A week in Washington DC

     I will try to cover our week in Washington DC with this blog. We were there to attend the 127^th DAR Continental Congress. It is held in Constitution Hall, which is in the neoclassical building owned and maintained by the National Society DAR. There are business meetings, workshops, luncheons, evening award ceremonies, and lots of socializing.

The All American DAR Chorus

     I sang with the All American DAR Chorus. My goddaughter, Samantha, joined me and it was a lot of fun sharing the trials and joys of singing together with 100 other voices during the Thursday evening ceremony.

     We attended one special luncheon called Units Overseas luncheon and shopping bazaar. DAR has about 15 units headquartered in various other countries and we are encouraged to join them as Associate Members. This luncheon was sponsored by them. They all brought merchandise representative of their country and we had an hour or so to shop and support them. It was fun to see all the different items they brought and spend some money!

Newly refurbished Constitution Hall

     My favorite activity is spending time in the magnificent DAR Library doing genealogy research. I was lucky this year and found quite a bit of information. They have installed 2 scanners and 2 copiers for saving information you want to keep. I learned the difference between copying and scanning and decided I still liked copying best!

     My husband and Holly’s husband got to spend the time bonding over household repairs, fixing computers, visiting the Cryptology Museum at Ft. Mead, and the Smithsonian complex in DC. We enjoyed several good meals including Pho, pizza, crab cakes, liver and onions, and Reuben sandwiches.