Signal Hill, NSDAR Announces Date for Annual English High Tea Fundraiser

Members of the Signal Hill, NSDAR, chapter of Barrington are pleased to announce that the annual English High Tea and Historic Drama will take place on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at The Garlands, 1000 Garlands Way at the Performing Arts Center, Barrington, Illinois. Tickets for the event are priced at $50 per person, and can be obtained by phoning 847-304-1283.

The event is open to the public, with tickets for the tea and program available on a reserved basis. This social event offers a boutique, with unique baskets available for bidding, cherished home goods like serving pieces, linens, and one-of-a-kinds available for direct sale, and vendors with specialties also selling their wares. The boutique opens at 11:15, with an English High Tea served at noon, and the Historic Drama beginning at 12:45 p.m. This year's program will be "The Long Road to Victory - From Pedestal to Politics and Prison in the Battle for Woman Suffrage" presented by Annette Baldwin. Ms. Baldwin will tell the stories of American Suffragettes in a first person format.

This is Signal Hill's annual major fundraiser, benefitting 501(c)3 charities like Lake County Honor Flight, Barrington Area Library, and other groups whose missions meet the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution's criteria of education, historic preservation, patriotism, conservation, or Native American issues. The chapter was founded in 1972, and is dedicated to preserving history, promoting patriotism, conservation and historic awareness in our community, and securing America's future through better education for children. Membership is established through approval of documentation of direct lineage from an American Revolutionary War Patriot. For more information about the Signal Hill Chapter, please contact Jacqueline Marcus at J9Marcus@aol.com, or visit the Chapter website at http://www.ildar.org/chapters/signalhill/Welcome.html.