We had an exciting joint event Presidents’ Day Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, February 21st at 12:00PM.
The event was held at the beautiful Cincinnati Woman’s Club – 330 Lafayette Ave. in central Cincinnati.
This is a wonderful indoor event (warm and cozy), the lunch served is always terrific, the DAR ladies are decked out in period attire.
Our Color Guard makes a great impression greeting the guests, posting and retrieving the flags / colors.
We were graced with the presence of Martha Washington who attended and apologized for George not being able to make it.
This is a splendid event, and there were members of the SAR, DAR and CAR. Many family members where present.
The event invitation is provided below:
Feb2026InvitationPresidentsDayCelebrationLuncheonDAR SAR CAR
The event program is provided below:
The event was started with the CCSAR Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard escorting Ms. Washington into the event. The Color Guard followed with the flags (colors) posting them at the front of the meeting room.
Cincinnati DAR Regent Monica Mohlenkamp was the emcee for the event, introducing the participants in the event.
There were three speakers for the event, each spoke of how George Washington’s birthday was celebrated during the Revolutionary War, as well as moving forward in time.
Scott Freeman, President of the CCSAR spoke first and shared the story behind conflicting birth dates for George Washington.
First Lady Martha Washington (portrayed by Heidi Wiedamann) spoke about George’s deflection on the attention he received as a war hero and later President.
Children of the American Revolution (CAR) member Andrew Apthorpe spoke about modern day celebrations of George Washington’s birthday and the transition to Presidents Day.
Meredith Haynes of the Ft. Washington Society of the CAR welcomed those in attendance and accepted donations from the DAR and SAR to further their cause.
There was an auction of items available for all to bid on. There were some very happy winners!
To close the event, the Color Guard retired the Colors (flags) and the meeting ended.
Very interesting and the crowd was entertained and educated.
This was a great event, well organized and very impressive.
Please keep in mind for next year’s event!
