Coassement de la
Grenouille
Journal of the Milice de Ste. Famille
Volume
15, No. 1, February 2003
Well, I never
know where or how to start this thing.
Winter is on its way out, I hope.
It is still snowing a little as I write this. So who knows how long it will be around.
I had rotator
cuff surgery on Jan15. I am doing fine,
but I has slowed me down some what. It
may be a bit till I am camping. I
missed the Feb. F&I. I was
recuperating in Ste. Genevieve.
Fete is fast
approaching. Saturday, March 1st
to be exact. The Milice dancers will be
performing at the Jarrot Mansion between 2 and 5. Stop by and see how we are doing.
Since the
first Saturday is Fete, the March meeting will be held at the Old Courthouse in
Cahokia on Saturday, March 8th at 10 am.
Frog talk is
also coming up fast. Ned Jenkins from
Fort Toulouse will be our main speaker.
Please contact Lyle Cubberly for more information.
I do want to
let everyone know I am honored to serve as Captain again this year. Thank you for your help and support. I am looking forward to seeing everyone
soon.
Votre
serviteur,
Jean Baptiste
Tavernier, Capt.
Upcoming
Events 2003 (* new to the
calendar)
Feb
14-16 – Fort Toulouse Tactical – http://www.living-history.net/Fort/FORTTOULOUSE.htm
Feb
15-16 – Old Mines
Feb
22-23 – Arkansas Post
Feb
22-23 – Bullseye
Mar
1 – Fete Cahokia
Mar
8 – Meeting 10am – Cahokia Courthouse
Mar
22-23 – American Long Rifle Association – Fort de Chartres
Mar
22-23 – Basic Training – Fort Massac
PrenezGarde-a-vous
Compagne Francoise and Milice of the
Louisiana “Instruction E’le’mentaire
L’infanteri Francoise”
By
order of Louis XV, all Men and Boys are to attend At Fort L’Ascension/Massiac
March
22-23, 2003
Instruction
in 1755 Drilling – Marching – Battalion Movements - Saluting-Drum Calls –
Officer’s Manual of Arms Drill – Handling the Flag
This
year we are under canvas as the old fort has been torn down and is being
rebuilt.
The
Fort Massac Marines are sponsoring this event and will provide the following
amenities: Both mornings – Breakfast,
Saturday evening – Red Beans & Rice, Bread and Wine
Lunch
is not provided
Mar
29 – 18th Century women’s workshop – Fort de Chartres
*March
29-30, 2003 – Spring Rendezvous – Alton-Wood River Sportmen’s Club, 3109
Godfrey Road, Godfrey IL 62035, Terry
Grizzle 618-372-8672, Ron Cowan 618-372-4272
April
5-6 – Trade Faire – Fort de Chartres
April
5 – Meeting – 4 pm, Capt’s tent
April
5-6 – Spring Encampment – Fort Toulouse
April
12-13 – Cannon School – Fort de Chartres
April
26-27 – School of the Soldier – Fort de Chartres
May
3 – Meeting 10am – Cahokia Courthouse
May
3-4 – Manskers Station – Goodletsville TN
*May
31- June 8 – Belleville At Old Bedford Village, PA http://www.geocities.com/cskizer
May
10 – Kid’s Day – Fort de Chartres
May
17-18 – Lewis & Clark Rendezvous – St. Charles, Bill Brecht, 805 Longivew
Dr.,
St. Charles MO
63301, 636-722-7915, wbrecht@yahoo.com
May
17-18 – Old Mines
May
24-25 – F&I – Fort Massac
June
7-8 – Rendezvous – Fort de Chartres
June
7 – Meeting – Capt’s tent – after closing colors
June
14-15 – Muster on the Maumee (timeline event) Fort Meigs
June
21-22 – Fort Ticonderoga NY
June
27-29 – Discover, Steelville MI
July
5-6 – Fort Niagara NY
July
12-13 – Theatiki
Aug
16-17 – Seige 1759 (F&I event) Fort Meigs, wprotz@msn.com
In your search engine type: Fort Meigs, OH check out photos, etc., 65 acre lightly wooded park including a 10
acre fort, Huge Stockade, 7 blockhouses, artillery emplacements, overlooks
river, park big enough to appear rural,
Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River, Rd., Perrysburg OH 43552, 1-800-283-8916
Sept
6 – Meeting 10am, - Cahokia Courthouse
Sept
6-7 – Fair at New Boston IN
Sept
6-7 – Grande Fete du Chez Les Canses –
Hodge Park, Kansas City MO (Mike Keeny – Mkeeny@msn.com)
Sept
20-21 – Belle Fountaine
Sept
21- Colonial Crafts – Fort de Chartres
Sept
27-28 – Heritage Days, Godfrey IL
Oct
4-5 – F&I encampment – Fort de Chartres
Oct
4 – Meeting – 4pm – Capt’s tent
Oct
11-12 – Kampsville
Oct
18-19- 30th Grand encampment – Fort Massac
Oct
18-19 – Gathering of the Eagles, Grafton
Oct
18-19 – Bullseye
Nov
1-2 – Winter Rendezvous – Fort de Chartres
Nov
1 – Meeting – 4pm – Capt’s tent
Nov
11-13 – Lewis & Clark Bicentennial – Fort Massac
Dec
7 – Christmas meeting - TBA
Dec
31 – La Guiannee – Fort de Chartres
High Heels
The first person to wear high heels was Louis the XIV, King of France (1638-1715). The King was shorter than most of the other men in his court. He wore high heels to make himself look taller. – Jim
Please make the following changes in your roster –
Lyle Cubberly – lachawk@charter.net
John Mefford – cell phone 618-920-8166, kukuwa@charter.net
Lynn Mefford – cell phone 618-972-4291, lynbeth@charter.net
Web sites –
http://www.idos.com - cooking
http://www.kylecarrollart.com - The Festival of the Kings, almost
Ken and Susie Brigman will be heading up the Christmas meeting for this year.
The new Lewis and Clark Museum (Hartford IL – near Wood River) is looking for good volunteers. We really need people to learn the history of L&C, walk the museum floor, answer the phone, great bus tours. But, mostly we are getting senior citizens and they can’t stand long. We need people that can walk around the museum and talk to visitors. The only thing management asks is that when you do want to work, that it’s four hours at one time. Contact Michael Stout – antiqutoolman@hotmail.com
NEWS ITEM – The Marquis de Lafayette became the sixth person to be conferred with honorary U. S. citizenship. With the stroke of a pen, President Bush bestowed honorary citizenship on Lafayette. The legislation the president signed hails Lafayette as ‘forever a symbol of freedom’. The full name of the French aristocrat, who died in 1834, was Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier. Congress has previously given honorary citizenship to Winston Churchi8ll, Mother Teresa, Raoul Wallenberg, and William Penn and his wife Hannah.
Lafayette arrived in Philadelphia in 1777. He was appointed a major general by the Continental Congress, was wounded at Brandywine, shared the winter hardships at Valley Forge and was a key strategist in the Yorktown campaign that led to the British surrender. He was also instrumental in securing French aid for the struggling American forces.
Lafayette was the first foreign dignitary to address Congress, in 1824, and upon his death the House and Senate draped their chambers in black.
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin
RAW APPLE CAKE
Mix together:
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup oil
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 cups diced apples
In another bowl, mix:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
Add flour mixture to apple mixture. Bake in greased pan at 350 degrees F., for 45 minutes.
FROSTING
6 tbsp. REAL butter
½ cup sugar
¼ cup milk
Boil on top of stove for 4 minutes and add ½ tsp vanilla. Pour over cake when removed from oven.
TACO SOUP
Put together in large pot
2 lbs lean ground beef, browned and drained
1 – 4 oz. Cans chopped green chilis
1 – 15 oz can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 – 15 oz can small red beans, undrained
1 – 14 oz can pinto beans, undrained
3 – 15 oz cans stewed tomatoes
2 – pkgs. Taco seasoning mix
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 onion chopped or ¼ cup dehydrated onion chips
4 cups water
Bring to boil and then simmer for 30 minutes. Top bowls with shredded cheese and chopped green onion garnish. Serve with good corn chips.
(both recipes submitted by Melody Connor)
George Washington’s transcription of Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation (done when he was about 16 years old. Original spelling is unchanged)
1st – Every Action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present
2nd when in Company, put not your Hands to any Part of the Body, not usualy Discovered
3rd Shew Nothing to your Friend that may affright him.
4th In the Presence of Others Sing not to yourself with a humming Noise, no Drum with your Fingers or Feet.
5th If You Cough, Sneeze, Sigh, or Yawn, do it not Loud but Privately, and Speak not in your Yawning, but put Your handkerchief or Hand before your face and turn aside.
6th Sleep not when others Speak, Sit not when others stand, Speak not when you Should hold your Peace, walk not on when others Stop.
7th Put not off your Cloths in the presence of Others, no go out your Chamber half Drest.
8th At Plat and at Fire its Good manners to Give Place to the last comer, and affect not to Speak Louder than Ordinary.
9th Spit not in the Fire, nor Stoop low before it neither Put your Hands into the Flames to warm them, no Set your Feet upon the Fire especially if there be meat before it.
10th When you Sit down, Keep your Feet firm and Even, without putting one on the other or Crossing the.
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