Potowmack Ball

The signature event of the D. C. Society is the annual Potowmack Ball. While we have certainly put on other annual events for more consecutive years than we've sponsored the Ball, none compare to it in size, complexity, and pure fun.

The 32nd annual Ball on November 28th, 2009 will present ten accomplished and beautiful debutantes (Oct. 16 count) from chapters of the Children of the American Revolution around the country. They will be received in formal splendor by a host of leaders of patriotic and lineage societies, including Edward Franklyn Butler, NSSAR President General, and the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Linda Gist Calvin.

Patriotic Events

Constitution Day Observance with the DCDAR

Columbus Day Observance with the National Columbus Celebration Association

Yorktown Celebration

Jefferson's Birthday Commemoration

George Washington's Birthday Observance with the DCDAR and CAR

Annual Independence Day Ceremony at Congressional Cemetery

 

Youth Projects and Contests

The George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest

The Knight Essay contest is open to any student in grades 9-12 in any public, parochial, private or home schools within Washington DC. The student must write and submit an original researched and proven paper (written in English). The topic of the essay shall deal with: an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution.

The winner of DCSSAR's 2008 and 2009 contests both went on to win 2nd Place honors in the National Competitions. Click here to read the 2009 essay.

For more information, eligibility and rules, visit the National Contest page at http://www.sar.org/Youth/Knight_Essay_Rules.

The local contest chairman is David Wham, 5305 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011-3611, telephone 202-997-4110, email david.wham@va.gov.

The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest

DC finals are held in May each year with National finals later in the summer. The local winner is awarded $1000 and a trip for the winner and a chaperone to the NSSAR Congress to compete in the national contest. The winner of the national contest is awarded $3000.