Over 40 members and guests attended the Three Rivers Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, September 13 Constitution Week Luncheon held at the Bagdad United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Bagdad. A delicious lunch was catered by Apple Market Catering. Hostesses were Martha Hinricks, Theta Ashing and Sue Webb.
Guests included President Ned France and Burt Outlaw, Aaron Snowden Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution; Alicia Toomer, mother of guest speaker Amy Webber; Dr. Stephanie Friedman and Debbie Lewis.
Amy Webber, an Adjunct Instructor at the University of West Florida, was the guest speaker. She was born and reared in Pensacola. She has previously studied at the University of Florida where she received a Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations. She received her Master’s in Political Science, specializing in Security and Diplomacy, from UWF in December 2013. More recently, she is a full-time research associate at the Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development.
Webber’s inspiring presentation was on “The Constitution, Article V and the Amendment Process – Balancing Durability and Flexibility.” She noted that this is the 227th Anniversary of our great Constitution.
Constitution Week is an American observance to commemorate the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and to promote the study and education about the Constitution. The observance runs annually from September 17 through September 23. It was enacted on August 2, 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower from a Congressional petition by the Daughters of the American Revolution but it was George W. Bush who declared the inception of Constitution Week in September 2002. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who are born in the U.S. or by naturalization have become citizens.
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This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Three Rivers Chapter celebrates Constitution week