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The mission of the Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter (CA-7) of the Women Marines Association is to promote camaraderie among women who are serving or who have served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps; to award scholarships to qualified high school seniors attending public school in Northern San Diego County; to sponsor local JROTC high school students at Military of World Wars Leadership Conferences, and to cooperate with other organizations in patriotic, educational and charitable endeavors.
Membership Application Please click here for a membership application.
Luncheon Meetings Click here for information about our monthly luncheon meetings. Click the thumbnail immediately below to see what a typical luncheon meeting looks like.
Chapter Officers Click here to contact us and see our chapter officers!
Edith Macias Vann (“Macias” is pronounced “Muh-SEE-us”) enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I. She was one of only 305 women to serve as “Marinettes.” When the chapter was organized in September 1972, Edith was living in Oceanside, California, and came to the forming meetings. Her service to the country, patriotism, dedication to the goals of the Women Marines Association, and leadership abilities so impressed the founding members of the chapter that they felt they owed a debt of gratitude to this pioneering woman. Consequently, they unanimously voted to name the chapter after her. The chapter has now grown into one of the largest and most active Women Marines Association chapters in the country. The September meeting in 2003 marked the 31st year that our chapter has been holding regular monthly meetings. As of February 27, 2004, our chapter had 113 members. Our chapter has now resumed its original name: Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter. This was done so that other chapters would know that we are located in Southern California.
Bylaws, Photo Album and Awards You can check out our bylaws, photo album and awards by going to the buttons at the top of this page. (The music which accompanies this page is “The Liberty Bell” by John Philip Sousa (1854–1932). The British show, Monty Python, liked it so much that it became their theme song.)
Please visit our Guest Book by clicking on the eagle, globe and anchor emblem below.
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