|
8 |
1:00pm - Annual Membership Volleyball
Challenge.
Hosted by Maryland C.A.R. at Buddy Attick Lake Park, Greenbelt, MD
|
|
22 |
2:00-6:00pm - Annual Packet
Workshop/Swim Party/Picnic. Sleepy Hollow Bath and Racquet
Club, Falls Church, VA. |
September 2004
|
11 |
 Patriot Day - Fly Your Flag!
9:00am - 12:00pm - D.C.DAR Fall Briefing, NSDAR
Headquarters, National Officers Club.
D.C.C.A.R.
Sales opportunity!
Bag Lunch - $6.00.
Specify Chicken Salad or Tuna Salad when reserving your lunch.
Contact Marcia Guzauskas or
Karen Falkenstein. Make checks
payable to Sr. State Treasurer, D.C.C.A.R.
|
|
19 |
2:00pm - D.C.DAR Constitution Day
Celebration. St. Andrew and St. Margaret of Scotland
Anglican Catholic Church, 402 East Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA.
D.C.C.A.R. Members will be reciting
the Preamble to the Constitution.
Members,
please arrive at 1:30pm to practice.
|
|
21 |
Grand Opening -
National Museum of the American Indian. << Visit
website for more details.
|
|
25 |
*
1:00pm - American Indian Heritage Day and Joint Society Meeting - Congressional
Cemetery.
Harriett Lothrop Society, hosting.
Contact Lloyce West.
Order of Events
- Remembrance at John Hunters grave
- Viewing of the Indian area
- Joint Society Business Meeting at
2:00pm in the Gate House
|
October 2004
2
|
9:15am D.C.DAR State Board of
Management - Parish
Hall of St. John's Church in Georgetown (3240 O Street,
N.W.). Mr. Meeds will bring greetings.
|
|
11 |
11:00am Columbus Day Celebration - Union Station
|
15
|
Deadline - District of
Columbia Chit Chat (State newsletter).
Contact
Karen Falkenstein,
Sr. Editor.
|
|
19 |
Yorktown Day - Yorktown Victory
Center, Yorktown VA ~ MAP
This
event is not an official D.C.C.A.R. event. Please make
arrangements on your own.
|
|
31 |
2:00pm - Annual Penny
Harvest/Mountain Schools Program. Arlington Temple United
Methodist Church, Roslyn VA. Hosted by
Harriett Lothrop Society.
Contact Lloyce West. |
November 2004
2
|
Election Day - Fly Your Flag! |
11
|
Veterans Day - Fly Your Flag! |
14
|
2:00pm
Boundary Stone visit. (Southwest #5) - Meet at First
Christian Church.
|
|
26 |
Reception for DCSSAR Debutantes
|
|
27 |
27th Annual DCSSAR Potowmack Ball -
Almas Temple. |
December 2004
15
|
Deadline - District of
Columbia Chit Chat (State newsletter).
Contact
Karen Falkenstein,
Sr. Editor.
|
|
30 |
Night Before New Years Eve Party
- Ice Skating at National Sculpture Garden. |
2005
January 2005
February 2005
|
5 |
12:00 - 2:00pm - Merit Award
meeting. Sr.
Society Presidents and Sr. Board members only.
NSCAR Headquarters Cafeteria.
Tour of CAR Museum follows. Contact
Gary Meeds.
|
|
6 |
Merit Award meeting for general
membership cancelled.
|
15
|
Deadline - District of
Columbia Chit Chat (State newsletter).
Contact
Karen Falkenstein,
Sr. Editor.
|
|
21 |
Celebration of George
Washington's Birthday. D.C.C.A.R. Hosting. Rossyln
Westpark Holiday Inn. Reservations due by February 14, 2005.
|
|
26 |
New Date, Time and Location!
11:30am - Luncheon
Honoring Special Senior Miss Melissa Brown. First Christian Church,
Falls Church VA. Contact Marcia
Guzauskas. |
March 2005
|
11-12 |
D.C.C.A.R. State Conference.
Rossyln Westpark Holiday Inn. Contact
Gary Meeds. |
April 2005
|
22-24 |
110th National Society C.A.R.
National Convention. Hyatt Regency Crystal City VA.
Contact Mr. Meeds. |
June 2005
|
|
17-18 |
Western Regional Meeting -
Tigard, OR
|
|
17-18 |
D.C.DAR State
Conference
|
|
24-25 |
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting
- Great Falls, MT
|
|
28-29 |
Great Plains Regional Meeting -
Kearney, NE
|
July 2005 |
|
1-2 |
Great Lakes Regional Meeting -
LaCrosse, WI
|
|
11-12 |
South Central Regional Meeting -
Irving, TX
|
|
15-16 |
Mid-Southern Regional Meeting -
Nashville, TN
|
|
16 |
DCSSAR Annual Independence Day
Ceremony - Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
|
|
18-19 |
Southeastern Regional Meeting -
Greensboro, NC
|
|
22-23 |
Eastern Regional Meeting - Albany,
NY
District of
Columbia member, Emily Falkenstein will preside.
Emily was elected
National Vice President of the Eastern Region at National Convention
in April 2005.
|
|
26-27 |
New England Regional Meeting -
Wakefield, MA
|
August 2005 |
|
14 |
2:00pm -
Great Volleyball Challenge! Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet Club
|
|
11-12 |
South Central Regional Meeting -
Irving, TX
|
|
28 |
2:00pm - Annual Packet Meeting -
Olshonsky's
|
September 2005
|
|
10 |
9:00am - 12:00pm - D.C.DAR Fall Briefing, NSDAR
Headquarters.
D.C.C.A.R.
Sales opportunity!
Members, please arrive by 10:00am
to help with bag lunches.
Bag Lunch - $8.00.
Specify Chicken Salad or Tuna Salad when reserving your lunch.
Contact Marcia Guzauskas or
Karen Falkenstein. Make checks
payable to Sr. State Treasurer, D.C.C.A.R.
|
|
11 |
Patriot Day -
Fly your Flag at half-mast
Patriot
Day was signed into law on December 18th, 2001 as a
day to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorists attacks
on our country. On Patriot Day,
Americans should fly their flags at half-staff and observe a moment
of silence to honor those individuals who lost their lives as a
result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
|
|
18 |
2:30pm -
(Members, please arrive at 2:00pm) D.C.DAR Constitution Day
Celebration. St. Andrew and St. Margaret of Scotland
Anglican Catholic Church, 402 East Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA.
D.C.C.A.R. Members will be
participating at the beginning of the program. Please
contact Mr. Meeds if you plan
to attend. |
October 2005 |
|
2 |
2:00pm - Tour of Clara Barton
House, Glen Echo MD |
|
9 |
2:00pm
- Pageant of Peace Project Meeting, Olshonsky's house.
Come and help assemble the
ornaments to be displayed on the D.C. Tree at the
2005 Pageant of Peace. Email
Mrs. Olshonsky for directions.
|
|
10 |
11:30am - Columbus Day Wreath Laying
Ceremony - Union
Station
|
|
15 |
Deadline
"Capitol Chit Chat", State
Newsletter - All
members and seniors are encouraged to send articles to
Mrs. Falkenstein.
|
|
19 |
Yorktown Day - Yorktown Victory
Center, Yorktown VA ~ MAP
This
event is not an official D.C.C.A.R. event. Please make
arrangements on your own.
|
|
30 |
2:00pm - Annual Penny
Harvest/Mountain Schools Program. Arlington Temple United
Methodist Church, Roslyn VA. Bring your pennies for
the Mountain Schools, "Soup & Socks" for the Homeless, and your
creativity to make posters for the Fisher House!
|
November 2005 |
|
6 |
2:00pm - Boundary Stone Cleanup Meeting,
First Christian Church, Falls Church VA.
|
11
|
Veterans Day - Fly Your Flag! |
19
|
12:00 noon - Luncheon following D.C.DAR State Board of Management
First Christian Church, Falls
Church VA.
|
|
25 |
7:00-9:00pm - Reception for DCSSAR Debutantes
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown
|
|
26 |
6:00pm - 28th Annual DCSSAR Potowmack Ball -
Almas Temple. |
December 2005
|
|
1 |
5:00pm -
Christmas Pageant of Peace Opening Ceremony and 82nd Lighting of
the National Christmas Tree - White House Ellipse. Metro:
Federal Triangle; McPherson Square
|
|
15 |
Deadline
"Capitol Chit Chat", State
Newsletter - All
members and seniors are asked to send articles to
Mrs. Falkenstein.
|
|
30 |
4:00pm SHARP! -
Night Before New Years Eve Event
Please
RSVP as soon as possible!
Limited number of tickets available
for the Washington Monument tour! Call Mr. Meeds at 703-209-1404
or email lampliter@aol.com
- Tour Washington Monument -
4:00pm (timed tickets will be provided)
- Visit District of Columbia
tree at the Pageant of Peace
- Enjoy dinner at
Old Ebbit's Grille
|
2006
January 2006 |
|
6-7 |
Annual Sleepover in the Country
and Merit
Award Meeting - Home of Mr. & Mrs. Meeds.
Mount Vernon Society, hosting.
Contact Marcia Guzauskas.
|
14
|
D.C.DAR State Board of Management - First Christian Church, Falls
Church VA
Luncheon
Honoring Special Senior Mrs. Molly Fretz.
Mount Vernon Society, hosting.
Contact Marcia
Guzauskas.
|
|
15 |
Deadline
"Capitol Chit Chat", State
Newsletter - All
members and seniors are asked to send articles to
Mrs. Falkenstein. |
|
|
|
February 2006 |
|
20 |
11:00am - Annual Joint
Celebration of George Washington's Birthday - Holiday Inn Westpark,
Roslyn VA. Speaker: Sid Hart, Senior Historian from
the National Portrait Gallery.
Contact District of Columbia
Society Sons of the American Revolution (DCSSAR) for reservations.
Adults $30; C.A.R. Members aged 12 and under, $15.
|
25
|
9:30 a.m. -
D.C.DAR State Board of Management - First Christian Church, Falls
Church VA. No
C.A.R. lunch will be served. |
March 2006 |
|
10-11 |
D.C.C.A.R. State Conference.
Holiday Inn Key Bridge @ Rosslyn
(formerly Rossyln Westpark) Contact
Gary Meeds. |
April 2006 |
|
13 |
Celebration of Thomas
Jefferson's Birth - Jefferson Memorial
|
|
22-24 |
National Society
Children of the American Revolution (NSCAR) National
Convention - Hyatt Regency Hotel, Arlington VA
|
28-29
|
D.C.DAR State Conference -
Holiday Inn, Tysons Corner VA
George
Washington Society Members dressed in Colonial Costume will present
the State Regent with a gift from the C.A.R.
|
May 2006
|
|
29 |
Memorial Day - Fly
Your Flag! |
June
2006 |
|
4 |
2:00pm - State Board Meeting for
Members and Seniors
Faith United Methodist Church, Rockville MD 20852
Come meet your Senior,
and hear about the new
State Project!
|
|
14 |
Flag Day -
Fly Your Flag!
|
|
16 |
Western Regional Meeting -
San Jose, California
|
|
19-20 |
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting -
Utah
|
|
23-24 |
South Central Regional Meeting -
Arizona
|
|
30 |
Deadline for July 4th Luncheon
Reservations
|
July
2006 |
|
4 |
-
10:00a.m. -
DCSSAR Annual Independence Day Ceremony
Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC.
- Immediately following: D.C.C.A.R. Remembrance at the
Grave of John Hunter, Revolutionary Drummer Boy
-
11:30a.m. - Brunch and Program at
the Channel Inn
|
|
7-8 |
Southeastern Regional Meeting -
Charleston, South Carolina
|
|
11-12 |
Mid-Southern Regional Meeting -
West Virginia
|
|
14-15 |
* Eastern Regional Meeting -
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania *
D.C. belongs to the Eastern Region.
|
|
17-18 |
New England Regional Meeting -
Vermont
|
|
21-22 |
Great Lakes Regional Meeting -
Michigan
|
|
22 |
10am - 3pm - Project Linus DC "Blanket Day" Workshop
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St., NE
Washington, DCBlanket
making, technique sharing, and socializing. Bring a snack, your
current project, and a friend or two! Please RSVP directly to
Project Linus.
|
|
25-26 |
Great Plains Regional Meeting -
Minnesota
|
August
2006
|
6
|
1:30pm -
D.C./Maryland Volleyball Challenge -
Black Hill Regional Park, Germantown MD
|
13
|
2:00-6:00pm - Annual Packet Workshop and Planning Meeting/Swim
Party/Picnic
Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet Club
3516 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Falls
Church VA 22044-1098
We will be making plans for the 2006-2007 C.A.R. Year
|
September 2006
|
|
1 |
Deadline "Capitol Chit Chat", State
Newsletter -
Members and Seniors must send articles,
pictures, puzzles and drawings to
Mr. Leon
|
|
9 |
9:00a.m. - D.C.DAR Fall Briefing -
NSDAR Headquarters, NOC Room
D.C.C.A.R. will serve bag lunches
|
|
11 |
Patriot Day -
Fly your Flag at half-mast
Patriot
Day was signed into law on December 18th, 2001 as a
day to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorists attacks
on our country. On Patriot Day,
Americans should fly their flags at half-staff and observe a moment
of silence to honor those individuals who lost their lives as a
result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
|
|
17 |
2:30pm - D.C.DAR Constitution Week Celebration and Massing of the
Colors - All Saints Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase Circle
C.A.R.s, please arrive at 2:00pm.
|
|
30 |
2:00pm - Christmas Pageant of Peace
Ornament Workshop - at the Anderson's home.
Come and help assemble the
ornaments to be displayed on the D.C. Tree at the
2006 Pageant of Peace. Contact
Mrs. Anderson for
directions and to RSVP. |
|
|
Historic March to Yorktown - June
to October 2006
Complete Schedule : :
Daily Log
Re-enactors will march the entire
650-miles of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
from Newport RI to Yorktown VA from June to October 2006. They are
following (to the extent possible) the same route and schedule as
225 years ago. The march will pass through Washington, D.C.
in September 2006:
Sept. 16 MARCH
TO YORKTOWN - Bladensburg to Georgetown D.C.
Sept. 17-19 MARCH TO YORKTOWN - Georgetown to Mount Vernon VA
and rest two days there
Oct. 14-15
Events in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 225th Anniversary of
the Siege of Yorktown Oct.
19-22 Events at Yorktown Victory
Center, Yorktown VA,
concluding a series of observances stretching over seventeen
months from Rhode Island to Virginia. |
October
2006
|
|
9 |
Columbus Day Wreath Laying
Ceremony - Union
Station
Sponsored by the
National
Columbus Celebration Association
|
|
14-15 |
Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route (W3R) Events
(Updated
10/10/06)
Saturday:
1:15pm - Gather at Anderson House to march to the Ceremonial Renaming of P Street Bridge to Lauzun Legion
Bridge. Refreshments follow at the Anderson House
See
Next Event! for details!
Sunday:
9:30am - Program and Wreath Laying ceremony for
Gilbert de Lafayette and Jean de Rochambeau.
Lafayette Square Park on Pennsylvania Ave side. Metro stop:
McPherson Square, exit toward Vermont Ave/White House.
|
|
19-22 |
225th
Anniversary Siege of Yorktown - Yorktown Victory Center, Yorktown
VA
MAP
Concluding a series of observances
stretching over seventeen months from Rhode Island to Virginia. This
event is not an official D.C.C.A.R. event. Please make
arrangements on your own, but let us know if you attend!. For more information, email
info@siegeofyorktown.org
|
|
22 |
2:00pm - Annual Penny Harvest/Mountain Schools Program.
Arlington Temple United Methodist Church, Roslyn VA
|
|
29 |
2:00pm
Boundary Stone visit. (Southwest #5) - Meet at the Boundary
Stone for a short meeting and cleanup, then we'll go to Atlantis
Pizzeria Restaurant (3672 King St., Alexandria) for food and fellowship. (Each pays own)
Contact: Mrs. Schaeffer |
|
|
November
2006
|
|
4 |
TICKET Giveaway for December 7th
Lighting of the National Christmas Tree (4 tickets per person)
|
|
4 |
2:00pm - Christmas Pageant of Peace
Ornament Workshop - at the Anderson's home.
Come and help assemble the
ornaments to be displayed on the D.C. Tree at the
2006 Pageant of Peace. Contact
Mrs. Anderson for
directions and to RSVP.
|
11
|
Veterans Day - Fly Your Flag! |
|
18 |
D.C.DAR State Board of
Management Meeting - D.C.C.A.R. serves Bag Lunches |
|
24 |
Reception for DCSSAR Debutantes
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown |
|
25 |
29th Annual DCSSAR Potowmack Ball -
Almas Temple |
December
2006
|
|
1 |
Deadline "Capitol Chit Chat", State
Newsletter -
Members, please send articles,
pictures, puzzles and drawings to
Mr. Leon
|
|
7 |
5:00pm
Christmas Pageant of Peace Opening Ceremony
and 83rd Lighting of
the National Christmas Tree - White House Ellipse.
Metro: Federal Triangle; McPherson
Square This
is not an official D.C.C.A.R. event. Please make arrangements on
your own
|
|
30 |
Night Before New Year's Eve
Event -
Benjamin
Harrison Society, hosting
1:00pm -
National Portrait Gallery Tour
3:30pm -
Late Lunch at Clyde's of Gallery Place
After meal
- Visit D.C. Tree at Christmas
Pageant of Peace |
2007
January
2007 |
This month: Sign up to
participate in National Convention as a Color Bearer, Page, Aide, or
Chorus participant! Contact
Mrs.
Jones by January 30th.
|
|
5-6 |
Friday 4:00pm - Annual Sleepover in the Country
and Merit
Award Meeting - Home of Mr. & Mrs. Meeds -
Mount Vernon Society, hosting
Saturday 11:00am
- Duckpin Bowling $5
per person
|
|
13 |
D.C.DAR State Board of
Management Meeting
NSDAR Headquarters, President General's Reception Room
12:00 Noon
(approximately) D.C.C.A.R. Bag Lunch
-
George Washington Society hosting
|
|
20 |
12:00 Noon -
Luncheon Honoring a Special Senior, Tim Bennett
Concord St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Bethesda MD
Harriett Lothrop Society hosting.
|
February 2007 |
This month: Societies must
elect delegates/alternates for National Convention
|
|
12 |
DEADLINE to RSVP for GW Luncheon
on Feb. 19
|
|
17 |
10am- Project Linus DC "Blanket Day" Workshop
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St., NE
Washington, DC
A great opportunity to
support the State Project.
|
|
19 |
10:00am - Merit Award Meeting prior
to Luncheon - Sr. Society Presidents
only
11:00am - George
Washington Birthday Luncheon & Silent Auction to benefit the DAR
Schools. Roslyn
Westpark Holiday Inn. Contact
Priscilla Baker.
|
March
2007
|
|
1 |
State Contest Deadline
WIN CA$H at State
Conference!
|
|
5 |
National Merit Award Contest
Entry Deadline for Societies
|
|
9-10 |
70th Annual D.C.C.A.R. State Conference
- Best Western Washington Gateway
|
|
15 |
National Convention Credentials
Forms due |
April
2007
|
|
13 |
Celebration of Thomas
Jefferson’s Birth and Wreath Laying - Jefferson Memorial.
Contact
D.C. Society, Sons of the
American Revolution
|
|
19-22 |
National Society
Children of the American Revolution (NSCAR)
National
Convention - Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA
|
|
27-28 |
D.C.DAR State Conference - Holiday Inn Tysons Corner
Contact
Priscilla Baker.
Mount
Vernon members dressed as George &
Martha Washington will present a gift to the State Regent |
June 2007
|
3 |
11:00am - 1:00pm -
D.C.C.A.R. State Board Meeting
Marriott Courtyard - Arlington Crystal City
2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA 22202
|
|
9 |
9:30am D.C.DAR State Board of
Management Meeting - NSDAR
Headquarters, President General's Reception Room D.C.C.A.R.
serves Lunch (members, arrive at 10:30am)
|
National Society Summer Regional Tour - June 18 through July
28, 2007
Travel all over the U.S. to learn about the National Project
and Committee Contests!
|
|
18-19 |
Rocky Mountain Region -
Regional Meeting, Arizona
|
|
22-23 |
Western Region - Regional
Meeting, Washington State
|
|
Break... |
|
|
26 |
DEADLINE
- July 4th Luncheon Reservations
|
|
27 |
National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Continental Congress
National Headquarters, 1776 D Street, N.W., Washington, DC |
July 2007
|
4 |
Independence Day
- Fly your Flag!
|
|
4 |
10:00am
(presenters arrive at 9:30am) -
Declaration of Independence Commemoration and
Wreath Laying at the tomb of Elbridge Gerry,
Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC
Followed by D.C.C.A.R.
Ceremony at the Grave of John Hunter, Revolutionary Drummer
Boy. Dedication of tree sponsored by the D.C.DAR
Conservation Committee chairman, Beverly Kimes.
Luncheon sponsored by
DCSSAR
Pier 7 Restaurant - Cash Bar 11:45am; Luncheon 12:30pm
|
|
Regional Tour Resumes... |
|
6-7 |
Eastern Region - Regional
Meeting, District of Columbia
- that's us!
|
|
Break... |
|
|
9 |
National Society Sons of the
American Revolution (NSSAR)
National Convention, Virginia
|
|
Regional Tour Resumes... |
|
10-11 |
Southeastern
Region - Regional Meeting, Alabama |
|
13-14 |
South Central Region -
Regional Meeting, Mississippi |
|
17-18 |
Great Plains Region
- Regional Meeting, Missouri |
|
20-21 |
Mid-Southern
Region - Regional Meeting, Kentucky |
|
23-24 |
Great Lakes
Region - Regional Meeting, Indiana |
|
27-28 |
New England
Region - Regional Meeting, Maine |
29 |
Annual D.C.C.A.R. Packet
Workshop and Planning Meeting/Picnic
Concord-St. Andrews United
Methodist Church, Bethesda MD
|
August
2007
October
2007 |
|
7 |
Joint Society Meeting
-
Hosted by
Harriett Lothrop Society
American Heritage Committee Program and Pageant of Peace
Ornament Workshop
|
|
8 |
Columbus Day
- Fly your Flag!
|
|
8 |
Columbus Day Wreath Laying
Ceremony - Union
Station
Sponsored by the
National
Columbus Celebration Association
|
|
19 |
Yorktown Day
- Fly your Flag!
|
|
|
|
19
|
This
event is not an official D.C.C.A.R. event. Please make
arrangements on your own.
9:00am - 5:00pm Yorktown Day - Yorktown Victory Center, Yorktown
VA
MAP
10:00
am Parade and Ceremonies - Yorktown Battlefield and Main
Street.
Demonstrations by
the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard to commemorate the 226th anniversary of
America’s Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown. Free.
12:00noon - Brunswick Stew Lunch - Churchyard of Grace
Episcopal Church, 111 Church Street Ham biscuits, Brunswick
stew and homemade pies. Admission.
|
|
20-21 |
9:00am - 5:00pm - Yorktown
Victory Weekend - Yorktown Battlefield
Special programs and
tours to mark the 226th anniversary of the American and French victory
at Yorktown. Admission.
Nearby at the Yorktown Victory
Center - demonstrations
of military life and tactics are presented during its “Yorktown
Victory Ce | |