DEXTER -- Women interested in forming a chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are invited to meet Saturday at Fiddler's restaurant in Dexter.
The meeting is open to anyone interested in joining the historical and patriotic organization. For more information, call 573-624-1810.
Membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy is open to women age 16 or older who are blood descendants of a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Proof of ancestor service is required.
The organization was founded in St. Louis in July 1897. It was formed by Southern women to aid Confederate soldiers and their families.
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