Program Description

SMDPA MEMBERS AND GUESTS: Please join your Western Colony cousins for their annual Thanksgiving Fall Meeting and Luncheon. It will be held in the newly reopened Grand Ballroom of the Oakmont Country Club, circa 1903. This historic venue is handicapped accessible, with free parking available onsite (valet parking is optional). You and your guests will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast with trimmings. All are welcome!

After time for socializing, a brief business meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by our luncheon.

Following this luncheon, our guest speaker Rob Windhorst, a reenactor and friend of the Western Colony, will present the vital role of music during the Revolutionary War. Using his fife, Mr. Windhorst will demonstrate how different tunes and calls communicated troop movements and other commands over long distances. We will also learn how fifes and drums supported military communication and morale throughout the war.

Menu

There will be two options for entrées:

• Turkey, whipped potatoes, green beans with carrots, and cranberry sauce
• Vegetarian cauliflower piccata with capers, lemon beurre blanc, whipped potatoes, and green beans with carrots

All meals will include rolls and butter, a clubhouse salad dressed with red wine vinaigrette, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert. Coffee, tea, and iced tea/lemonade will be served at tableside. 

Ticket Information

The cost is $50 per person, Members and Guests.  

You may register and pay conveniently online (highly preferred) by clicking the “Register Now” button, or by completing and returning the RSVP form posted below, enclosing your check made payable to SMDPA.

Registration deadline is Friday, October 30. No registrations are accepted at the door.

About the Oakmont Country Club

Per Wikipedia:  Established in 1903, Oakmont Country Club predominantly lies in the borough of Plum, in the East Hills suburbs of Pittsburgh.  Its golf course is regarded as the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the United States" and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.  The Pennsylvania Turnpike separates seven holes (two through eight) from the rest of the layout.  Oakmont most recently hosted its record tenth U.S. Open in 2025.

Prefer To Register Offline?

A printable RSVP form is available here for those who prefer to mail their registration and payment by check.

Questions?

For Registration Questions: If you need support registering online or manually sending in an "RSVP" and check via mail, please contact Registration Support at [email protected].

For General Event Questions: Please contact Western Governor Pamela Palchowski at [email protected].