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By
tradition, the New York State Society of the Cincinnati holds three
regularly scheduled meetings each year. The bylaws of the
society require that the membership gather in February to celebrate
the birthday of George Washington. In addition, the bylaws
specify that the Annual Meeting be held in late Spring, as close as
practical to May 13, the founding day of the Society of the
Cincinnati. Members also gather to remember "Evacuation Day",
the anniversary of the evacuation of New York City by the British army
in late November of 1783. All three are celebrated by members of the
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George Washington's Birthday
Each year, as close as possible to February 22, the Society gathers at
some historic or special venue in New York City to celebrate His
Excellency George Washington's birthday. It is a time to do
special honor to our first president and frequently includes a
luncheon and a visit to some building tied to the American Revolution.
In 2006, for example, members met for luncheon and a business meeting
at the University Club in midtown and then |
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tour and reception. Fraunces Tavern is famed as the place in
which George Washington bade farewell to his fellow officers for the
last time before returning to Mount Vernon in 1783 |
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The Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Society is held in late
Spring, in part as a celebration of the founding of the Society. In
keeping with that thought, members have gathered up the Hudson River for
many years at the very location of that first organizational meeting: the
old verPlanck mansion, Mount Gulian, in Fishkill, NY. Mount Gulian
was the house used by Major General Baron von Steuben as his
headquarters. The setting is particularly beautiful as it is located
on the East bank of the
Hudson and, being a historic site, captures at once the sense of
Eighteenth Century elegance and also a feeling of the wildness of the
frontier. The Annual Meeting includes an alfresco luncheon on the
veranda, a business meeting in the Cincinnati Room and entertainment
afterwards. Visits to several of the Revolutionary War sites, which are
many in number in that area, are planned for the future. |
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The Fall Meeting
For a number of years now, the New York State Society has held its
Fall meeting in Washington, D.C. at Anderson House, the headquarters of
the national society. It's a perfect venue for Cincinnati gatherings,
providing meeting rooms, sleeping accommodations and dining facilities,
all set in one of the most elegant of Washington homes. In this stately
mansion, the Society maintains one of the finest libraries of Eighteenth
Century warfare, making it a world class research center for members and
visiting scholars of the Revolutionary War.
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