Arizona’s Chapter XXV of the Colonial Dames of America held a holiday luncheon for members and prospective members Dec. 9 at the Paradise Valley home of Roxanna and Richard Himelrick.
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Colonial Dames gather in Paradise Valley
Submitted photo/Jerre Lynn Vanier
Paradise Valley residents Roxanna Armstrong Himelrick and Jacque Wick, along with Colonial Dames of America Chapter XXV Vice President Jerre Lynn Vanier and past presidents Susan Krecker and Linda Brett, former longtime residents, were in attendance with other Valley residents including Betty Degnan, Carol Ditmore, Jean Howell, Cheryl Menayas, Sally Hlavay and Oro Valley resident and Second Vice President Kathi Chulick.
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Arizona’s Chapter XXV of the Colonial Dames of America held a holiday luncheon for members and prospective members Dec. 9 at the Paradise Valley home of Roxanna and Richard Himelrick.
The gathering was filled with music and Dames caroling to the pianist on a grand piano. Dame Linda Brett and her husband Michael created the luncheon for the special occasion and Colonial Dames Chapter XXV President Julie Perman welcomed guests and shared a history of the organization, its goals and its many historical accomplishments.
A pink baby blanket embroidered with the CDA insignia for a new baby Dame was presented as a chapter project for the occasion and Junior Dame Jolie Vanier presented her master’s thesis on the role of the amateur preservationist in hereditary societies for the afternoon program.
This lineage society has chapters all over the world and its headquarters, The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Gardens in New York City, was originally the home of Abigail Adams Smith. Later, the home became a day hotel for New Yorkers. Today it is a preserved American treasure and the organization’s museum and headquarters. Membership in Colonial Dames of is by invitation.
