Last Friday, I was honored to host the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) at our house. I’m not a member, but this chapter was started right here in our foyer exactly 100 years ago, in 1914. So when the club asked if they could hold the October meeting here, I was all for it!
If you’ve followed for a while or read our story, you may know that our house is historically registered as the Taylor-Gaylor house. It was built by Charles Taylor in 1902 for his private residence, and in 1939, my husband’s grandfather, Charles Gaylor, bought the house with his wife, Mildred. Anyway, Charles Taylor’s wife, Emma, started the local DAR chapter.
Somehow we acquired the architectural inventory book for our town, which was published in 1987. Our house is in the book, and the DAR was important enough to make it into the blurb!
So, back to the party. I wish I had better photos, but I was trying to snap a few quick ones while playing hostess. But there were just a few things I wanted to share with you.
The flowers were absolutely stunning. Seriously, jaw dropping. One of the very talented members does floral arrangements using blooms she’s planted in her own yard. She had no idea my dining room was purple, but the flowers could not have been more perfect for the space.
The meeting was at 4:00 pm and consisted of “high tea.” I served each cup, which was a lot of fun, and allowed me to meet almost all of the 50+ women there. They were so cute in their fancy hats and gloves!
The ladies brought lots of information on the history of the club, as well as the house, which we displayed on the piano.
I enjoyed learning the history of the family that built our house, but perhaps the best part of the whole day was meeting the nieces of Mr. Taylor. They came to the event and were thrilled to see the house now, as they had spent some time here as small children. In their words, it looks “incredibly different, and incredibly beautiful.” I’ll take that as a compliment! :)
