2009 White House Ornaments

Enjoy this beautiful ornament to your collection and contribute to the the Belvoir Officers' Wives' Club Scholarship Fund and many other deserving programs. Each ornament is just $17.00.

Orders can be placed online at tjsancotto@yahoo.com and picked up at the BOWC luncheons. Please provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and number of ornaments. Contact Jennifer for more information at tjsancotto@yahoo.com.

The 2009 White House ornament commemorates Grover Cleveland who served as the 22nd president from 1885 to 1889 and as the 24th from 1893 to 1897. The only president of the United States elected to two non-consecutive terms.

The beautiful ornament depicts the south façade of the White House after an evening snowfall. The warm glow of the first Christmas tree to be illuminated by electric lights is seen through the windows. The view is based on a modern watercolor rendition by Margaret Huddy, a Washington, D.C.-based painter.

The reverse side of the ornament recreates a scene from the tree-trimming parties of President and Mrs. Cleveland, which were held annually for their children and those of cabinet members. A finely crafted gold plated wreath of snowflakes, painted ice blue and white, frames the oval ornament.