National Conference of State Societies

Florida State Society Barbecue is Wednesday, May 21

Save the date.  Please Join the Florida State Society of Washington, DC for Barbeque Happy Hour!  The time is 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at The Florida House, Number One Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002.  This event is for members only but if you want to learn how to join the society, please CLICK HERE to visit our web site.

Florida State Society Annual Meeting Wed. Feb. 27

The Florida State Society Annual Meeting and election of officers will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Union Pub at 201 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.  After a few beers and after members have paid their annual dues, members will then vote on a slate of officers for the coming year and on changes in the constitution and bylaws. Click on the link below for more information on the Happy Hour.  Photos above and below of the Florida State Society annual holiday party were taken Dec. 4, 2007 at the elegant Florida House behind the Supreme Court.

Like many state societies, The Florida State Society goes back to roots as the Florida State Association in the early 1880s.  The society has been a wonderful cure for homesick Floridians in Washington, DC for more than 120 years.  The addition of Florida House in 1973 on Capitol Hill as a physical home for Florida expatriates living in or visiting Washington has been a terrfic addition that enables society members to have a convenient house to meet and entertain.  To learn more about the Florida State Society and to read how join us at the Feb. 27 Happy Hour and meeting, please CLICK HERE to visit our web site.

Florida State Society Party at Florida House Dec. 4

Please see Florida State Society web site at www.floridastatesociety.com for more details or our holiday party at Florida House at One Second Street, NE or send an email to Floridaembassy@aol.com.  CLICK HERE to see map. The Florida State Society, like almost all state societies with holiday parties, is asking our guests to bring a toy for children ages 2 to 12.  Your gift will go to the "Toys for Tots" gift drive.  For more details see www.toysfortots.org.

Florida State Society Happy Hour is Nov. 29

The Florida State Society

is inviting Floridians and Irish to a late November verison of St. Pat's Day.  The Florida Happy Hour will take place on Thursday, Nov. 29 at Finn MacCool's Irish Publick House at 713- 8th Street, SE. from 6 to 8 pm. Please CLICK HERE to see map.

To learn more about the Florida State Society and how to join, please CLICK HERE to visit our web site.

June 17 is Florida's Major State Day at Cathedral

 

 

On Wednesday, June 6, members of both the Florida State Society and the North Carolina State Society met for a Happy Hour on the roofdeck of Marty's American Bar and Grill at 527 8th Street, SE near the Washington Navy Yard at 6:30 PM.

Members of the Florida State Society of Washington, DC are invited to attend the Florida Major State Day at the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday morning, June 17. The last major state day was for California on May 20 and Texas was honored in April.  To learn more about how your state society may participate in both major and regular state day obervances at the National Cathedral, please CLICK HERE.

To learn more about how to join the Florida State Society, please CLICK HERE.

Florida State Society

To get more information about the Florida State Society of Washington, DC., readers should click here to visit the Florida State Society web site.

In addition, several Florida State Society events benefit from the beautiful surroundings of the Florida House on Capitol Hill behind the U.S. Supreme Court building.  For more information on the facilities at Florida House, click here to visit the Florida House web site.