Judge addresses CDXVIIC about Constitution
Judge William McKimm, District Court 4, Montgomery County, was the featured speaker at the Col. John Washington, Colonial Dames 17th Century, chapter meeting. As it was the eve of Constitution Week, McKimm presented the relevancy of the Constitution and its amendments to today’s typical day in the life of a trial judge.
Constitution Week is an American observance to commemorate the adoption of the United States Constitution. The observance runs annually from Sept. 17-23. It was officially enacted on Aug. 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower from a congressional resolution, but it was George W. Bush who officially declared the inception of Constitution Week in September 2002. The purpose of the observance week is to promote study and education about the Constitution, which was originally adopted by the American Congress of the Confederation on Sept. 17, 1787.
The National Society CDXVIIC unites more than 11,000 members in a communion based on their interest in American history, their love and respect for this nation and a mutual desire to work together in harmonious fellowship to achieve the goals of the society. It is one of the few societies of today which has heraldry at the core of its objectives and additionally holds one of the largest collections of Coats of Arms in the country. CDXVIIC comprises 45 state societies in the U.S. and one international society based in Canada.
Any woman 18 or older of good moral character is eligible for membership who can prove lineal descendant of an ancestor who lived and served prior to 1701 in one of the original colonies in the geographical area of the present United States of America. Lineal descendant shall mean direct legal blood descendant.
For information regarding CDXVIIC and its projects, email Sheila Beatty at beattykrout@suddenlink.net.