Military Order Of The Stars And Bars

MOS&B Literary awards are awarded annually to when qualified receipients are nominated. The Douglas Southall Freeman history award for the best published book of high merit in the field of southern history beginning with the colonial period to the present time; the Randall Bracin Jones History teacher of the year is given to an outstanding history teacher who has been nominated by a member; The Jones Esten Cooke Fiction award for the best pubished book of fiction that portrays characters and events dealing with the war between the states, confederate heritage or southern history in a historically accurate fashion, and the General Basil W. Duke Award for the best re-issurance of out of print books that accurately present the history of The War for Soutern Independence. Each award receipient receives a check and an appropriate trophy. The Freeman and Cooke Awards are presented to the author. The Jones Award is presented to the teacher. The Freeman Award has been given since 1989, The Jones Award beginning in 2014, The Cooke Award since 1989, and the Duke Award since 1997. In 2024, $3,150 was awarded to four receipients for the Freeman, Jones, Cooke, and Duke Awards.

MOS&B at the National Level provides several services to its members. The MOS&B publishes an officers call magazine four times each year. The magazine is sent to active members and published articles on current events across the organization, historical articles of the WBTS, etc. Expenses are cost of printing and postage. MOS&B holds an national convention each year at which time recognition and service awards are made to those members identified by their chapters, state societies and national officers. The MOS&B incurs national operation expenses including printing, postage, office supplies, toll-free national telephone number, advertising and promotion, liability insurance for the officers and Board of Directors, and annual CPA accounting services. Magazine publishing expenses totaled $25,605.

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