Lancaster County Chapter Hosts a "Capital" Annual Meeting

The Lancaster County Chapter Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution played host to the General Society Annual Board Meeting on September 25-27, 1998.

John Stager Shirk, Regent of the Lancaster Chapter and his dedicated team coordinated one of the most successful and best attended Annual Meetings. Hardy congratulations to the Lancaster County Chapter for a job well done.

General Society President Etter and Vice President Di Stefano share a laugh

Delegates and officers of the General Society were invited to a cocktail reception and dinner at the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum on Friday evening. While surrounded by picturesque locomotive engines, coaches and mail cars, these honored guests were entertained by C. Eugene Moore, a humorist.

Past Captains Cummin and Wright with thei wives at Saturday dinner

On Saturday, official business meetings were held. That evening, members of the General Society and their guests were welcomed at a formal dinner hosted by the Pennsylvania Society at the Lancaster Country Club. Flags of the Pennsylvania Society Color Guard were on display adding flair and brilliance to the dining experience.

Pennsylvania Color Guard Parading at Capital Day Festivities

The following morning Society members and the Pennsylvania Society Color Guard participated in Lancaster’s "Capital Day" festivities. The events marked the 221st anniversary of the meeting of the Continental Congress in Lancaster.

Lancaster served as the capital of our fledgling government for just a single day in 1777, but at a particularly trying time in our country’s history.

A church service was held at the historic First Presbyterian Church after the conclusion of the Capital Day ceremonies. The First Presbyterian Church founded in 1742, was not only an appropriate, but a lovely choice for the service.

Members of the Society joined in worship services with local parishioners and listened as the very young learned of what it means to have ancestors and how those ancestors sacrificed that we might enjoy our current freedoms.