VIRGINIA DIVISION CofC MEMBERS HOST AND ATTEND 47th ANNUAL GENERAL CONVENTION

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47th Annual Children of the Confederacy General Convention

Williamsburg, Virginia
July 12-14, 2001

Miss Elizabeth Huffer Historian General 2001-2002

The 47th Annual General Convention of the Children of the Confederacy was held July 12-14, 2001, at the Williamsburg Hospitality House in Williamsburg, Virginia. Virginia Division had the honor of hosting this year's gathering, which included the following highlights:

• A Welcome and Historical Evening musical performance by Southern Horizon (whose members were afterwards presented with Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medals for their work in preserving and promoting the music of the Confederacy)

• A rousing Welcome and Historical Evening presentation by Virginia War Museum Director John Quarstein about how the Confederate ironclad the C.S.S. Virginia changed the face of naval warfare forever

• A CofC alumni luncheon held in the William and Mary Alumni House featuring David M. Smith of the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table speaking on the postwar careers of Confederate generals

• A guided bus trip to Fort Monroe to see the Casemate, where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned following the conclusion of the War

• A tour of Lee Hall Mansion, which served as headquarters for Confederate Generals Joseph E. Johnston and John Bankhead Magruder during the Peninsula Campaign, followed by a picnic lunch on the lawn

• A late-night Ghost Walk through Colonial Williamsburg

• Presentations by Virginia Division SCV Commander Henry Kidd on his historical artwork and Virginia Division UDC member Billie Earnest on the life and times of LaSalle Corbell Pickett, widow of General George Edward Pickett

• A Saturday night banquet and ball in honor of the Old Dominion State
  
  

  For more convention pictures, see the CofC General Web site at http://hqudc.org/CofC.html.

Miss Elizabeth Huffer, a member of Tom Telegraph Chapter 868 and President of Virginia Division CofC for 2001-2002, was elected Historian General. Division Vice President Mr. John Adams was elected Chairman of the Nominating Committee.

General officers for 2001-2002 are as follows: Miss Jennie Ellen Harper (Tennessee), President General Miss Charlotte Davis (North Carolina), Vice President General Mr. Jonathan Hicks (North Carolina), Second Vice President General Mr. Justin Trammell (Arkansas), Third Vice President General Miss Caitlin Ainsworth (Lousiana), Recording Secretary General Miss Anne Pitre (Mississippi), Treasurer General Miss Elizabeth Huffer (Virginia), Historian General Mr. Charles (Bubby) Childress III (Louisiana), Chaplain General Miss Malinda Williams (Alabama), Editor General Mr. Harris Parker (Alabama), Custodian General

Miss Jennie Harper President General 2001-2002

Children of the Confederacy General Officers, 2001-2002 (L to R): Mrs. Alice Williams, Director General (Alabama); Miss Jennie Harper, President General; Miss Charlotte Davis, Vice President General; Mr. Jonathan Hicks, Second Vice President General; Mr. Mr. Justin Trammell, Third Vice President General; Miss Caitlin Ainsowrth, Recording Secretary General; Miss Anne Pitre, Treasurer General; Miss Elizabeth Huffer, Historian General; Mr. Charles Childress III, Chaplain General; Mr. Harris Parker, Custodian General; Miss Malinda Williams, Editor General

Mr. John W. Lougheed, Honorary Associate Member of Virginia Division CofC, and outgoing Recording Secretary General Miss Katie Fraser await the start of the Grand March

Virginia Division CofC also brought home a number of awards and honors:

• Catechism Quiz

  1st Place - Mr. John Adams

• James Edward Meadows Memorial Poetry Award

  1st Place - Miss Elizabeth Huffer
  3rd Place - Miss Katie Fraser

• Jayne Cranek Award

  For Outstanding Division President's Work - Miss Katie Fraser

• Margaret B. Roque Award

  To the Division with Membership 100-249 Submitting the Best All-Around Report - Virginia Division

• North Carolina Award

  To the Best Division Scrapbook with Membership Less Than 250 - Virginia Division

• Wiley Anderson Silver Tray

  To the Division with the Best Communications - Virginia Division

• Lizzie Grace Dedmon Award

  To the Division with the Most First-Time General Convention Attendees - Virginia Division

• David Du Tilleux Eschenfelder Certificate of Merit

  To the Division Hosting the Cuurent General Convention - Virginia Division

• Judy Massimo Tray

  To the Division with Membership Under 250 Registering the Most New Members - Virginia Division

• Oklahoma Division Award

  To the Division with Membership Under 250 Registering the Greatest Number of Lineal Descendants - Virginia Division

• Millenium Award

  To the Division with Membership Under 250 Purchasing the Largest Number of Minutes Books - Virginia Division

• Fannie Tarver Tray

  To the Division Director Submitting the Most Perfect Application Papers - Kathie Watson, Virginia Division Director (tie)

• Jane Teate Vase

  To the Division Director Registering the Most Boys During the Year - Kathie Watson, Virginia Division Director

Several chapters received individual honors:

• Outstanding Division Chapter - Antonia Ford 885
• Superior Chapter - Antonia Ford 885
• Honor Roll Chapters - Captain Sally Tompkins 807, Skylark 886
• Eloise Welch Wright Trophy to the Chapter with the Best Historical Work - Antonia Ford 885
• Kelly M. Bowles Perpetual Trophy to the Chapter Having the Greatest Gain in Membership on a Percentage Basis - Alexander Nelson Seymour 846

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