SCWIL Summer Dinner Dance

Summer Dinner Dance

Onwentsia Club

July 13, 2019

On Saturday, July 13, 2019, eighty Illinois Dames and members of the Society of Colonial Wars were joined by Candidates and friends for their annual dinner dance at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. Co-founded by Barbara and David Linville several years ago when they were serving as President and Governor of their respective Societies, the dinner dance is a highly-anticipated annual event and serves as a wonderful recruiting aid, bolstering the membership of both organizations.

After a week of horribly hot temperatures, the weather miraculously cooled down twenty degrees just in time for the party to start. Enjoying the drop in the thermometer, attendees gathered for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the bluestone patio overlooking the golf course.

At the conclusion of the cocktail hour, the guests adjourned to the ballroom for a delicious three course meal. Chilled curried sweet corn soup accompanied by popovers was followed by a surf and turf entrée and flourless chocolate cake.

Music was provided by the Fifty-One Lincoln Band, who played a variety of standards and oldies. After they wound down their final set, the younger attendees returned to the terrace to disco dance under the stars.

Many thanks to the Illinois Warriors for their hard work and generous underwriting, and to Dame Ginny McTier and Warrior Sam McTier for sponsoring the event at Onwentsia. A fabulous time was had by all!