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.

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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.

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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.

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