2018-2019 Programs
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE:Monday, September 17, 2018:
The Rebecca Motte Chapter meeting begins at 11:00 a.m. where we will welcome new members and celebrate anniversaries, followed by a reception in the Rebecca Motte Chapter room.
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2017-2018 Programs
Monday, September 18, 2017: 10:30 a.m., Reception, 11:00 a.m. Chapter Meeting Speaker: Tony Youmans, Old Exchange Building Executive Director will present: History and Tales of the Old Exchange Building. Monday, October 16, 2017: Open Meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. Friday, October 20, 2017: (Rescheduled to this date due to hurricane) Held at the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Monday, November 20, 2017: Celebrate Patriotism and the 122nd Anniversary of the Rebecca Motte Chapter 10:30 a.m., Coffee & lemonade, Rebecca Motte Chapter room Reception will follow the meeting where we will celebrate the 122nd Anniversary of the Rebecca Motte Chapter in the Rebecca Motte Chapter room. December 18, 2017: Open Meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. Monday, January 15, 2018: Monday, February 19, 2018: Open Meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. Monday, March 19, 2018, 10:30 a.m., Coffee reception in the Rebecca Motte Room. 11:00 a.m., Chapter Meeting, SC DAR Room: Open meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. Monday, April 16, 2018, 11:00 a.m., Chapter Meeting, Great Room, 2nd floor: Rebecca Motte Chapter History as told through our scrapbooks, guided by Chapter Historian Connie Dittrich and Chapter Corresponding Secretary Judi Kenney. Open meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. CANCELLED: Monday, May 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m., Coffee Reception in Rebecca Motte Chapter Room.
11:00 a.m., Chapter Meeting: Celebration of Membership - induction of new members and anniversary acknowledgements. Open meeting: Members, prospective members, and guests are welcome. |
Friday, September 16, 2016: 17th Annual Naturalization Ceremony |
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site ? 10:30 am |
Members are asked to attend, host the refreshments tent and greet the newest citizens of the United States of America. |
Monday, September 19, 2016: (Constitution Week - Education) |
Rebecca Motte Room, Coffee 10:30 am, SCDAR Room, Meeting 11:00 am. Speaker: Mr. Fred Rosenberg, President, the Center for Creative Retirement, College of Charleston. Installation of new members and anniversary acknowledgements. |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, October 17, 2016: (Historic, Education) |
Rebecca Motte Room, Coffee 10:30 am, SCDAR Room, Meeting 11:00 am. |
Speaker: Dr. James M. Hutchinson, Professor of American and Southern Literatures, Department of English, The Citadel. |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, November 21, 2016: (Commemorative Event and Patriotism) 121st Birthday of the Rebecca Motte Chapter. |
| SCDAR Room, Meeting 11:00 am. Reception to follow in the Rebecca Motte room. |
Speaker: Colonel Myron C. Harrington, Jr., USMC (Retired) |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, December 19 2016: (Education) |
Rebecca Motte Room, Coffee 10:30 am, SCDAR Room, Meeting 11:00 am. |
Speaker: Mrs. Eloise Brooks, Chairman, DAR Museum Committee, NSDAR Correspondent Docent |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, January 16, 2017: (Education) |
Great Hall: 11:00 am, Covered dish luncheon to follow the meeting. |
Speaker: Mr. Jason Eller, Chief Development Officer, Tamassee DAR School, "Tamassee Update". Special Guest and Speaker: Brig. General Charles Moss Duke, Jr., USAF (ret), General Duke was the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 16 moon mission and was the youngest astronaut to walk on the moon. Election of Delegates for State Conference and Continental Congress |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, February 20, 2017: (Historic and Commemorative Event) George Washington?s Birthday Reception |
SCDAR Room, Meeting 11:00 am. Reception to follow in the Rebecca Motte Room. |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, March 20, 2017: (Historic Program) |
Rebecca Motte Room, Coffee 10:30 am, Meeting 11:00 am in the SCDAR Room. |
Speaker: Mr. Carl P. Borick, The Charleston Museum |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, April 17, 2017: Annual Chapter Meeting and Program (Historic) |
Rebecca Motte Room, Coffee 10:30 am, Meeting 11:00 am in the SCDAR Room. |
Presentation: "National Park Service", Speaker: Michelle Haas, Supervisory Park Ranger, Charles Pinckney Historic site. Annual Chapter Officer and Chairman Reports, election of new Chapter officers. |
Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome. |
Monday, May 15, 2017: Installation of New Chapter Officers, New Members and Membership Celebration . Dedication of the Founders Plaque. |
Great Hall of the Old Exchange Building. Covered dish luncheon. Open Meeting: Members, Prospective Members, and Guests are welcome.
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Our chapter stays busy with educational, patriotic and historic activities. Check the photo gallery for recent events.