DAR holds Constitution Day ceremony in Georgetown

The Daughters of the American Revolution, Major Nathaniel Mitchell Chapter, held its annual celebration of Constitution Day Sept. 17, at Georgetown Town Hall as part of Constitution Week.

Constitution Day commemorates the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that met for the last time on Sept. 17, 1787, to sign the document they had created. 

Town crier, portrayed by Mark Mathias of the Sons of the American Revolution, rang a bell 13 times at exactly 4 p.m., symbolizing the 13 original colonies. The ceremony also included the presentation of colors by the Sussex Central High School JROTC, “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by Cathy Gorman, presentation of a proclamation by Georgetown Mayor Bill West, a speech about the U.S. Constitution by Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, reading of the Bill of Rights by Children of the American Revolution State President Annabelle Hudson, and reading of amendments by Carson Hastings, CAR honorary state president.

Constitution Week is intended to emphasize citizens' responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, to inform people that the Constitution is the basis for America's great heritage and the foundation for a way of life, and to encourage study of the historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.

For more information on the Daughters of the American Revolution, go to dar.org.