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Group previews Lafayette bicentennial visit, plans carriage arrival and luncheon in Macon
Summary
Representatives of the American Friends of Lafayette and local Daughters of the American Revolution chapters told the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners they will mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 visit with a carriage arrival at City Hall, a proclamation and a ticketed luncheon on High Street.
John Trussell, a representative of the American Friends of Lafayette, told the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that the group plans to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 visit to Macon with a public reenactment and related events.
“We will have our Lafayette actor arrive by horse drawn carriage at City Hall to be greeted by the mayor and the commissioners and the public on the front portico of this City Hall,” Trussell said. He said the event will include a proclamation, speakers, period music and a ticketed luncheon at First Baptist Church of Christ on High Street, and that complimentary tickets were being offered to the mayor and commissioners.
The announcement was presented as part of the meeting’s public comment period. Trussell introduced co-organizers from local Daughters of the American Revolution chapters, including Billy Trussell (Regent, Suki Hart DAR chapter), Elizabeth Newberry (Regent, Mary Hammond Washington chapter) and Emily Woodyer. He also described historical context for Lafayette’s 1825 tour of the United States and said the reenactment will honor James Armistead, an African American who served as a spy for the American cause during the Revolutionary War.
Mayor Miller thanked the presenters and said the mayor and several commissioners planned to attend and that a proclamation would be issued at the event. Trussell said the carriage arrival and public portion of the program will begin at 10 a.m. in March; the transcript did not specify an exact calendar date for the March event.
Organizers described the luncheon as ticketed and located at First Baptist Church of Christ on High Street; Trussell said the program will include period dancing and a ceremonial toast. Will Mentor, who was to represent James Armistead, was not present because his flight was delayed, Trussell said.
The announcement did not require formal action by the commission; it was delivered during the public comment portion of the meeting.
