District of Columbia Society News Archive

Spring Bulletin 2007

The District of Columbia Society held its annual banquet in November. Some of the attendees are shown to the below.

Members of the OPFA Excutive Council met with the DC Society last Fall.

Spring Bulletin 2006

Governor of the DC Society, presenting a check for $1000 Governor General Robert Vivian to go toward Project Storage.

The District of Columbia Society hosted its Annual Dinner at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, on November 4th, 2005. This fortunately coincided with a meeting of the Order’s Executive Committee. Joining the District of Columbia Associates were Governor General Robert P. Vivian (NJ), Deputy Governor General Dana L. Gowen (FL), Secretary General J. Michael Phelps, Esq (CA), and Councillor General Howard Steele (DC). Also in attendance were Granville Wehland, Past Governor General (MD), Alden Atwood, Past Governor General (DC), Littleton Harris, Past Governor General (TX), and Irene Walker, Past President of the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots.

Governor General Vivian gave a very interesting and well-received presentation on the Jamestown Settlement, which those of us who attended the 109th General Court heard at that time. Additionally, Governor Richard Wright presented to Governor General Vivian a check for $1,000 on behalf of the District of Columbia Society for “Project Storage”, the fund to permanently store the official records of the Order at the University of Baltimore.

The District of Columbia Society also co-sponsored a joint luncheon with the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots at the Cedar Knoll Inn in Alexandria, VA, as well as hosted its spring luncheon at the Mt. Vernon Inn in Alexandria, VA.

President, DC Daughters of the Founders and Patriots), Howard Steele, Lyttleton Harris, Alden Atwood, Bob Vivian, Dick Wright (Gov, DC Soc.), Don Lamson (States Attorney, DC Soc.), Rutland Beard, (Councillor, DC Soc.), and John Grissom (Secretary, DC Soc.)

Fall Bulletin 2003

From left to right: Catesby, Jones, Chaplain: Thomas Tanner, Governor Stuart Whittle, Chaplain General: Sue Whittle

The D. C. Society OFPA held its Annual Fall Dinner Event at the Cosmos Club in Washington on November 2, 2002.

Mrs. Irene Walker, President of the D.C. Chapter of the DFPA and her husband attended among many others.

On March 29, 2003 the D. C. Society OFPA held its Annual Spring Luncheon Event at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Virginia where the Society held its ceremony for the installation of new officers.

Governor General Alden Atwood installed the new officers including the new Governor, Richard Morgan Wright, Jr.

From left to right: Richard M. Wright, Jr., Governor Elect; J. Thomas Tanner, Jr.,Governor; Catesby P. Jones, Chaplain; John F. Grissom, Secretary; A.Clarke Magruder, Sr., Registrar