Service Through Singing | S4 E1: The Melody Maids of Beaumont, Texas

Service Through Singing | S4 E1: The Melody Maids of Beaumont, Texas

From Beaumont Beat by City of Beaumont, Texas

January 13, 2026 · 19 min · Season 4 · Episode 1

About this episode

The episode explores the history and impact of the Melody Maids, an all-girl singing group from Beaumont, Texas.

We’re going back in time to tell you about a group of young women from Beaumont that made a huge impact around the world from the 1940s to the 1970s.They were known as the Melody Maids, an all-girl singing group led by choir teacher Eloise Milam. Over 1500 girls traveled the world performing for our U.S. troops. A documentary was recently released about this amazing group of girls who got their start on the stage of Beaumont’s historic Jefferson Theatre back in 1942. Ms. Kai Jai Conner, Executive Producer of The Melody Maids Movies, will give us some history of the group and tell us what it was like to be a part of this incredible legacy of morals, manners and music. Resources 2PM Showing of the Melody Maids Movie 7PM Showing of the Melody Maids Movie melodymaidsmovie.com The Melody Maids Movie Facebook Page va.gov Lunar New Year Chapters: (00:00) Intro & Announcement (01:57) Who Are the Melody Maids? (04:00) Life Lessons: Morals, Manners, Music (05:47) Around the World Journeys (06:42) Personal Stories (09:07) Intermission Announcements (11:05) Tyrrell Library Preserving Melody Maids History (12:34) Melody Maids Movie (16:05) Legacy of the Melody Maids (18:40) Outro &amp…

People in this episode

Guest: Kai Jai Conner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melody Maids, Tyrrell Library

Books & works: The Melody Maids Movie

Places: Beaumont, Texas, Jefferson Theatre

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