Members of the Galvez Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Attakapas Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution honored 12 debutantes and patriots descended from revolutionary ancestors at the 66th George Washington Ball on Saturday at the Petroleum Club of Lafayette.
Each year, the ball revisits an aspect of American history, and this year’s theme, “Legacy of Liberty,” celebrated 250 years of the legacy of the Declaration of Independence. Each young man and woman was eligible to participate in the ball by virtue of their lineage, traced back to a patriotic ancestor who supported the cause for American independence. Each honoree was sponsored by a member of the SAR or DAR…