The First Wednesday Series

The Upton Association “First Wednesday” series will resume for autumn on October 1st with a program entitled “Dining with the Presidents, Presidential China, & White House State Dinners” presented by Janet Weir Creighton. It is a behind the scenes peek at presidential legacies and how state dinners are staged. She worked in the White House for President George W. Bush and attended a state dinner. The free program will begin at 10:00 at the Harriet Taylor Upton House at 380 Mahoning Avenue in Warren. Refreshments available at 9:30. For more information call 330-395-1840 or visit http://www.uptonhouse.org. A note of interest about Warren’s famous Harriet Taylor Upton- she hosted five US Presidents for dinner in her historic home: James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, and William F. McKinley. Other guests at the Upton House included Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, and Barbara Bush.