The 135th Annual Meeting weekend for The Colonial Dames of America will be held Saturday, April 26 - Monday, April 28, 2025. Please remember: any CDA member or spouse/friend is eligible to attend the Annual Meeting Weekend events.

Overnight rooms have been held at the Yale Club for CDA members at a favorable rate. Please call 212-716-2100 for details.

Saturday, April 26th         

1890 Society Reception

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM                   

Holland Lodge No.8, F. & A.M.

71 West 23rd Street

For 2024-2025 1890 Society Donors. Individual invitations to be sent early April.

Book Award Reception

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM                   

New York Society Library (Members' Room)

53 East 79th Street

Sunday, April 27th         

Anniversaries Campaign: Commemorative Plaque Unveiling

3:30 PM

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

421 East 61st Street

CDA Garden Party

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

Entrance from 417 East 61st Street

The Annual Garden Party will be held from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm (Sunday, April 27th) in the Abigail Adams Smith Ballroom and MVHM&G. 

Monday, April 28th         

Executive Council Meeting

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Reception

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

135th Annual Luncheon and Meeting

11:45 AM – 2:00 PM 

Colony Club

564 Park Avenue

The 135th Annual Meeting and Luncheon of The Colonial Dames of America will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, 11:45 am-2:00 pm, at the Colony Club, 564 Park Ave, New York City.

The Executive Council Meeting will take place prior to the luncheon, from 10:00-11:15 am, during which annual reports from the chapter are presented. All luncheon attendees are warmly invited to join this inspiring event and learn more about the historic preservation and educational activities undertaken by fellow Dames

Interested in additional sightseeing during the Annual Meeting Weekend? Consider a visit to the renovated Frick Collection, reopening to the public on April 17th in its original Fifth Avenue location.