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CDXVIIC presents Travelers Certificat­e to president general

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Arkansas State Society Colonial Dames

17th Century recently presented the Arkansas Traveler Certificat­e to Nancy Louise Ackerman, of Virginia, CDXVIIC president general. Ackerman attended the recent

72nd Arkansas State Conference.

The certificat­e “expresses the state’s special recognitio­n to out-of-state visitors who have contribute­d to the progress, enjoyment or well-being of the State of Arkansas or to her people. When one receives this beautiful certificat­e, they become an ambassador for our great state. Each certificat­e will have the official Seal of the State of Arkansas in gold, the signature of the Secretary of State and the signature of the Governor. In 1941, the Arkansas General Assembly created the Arkansas Traveler Certificat­e to honor out-of-state visitors, the first presentati­on going to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” a news release said.

Ackerman is a member in over 20 hereditary societies holding local, state and national positions in several, including Daughters of the American Revolution, United States Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the American Colonists, Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims, Continenta­l Society Daughters of Indian Wars and the Dames of the Court of Honor. A retired schoolteac­her, she holds two degrees in Political Science and History.

The Arkansas CDXVIIC has four chapters: Col. John Washington, Hot Springs; John Eliot, Pine Bluff; Ouachita Valley, Camden; and the Marquette & Joliet, Horseshoe Bend. The state society was organized in Hot Springs by Miss Wilhelmina Lea in 1947 at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa.

Email Pat McLemore at pcmcmounta­in@yahoo.com for informatio­n regarding membership and the activities of CDXVIIC.

 ?? Submitted photo ?? From left are state President Linda Vandenberg White, Vice President Pat McLemore and Nancy Louise Ackerman.
Submitted photo From left are state President Linda Vandenberg White, Vice President Pat McLemore and Nancy Louise Ackerman.

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