Gulf Coast Daylily Society
Established March 9, 1956
Disbanded November 5, 2011

Club Presidents
Year President Year President
1956-57 Maymie Schulze 1981-82 Mable Nelson
1958-59 Mrs. Walter "Lucille" Frohriep 1983-84 Ann Marks
1960-61 Earnest A. Young 1985-86 Dinah Martin
1962-63 Mrs. Walter "Lucille" Frohriep 1987-88 Gene Orgeron
1964-65 J. B. "Pat" Bishop 1989-90 Gene Marks
1966-67 Mrs. H. T. Tyer 1991-94 Margaret Jones
1968-69 Mrs. L. W. "Madelene" Knowles 1995-97 Mable Nelson
1970-71 Thelma Mimms 1998-99 Gene Orgeron
1972-73 Maymie Schulze 2000-01 Fred Rice
1974 Vera Petersen 2002 Jay Farquhar
1975-78 Cora Hund 2003-06 Margie Dumesnil
1979-80 Albert "Bobo" Faggard 2007-11 Deane Spradley

Gulf Coast Daylily Society History

A group of garden club judges and interested daylily growers met at the Flying Chef Restaurant, Nederland, Texas, on March 9, 1956, for the purpose of organizing a daylily club. Charter members were the 21 members present and 5 not present who paid their dues of $1. Maymie Schulze was the first President. Among the charter members were Lucille Williamson, who won numerous AHS awards; Mrs. H. R. Hunsucker; and Inez Coffman-Young. At the April 1956 meeting the members voted to be called the Gulf Coast Hemerocallis Society. In 1985, the name of the club was changed to the Gulf Coast Daylily Society.

The club's membership was made up of growers from Baytown, Beaumont, Bridge City, Groves, Jasper, Kountze, Nederland, Newton, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Orange, Roganville, Silsbee, and Vidor.

The club hosted the Region 6 Meetings in 1962, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, and 2006.

The club disbanded in November 5, 2011 due to the advanced age of its members.

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