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01/20/16 - NNHS Newsletter
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Bonnie Blue Flag |
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“I
think if we are realistic, the South - the old Confederate states - really
only has one entirely unique feature
that other parts of the country don't have, and that is this nearly 400-year
history of tremendous intimacy,
in every sense of the word, good and evil, between two very different kinds
of peoples: people who were
brought here against their wishes from Africa and a largely Anglo-white
population.”
-
Reynolds Price
(01 Feb 1933 -
20 Jan 2011) |
Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
This song was
suggested by
my
husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61)
several of years ago; I thought it fitting that it should fall here between Lee and Jackson's
birthdays. Thanks again, Paul!
It struck me as
rather interesting that the author of the most appropriate quotation died five
years ago today
at the age of 77:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/01/rip-reynolds-price.html
BONUS -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2F-drjUwNU - BONNIE BLUE FLAG (FULL
VERSION)
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag:
... On January 26, 1861, Mississippi officially adopted a new flag,
which included the Bonnie Blue Flag in its canton and a magnolia tree in
its center field (known as the
Magnolia Flag). This flag remained in use until 1894. An
Ulster
immigrant named
Harry McCarthy was present, and later wrote
The Bonnie Blue Flag ("bonnie" being a Scottish word meaning
"beautiful") which became a popular marching song, and led to the flag
being used as an unofficial flag of the
Confederate States of America during the
Civil War. Typically, the refrain is:[2][3]
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- Hurrah! Hurrah!
- For Southern Rights, Hurrah!
- Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
- That bears a Single Star![2][3]
The Bonnie Blue Flag holds special significance to the Texas
brigade...
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From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Blue_Flag:
| "The Bonnie Blue Flag", also known as "We Are a Band of
Brothers", is an 1861 marching song associated with the
Confederate States of America. The words were written by Irish born
entertainer
Harry McCarthy, with the melody taken from the song "The
Irish Jaunting Car". The song's title refers to the unofficial first
Flag of the Confederacy, the "Bonnie
Blue Flag, the symbol of secession from the Union, that bears the
"single star" of the chorus. "The Bonnie Blue Flag" holds special
significance to the Texas brigade. The song was premiered by lyricist
Harry McCarthy during a concert in Jackson, Mississippi, in the spring
of 1861 and performed again in September of that same year at the New
Orleans Academy of Music for the First Texas Volunteer Infantry regiment
mustering in celebration.[citation
needed]
The New Orleans music publishing house of A.E. Blackmar issued six
editions of "The Bonnie Blue Flag" between 1861 and 1864 along with
three additional arrangements. The "Band of Brothers" mentioned in the
first line of the song is a reference to the St. Crispin's day speech in
William Shakespeare's play
Henry V... |
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag
http://thebonnieblueblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-bonnie-blue-flag.html
HEALTH UPDATES:
1.
From Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally ('65 / '68) of VA
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01/19/16:
My blood level did not drop in 24 hours so
the doctors let me come home late today. Just getting dressed, coming home, and
taking a shower wore me out and I had to take a nap. Still do not think I will
have trouble going back to sleep tonight! Hospital beds are not comfortable, the
place is noisy, and the nurses wake you up every hour to check something! My
arms, hands and neck are black and blue and with all the blood I have had, my
grandson says "My Nina is a vampire". At least I am home and will sleep in my
own bed tonight with Milton and our two dogs! Thanks so very much for all the
prayers. It is wonderful to know that I have so many wonderful friends.
EXCELLENT!
Thank you, Elizabeth!
We'll keep praying
for you.
2.
From Shirley Caudill Williamson ('65) of VA - 01/19/16:
Another update on my grandson's wife, Ashley.
She went back into surgery this afternoon to have stints put in both kidneys for
the stones and she got another pint of blood because she is bleeding internally
again. I will let y'all know something else when DJ lets me know. Keep those
prayers coming .
YIKES!
Thank you, Shirley!
We'll keep Ashley and
your whole family in our prayers
as well.
http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today
to
Ware Morrison ('63) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to
Carol Collier Sparrow ('63) of VA
Happy Birthday this week to:
22 -
Bruce Sims ('56) of VA
AND
Carolyn Clark Wilt ('57)
AND
Sandra Sherman Filippo ('57)
AND
Rochelle Spooner
('63) of NY;
23 -
Chandler Nelms (Hampton HS - '63) of
MD
;
25 -
Jeannie Collier Fitzgerald ('65)
of VA;
26 -
Sharon Weaver Knowles ('63) of VA AND
Charis Bean Duke
(Governor Thomas Johnson HS, MD - '85) of PA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
| January 20, 1887 - The U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
January 20, 1941 - A
German
officer was murdered in
Bucharest,
Romania,
sparking a
rebellion and pogrom by the
Iron Guard, killing 125
Jews and 30
soldiers.
January 20, 1942 - At the
Wannsee Conference held in the
Berlin
suburb of
Wannsee, senior
Nazi German officials discussed the implementation of the "Final
Solution to the
Jewish Question".
January 20, 1944 - The British RAF
dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on
Berlin.
January 20, 1945 -
Hungary
agreed to an
armistice with the
Allies.
January 20, 1945 -
Germany began the
evacuation of 1.8 million people from
East Prussia, a task which would take nearly two months. |
THIS DAY IN 1966:
