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Organization of the Lousiana State Society: On April 7, 1949, Miss Mabel C. Upton, President General, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, appointed Mrs. E.L. Kelly as State Organizing President of Louisiana Society. Before the required fifty members was completed, Mrs. Kelly, due to ill health, resigned, and Mrs. Earl Middleton, President General, appointed Mrs. J.E. O'Donnell as State Organizing President, March 12, 1952. The name Isaac Monet, an ancestor of Mrs. E.L. Kelly,
was selected as the name for the first chapter to be organized.
After the required number to constitute a state Society was accepted,
a committee was named to nominate State Officers. On November 13,
1954, the Louisiana Society held the election and installation of
State Officers at the Heidelberg Hotel in Baton Rouge at 10:00 a.m.,
with Mrs. J. O'Donnell presiding. Mrs. J.W. Thornton, President
General, installed the officers and presented the State's Charter
to the State President, Mrs. Robert Anderson Stafford. The first
State Conference was held in Baton Rouge, March 24, 1956, with delegates
from three chapters: Isaac Monet, Baton Rouge; Francis Billingsley,
Oak Grove; and Matthew Agee, Shreveport. During the ensuing years
fourteen additional chapters were organized in Louisiana. At the
present Feliciana Chapter is in the process of organizing. Unfortunately
four chapters disbanded. Chapters Later Disbanded:
The Lousiana State Society, its chapters and individual members have beautifully furnished the Louisiana Room at National Headquarters through their generous donations and contributions. MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED AS NATIONAL OFFICERS MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED ON NATIONAL COMMITTEES Society Calendar of Events: 2005 State Conference: Thursday & Friday, February
17,18 Historic Sites Marked in Louisiana: COLONIAL GATEWAY CORRAL, Natchitoches, LA, marked by Natchitoches Chapter, in cooperation with the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission, 11 April 1970. Here three paths met. From the Spanish west came cattle and horses; the path eastward led to the home of St. Denis; a road wound North to the Fort. LOS ADAES,. mission founded nearby for Adaes Indians. Marked by Natchitoches Chapter, in Cooperation with the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission, 01 June 1974. FRANCOIS ROUQUIER HOMESITE, Rouquier was an early Indian trader and farmer. House dating to circa 1780. Site of probably the first sawmill in the area. Marked by the Natchitoches Chapter in cooperation with the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission, 01 November 1981. HOTEL CLAIBORNE, THE MARITZKY BUILDING FOR THE ARTS, HOME OF THE HERBERT S. FORD MUSEUM, a keystone structure in Homer, LA. Marked by Louisiana Society Colonial Dames, 30 September 1984. The BIG HOUSE OF CASPIANA PLANTATION now located at pioneer Heritage center LSU Shreveport. A typical pioneer home, marked by Susan Constant Chapter 19 October 1987. MAGNOLIA MOUND PLANTATION, built circa 1791, figured prominently in the history of Baton Rouge LA as the home of Armand Duplantier, Aide-de-Camp to General Lafayette. Marked by Isaac Monet Chapter 11 May 1988. LOUISIANA NAVAL WAR MEMORIAL CENTER IN DOWNTOWN Baton Rouge LA. An educational facility focusing on Louisiana's proud history. Changing exhibits tell the history of shipbuilding & navigation. On 14 January 1987 members of Isaac Monet Chapter placed a historical marker on a bench in its War Memorial Plaza, a courtyard of black granite bearing the names of Louisianans who gave their lives in defense of their country. The PENTAGON BARRACKS, Baton Rouge, LA, constructed between 1819 and 1922 and originally consisting of five two-story buildings, they served as a garrison 1822-1877 and have a rich history. Isaac Monet placed a historical marker there on 08 March. FORT MIRO, Monroe, LA. On 10 February 1979 Sir John Payne Chapter and the descendants of the Dr. Frank X. Cline Family, installed the plaque in memory of the French born Capt. Jean Joseph La Baume, who served in Louisiana forces and was the individual who requested Gov. Miro's consent to build the fort. According to the SEVENTEENTH CENTURY REVIEW vol. 20 #3, “On September 14, 1978, the Isaac Monet Chapter placed a marker on Hwy 327 near Ibervi11e Parish Line.” THE LINE AVENUE SCHOOL, 1800 Line Ave., Shreveport LA was marked by Susan Constant Chapter in 1987.Listed in National Register of Historic Places, the building now serves as classrooms for the Northwestern State University of Louisiana Division of Nursing.(1993). LAFAYETTE BUILDINGS, Baton Rouge LA, were marked by Isaac Monet Chapter 09 October 1991. Thought to have been built circa 1769, the buildings are possibly the oldest in Baton Rouge and are said to reflect the architectural influence of Europe. ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY, Baton Rouge LA was marked by Isaac Monet chapter in cooperation with St. Joseph Catholic Church. The ceremony, honoring the memory of early settlers, who, regardless of religion were buried in the cemetery of St. Joseph, the only church in the village. Date of marking: 01 November 1991. OLD STATE CAPITOL, Baton Rouge LA. was marked by Isaac Monet Chapter on 21 February 1992. The Gothic building, constructed of 2-ft thick brick walls covered with concrete, housed state government from 1849-1862 and 1882-1934. Its four battlement towers and 1,300 stain glassed windowed dome are special. ST. JOSEPH”S CATHEDRAL was marked by Isaac Monet Chapter on the afternoon of 05 November 1992. The marker commemorated the establishment of the oldest house of worship in Baton Rouge LA UNION PROTESTANT CHURCH, 217 Carroll St., Mandeville LA, was marked by Pontchartrain Chapter on Sunday, 05 May 1991. Nondenominational, the little church has served its congregation for over 100 years. SAUCIER-BARES HOUSE, 205 University Ave., Lafayette, LA was marked by the Rev. Obediah Holmes Chapter 24 October 1992. The architecture is typical of the 1917 era when it was built. The floor plan is unaltered, as are several distinctive features of the period. YELLOW FEVER MOUND, Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport LA, where most of the 759 victims of the yellow fever epidemic of 1873 are buried, was marked by Susan Constant Chapter 19 October 1992. MCNEIL STREET PUMPING STATION, Shreveport LA, the
sole working “in situ" of its kind in the nation, was
designated, with a plaque, a National Historic Landmark, thru the
combined efforts of Louisiana Society, Susan Constant and Matthew
Agee, Chapters, Pelican Chapter DAR, and General Jacob Bailey Chapter,
DAC. The year: 1990. OLD URSULINE CONVENT, New Orleans LA, the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley and the first Girls' School in Louisiana, was marked by the Louisiana Society with La Louisiane and Robert Ruffin Chapters on 03 February 1995. GREENWOOD CEMETERY, Shreveport LA. Members of Susan Constant Chapter dedicated a plaque honoring Greenwood Cemetery, corner of Stoner Ave. and Cemetery Blvd. on Friday, 22 November 1996. Research revealed that people of many creeds and races are buried in the cemetery. There is a Greek Orthodox Section, Jewish section, a Potter's Field, as well as a Babyland. AMERICAN CEMETERY, Natchitoches, LA, oldest cemetery in the Louisiana Purchase. Bronze Historical marker placed by Natchitoches Chapter 16 April 1997. ST. MATTHEW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Monroe LA, known as the "Mother Church" of Catholicism in the area. Marked by Sir John Payne and Prairie des Canots Chapters 26 February 1997. M.A. PATOUT & SON, LTD., Jeanerette, LA., oldest sugar mill in the United States which has been in operation of the same family and one of the largest sugar; mills in the world. Rev. Obediah Holmes Chapter dedicated the bronze marker 24 July 1998. PITOT HOUSE, New Orleans LA, 18th Century West Indies style Plantation Horne of the 1st Mayor of New Orleans. Marked 25 February 1999 by Louisiana Society and La Louisiane and Robert Ruffin Chapters. BLUEBONNET SWAMP AND NATURE CENTER, N. Bluebonnet Rd., Baton Rouge, LA, a wooded, swampy area settled 200 years ago, now preserved for education and recreation. Bronze marker, presented by Louisiana Society and Isaac Monet Chapter, was dedicated 10 Feb 2000. HOPKINS HOUSE, Marion, LA. Built by Elias George, the Carolina "I'" frame house was the setting that inspired the song, "In the Gloaming” by Annie Florence Harrison. Marked, 12 May 2001 by Martha Randolph Chapter. LASALLE LANDING, Kenner LA, said to be the site where Sieur de la Salle, the French Explorer, after traversing the length of the Mississippi River in 1682, stepped ashore, claiming the land for France and naming it “Louisiana.” Marked 13 February 2003 by the joint effort of Louisiana Society and La Louisiane and Robert Ruffin Chapters.
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