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She became involved in various social, civic, and religous groups, namely the United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She joined the latter's Stonewall Jackson Chapter in 1922, and later served as its president from 1950 to 1954. Avery organized the annual \"Massing of the Flags,\" held on June 3 at the Jefferson Davis Monument in Richmond to commemorate the birthday of the former Confederate president. She also organized the Centennial Chapter of the UDC in 1961, and two chapters of the Children of the Confederacy. She was also involved with the Council on Adult Education, the Richmond Public Forum, and Richmond League of Women Voters. Avery also studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She was a member of Hanover Avenue Christian Church. She had three children: Virginia Lucille Avery (1911-1955), James Thomas Avery, Jr. (1915-1981), and Marsden Perry Avery (1918-1920). 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