About 40 DSDI members and guests gathered in Lancaster, Penn., October 13 and 14, for the fall meeting. Hostess Barb Greeley planned a fun-filled weekend of fellowship and history! Attendees enjoyed a welcome banquet at the host hotel Friday night and boarded the bus on Saturday morning to explore the colonial complex in York. After visiting the complex, which included the replica courthouse where the Articles of Confederation were signed, the group enjoyed a lunch meeting at Roosevelt Tavern. After lunch, the group trekked to the gravesites of James and Eleanor Smith and Philip Livingston for brief commemoration ceremonies. Saturday night concluded the festivities with a formal banquet, the society’s traditional roll call, and guest speaker.
Attendee Stephanie Nelson posted this message about the fall meeting on our private facebook page: “Thank you Barb Greeley for the planning of this fantastic fall meeting. It is not an easy task, and I know my family had a lovely weekend and appreciate all you did to make this happen. We are so thankful for you and to be a part of DSDI.”
Host hotel at Fall Meeting courtesy Nancy Wark.Sunset from host hotel for Fall Meeting in Lancaster, Penn., courtesy Nancy WarkEarly arriving BOG members and SODs gathered for dinner at Annie Bailey’s Irish Pub House in Lancaster.Historic Central Market courtesy Nancy WarkHistoric Central Market courtesy Nancy WarkPresident General Nancy Wark opens the Friday night Welcome Dinner with greetings and remarks.Fall meeting hostess Barb Greeley shares interesting facts about Pennsylvania during Friday night’s Welcome Dinner.John Hamilton Works, Jr., a Thomas Jefferson descendant, reads the Declaration of Independence during Friday night’s Welcome Dinner.A guide explains the significance of objects in the room during the colonial complex tour in York.A guide explains the Articles of Confederation in the replica courthouse where it was signed during the colonial complex tour in York.A print of the courthouse in York where the Articles of Confederation were signed.Display showing a page of the Articles of the ConfederationDisplay showing a page of the Articles of the ConfederationPlaque listing Articles of Confederation delegatesPlaque listing Articles of Confederation delegatesGravesite of signer Philip Livingston courtesy Andy KellerFront row: Second Vice President Barb Greeley, Historian General Stephanie Nelson, President General Nancy Wark, First Vice President John Works, Past President General Hope Middleton Wood, Scholarship Chair Jill Haimes; Back row: Past President General Bruce Laubach, Secretary General and Virginia Governor Andy Keller, Treasurer General Scott Lewis, Webmaster Stacey Bohning, Past President General Laurie Croft
