National Conference of State Societies

Florida State Society Sunshine and Stars Inaugural Ball

  Dancing and Dessert tickets are sold out for the Sunshine and Stars Inaugural Ball of the Florida State Society of Washington, DC and Florida House on Jan. 19 at the historic Corcoran Gallery of Art.  The gallery is near The White House at 500 17th Street, NW. But more tickets might become available so please keep checking back to the Florida web site for more information.  Call 202-298-7710 or CLICK HERE.  For a complete list of all state society Inauguration balls and events, please click on the Presidential Seal to the right.

"Sunshine and Stars Florida Inaugural Ball" will be on January 19 at The Corcoran Gallery of Art

  Gov. Charlie Crist has announced that the Florida State Society of Washington, DC and Florida House will jointly present the Sunshine and Stars Florida Inaugural Ball on Jan. 19 at the historic Corcoran Gallery of Art near The White House at 500 17th Street, NW. For more information call 202-298-7710 or CLICK HERE.

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.