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

<p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/beaumont-chamber-of-commerce-presents-the-beaumont-texas-01-17-2026/event/3A00639EC0557E62" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">2PM Showing of the Melody Maids Movie </a></p><p><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/beaumont-chamber-of-commerce-presents-the-beaumont-texas-01-17-2026/event/3A00639EC0827E88" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">7PM Showing of the Melody Maids Movie</a></p><p><a href="melodymaidsmovie.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">melodymaidsmovie.com</a></p><p><a href="facebook.com/TheMelodyMaidsMovie" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Melody Maids Movie Facebook Page</a></p><p><a href="va.gov" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">va.gov</a></p><p><a href="https://beaumonteventstx.com/event/lunar-new-year-lion-dance-2026/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lunar New Year</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro &amp; Announcement</p><p>(01:57) Who Are the Melody Maids?</p><p>(04:00) Life Lessons: Morals, Manners, Music</p><p>(05:47) Around the World Journeys</p><p>(06:42) Personal Stories</p><p>(09:07) Intermission Announcements</p><p>(11:05) Tyrrell Library Preserving Melody Maids History</p><p>(12:34) Melody Maids Movie</p><p>(16:05) Legacy of the Melody Maids</p><p>(18:40) Outro &amp; Announcements</p><p><strong>You can stream the Beaumont Beat:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5Uwowu9lkfXeLdJZOuLLu0?si=d901502ac2304994" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8ZcPi2dgKoHXAul8KAV8U2vsnlRzbDz" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ Video⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beaumont-beat/id1699232433" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/70531111-f5fd-4105-b479-919232e1e12f/beaumont-beat" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-beaumont-beat-148480356/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://beaumonttexas.gov/podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of Beaumont Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://beaumontbeat.buzzsprout.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8ZcPi2dgKp0XOttu5BCdgeCEZkwe0DF" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Contact us at:</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:communications@beaumonttexas.gov" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠communications@beaumonttexas.gov⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>