Carl V Hill in uniform at the Colonial Dames of America meeting on Nov 20, 2024

 Carl Hill was invited to attend the Colonial Dames of America meeting on November 20, 2024 at Tony's Restaurant in Houston.  Carl represented the Alexander Hodge SAR Chapter and wore his Revolutionary War uniform to the event.

The guest speaker for the occasion was Eron Tynes who spoke on "San Jacinto Battlefield".

   

                                                    (L-R) Beth Fisher, Lois Wright, Carl V Hill, Eron Tynes

The Colonial Dames of America was founded in New York on April 1890.  the original CDA insignia was designed by Tiffany & Co.  Membership is by invitation only.  The Houston Chapter (Chapter VIII) was founded in 1928.

Following the Centennial anniversary celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as the first president in 1789, Americans became interested in the history of the Revolutionary Patriots.  This led to the formation of a number of Lineage Societies.

DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution, founded July 30, 1890.

SAR - Sons of the American Revolution, founded April 30, 1889.

CDA - Colonial Dames of America, founded in 1891.

NSCDA - National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, founded in 1891.