Our Calendar The SARAH RIGGS HUMPHREYS-MARY SILLIMAN Chapter meets seven times each year, beginning with our planning meeting in August through May of the following year. There are typically no chapter meetings in January, February, June, and July.
For additional information or any details about our meetings, please contact us.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 11:00 a.m. in Derby - House tour and possible garden tour. We will have a short meeting and then lunch. Please bring a bag lunch and a drink.
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Chapter birthday celebration. Coffee, tea, finger desserts; specialty cupcakes. Friday, November 11, 2011- 10:00 a.m. for set up - DAR and Donuts in Shelton for Veterans Day. Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Derby. Member speaker, Lynn Hardiman, will speak about "Quilting Coming to America" and changing through the years. Please bring a bag lunch and a drink. Please see the following link for information: http://www.ctdar.org/Members/SRH-MSQuilt.pdf Saturday, December 13, 2011 - Christmas meeting/Secret Santa party - 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon meeting; 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. social and lunch. Short meeting followed by a pot luck lunch and our annual Secret Santa gifts (gifts $15 optional) and the reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 11:00: a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Bridgeport - Get involved in the chapter committees. Lunch will be provided.
Saturday, March 10, 2012 -All Day Genealogy Workshop with Jolene Mullen - 9:30 a.m.- 12 noon - general information. 1:30 p.m. to4:00 p.m. - specialized information (probate; land records; military). Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon in Fairfield; War of 1812- Our guest speaker will be Betty Oderwald, followed by a tour of the Powder House from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. and lunch.
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - End of year meeting. Pot luck lunch. 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon - meeting. 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. lunch and social. Thursday, June 14, 2012 - Flag Day - 1:00 p.m. The public is invited. It will be followed by coffee at a Cafe.
Saturday, June 21 or 28, 2012 - The time will probably be 1:00 p.m. - Ice Cream Social field trip. Christy Hendrie, as docent, will give a tour.
For more information on any of these meetings, please contact the Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Registrar. Each meeting begins with the Daughters reciting the following historical writings:
Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Preamble to the Constitution: We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. American's Creed: I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.
We also have a Constitution Moment, when we highlight important facts about the US Constitution; an American Indian moment; and a Women in History Moment.
Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels for Education Partnership Bring your Campbell’s Labels for Education UPCs to our next meeting. These labels help provide educational resources for our local schools.
