DAR chapter marks Constitution Day
Published 11:50 am Wednesday, September 18, 2019
- Clark County students Emma Roberts and Kaydence Endicott read the preamble of the Constitution alongside Fara Tyree during the 2019 Constitution Day commemoration event Tuesday. (Photo by Lashana Harney)
This year marks 232 years since the Sept.17, 1787, signing of the final draft of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
The Hart Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the anniversary during its annual Constitution Day celebration in front of the Clark County Courthouse Tuesday.
Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner and Clark County Judge-Executive Chris Pace read a proclamation during the event proclaiming the week of Sept.17-23 as Constitution Week.
Clark County students Emma Roberts and Kaydence Endicott read the preamble of the Constitution during the event, and George Rogers Clark High School JROTC cadets Haley Anglin, Jonathan Curry, Jesse John and Devin Richards presented the colors.
Fara Tyree, chaplain and commemorative events chairman of Hart Chapter, closed with a benediction.
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