From collection Member List
Evelyn Webb was born on July 5, 1855, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Webb, pioneer residents of Attala County, Mississippi.
At 18, she was part of the trio from Kosciusko—along with her cousin Anna Boyd and their friend Mary Comfort—at the Lewis School in Oxford who founded Delta Gamma in 1973.
After spending two years at the Lewis School, she married S.L. Dodd, a prominent attorney in Kosciusko, and together they had eight children. Eva Webb Dodd was a charter member of the Twentieth Century Club, where she led its civic work. She also took part in the organization of the Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1896 and was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church.
Eva attended most of the Delta Gamma conventions between 1909 and her death on January 28, 1934.
At 18, she was part of the trio from Kosciusko—along with her cousin Anna Boyd and their friend Mary Comfort—at the Lewis School in Oxford who founded Delta Gamma in 1973.
After spending two years at the Lewis School, she married S.L. Dodd, a prominent attorney in Kosciusko, and together they had eight children. Eva Webb Dodd was a charter member of the Twentieth Century Club, where she led its civic work. She also took part in the organization of the Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1896 and was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church.
Eva attended most of the Delta Gamma conventions between 1909 and her death on January 28, 1934.
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Founders Anna Boyd, Psi I-Lewis School, Mary Comfort, Psi I-Lewis School, and Eva Webb Psi, I-Lewis School, sit for a formal portrait.
In 1973...We'll Have a Delta Gamma Quilting Bee
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Mrs. S.L. Dodd to Miss Abbott Letter, 1908
Eva Webb Dodd, Psi I-Lewis School requests a copy of the upcoming January ANCHORA that will include an article on the founders.
Carter, Dodd, Sultan, and Leonard Photograph
Two founders sit together with two of the first Psi I initiates. Standing are Minnie Wohlleben Carter and Eva Webb Dodd. Seated are Emma Wohlleben Sultan and Mary Comfort Leonard.
Eva Dodd and Mary Leonard Photograph
Eva Webb Dodd and Mary Comfort Leonard stand together outside.
Eva Webb Dodd to Marguerite Winant Letter, November 8, 1932
Eva Webb Dodd, Psi I-Lewis School explains to Delta Gamma President Marguerite Winant, Omicron-Adelphi why she could not attend the Convention, but reports that she has heard good accounts of it.
