The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution wish to remind everyone that Sept. 17, 2011 marks the 224th anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention.
Our Constitution is the cornerstone of our freedoms. American colonists fought, sacrificed and died to establish and preserve the freedoms now guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States.
We owe a debt to these past heroes and to our present heroes, our service men and women who willingly sacrifice everything so that we all can remain free. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest constitution still in active use in the world today and is the basic document of our republic, which protects the individual liberties of all citizens through written law. Let’s all celebrate Constitution Week – Sept. 17 – Sept. 23.
The DAR perpetuates the memory and spirit of the men and women who won American independence.
The group also helps maintain historic state properties. Any woman over 18 who can prove an ancestor served in the American Revolution is a prospective member.
For more information on the DAR go online at http://www.sarahriggshumphreysDAR.org or call Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter Regent Barbara Wells at 203 – 550-9643.
