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Pictured
with Arcanum Mayor Judy Foureman are DAR members Taylor & Christina
Nehring,
Debbie Nisonger, Helen Wright, and Cindy Austin.
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Greenville DAR
America
Celebrates U.S. Constitution
DAR Promotes Constitution Week Awareness
September 17, 2012, begins the national celebration of Constitution
Week. The weeklong commemoration of America’s most important document
is one of our country’s least known official observances. Our
Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of Americans
throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom, and to
ensure those inalienable rights to every American.
Locally Fort GreeneVille Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
joined with Arcanum Mayor Judy Foureman and Greenville Mayor Mike
Bowers in signing of Constitution Week Proclamations. DAR chapter
members also have a display at the Greenville Public Library for
everyone to view the month of September.
The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was started many years
ago by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). In 1955, the
Daughters petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23 annually to
be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution
was later adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed into Public Law #915
on August 2, 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The aims of the
celebration are to (1) emphasize citizens’ responsibilities for
protecting and defending the Constitution, preserving it for
posterity; (2) inform the people that the Constitution is the
basis for America’s great heritage and the foundation for our way of
life; and (3) encourage the study of the historical events which led to
the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.
The United States of America functions as a Republic under the
Constitution, which is the oldest document still in active use that
outlines the self-government of a people. This landmark idea that men
had the inalienable right as individuals to be free and live their
lives under their own governance was the impetus of the American
Revolution. Today, the Constitution stands as an icon of freedom
for people around the world.
DAR has served America for 122 years as its foremost cheerleader.
In 1928, the Daughters began work on a building as a memorial to the
Constitution in Washington DC. John Russell Pope, architect of the
Jefferson Memorial, was commissioned to design the performing arts
center, known as DAR Constitution Hall. Today, DAR Constitution Hall is
the only structure erected in tribute to the Constitution of the United
States of America.
Known as the largest women’s patriotic organization in the world, DAR
has over 165,000 members with approximately 3,000 chapters in all 50
states and 11 foreign countries. The DAR has long promoted patriotism
through commemorative celebrations, memorials, scholarships and
activities for children, and programs for new immigrants. For more
information about DAR and its programs visit www.dar.org or call (202)
628-1776.
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Pictured
with library display are Shirley Hughes, Linda Riley, Christina
Nehring, Helen Wright,
Debbie Nisonger, and Karen Burkett.
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Pictured
with Greenville Mayor Mike Bowers are DAR members Karen Burkett,
Helen Wright, and Shirley Hughes
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