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Richmond, Texas
The Fort Bend Chapter, founded in Richmond, takes its name from the
Gulf Coast County in which it was organized. Here in 1821, on a bend of the
Brazos River, a very small group of Stephen F. Austinâs
âoriginal 300â settlers erected a fort.
The settlement was known as the Fort Settlement, or Fort Bend, until 16
years later when the town of Richmond was planned. The county created the
town name which was chosen by the engineers from Richmond, England. When the
Fort Bend Chapter was organized on December 20, 1946, by Mrs. Mason (Grace
Lynn) Briscoe, one-quarter of the 43 original members were related to the
organizing regent. Mrs. Briscoe served the chapter with unstinting devotion and
capability until her death on January 1, 1971. The chapter received its charter
from the National Society on December 16, 1947.
Our regular monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday in September, October, November, Febuary, March, April and May. We have a holiday party in December and a business meeting in January. You are invited to join us during any of our regular monthly meetings.
Please contact Paula Burns, Regent, at pjburns8@att.net if you are interested in attending one of our meetings. We welcome prospective members and guests.
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