Lufkin Daylily Society
 Established March 7, 1963
(Name changed in 2019 from Lufkin Hemerocallis Society)
Disbanded 11/4/2023
Club History March 7, 1963 - November 4, 2023, by Tracey Stewart

The Lufkin Hemerocallis Society was was organized March 7, 1963, with fifteen members in Lufkin, Texas.
Mrs. Jesse B. O'Quinn was elected President. The club changed its name to Lufkin Daylily Society in 2019.

Club Presidents
Year President Year President
1963 (resigned 9/30) Mrs. Jesse O'Quinn 1989 Vivian Scott
1963 (balance of year) Mrs. R. T. Roebuck 1990 Elcie Duncan
1964 Mrs. D. O. Wallis 1991-92 Maggie Koon
1965 Mrs. H. D. Johnson 1993-94 Evelyn Barley
1966 Mrs. Truman Largent 1995-96 Barbara Picou
1967-68 Mrs. Robert (Vivian) Scott 1997 Ruth Parker
1969 Mrs. Jack Kennedy 1998-99 Evelyn Barley
1970 Mrs. R. T. Roebuck 2000-01 Reba Garrison
1971 Mrs. R. W. Riley 2002-03 Evelyn Barley
1972-73 Mrs. Truman Largent 2004-05 Jeanetta Stewart
1974 Mrs. R. L. Ivie 2006 Evelyn Barley
1975 Mrs. R. W. Riley 2007 Dorothy Hale
1976-77 Mrs. W. T. Thomas 2008-09 Debbie Lambing
1978-79 Mrs. Robert (Vivian) Scott 2010-11 Lois Powell
1980 Mrs. Grady Clayton 2012-13 Donna Chicoine
1981-82 Mrs. W. T. (Gladney) Thomas 2014-15 Pat Levens
1983-84 Mrs. C. E. Weeks, Jr. 2016-17 Conni Estes
1985 Mrs. R. T. Matthews 2018-19 Wanda Wesch
1986 Hortense Fleming 2020-21 Marilyn Detrow
1987-88 Jackey Pigg 2022-23 Barry Walker

Lufkin Newspaper, March 7, 1963

A group of ladies met in the home of Mrs. C. B. Connell, 1120 Mantooth, recently to organize the Hemerocallis Society of Lufkin.

Mrs. D. O. Wallis called the meeting to order and introduced Mrs. R. B. Atkins, a guest, who installed the following officers:  President, Mrs. Jessie O'Quinn; First Vice President, Mrs. R. T. Roebuck; Second Vice President, Mrs. D. O. Wallis; Secretary, Mrs. J. E. Johnson; Treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Allen; Records & Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Robert Scott; and Librarian, Mrs. T. C. Largent.

Refreshments were served to the following members present: Mrs. Jessie O'Quinn, Mrs. D. O. Wallis, Mrs. C. B. Connell, Mrs. R. T. Roebuck, Mrs. T. C. Largent, Mrs. Jack Scott, Mrs. Archie Mathews, Mrs. Jessie Johnson, Mrs. Ben Vaughn, and Mrs. A. B. Allen.

Note: According to the Lufkin Hemerocallis Society by-laws, all persons joining the club in 1963 are to be charter members.  Maggie Koon researched the club minutes and found the following names: Mrs. Roy Hurst, Dr. Anna Beth Connell, Mrs. H. D. Johnson, Mrs. Foster W. King, Mrs. J. R. Hanna, Mrs. Louise Dyer, Mrs. J. R. Jackson, and Mrs. Lee Prahl.

First Regular Meeting - April, 1963

The Lufkin Hemerocallis Society met recently in the assembly room of the Texas Power and Light Company for a monthly session.

Mrs. Jessie O'Quinn, President, was in charge of the meeting.  After a brief business session, Mrs. G. B. Connell gave a program on the history of Hemerocallis.

Mrs. Connell traced Hemerocallis from Biblical time to the present.  She stated "the word Hemerocallis is from the word 'herma' meaning day and 'kalos' meaning beautiful, or 'beauty for a day'."

Two new members, Mrs. Jake Ross and Mrs. J. T. Longbotham, were welcomed into the society.

Refreshments were served to the following members: Mmes. G. B. Connell, Jessie O'Quinn, D. O. Wallis, T. C. Largent, C. M. Milligan, Ben Vaughn, Archie Mathews, R. T. Roebuck, Robert Scott, Jack Scott, Jack Kennedy, Otha Largent, Jake Ross, and J. T. Longbotham.

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