Volume XXXV No. 34 Published as a public service since 1985 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 Fiber to the Premises Across GC Food Bank Helping SACA Arts & the Domain Th ose in Need Crafts Fair by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer by Bailey Basham, Messenger Staff Writer Th e Sewanee Arts and Crafts All Sewanee leaseholders may soon have the option of subscribing to Each month, upwards of 225 families receive food assistance from Th e (SACA) Fair will be Saturday, fi ber optic internet service. A partnership between Ben Lomand Con- Grundy County Food Bank. Diana Foster, who serves on the board at Sept. 21, in Shoup Park, on Uni- nect, Duck River Electric, and the University of the South would make the food bank, has been involved for nearly 10 years. She said the need for versity Avenue. Th e fair, which the cutting-edge technology available. food assistance in the area became more apparent to her when she retired. will happen rain or shine, will be “Once the agreement is signed all three parties are ready to move “It is a huge need in the community,” Foster said. “Th e majority of our from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. forward,” said interim Duck River President and Chief Executive Of- people are so thankful for the help they receive. Being able to help your The event is free and open fi cer Charles McDonald. Laying infrastructure could begin as early as neighbors just makes you feel good.” to the public and is sponsored October. Food insecurity is often coupled with health issues, such as diabetes by SACA. Th ere will be art and Duck River would provide the connection to the home and Ben and heart disease, and people of color, children, the elderly and those crafts for sale including clay, glass, Lomand would take over from there and go inside the house, said living in rural areas are statistically more likely to need food assistance. paintings, wood and much more. Patrick Jordan, who oversees IT and system operations at Duck River. Compared to an average of 15.4 percent food insecure nationwide overall, Vendors include: Elizabeth In some instances, the infrastructure would be underground and in rural areas are more highly aff ected. Long, jewelry; Phyllis Dix, other instances, overhead. Th e Grundy County Food Bank, which is one of several local or- ornaments; Tom Turnbull, clay; Ben Lomand Operations Manager Chad Dees said the one Gbps (gi- ganizations working to address the need of hunger in the community, Merissa Tobler, clay; Emily gabytes per second) service would be active as opposed to passive. When distributes every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Members are able to Bradford, Coyote Cove products; providers off er a passive connection, the one-gigabyte is split among 8-32 come once a month to receive food for their families. Jeanie Stephenson, bronze; Randy customers substantially reducing speed. Both uploading and download- “We provide food to our clients. Our food comes from Wal-Mart McCurdy, fl owers in glass; Louise ing would occur at the one Gbps speed with the new fi ber connection. programs, and we buy from the Chattanooga Food Bank. We also get Richards, sewing; Bill Mauzy, Among the benefi ts to customers and the community, Dees cited food from donations,” Foster said. wood; Will Winton, prints; telemedicine, entertainment, telecommuting, and e-learning. Jordan Th e Grundy County Food Bank is new to Th e Hunger Walk part- Dennis Jones, jewelry; Susan noted the new technology would also enable Duck River to control nership this year. Aside from supporting Th e Hunger Walk, which is Cordell, clay; Claire Reishmann, home thermostats during peak usage for customers who subscribed to scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, Foster said the food bank is always in clay; Tracie Boswell, jewelry; the service. need of volunteers to help unload food shipments and distribute food Cheryl Lankahaar, painting; Providing background on the project, Eric Hartman who heads up to clients. Annie Armour, books; Sarah University Risk Management, said the Board of Regents’ Committee on “Our families have a dire need, and we always need help. We are just Campbell, painting; Darlene Innovation found a need for eff ective connectivity on the Domain. Th e hopeful that being a part of Th e Hunger Walk this year will help us to Seagroves, sewing; Marus Hildon, University explored several partnerships with several providers. serve more of our community,” Foster said. ironwork; Ron Van Dyke, metal Duck River recently completed a 330-mile fi ber optic loop connect- and stone; Ronnie Crabtree, ing the 16 counties it serves, said McDonald. Th e system gives Duck windchimes; Amy Rae, Solace River real-time information during outages and allows for technology Farms products; Connie Hornsby, that reduces the number of customers who lose power, Jordan explained. fiber; Ginny Capel, Sewanee Duck River decided to lease unused portions of its fi ber optic network Sweets; Danny Pfi fer, etchings; (Continued on page 6) Kacie Lynn, fi ber; Debbie Binder, candles; Lara Dudley, jewelry; William Cunningham, wood; Jasper King, wood; Timothy Weber, pottery. Fall Heritage Festival in Cowan Th is Weekend The Fall Heritage Festival returns to Cowan, Sept. 20-22, A Freedom Quilting Bee quilt titled “Japanese Dinner Plate” displayed in fi lling the town with art, history, Francis and Faye Walter’s home. music, food, and free activities for kids of all ages. Th e Fall Heritage Festival is Gee’s Bend Exhibit: the Local a celebration of life in the foot- hills of the Cumberland Plateau, Th e University Childcare Center celebrated Grandparent Day and other Connection engaging regional communities special adults on Sept. 12. through the educational and in- by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer spirational experience of history, Decades before folk art dealer dead ended at the Alabama River. music, arts, and civic involvement. Mathew Arnett began collect- At a nearby cabin, stunning color- Th e festival will also include ing quilts from Gee’s Bend, the ful quilts draped across a clothesline fireworks, a celebrity cornhole Freedom Quilting Bee cooperative caught Walter’s eye. The quilts tournament, and classic and an- brought prosperity and dignity to reminded him of the Op Art in tique car Cruise-In. impoverished black women from vogue at the time. Th e fun starts Sept. 20, from Gee’s Bend and other rural Wilcox Th e quilt maker ran into the 5–9 p.m., and continues Sept. County, Ala., communities. None woods and hid when Walter went 21, 10 a.m.–9 p.m., and Sunday of the above would have come to to the door. Walter returned with 11 a.m.–5 p.m. There will be pass without Sewanee resident Rev. a local black civil rights leader and fi reworks at 8:30 p.m. on Friday Francis Walter’s hands-on work the fearful quilt maker came out and Saturday. during the 1960s struggle for black to talk. He asked if she sold quilts For more information go to civil rights. and for how much. Th e going rate: , In 1965, Walters answered a call- $5 with the white-woman buyer or call (931) 563-3868. to take up the work of civil rights activist Jonathan Daniels. Before Walter and Daniels ever met, Dan- P.O. Box 296 iels died from a gunshot wound Sewanee, TN 37375 received shielding a young black woman as they tried to enter a whites-only store. White landowners were evicting black tenant farmers who registered to vote. Walter and a fellow civil rights worker set out one afternoon Sewanee Elementary welcomed grandparents with a breakfast and an in- to interview rural Possum Bend vitation to join our school community to observe Patriot Day. Many came residents to fi nd out if they were to spend a special morning with their grandchildren. Here, Teresa Brown being evicted and if they needed is pictured with her grandchildren Samson McClain and Vera McClain. housing. Th e road they traveled 2 • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Community Council
Published as a public service to the community since 1985, this newspaper Special is printed on Fridays, 46 times a year. Free of charge, copies are distributed to 100 locations, including businesses and post offi ces across the Plateau. Election Th is publication is made possible by the patronage of our advertisers and by contributions from the University of the South (print production) and the The Sewanee Community Sewanee Community Chest. Council will be conducting a special election to fi ll a Council Kiki Beavers Leslie Lytle Representative position for Dis- editor/publisher staff writer trict 4, the boundaries of which April Minkler Bailey Basham offi ce manager staff writer are Tennessee Avenue, University Ray Minkler Janet Graham Avenue, Texas Avenue, and down circulation manager publisher emerita Alto Road/Roarks Cove Road to Sandra Gabrielle Laura Willis the edge of the Domain. Th e term proofreader editor/publisher emerita will run until December 2022. Geraldine Piccard To be a candidate, residents editor/publisher emerita After serving a 17-year tenure as Foster Grandparent at Sewanee Elementary must reside in or on a boundary SUBSCRIPTIONS $75 fi rst class School, Mrs. Madeline Prince will no longer be in the fi rst grade classrooms of District 4, be a registered voter 418 St. Mary’s Lane, P.O. Box 296, Sewanee, TN 37375 each morning to help our fi rst graders start their day with extra support. Due in Sewanee, and turn in a petition Phone (931) 598-9949 | to federal budget cuts, the South Central Human Resources Agency is unable with the signatures of 10 resident All material in the Sewanee Mountain Messenger and on its websites are copyrighted to continue the Foster Grandparent Program at Sewanee Elementary. Th e voters in District 4 to the Provost’s and may not be published or redistributed without written permission. school’s small size and socio-economic status were considered in the decision Offi ce by noon on Friday, Oct. 4. to cut SES from the program. Happily, Mrs. Prince will continue to share her Petitions are available at the Offi ce time three mornings each week through generous support from the Sewanee of Leases and Community Rela- Parent Organization with Sewanee Community Chest funding. Pictured tions (Blue House). If there is more is Mrs. Madeline Prince with student Wyatt Burge. than one eligible candidate, District University SERVING 4 resident voters will be able to vote from Monday, Oct. 7 to Friday, Job WHERE Oct. 25 during business hours at Burnett Named to Industrial the Offi ce of Leases and Commu- Opportunities nity Relations (Blue House). Exempt Positions: Access CALLED Development Board More information about the Services Librarian, Collections Please keep the following Stephen Burnett will represent the 5th district on Franklin County’s Sewanee Community Council and Management; Area Coordinator, Industrial Development Board, fi lling the seat vacated by the departure a map of the districts can be found individuals, their families and Residential Life; Assistant Farm all those who are serving our of Haynes Roberts. Th is board works to attract appropriate industries to at: . country in your thoughts and sociate Dean of Students, Student prayers: breadth of experience: a Master’s degree in fi nance from the University Life Administration; Business of Tennessee–Knoxville, a veteran, and a long public accounting career We’re glad you’re Analyst, General, Strategic Digital with Deloitte working with government budgets and large corporations. Blaze Cassidy Barry reading the Infrastructure; Deputy Title IX James Gregory Cowan He and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Sewanee for the past 12 years Coordinator-Student Reports, Title where they love to host their seven grandchildren. Mark Gallagher Messenger! IX; Digital Technology Leader & Nathaniel P. Gallagher Project Administrator, Southern Peter Green Parents, you don’t Studies/Mellon Grant; Director, Zachary Green Come Enjoy The Counseling and Psychological Ser- Steven Tyler Jeff ery Mountain’s Best want to miss vices, University Wellness Center; Cheyenne N. Kelly Director, Wellness Commons, Uni- Gabriel Lloyd Gourmet Breakfast, versity Wellness Center; Processing Forrest McBee 8 to 10 Each Archivist, Southern Studies/Mellon Andrew Midgett Grant; University Chaplain and Jose D. Ramirez lll Morning. Dean of All Saints’ Chapel, Chap- Troy (Nick) Sepulveda Saturday Wine lain’s Offi ce; Wellness Coordinator, Zachary Sherrill University Wellness Center. Nick Worley Social, 4 to 7 p.m., Non-Exempt Positions: Ad- in Tallulah’s ministrative Assistant, Academic If you know of others in Services & Institutional Research; Wine Lounge our Mountain family who are Catering Attendants (on-call), Se- serving our country, please wanee Catering; Custodian (mul- An Eclectic mix of Antiques, Home give their names to American tiple positions), Facilities Manage- Legion and Auxiliary member Decor, and Vintage Vinyl. ment; Equestrian and Farm Hand Louise Irwin, 598-5864. We have a lot of items to choose from (on-call), University Farm; Food Service Worker-Catering (mul- that you won’t see anywhere else. tiple positions), Sewanee Catering; Sale this weekend! Food Service Worker (Temporary), MESSENGER Tallulah’s Wine Lounge Parents get 10% off. Sewanee Dining; Greenskeeper, CONTACTS (931) 924-3869 Golf Course; Offi ce Coordinator, www.monteagleinn.com 24 University Ave., Sewanee Campus Planning, Design & Con- Phone: (931) 598-9949 @ï4UU@\4Ò4 4UP@\ struction; Second Cook, Sewanee Dining. News and Calendar For more information call (931) Tuesday, 5 p.m. 598-1381. Apply at . [email protected] Upcoming Retreats at Sports Letters to the Editor Tuesday, 5 p.m. St. Mary's Sewanee Policy [email protected] Letters to the editor are wel- Display Advertising come at the Sewanee Mountain Monday, 5 p.m. Celtic Christianity :: November 8–10 Messenger and are a vital part [email protected] of our community’s conversa- tion. Letters need to be no longer Classifi ed Advertising than 250 words and may be Wednesday, noon edited for space and clarity. We April Minkler One River Wisdom :: December 6–8 make exceptions from time to classifi eds@sewanee messenger. time, but these are our general com guidelines. Letters and/or their author MESSENGER Advent Centering Prayer Retreat :: Dec. 13–15 must have some relationship to our community. We do not HOURS accept letters on national topics from individuals who live outside Monday, Tuesday and our print circulation area. Please Wednesday include your name, address and a 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daytime telephone number with 2020 retreats and workshops your letter. You may mail it to Th ursday—Production Day us at Sewanee Mountain Mes- 9 a.m. until pages are are open now for registration. senger, P.O. Box 296, Sewanee, completed For more information or to sign up, go online to TN 37375, come by our offi ce, (usually mid-afternoon) 418 St. Mary’s Ln., or send your or call (931) 598-5342 email to . —KB Closed Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • 3 Upcoming Meetings Sewanee FCDP Barbecue Supper Th e Franklin County Democratic Party invites the community to Garden Club, the annual George Fraley Memorial Barbecue Supper. Tickets are $25 Coff ee with the Coach per person, with children children/youth, age 10-17, $15, and children Sept. 23 under 10, free. Th e event will be from 5–9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, in Coff ee with the Coach, an opportunity to learn more about the Franklin County Annex Community Room, Winchester. Th ere will Sewanee’s sports teams, continues at 9 a.m., Monday, Sept. 23, Th e Sewanee Garden Club will reverse the current trend by stag- be music, a silent auction and door prizes. Proceeds benefi t Th e George with women’s soccer coach Pat Johnston. Gather at the Blue Chair Fraley Academic Scholarship. Tavern for free coff ee and conversation. ing a “table to farm” experience on Monday, Sept. 23. Special guests are House Democratic Caucus Leader, Representative Karen Camper, and Representative Gloria Johnson from Knox County. Sewanee Utility District Th e noon lunch at Green’s View Grill in Sewanee will be followed by Call Louise (931) 703-1043 or Sandy (678) 613-5574 for tickets or Th e Sewanee Utility District of Franklin and Marion Coun- a tour at 1:30 p.m. of the University more information. ties Board of Commissioners will have its regular meeting at 5 Farm guided by the Farm Manager, p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the utility offi ce on Sherwood Road. Carolyn Hoagland. Backlund Presents If a customer is unable to attend but wishes to bring a matter to Reservations for the lunch must the board, call 598-5611, visit the offi ce, or call a board member. be made with Judy Magavero by ‘Enrollment Trends and Your board members are Art Hanson, Randall Henley, Ronnie Sept. 20, at or (423) 580-3798. Everyone who would like to Troubles’ Cowan Commercial Club tour the Farm should be there at Lee Ann Backlund will present “Enrollment Trends and Troubles” Cowan Commercial Club will meet and hold offi cer elections at 1:30 p.m. and should think about at the Monday, Oct. 7 gathering of the Academy for Lifelong Learning. 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Simpler Times, 104 E. Cumberland wearing comfortable shoes and hat. College enrollment in the U.S. has decreased for the eighth consecu- St., Cowan. All area residents and business owners are invited to Guests and visitors are always tive year, according to new data released in May by the National Student take part in this historic organization that promotes Cowan and welcome. Clearinghouse Research Center. Th is is due in large part to an ongoing the local economy. Founded in 1922, Cowan Commercial Club is Green’s View Grill is at 444 decline in the number of students graduating from high school. Most one of Tennessee’s oldest civic organizations. For more information Green’s View Rd., Sewanee. Th e private colleges, even those with signifi cant endowments, are highly log on to . University Farm is at 225 Break- dependent on tuition revenue. When enrollments decline, colleges face fi eld Rd., Sewanee. tough choices including whether to reduce some academic programs, to EQB Meeting For questions, please contact limit fi nancial aid, and, in the extreme, whether to merge with another Magavero at the above addresses institution or to cease to exist. Th is has created a diffi cult, competitive Members of the EQB Club will gather at 11:30 a.m., Wednes- or Flournoy Rogers at or (931) 598- Backlund is the Vice President for Enrollment Planning and the the pleasure of a Lead by University of the South senior Caroline 0733. Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at the University of the South. Sweeten, “Sewanee’s Rotaract Club and the Relay for Life.” Inter- Her career spans 38 years in education including six years at Agnes Scott ested non-members are welcome to arrive at 12:30 p.m. and sit in College where she served as the director of admission and associate vice on the presentation. president for enrollment and dean of admission. In addition, she spent Curbside three years as the director of college counseling at Porter-Gaud School Area Rotary Club Meetings in Charleston, S.C. Backlund is currently chair of the Common App Th e Grundy County Rotary Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays Recycling Board of Advisors and is a past-president of the Southern Association at Dutch Maid Bakery in Tracy City. Th e Monteagle-Sewanee Residential curbside recycling for College Admission Counseling. Rotary Club will meet at 8 a.m., Th ursday, Sept. 26, at the Sewanee pickup in Sewanee is on the fi rst Th e Academy, part of the Sewanee Seminars Series, meets from noon Inn. Members of the Rotaract Club will give the presentation on and third Friday of each month. to 1 p.m. in Lower Cravens Hall at 439 Kentucky Ave., Sewanee. Th e the Relay for Life. Friday, Sept. 20, will be a pickup cost for a single session is $3 and an annual membership is available for day. $20. Coff ee, water and cookies are available, and attendees are invited Caregivers Groups Recyclable materials must be to bring a sack lunch. separated by type and placed in Th ere is ample parking in the parking lot adjacent to Cravens. Sewanee Th e Folks at Home’s Caregivers Group meets weekly on Th urs- parking regulations require that the vehicle’s rear bumper be visible from day, 1–2:30 p.m., in Brooks Hall at Otey Parish. Contact Folks at blue bags by the side of the road no later than 7:30 a.m. Please do not the parking lot aisles, so attendees are advised to avoid backing into a Home at (931) 598-0303 or space or pulling through. for more information. put out general household trash on this day. Blue bags may be picked For all questions contact John Hille at (814) 599-5768. Town of Monteagle up in the University Lease and Community Relations Offi ce, 400 Th e Monteagle City Council will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, University Ave. (the Blue House) Sept. 30, at City Hall. or at the Facilities Management Offi ce on Georgia Avenue. Tributes of Delight Trustee Community Nature Journaling Group Relations Committee ON EXHIBIT THRU SEPT. 28 Tue-Fri: 10-5 • Sat: 10-2 • Sun-Mon: Closed Meeting 12569 Sewanee Hwy. • Downtown Sewanee (931) 463-2300 • [email protected] Th e Trustee Community Relations Committee will be in Sewanee on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at which time the Community Council will update the Trustees on topics of interest and concern to our community. If you Mooney’s have topics that you would like the Council to consider, please contact a Council member by Oct. 1. 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We’re still open inside Northgate Mall – Tullahoma SPREAD GOOD NEWS. (while new store is under construction) Help friends get information. Help local businesses succeed. 931.454.9383 It is quick, easy and only an email away. woodards.net OPEN: MON–SAT 10a-6p CLOSED SUNDAY 4 • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Harrison Chapel Church nursery for both services and the 5:45 p.m. For more information, or Harrison Chapel Church will Sunday School Hour. Children if you would like to be added to the Church News host a Family and Friends Day, ages 3-11 are invited to join us in email group, call (931) 455-8626. All Saints’ Chapel Fla., will be the preacher at Christ Sunday, Sept. 22. Th e service be- the Godly Play 2 room Claiborne Parish House. Adult Forum— Unitarian Universalist Growing in Grace continues Church Monteagle on Sunday, gins at 10:30 a.m. Lunch served Sept. 22. Nancy Beth Bailey, who after church and there will not be ”Corruption in Religion and Poli- The Unitarian Universalist Sunday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. tics” with Perry Butler. in All Saints’ Chapel. For our graduated in 1995, will also be with an evening service. Church of Tullahoma’s speaker us. Wesley Bailey is a sophomore this Sunday will be Beverly Lee on semester-long series “One Step Be- Tullahoma Sangha fore Me,” we’re asking each of our and serves as an acolyte at Christ Otey Parish “Human Traffi cking.” Th e service Church on most Sundays. The speakers to share about another Th is Sunday, Youth meet at 9:45 Tullahoma Sangha, a Zen begins Sunday at 10 a.m., followed person—from history or from Baileys have seven children, and Buddhist meditation and study by refreshments and a discussion it is always a treat to their friends a.m. in the Hethcock Room in their own life—who has impacted Claiborne Hall for Sunday Service group, meets each Wednesday at period. Th e church is located at or shaped them. In refl ecting on a on the mountain when they can 6 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist 3536 New Manchester Hwy., come for a visit. With a degree in Hour. Parents are welcome. Infants “personal saint” who made their 6 weeks to children 4 years old Church of Tullahoma. Newcomers Tullahoma. For more information path clearer, our speakers allow us English and having studied music are welcome; please call ahead and call (931) 455-8626, or visit the as well, Nancy Beth has become a are invited to the nursery begin- all the opportunity to experience ning at 8:30 a.m. Th ere will be we will have a short orientation at church’s website at . us strength to wander and learn. among their friends, but among Email Lay Chaplain Kayla Deep others in the area where they live. if you have any questions. We Please join us at 10:30 a.m. on Church Calendar Sunday morning and stay for lunch hope to see you there—and bring Weekday Services Sept. 20–27 Goshen Cumberland Presbyterian Church a friend! if you can. Progress continues on the res- 7 a.m. Morning Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent, 11 a.m. Worship Service Th e Catechumenate continues (Tu–F) Grace Fellowship Church this Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 toration of our buildings, and we p.m. in the Bairnwick Women’s are very grateful for all the support 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, Otey (M–F) 10:30 a.m. Sunday School/Worship Service Center. Catechumenate, from a during the thefts over the summer. 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, St. Mary’s Convent, Harrison Chapel Church • Family & Friends Day Greek word meaning “learning Please call the Monteagle Police (Tu–F) 10:30 a.m. Service and exploring,” is a place where Station if you have any informa- 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, St. Augustine’s (M–F) Midway Baptist Church we explore what it means to be a tion about the several burglaries 9 a.m. Centering Prayer, Taylor’s Creek Green- 9:45 a.m. Sunday School human being and what it means in the area. way, Estill Springs (W) 10:45 a.m. Morning Service to be a person of faith in our com- Cowan First Baptist 9 a.m. Communion, Good Shepherd, Decherd 6 p.m. Evening Service munity. Th is is a great place to meet (M,W) Midway Church of Christ new people and build relation- On Sept. 28 and 29, there will 9 a.m. Mass, Good Shepherd, Decherd (T/Th /F) 10 a.m. Bible Study ships. Food, prayer, questions and be a Homecoming at Cowan First 11:30 a.m. Prayer/Healing, Morton Memorial (1st 11 a.m. Morning Service conversation power this process. Baptist Church. Come and hear and 3rd Th ) 6 p.m. Evening Service Contact Lay Chaplain Kayla Deep Th e Gardners on Saturday, Sept. for directions or more information 28, at 6:30 p.m. An ice cream 3:30 p.m. Centering Prayer, St. Mary’s Sewanee (T) Monteagle First Baptist Church . social will follow. Join us again on 4 p.m. Centering Prayer, McRae Room, 10 a.m. Sunday School Sunday, Sept. 29, for a 10:25 a.m. adjacent to Anna’s House, St. Mary’s 11 a.m. Worship Service Christ Church Welcomes celebration service followed by a Sewanee (W) 6 p.m. Evening Worship the Baileys covered dish luncheon in the fel- 4 p.m. Evening Prayer, St. Augustine’s (M–F0 Morton Memorial United Methodist, Monteagle lowship hall. Cowan First Baptist Th e Rev. Kenneth Bailey, who 4:30 p.m. Evening Prayer, Otey (M–F) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School is located at 316 W. Cumberland 5 p.m. Evening Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent, 11 a.m. Worship Service is a graduate of the college at St. For more information call the Sewanee, class of 1994, and is (Tu–F) New Beginnings Church, Monteagle church at (931) 967-7506 or log on 7 p.m. Centering Prayer, St. Paul’s, Otey (M) 10:30 a.m. Worship Service now the rector of St.Matthew’s to . Anglican Church in Riverside, 7 p.m. Spanish Mass, Good Shepherd, Decherd New Beginnings Church, Pelham (Th ) 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 7 p.m. Worship Service, Christian Tabernacle, Otey Memorial Parish Church Decherd (Tu) 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:45 a.m. Christian Formation Saturday, Sept. 21 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent Pelham United Methodist Church 10 a.m. Sabbath School, Monteagle Seventh Day 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Adventist 11 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Worship Service, Monteagle Seventh St. Agnes’ Episcopal Church, Cowan Obituary Day Adventist 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist 5 p.m. Evensong, St. Mary’s Convent St. James Episcopal Church Juanita Keller Coleman 5 p.m. Mass, Good Shepherd, Decherd 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II Juanita Keller Coleman, age 94 of Decherd, died on Sept. 10, 2019. 9 a.m. Children’s Chapel She was born and raised in the Alto Community. She was a devoted Sunday, Sept. 22 St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Alto member of Christ Episcopal Church, Alto, and made many things for All Saints’ Chapel 8 a.m. Mass the church such as the banner, garments for the ministry and numerous 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Sewanee Church of God wall hangings. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Lee 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Morning Service Keller and Alene Clark Keller; her husband, Virgil Coleman; and her brother, William Lee Keller. 6:30 p.m. Growing in Grace Sisters of St. Mary Convent She is survived by her daughter, Judy Jones of Orange, Calif.; son, Joe Bible Baptist Church, Monteagle 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Jones of Decherd; step-daughter, Diane Alexander of Murfreesboro; one 10 a.m. Worship Service 5 p.m. Evensong granddaughter; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 5:30 p.m. Evening Service Tracy City First Baptist Church Funeral services were on Sept. 14, 2019 at Christ Episcopal Church Chapman Chapel Church of the Nazarene, Pelham 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Alto, with Interment followed in Mt. Garner Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship the family requests that memorial donations be given to the American 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 5:30 p.m. Youth Group Alzheimer’s Association. For complete obituary go to . Christ Church, Monteagle Trinity Episcopal Church, Winchester 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Christian Formation Christ Episcopal Church, Alto 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II Death Notice 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Valley Home Community Church, Pelham Christ Episcopal Church, Tracy City 10 a.m. Sunday School, Worship Service Eric Woodfi n Naylor, C ‘58 10 a.m. Adult Bible Study Eric Woodfi n Naylor, C’58, died on Sept. 16, 2019, at his home in 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist (child care provided) Wednesday, Sept. 25 Sewanee. He was a professor of Spanish at the University of the South Christ the King Anglican, Decherd 6 a.m. Morning Prayer, Cowan Fellowship from 1962 to 2004. 9 a.m. Sunday Service 7 a.m. Morning Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent Funeral services were on Sept. 19 in All Saints’ Chapel. Interment Christian Tabernacle, Decherd 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, St. Mary’s Convent followed in the University Cemetery. 10 a.m. Worship Service 9 a.m. Communion, Good Shepherd, Decherd A memorial service and reception to celebrate his life and legacy for 6 p.m. Evening Worship 10 a.m. Bible Study, Sewanee C.P. Church alumni and friends will be on Saturday, Sept. 28. Th e service will be at 4 Cowan Fellowship Church Noon Service, Christ Church, Monteagle p.m. in St. Luke’s Chapel, followed by a reception in Convocation Hall. 10 a.m. Sunday School 5 p.m. KAs/Bible study/meal, Monteagle First Th is will allow another time for remembrance and celebration, especially 11 a.m. Worship Service Baptist for those who could not make it to Sewanee on Sept. 19. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Monteagle 5:30 p.m. Worship, Bible Baptist, Monteagle 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 5:45 p.m. Youth Bible study/meal, Monteagle First 11 a.m. Worship Service Baptist MOORE-CORTNER Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Sewanee 6 p.m. Bible study, Monteagle First Baptist FUNERAL HOME 9 a.m. Worship Service 6 p.m. Prayer and Bible study, Midway Baptist 10 a.m. Sunday School 6 p.m. Evening Prayer, Trinity, Winchester Specializing in pre-funeral We are a father & son Decherd United Methodist Church 6:30 p.m. Community Harvest Church, Coalmont arrangements • Offering a full management team— 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Prayer Service, Harrison Chpl, Midway range of funeral plans to suit your Bob & Jim Cortner 10:50 a.m. Worship Service 6:30 p.m. Youth group, Tracy City First Baptist wishes • We accept any & all Owners/Directors Epiphany Mission Church, Sherwood 7 p.m. Adult Formation, Epiphany, Sherwood Burial Insurance Plans 967-2222 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 7 p.m. Bible study, Chapman’s Chapel, Pelham Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Decherd 7 p.m. Catechumenate, Women’s Ctr., Sewanee 300 1st Ave. NW, Winchester 10:30 a.m. Mass 7 p.m. Evening Worship, Tracy First Baptist 2 p.m. Spanish Mass Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • 5
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One quilter he one to partner with, it makes talked with about buying quilts directed him to nearby Gee’s Bend perfect sense to look to another where he met the quilter Minder Coleman. co-op who shares your vision,” said Walter explained he was paying $10 for quilts and planned to sell Ben Lomand General Manager them in New York. Anything the quilts brought in above the initial Lisa Cope. purchase price would also go to the quilters. Cope cited concern for the “Minder knew an opportunity when she saw one,” Walter said. She community and exceptional cus- asked what day Walter would be coming by and had all the local quilters tomer service as basic principles display their quilts in their yards. of co-ops. Ben Lomand off ers 24-7 Walter bought 70 quilts. A friend in NYC coordinated an auction network support and boasts a 90 in Greenwich Village and sent back the cash. Th e success of the eff ort percent fi rst-call resolution rate. sparked an idea in Walter’s mind: the woman should form a quilting Hartman said the University’s cooperative. portion of the cost was $725,000. An attorney friend drew up articles of incorporation and the quil- The University planned to pay ters met in a church to elect offi cers. For a while the quilters operated for 15 percent of that based on out of one another’s homes or abandoned houses. Walter headed up the University’s ownership of 15 the Selma Interreligious Project (SIP), a multi-faith coalition of civil percent of the 555 leaseholds. Th e rights activists. With SIP’s help, Walter secured grant funding to build remaining cost would be divided a sewing factory. among the other 472 leaseholders. Th e architect husband of a supporter designed the building and “We haven’t made a decision local black laborers constructed it with locally made brickcrete blocks. about how the cost will be spread Called the Martin Luther King Sewing Center, the facility included a out and over how many years, childcare wing. Th e state of Alabama opposed blacks operating childcare whether monthly, quarterly or an- programs. Finally an SIP worker ushered in approval for the center’s nually,” Hartman said. childcare program along with several others in the Selma area likewise Subscribing to the Ben Lomand Louisiana Bendolph worked with students at Sewanee Elementary to engage operated by blacks. connection would be optional, them in the topics of history and the art of quilting. A fi eld trip to the Uni- A NYC connection arranged for sale of Freedom quilts at Blooming- Hartman stressed, off ering resi- versity Art Gallery to see the exhibit of quilts created by Louisiana and other dale’s. Th e department store wanted standardized sizing and patterns. dents another service provider in quilters from Gee’s Bend, Ala., gave students background information prior Th e quilters were frustrated, but complied, welcoming the income. Th e addition to Charter and AT&T. to her visit. Gee’s Bend quilts are considered an important part of American center began to produce other items as well. Th e Sears and Roebuck No landline will be needed for the art and cultural history. Th e craft of quilt making by the ladies of Gee’s craft division contracted for pillow shams, which brought in steady Ben Lomand service. Bend dates back to before the 19th century. Pictued are Gee’s Bend quilter, revenue and were far less labor intensive than quilts. Th e three-phase project would Louisiana Bendolph and fourth grader Amelia Hart working on quilt pieces. What did the quilters spend their money on? Graduation rings and take 12-18 months to complete. deep freezers were top on the list according to Walter. Many used the Phase one would begin in down- income to pay for their children’s college education. Th ey also built a town Sewanee and spread north Patient of the Month home for an impoverished man and his son living in a hovel adjoining and east through central campus the sewing center property. and take six to eight months. Sharing the good fortune was second nature to them. Asked about Phase two, would encompass the the name, the Freedom Quilting Bee, Walter said, “Everything was west side of the Domain and phase ‘freedom.’ Th e tent city that sprang up to shelter the evicted was called three the south side. Phases two Freedom City. At demonstrations the song ‘Oh, Freedom’ rang out,” and three would take three to fi ve said Walter. months each. Th e Freedom Quilting Bee’s impact resonated far beyond impover- Cope spoke enthusiastically ished Wilcox County, but the women didn’t always reap the benefi ts. about the partnership suggesting A cousin suggested to Walter the women copyright their designs, an it provided a nationwide model for idea he dismissed. A few years later at a conference he saw a woman extending fi ber optic connectivity wearing a dress with fabric patterned after one of the Freedom quilts. to rural areas. It was seeing an illustration of a quilt from Gee’s Bend that prompted “It seems very optimistic we will folk art dealer Arnett to travel there and pursue acquiring quilts for move forward,” Hartman said. his collection. Making arrangements with Rennie Miller, retired following a career in management, hopes to leaseholders and informing them revive the cooperative, according to Nancy Callahan, author of the about overhead versus under- book “Th e Freedom Quilting Bee.” Miller is the daughter of one of the ground connections would fall to original members. Her mother’s earnings from Freedom helped to Ben Lomand. fi nance her education. Foundation Day Celebration Sept. 20 The University of the South honorary degrees and the induction Only students receiving (or will celebrate Foundation Day on of new members into the Order giving) gowns and families of new Friday, Sept. 20. Sylvia Earle will of the Gown. OG members will have tickets for be the speaker at Foundation Day John Lewis Ford, former dean admission to the Chapel. All others Convocation and will receive an of campus life at Emory University, are invited to watch convocation in honorary degree. and the Rt. Rev. 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FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE...AT SHENANIGANS Saturday,Sewanee Arts &September Crafts Association 21 (*' Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • 7 FROMTHE St. Mary’s HERITAGECENTER Sewanee Grundy County Historical Society Off ers Why President Taft Came to Sewanee Part 1 Workshop by David Bowman on Zen Archibald Willingham Butt (1865-1912) might well be one of Sewanee’s two or three most important alumni in national govern- Buddhism mental service. A century ago he served offi cially as military aide to President Th eodore Roosevelt, beginning in April 1908, and to St. Mary’s Sewanee: Th e Ayres President William Howard Taft, from his inauguration on March Center for Spiritual Development is 4, 1909, onwards. pleased to announce a new one-day If Major Butt had not lost his life in the sinking of the steamship workshop, “Th e Ten Oxherding “Titanic” on the night of April 14, 1912, it seems likely he would Pictures,” on Saturday, Nov. 16. have continued to play a vital role in our nation’s turbulent history. Th e workshop will begin at 9 a.m., Th e best biography available in the University’s duPont Library is and includes lunch. the two-volume “Taft and Roosevelt: Th e Intimate Letters of Archie “Th e Ten Oxherding Pictures” Butt, Military Aide” (Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930). Here is a way of exploring the Zen train- is a capsule summary to begin with: ing path to enlightenment. In this “Born in Augusta, Georgia, on September 26, 1865, Archie Butt day-long workshop led by Richard was graduated in 1888 from the University of the South. He was a Dubé, participants will explore reporter in Louisville, Kentucky, and Macon, Georgia; then corre- the history and meaning of this spondent in Washington for a group of southern newspapers. After ancient tradition. Th e sketches are enlisting in the Spanish-American War, he became quartermaster an examination of one’s Buddha captain of volunteers in 1900 and received his commission in the nature and ego, and how those regular army. Service in the Philippines and Cuba was followed by evolve as people approach enlight- his appointment as military aide at the White House. In that capacity enment. Ultimately, Dubé says, the he was a constant companion of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft, both workshop is about uncovering the of whom bore witness afterward that he had won their friendship real person who resides beneath as well as their appreciation for extraordinary service.” (pp.ix-x) the false self. Nearly all of the letters in these two volumes’ 852 pages were As part of this journey of self- written to “Dear Clara,”Archie’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Lewis F. Butt, discovery, participants will explore of Augusta, Georgia. Published two decades after his death, these a greater understanding of the trin- letters form a lively depiction of the Major’s public and private life; ity of self (physical, intellectual and they were the memoirs that this ex-newspaperman never got the spiritual); the three commitments chance to write. (doing no harm to yourself and Try to imagine, for example, the exhausting number of public others, engaging in compassionate occasions that Taft, Butt & Company provided constituents, as acts everywhere and accepting the Sewanee Elementary students, guests and community fi rst responders gathered described in a letter dated November 20,1911: world as it unfolds); what enlight- around the fl ag pole in memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed “We have actually traveled on railroads 15,270 miles and at least enment looks and feels like; and in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. First responders were also recognized for their 3,000 miles by motor and side trips. We have been on the go for the practice of Zazen meditation. heroism risking their lives to save others. As we commemorate Patriot Day, 58 days, and 14 nights we have spent off the train. We have visited Dubé—a naturalist, author, a national day of service and remembrance, we continue to be mindful of the 28 states, entertained as many governors, and been fl ooded by their photographer, and educator—is debt we owe those who continue to serve and protect us each day. During the ridiculous staff s and yapped at by all the Congressmen and ward the leader of this event. He is the ceremony, fi fth graders Trevor Rollins and Lily Smith led everyone in the politicians from Beverly to the Coast and back again. We have made author of three nonfi ction books – Pledge of Allegiance. Former SES student and current member of the FCHS 220 stops, and the President has made 380 speeches. We have carried “Natural Pattern Forms,” “Natural band, Dixie Knight, played ‘Taps,” adding much meaning to the ceremony. the fi gures farther and estimated that he has addressed 1,614,850 Stonescapes” and “Landscaping persons in auditoriums and halls and from platforms and has been Makes Cents.” He is a lecturer and seen by 3,213,600 ear-splitting citizens. Do you wonder that our public speaker on topics including nerves have been disintegrated and that our innards are all upside Japanese garden design, permacul- down?” (p.765) ture, forestry and birding. One of these stops, on November 10, 1911, was made at Sewanee, For more information about as reported rather splendidly by the Sewanee Purple (Th ursday, No- this event, including making res- vember 16, 1911). Th e weekly student newspaper printed Taft’s entire ervations, call St. Mary’s Sewanee speech, delivered on the unfi nished porch of All Saints’ Chapel, to at (931) 598-5342, email , or go Michelle Morrison, owner/president to “the little train, after its labored pull up the steep mountainside, online to . clients and long-term care policies. Licensed and insured. fl ushed and proud, as it were, in the cognizance of its privilege - that of bearing the greatest American of all - when this little train arrived SJ½GI `9RMZIVWMX]%ZI7I[ERII at 8:15 on last Friday morning.” (see Note 1) As with all presidential-type speeches, Taft’s included some crowd-pleasers, singling out local celebrities like Sewanee’s own Colonel William Gorgas, and his role in fi ghting yellow fever, “the BUG PROBLEMS? construction of the Panama Canal would have been impossible without Colonel Gorgas” - but there was a surprising amount meaty We can help! 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I say ‘No!’ and I look to the men who have studied our responsibilities and understand our world-wide duty to help us on our desire for uni- versal peace.” Considering the historical fact that the Great War would break out in Europe, just three years later, Taft’s plea to his University Monteagle Sewanee, REALTORS audience to help create such a multi-national entity was immensely Dedicated to Service! sensible. Th at message alone would have made Taft’s stirring Call to Sewanee memorable - even if he had not been the only “sitting president” to visit Sewanee in the University’s 150 year history- but there is another intriguing explanation as to why Taft, Butt & Company wanted to come to this mountaintop. Th is involves the mega-issue of trust busting. Note 1: Th e only automobile on the plateau was owned by Sam Werner, Jr. of Sam Werner Lumber Company in Tracy City. Th e University offi cials, knowing of Taft’s enthusiasm for motor vehicles, borrowed the Werner vehicle to meet the train’s arrival at the Sewanee station and escorted the President around Sewanee in it. Deb Banks, Realtor Ray Banks, Broker/Owner Dee Underhill Hargis, Broker Tom Banks, Realtor Th is article will be continued in a future edition of this newspaper. (931) 235-3385 (931) 235-3365 (931) 808-8948 (931) 636-6620 Th e notes to this article were prepared by Oliver W. Jervis of the [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Heritage Center. Th is article was originally published in Keystone Newsletter of the Sewanee Trust, Winter 2012. It is republished here Competent,CComomo petenentt Caring,CCaringCaarri g FFriendly,riendlydlyFairy Fair—We’reFaaiir We’ree’ Here HeH e for for You!You!u! with permission of Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation and the author, David Bowman. ZZZPRQWHDJOHUHDOWRUVFRP Readers are invited to visit the Heritage Center Monday through Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. :HVW0DLQ6W0RQWHDJOH Find all the area MLS listings on our updated website! 8 • Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Lecture on ‘Slavery & Th e Old School Tie’ Richard Cellini, founder of the dations that take into account the SEWANEENOW Georgetown Memory Project, will (truly) unique history, traditions, deliver a lecture in Sewanee at 4:30 and charisma of the University ANDTHEN p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, examin- of the South. ing the complicity of American Cellini has worked as a senior Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation universities in the antebellum slave executive in the high tech industry economy, and its implications for for the past 25 years. He holds both On Sept. 7, 1865, Ten- members of these university com- a bachelor’s degree and a law degree nessee’s diocesan convention munities today. from Georgetown University. He elected Charles Todd Quintard The lecture, “Slavery & the received a master’s degree from the bishop. In October, his election Old School Tie: Shouldering Re- University of Cambridge (UK) in was confi rmed by the General sponsibility for Alma Mater’s Role 1994. Convention and he was conse- in the Slave Trade,” will be in He was named to the Chronicle crated bishop of Tennessee. In Convocation Hall. All members of Higher Education’s “Ten Most reference to his confi rmation, of the community are welcome and Infl uential” list in 2016. In 2018, Quintard said, “When the encouraged to attend the lecture, he received the Frederick Dou- report of the committee on which will be followed by a lively Richard Cellini glass Service Award of the Sons my consecration was made to and robust Q&A period. & Daughters of the U.S. Middle the House of Clerical and Lay Th e Georgetown Memory Proj- Cellini’s presentation will seek Passage, the nation’s leading lin- Deputies, there was, I believe, ect, headquartered in Cambridge, to answer the hard question: What eage society for the descendants but one dissenting voice.” Massachusetts, is an independent can and should the present do for of persons enslaved in America. In On Sept. 20, 1865, the fol- Charles Todd Quintard nonprofi t research institute dedi- future generations to mitigate the 2019, he was elected to serve as a lowing appeared in a Knoxville cated to locating and identifying sins of Alma Mater’s past? It will councilor of the New England His- newspaper: the 314 enslaved people sold by examine the experiences of other toric Genealogical Society, the most Episcopal Rebel Georgetown University to southern universities with signifi cant ties to respected name in family history. Louisiana in 1838, and to tracing human traffi cking, with a focus on Th e lecture is sponsored by the Th e rebel infl uence seems to have prevailed in the late Episcopal their direct descendants (living Georgetown University in Wash- Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, Convention at Nashville. We have looked their proceedings over, and deceased). Georgetown’s sale ington, D.C. Sewanee’s connection and Reconciliation, the initiative and have failed to fi nd any expression of regard for the Govern- enabled the struggling university to the slave trade will be placed in launched by the University of the ment of the United States, or any sympathy for Union armies. to avoid bankruptcy. this larger context. South to investigate and make Th ey decalred for the notorious Quintard for Bishop, a rebel of the To date, the project has docu- His lecture also will consider known its historic entanglements fi rst water, who had served four years in the rebel army, and part mented the lives of more than 200 and weigh signifi cant objections to with slavery and slavery’s legacies. of the time on a rebel General’s staff . Th ey elected eight delegates of the enslaved persons the college modern-day reparations and look Additional funding has been pro- to the General Convention, where the question of Bishop Otey’s sold, and traced more than 8,200 at some specifi c approaches to rec- vided by the University Lectures successor is to be settled, and elected Quintard men, even beating direct descendants. More than onciliation and restitution. Finally, Committee, the Southern Studies F.B. Fogy [sic], who has always heretofore been a delegate and is 4,000 of these descendants are Cellini will conclude with some initiative, and the Offi ce of Civic one of the purest and best men in the State. Th ey refused East alive today. brief observations and recommen- Engagement. Tennessee as a delegate, evidently because of its loyalty. It was a rebel Convention, actuated by patrician rebel feelings, and did GOOCH-BEASLEY REALTORS up a dirty rebel job. Th e who concern ought to have been WWWGBREALTORSCOM s arrested and sent to a military prison. #OLLEGE 3TREET -ONTEAGLE 4. The loyal Episcopalians of Tennessee have one con- *UNE 7EBER #2" #23 '2) "ROKER solation left. The General Convention will indignantly reject their Quintard faction, or rather their nomination, and set aside the brawling rebel prea- her, and thus show the world that they don’t want traitors to the country, to fi ll the fi rst William G. Brownlow offi ces of the Church. 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