Image: The Southern Cross of Honor was created by the UDC to honor Confederate servicemen.
April 27, 1897: Mississippi Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) organized in Meridian
UDC Southern Cross of Honor
May 1897: Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (MWSA) formed in Meridian
Nellie Nugent Somerville was elected president, and Belle Kearney was elected vice president.