lesson next year. Shelby and I are

donating a book to the

chapter library too. It’s called “Drums of War” but we

haven’t gotten to read it yet. Mrs. Carolyn

brought our flag to the April Memorial Service and it

looked so nice. Mrs. Carolyn is going to get the name and

address of the lady who blocked it for us so I can send her a thank

you note. It sure looked great for our Memorial Service.

I carried our chapter

flags & stands and metal Traveller to the Memorial Service.

That was the first time that I carried so much but I liked having

my own tasks to do.

I hope you’ll check some of our newest books out of the

library for summer reading! I’ll have the library available at the

last meeting at my house on May 17th.

Savannah has reserved

the stuffed Traveller to take home in May. Allison has been taking

care of him since our last meeting. Thank you, Allison!

Have a fun summer!

Love,

Ross

Thank you to everyone who is supporting our efforts to raise money for the CoC Division Convention. We appreciate your help and

support. Gabby and I donated $30.00 from our garage sale to the Convention Fund. .

Contest.

Melody took 2nd place for the 8th Grade Contest with her well-written essay on "Medical Care on the

Battlefield during the War Between

the States".

Way to go, Melody! We are proud of you!!!

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Ross - Ross lost another tooth on May 2nd making it his 3rd. This time it was a top front tooth. He is officially registered for Kindergarten too and is really excited so far! Ross has also been excited about getting his new ear plugs because he was able to go swimming over the weekend. Ross had tubes put in his ears a few months back and needed the custom-fitted plugs for the pool. He's ready for summer now…with a matching swim cap for extra

What Have You Been Up To?

On April 19th, 2009,

Lee’s Traveller

gathered at Spring

Creek Park in Tomball

to remember and honor

the three men who died

at the Spring Creek

Powder Mill as well as

all Confederate

Veterans.

Due to some slight

flooding, we were not

able to get the

Confederate Powder

Mill. Instead, we

selected a nearby

location to honor our

April Confederate Memorial Service

“Do your duty in all

things. You cannot do

more, you should never

wish to do less.”

- Robert E. Lee

protection! Over the weekend, he celebrated the end of t-ball season with two games and a team party!

Shelby - Shelby has a new barrel-racing trainer and she's excited about that! Shelby also assisted her daddy, Lance, recently in presenting a Flag Certificate to her elementary school from the Alexander Hodge SAR Chapter of which Lance is a member. Shelby's working hard on her Bronze Award for Junior Girl Scouts too

so that is keeping her busy. Shelby is making plans to have a pet care business this summer. She wants to walk dogs, feed animals, or just visit them while their owners are away. She's been working on her business forms.

Savannah – Savannah has been moved up to Pre-Team in Gymnastics since the April meeting. She is waiting oon her AGA and USAG numbers to come in. She hopes to compete at a ranking level in Fall competitions.

ancestors. After an

Opening Prayer by Miss

Allison Hunter, and

presentation of the

colors by members of

Lee’s Traveller,

members of Lee’s

Traveller each laid a

rose at the base of a

tree to honor their

Confederate Ancestor.

Miss Allison Hunter led

us in the Closing

Prayer. Mr. Travis

Hunter played Taps on

his trumpet.

At the conclusion of the

service, Lee’s Traveller

held their April Meeting

in Spring Creek Park. A

big thank you to Ms.

Carolyn Jamail and Mr.

Allan Grimm for hosting

the meeting.

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When preparing CofC applications and supplements, please do the following: - Fill in ALL blanks, except those intended for Division or General. If you do not know what to put in a blank, please ask. You can ask your UDC chapter registrar, check with a registrar manual, or contact Ginny Robinson at countrygin@hotmail.com. She is able to look up Division or General numbers for a supplemental, if you need them. Pam Trammell is still the Director

Tips for Registrars

On, April 25, 2009,

Glenwood Cemetery

dedicated fourteen

Confederate Headstones.

Ms. Savannah Mims was

honored to help Ms.

Vanessa Burzynski,

Chairman, District I,

Texas UDC, with the

wreath laying ceremony

before the headstones

were unveiled..

Glenwood Dedication of Confederate

Headstones

A Note from TX

Division Chaplain

Forrest lowe

Please remember the

members of the

armed forces overseas

in Iraq and

Afghanistan, they

need our prayers.

Remember our fallen

soldiers by visiting the

Houston Veterans

Cemetery and placing

flags.

Days of Observance

May 28 - Pierre Gustave

Toutant Beauregard

May 30 – Memorial Day

General, and will be for the remainder of this term. -There should be a proof (which can be an approved UDC or CofC application) for each name, date, or place, and generation link. There is no need to send duplicate proofs. --Be sure to put the date of chapter approval. -Proof your work! It takes your registrar lots of time to make corrections, and it makes for a sloppy application! -Compare what you have printed to the application you are

using as a proof. Everything MUST BE exactly the same, unless an additional proof is provided, and noted in the proof line. -Correct fees are: $2.00 to Tx Div. CofC; $5.00 to Treas. Tx Div. UDC; $6.00 to Treas. Gen. CofC.

Your Division Registrar is finding MANY mistakes in the applications, and will appreciate the few extra minutes you spend to check over your applications before mailing.

Ms. Savannah Mims also

assisted in collected the

veils from the

Headstone after each

ceremony was of

unveiling.

Ms. Savannah Mims and

her mother, Ms. Lisa

Mims of Robert E. Lee

186 had the honor of

unveiling the last

headstone of Mr.

Garrett Hardcastle.

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Lee’s Traveller 957

would like to wish a

Happy Birthday to the

following Real

Daughters:

Ms. Catherine Hughes

Goldfon – May 7

Mrs. Exie Taylor –

May 10

Do not forget to register

for Convention 2009 to

be held on June 12 and

13 in League City at

South Shore Harbor.

Please register for the

Memorial Service on the

Paddlewheeler as well

as the teapot luncheon

and the Southern

Heritage Banquet. See

previous emails for

registration forms.

Convention 2009

Happy Birthday to :

Dennis Miller – May 24

Valerie Turner – May 30

Garrett Vasek – May 18

Shelby and Ross visited a Confederate marker in Richmond, Texas. The marker contains information about the Texas Cavalry and how the Texans were used to riding horses. When their horses were taken away, they had to train as infantry which was something they weren't used to being.

CONGRATULATIONS TO…

Mrs. Lisa Mims & Mrs. Joyce Baumann

on recently becoming official members

of the

United Daughters of the Confederacy

Mrs. Lisa Mims joined Robert E. Lee #186

in Houston

&

Mrs. Joyce Baumann is a new member

of

Thomas Jefferson Stubbs #2523 in

Conroe

We are excited for both of you!

Love,

Lee’s Traveller Members

Date: This Sunday, May 17th, 2009 Time: 3:00pm (remember the change from 2p to 3p)

Place: Ross and Shelby's house - 818 Fairpark Lane, Sugar Land, Texas 77479

RSVP: 281.265.0733 or salge@texas.net

REMEMBER! This is our last chapter meeting of the year. Don't miss it as we have plenty of fun in store for y'all! Shelby has a surprise for y'all too! We hope you can make it!

DIRECTIONS: 59 South to Sugar Land. Exit Grand Parkway/Highway 99/Crabb River Road. Turn right on Grand Parkway (light). Once you reach the New Territory Community, turn left at Sandhill (light). Turn left at Cunningham Creek (stop sign). Turn left at Morrison Place (stop sign). Turn right at Presley Way (stop sign). Turn left at Casey Circle. Turn left at

Fairpark Lane. (These are very concise directions.)

Special note: Please bring any scrapbook items to this meeting so that Gabby can add them to the book! Remember photos, write-ups, cards, programs of events attended, etc. This is

her LAST CHANCE to collect information!

We're looking forward to having y'all in our home on the 17th!

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TEXAS Division Children of the Confederacy

And The Bastrop County Historical Commission

Cordially Invite You to Attend

A Re-Dedication of the Texas Historical Marker

(The 2007-2008 Division Project of President Hannah Hudson)

Of Julia Dickinson Allen

“Angel of Mercy to Prisoners at Camp Ford, Tyler”

2:00 PM Monday, May 25, 2009

The Allen-Fowler House

Current home of Geoff Connor

1404 Wilson Street Bastrop, Texas

CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL SERVICE

SPRING CREEK PARK

APRIL 2009

Prayer

by An Unknown Confederate Soldier I asked God for strength, that I might

achieve, I was

made weak, that I might humbly obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things, I was given infirmity, that I might

do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy, I

was given poverty,

that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men, I was given weakness,

that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy

life, I was given life,

that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for, but

everything I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am among all men, most richly blessed.

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