Wreath Laying Ceremony Commemorating the 288th Anniversary of George Washington’s Birthday.

The NCSDR event was a Wreath Laying Ceremony Commemorating the 288th Anniversary of George Washington’s Birthday.  Held 2:00 pm February 22, 2020, at the George Washington Statue, State Capitol, Raleigh, NC.  As The N.C. State Commemorative Events Chair, I was asked to attend and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.  NCSDAR Historian Libby McAteer, Chaplain Kim Edds, Vice Regent Anna Choi, Recording Secretary Mary Tatum, and Regent Carole Weiss also participated in the ceremony.
This life-size bronze statue of George Washington stands inside a gated area between two cannons at Union Square. Washington is in military dress and holds a civilian walking stick in his right hand as he looks to the south. He rests his left hand on his cloak, which is draped over a pillar of 13 rods. Jean-Antoine Houdon, a French sculptor and contemporary of Washington, depicted the statesman, patriot, and military hero with realism and naturalism, displaying his quiet American grace and strength at the height of his maturity and accomplishments. The monument is flanked on both sides by cannon produced in France before the American Revolution.

 Lizzie Their, Carole's page, and NC  DAR State President Carole Weiss

 L to R:   Anna Choi, Lizzie Their, Carole Weiss, Kim Edds, Libby McAteer, and Mary Tatum.

L to R: Anna Choi,, Lizzie Their (Carole’s Page), Carole Weiss, Kim Edds, Libby McAteer, Mary Tatum and Pat Gooding in the back