Charles Clement Lucas, Jr., MD, ABFP, son of Charles Clement Lucas, Sr., and Sallie Elizabeth Williams was born in Wilson, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received an A.B. in Chemistry and History, and the Doctor of Medicine. He completed his medical training at Duke University where he was Chief Resident of Family Practice. He was elected to membership in the Order of the Old Well at the University of North Carolina. For his medical leadership activities in North Carolina he received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award given by the State of North Carolina.

Dr. Lucas served in the United States Public Health Service from 1970-1972 and was commissioned as Senior Assistant Surgeon. Dr. Lucas moved to New York City in 1979 where he lived until 1988 when he moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. He maintains a private practice of internal medicine in Larchmont, New York, and is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He is the father of Christina Cady Lucas and Ryan Clare Lucas.

 Memberships

• National Gavel Society

• Order of First Families of Virginia 1607-1624/25

• Order of Founders and Patriots in America (Governor General; former Governor of Connecticut Society)

• Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (Honorary President General)

• Order of the Indian Wars of the United States (Senior Vice Commander)

• Order of the Merovingian Dynasty (Honorary President General; Founder Member)

• Veteran Corps of Artillery State of New York (Past Commandant; Past President of the Council of Administration)

• Military Society of the War of 1812 (Past President)

• Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters (Past President)

• National Society Sons of American Colonists (President General)

• General Society of Colonial Wars (Member of the New York, Florida and North Carolina Societies; former Steward of the New York Society)

• Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192 (Corresponding Secretary)

• National Society Americans of Royal Descent (Curator General)

• Order of the Norman Conquest (Second Vice President General)

• Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion (Knight)

• Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States (Surgeon General)

• Order of the Crown in America (Third Vice President General)

• Baronial Order of Magna Charta (Justiciar)

• Military Order of the Crusades

• One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal

• National Order of Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

• Aztec Club of 1847

• Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (former Secretary General)

• Colonial Society of Pennsylvania

• La Société Française de Bienfaisance

• General Society Sons of the Revolution (former Surgeon General; former President and life member of the New York Society; member of North Carolina Society)

• General Society War of 1812 (former Council Member)

• Military Order of Loyal Legion in the United States

• Jamestowne Society (former National Councilor; former Governor of the New England Company)

• Order of First Families of North Carolina

• Order of Alba (Third Vice President General)

• Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York (former Physician)

• Saint George’s Society of New York

• Saint David’s Society of New York

• New England Society of the City of New York

• Saint Andrews Society of North Carolina, Inc.

• Founders Society of South Carolina

• Society of the Second War with Great Britain in the State of New York

• Huguenot Society of America

• National Huguenot Society

• Society of Descendants of Knights of the Garter (Descendant Member)

• Military Order of World Wars

• National Society Sons of the American Revolution (First New York Continental Chapter; Member of the North Carolina Society; former President of the Captain Matthew Mead Branch #11 in Connecticut)

• Military Order of Foreign Wars in the United States

• Naval Order of the United States (New York Commandery)

• Welsh Society of Philadelphia

• Royal Society of Saint George

• Society of Descendants of Colonial Clergy

• National Society Sons of Colonial New England 1620-1776

• Flagon and Trencher: Descendants of Colonial Tavern Keepers

• Huguenot Society of South Carolina

• National Society Descendants of Early Quakers

• National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters 1607-1861 (former Council Member)

• Sons and Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861

• National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims

• Order of First Families of North America 1492-1692 (Surgeon General)

• Order of Descendants of Pirates and Privateers (Surgeon)

• Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783

• National Society Old Plymouth Colony Descendants

• National Guild of Saint Margaret of Scotland

• National Society of Saints and Sinners

• Sons of Confederate Veterans

• Clans McFarland, Stewart, Galbraith

• Order of First Families of Maryland

• The Augustan Society

• Chivalric Orders

• The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Officer, bestowed by Elizabeth II, Queen of England)

• Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Chirurgeon, Priory of Saint Michael and Saint George of New York City)

Notes

COL Lucas was granted a Coat of Arms and a Letter Patent by William David Hamilton Sellar, Lord Lyon of Scotland in the name of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 27 October 2009. The arms have been registered with all accrediting bodies.

He was a member of the Pilgrims of the United States; the Church Club of New York; Squadron A Association of New York; Northeast Harbor Fleet; The University Club of Chicago; Soldiers Sailors Marines Airmen Club; American Philosophical Society; Youth Foundation of the City of New York; Christ Episcopal Church, Greenwich; New York Academy of Sciences; North Carolina Society of the City of New York; The Dinner Dancers of the City of New York.

COL Lucas was a Board member of the Lincoln Cathedral Foundation and former member of the Holland Lodge #8, F &AM; Ancient Chapter No.1, Royal Arch Masons; Morton Commandery No. 4, New York City, Knights Templar; Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of New York, 32nd degree. In addition, Dr. Lucas is a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

Josephine Lois Calendine Silman, the daughter of H.W. and Margaret Calendine, was born in Morgan County, Ohio. Mrs. Silman was educated at Marietta College and West Virginia University. She was employed for several years with Borg-Warner, in personnel as an Employee Coordinator. Mr. and Mrs. Silman have three children and six grandchildren, and reside in West Virginia.

Memberships

• National Society of Americans of Royal Descent (former President General Member of the Most Venerable Order of Saint Louis)

• One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal

• Order of the Crown in America

• National Gavel Society

• Order of the Merovingian Dynasty

• Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192

• Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America (Member of the Advisory Council)

• National Society Colonial Dames of America

• Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (former Chaplain General)

• Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (Registrar General)

• National Society Magna Charta Dames

• Society of the Ark and Dove

• Jamestowne Society

• National Guild of Saint Margaret of Scotland

• First Families of Georgia

• National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

• Welcome Society of Pennsylvania

• Flagon & Trencher: Descendants of Colonial Tavern Keepers

• National Society Colonial Dames of the XVII Century (National Insignia Chairman; former President of the West Virginia Society)

• Order Of Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens

• Hereditary Order Descendants Loyalists & Patriots American Revolution

• First Families of Ohio

• Society of Descendants of Knights of the Garter

• Sons and Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench & Bar 1565-1861

• National Society Dames of the Court of Honor

• National Society of New England Women

• National Society Descendants of Early Quakers (former National Presiding Clerk)

• National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (Chairperson of the Bicknell Scholarship to William and Mary College)

Notes

She was very active in volunteer organizations, including, at various times: Easter Seal Society; March of Dimes; American Cancer Society; Hospital Auxiliary, and Girl Scouts of America. She served as President for the Mt. State Art and Craft Fair; Founder and Trustee of the Scholarship and Grant Fund; and Vice President for the Black Walnut Festival. In addition, Mrs. Silman hosted and wrote scripts for West Virginia Public Radio; hosted a weekly cable television program, "Lively Arts" for eight years; and was writer for a weekly food column, "Country Pantry".

Mrs. Silman was on the Executive Board of the West Virginia Arts Advocacy. She was recipient of "The Citizen of the Year" Award in West Virginia for her arts advocacy, by the Public Relations Society of America. Mrs. Silman was also appointed by the Mayor of Charleston to serve on the Task Force for the Arts. She also served as President of the West Virginia Arts and Crafts Guild.

She held memberships in the Bruce Society in America and The National League of American Pen Women, Inc., Letters. Her writing contributions included articles for Center for Women's Studies, West Virginia University, Goldenseal, Plain Language and Airlines.

Mrs. Silman particularly enjoyed genealogy, travel, cooking, music and theatre, in addition to spending time with her family.

Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright is the 46th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the second from Texas. A ninth-generation Georgian and a 40-year Texas resident, Pamela Wright is a multiple small business owner, community volunteer, philanthropist, wife, mother and grandmother. She and her husband are the co-founders and owners of a jewelry and luxury goods business in Houston. She has designed and created jewelry for First Ladies and wives of cabinet members, and her designs have been featured on a popular Netflix series. Members of Second Baptist Church, Pamela and Jack have two children and six grandchildren who are life members of the Children of the American Revolution.  They are very proud that their daughter-in-law was selected as the 2022 NSDAR National Outstanding Junior. 

Pamela graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University, attended graduate school at the University of Arkansas and holds additional certification through the Gemological Institute of America and through the International Society of Appraisers.

Hereditary Society Awards

• NSDAR Texas Outstanding Junior 1993

• TXDAR Juniors Choice Chapter Regent 2000

• TXDAR Texas Honorary Junior for Life 2005

• TXDAR Texas Junior VIP Award 2009

• NSDAR Community Service Award

• NSDAR Women in the Arts Award

• NSDAR Women in American History Award

• SAR Martha Washington Medal 1997

• SAR Medal of Appreciation 2001

• SAR Bronze SAR-C.A.R. Medal 2004

• SAR Silver Good Citizenship Medal

• SAR Daughters of Liberty Medal

• Texas Genealogical College Hall of Fame 2017

• Farmers President National Medal with Bee

Community Service & Awards

• Commission of the Yellow Rose of Texas conferred by Texas Governor, 2022

• Houston Woman Magazine Cover Girl 2022, 2008

• Citizens for Animal Protection Hall of Fame 2020

• Better Business Bureau Pinnacle Award for Jewelers 2019 and 2011

• Houston’s 25 Most Beautiful 2018

• Houston Treasure 2017

• Texas Genealogical College Hall of Fame 2017

• NPA National Community Outreach Award 2016

• Honorary CAP Gala Chair 2016

• Houston Children’s Charity Helping Hands Award 2016

• Breakthrough Woman 2014

• Houston Sweetheart 2013

• ABC-Channel 13 Woman of Distinction 2013

• STEM Role Model 2012

• Houston Woman Magazine 50 Most Influential Women 2012

• Houston Modern Luxury Dynamic Women of Houston 2021, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009

• Citizens for Animal Protection Cherished Companion 2010

• Better Business Bureau Winner of Distinction 2006-2021

• Houston Community Impact Award 2003

• Citizen of the Year 2002

• Citizens for Animal Protection Celebrity Pet Owner of the Year 2000

• Houston Junior Forum

• Better Business Bureau Board of Directors

• Better Business Bureau Education Foundation Board

• Green Team American Board of Directors

• University of St. Thomas Nursing Advisory Council

• Houston Children’s Charity Guild Life Member

• Citizens for Animal Protection Advisory Board

• International Society of Appraisers National Awards Chair

• Ouachita Baptist University Houston Alumni President, Chi Delta Alumni