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	09/10/18 - NNHS Newsletter - The Ash Grove “A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen.” - Edward de Bono (b. 19 May 1933)

   Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
   For reasons no longer known to me, I can never think of "The Ash Grove" without remembering  Carla Fine Cripps ('65) of South Australia, and the sweet, idyllic days of our childhood in the Stuart Homes Apartments and at Magruder School.

Thanks, Carla - for everything! BONUS - The Ash Grove - Laura Wright

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ash_Grove:

The Ash Grove (Welsh: Llwyn Onn) is a traditional Welsh folk song whose melody has been set to numerous sets of lyrics. The most well-known was written, in English, by John Oxenford in the 19th century.

The first published version of the tune was in 1802 in "The Bardic Museum". The book was written by Edward Jones, a harpist. About 4 years later a version with words appeared, under the name "Llwyn Onn". It tells of a sailor's love for "Gwen of Llwyn". The tune might be much older, as a similar tune appears in "The Beggar's Opera" by John Gay (1728), in the song "Cease Your Funning". In 1922 , however Kidson claimed that John Gay's tune derives from the morris dance tune "Constant Billy", which is first known in Playford's "Dancing Master".

The tune of "The Ash Grove" is used for the hymn "Let All Things Now Living" in 1939 by composer Katherine K. Davis. This hymnal version resulted in it being included on a number of Christmas albums up through the 50s; like Jan August's 1955 album "Christmas Favorites" (Mercury Records #MG 20160). It was in use as a hymnal long before the 20th century under the title "The Master Hath Come" by Sarah Doudney (1871) and has been updated since in a retelling of the nativity by Robert Cullinan as "On This Night, Most Holy" (1996). Around 1962 another song called "The Irish Free State" was written to this tune. "The Ash Grove" featured in the 1980 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

Happy Birthday today to   The late Mr. Pete Robinson (d. 12/23/03)!    Happy Birthday tomorrow to  The late Bobby Hedrick ('58) (d. 08/31/09) AND   J. Harrison ('58) of GA AND   My Grandson, Jimmy Harty of TX!    Happy Birthday this week to:

13 - The late  Louis "Fuzzy" Turner ('63) (d. 09/15/12);

14 -  The late Bill Brewer ('57) (d. 08/30/12)  AND  Jeanette Parrish Houston ('64) of VA AND    Rick Harman ('65) of VA;

16 -   The late Tena Goodson Hensel (June '39) (d. 06/09/15) AND   the late Mr. John Huller ('43) (d. 07/29/09) AND Brian Cooper of SC;

17 - The late Mr. George McIntosh (d. 05/04/05) AND Hugh McLawhorne ('57) AND  Ed Nichols ('62) of Northern VA!

   Many Happy Returns, One and All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html

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100 YEARS AGO TODAY:

September 10, 1918 - Russian Civil War: The Red Army captured Kazan.

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THIS DAY IN WWII:

September 10, 1939 - The submarine HMS Oxley was mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and became the Royal Navy's first loss. September 10, 1939 - Canada declared war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies – France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. September 10, 1940 - In Britain, Buckingham Palace was hit by a German bomb. September 10, 1942 - The British Army carried out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign. September 10, 1942 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt mandated gasoline rationing as part of the U.S. wartime effort. September 10, 1943 - German forces began their occupation of Rome. September 10, 1945 - Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death in Norway for his collaboration with Nazi Germany after the 1940 invasion. He was the founder of Norway's National Party in 1934, which was an imitation of Hitler's National Socialist Party. September 10, 1948 - Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars was indicted for treason in Washington, DC. Gillars, a Nazi radio propagandist, was convicted and spent 12 years in prison. September 10, 1952 - The German and Israeli governments signed an agreement that provided almost a billion dollars in reparations for Nazi war crimes against Jewish people. September 10, 1989 - The Hungarian government opened its border for East German refugees. September 10, 2002 - The film "Max" had its world premiere. The movie starred John Cusack as a fictional Jewish gallery owner who becomes mentor to Adolf Hitler.

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THIS DAY IN 1968:

Monday, September 10, 1968 - Footballer and manager Andreas Herzog was born in Vienna, Austria. Monday, September 10, 1968 - Rapper, producer, and actor Big Daddy Kane was born Antonio Hardy in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. Monday, September 10, 1968 - Director, producer, and screenwriter Guy Ritchie was born Guy Stuart Ritchie in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Monday, September 10, 1968 - Zoologist Erna Mohr (b. 11 July 1894 in Hamburg, Germany) died in Hamburg, Germany at the age of 74.

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From My Friend, Susan, of NC - 09/09/15:

“It's okay not to be okay, as long as you are not giving up!” - Karen Salmansohn (b. 19??)

    Thanks so much, Susan!

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From Joan Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 09/10/17:

		Thank you, Joan!

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  From Christine Wilson Starkman ('68) of CA - 09/09/18:

		L'Shana Tovah!    Thank you, Chris! Happy New Year!

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From Linda DeShazo Hatchett ('65) of VA - 09/09/18, 4:40 PM:    This forecast was on NBC - WAVY TV Norfolk, VA today.    YOWZERINI-RONI! Thank you, Linda!       From My Daughter, Adrienne Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL / American School, IL) of CA - 09/09/16:     Thanks, Adrienne!      From My Friend, Aaron, of NC - 09/09/18:     Thanks, Aaron!     “Right now I have a milk mustache. I grew it on a cattle ranch, and then glued it to my face.” - Jarod Kintz (b. 05 Mar 1982) BONUS WHISPER CROCHET PATTERN: Dada's Whisper of Joy Baby Blanket - "I named this blanket 'The Whisper Of Joy' because it reminds me of childhood, of that carefree time when joy was an important part of almost every long, seemingly endless day. So, I tried to bring you at least a little joy with this colorful and easy to make free blanket pattern." - "...With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o'er me..." BONUS WHISPER SHAWL KNIT PATTERN:

Whisper Poncho - "Knitted DROPS poncho in garter st with lace pattern in ”Vienna” or "Melody". Size: S - XXXL." - "...With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o'er me..."

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The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking,
The wind [harp] through it playing has language for me.
Whenever the light through its branches is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me.  
The friends of my childhood again are before me,
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam.
With soft whispers laden its leaves rustle o'er me,
The ash grove, the ash grove again [alone] is my home.

My laughter is over, my step loses lightness,
Old countryside measures steal soft on my ear;
I only remember the past and its brightness, 
The dear ones I mourn [long] for again gather here.
From out of the shadows their loving looks greet me
And wistfully searching the leafy green dome,
I find other faces fond bending to greet me, 
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home.

My lips smile no more, my heart loses its lightness
No dream of my future my spirit can cheer;
I only can brood on the past and its brightness,
The dead I have mourned are again living here.
From ev'ry dark nook they press forward to meet me;
I lift up my eyes to the broad leafy dome,
And others are there looking downward to greet me;
The ash grove, the ash grove alone is my home.

"The Ash Grove" midi courtesy of
   http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thcmid/a/AshGrove1.mid - 06/19/03

"The Ash Grove" lyrics courtesy of http://www.gurman.org/ashgrove/ - 06/19/03