Good Morning Daughters,

I want to make you aware of a way to support Crossnore School, and even the DAR at the national level, whenever you make purchases on Amazon.com. 

Started in 2013, Smile.Amazon is Amazon with the same products and prices, and uses the same information you have already used to set up your Amazon account.  However, when you make purchases on Smile.Amazon, Amazon will contribute .5% of your purchase to the charity you name.  I have personally been doing this since 2013, but recently found out through the DAR magazine, American Spirit, that each DAR school is in the program.  This is a wonderful way to support DAR. Crossnore School receives a check each quarter from Amazon based on purchases.

The sign-up is easy.  Go to www.smile.amazon.com and follow the instructions to set up your account and choose your charity. 

I hope those of you that use Amazon will make the change and support our DAR schools.

Have a wonderful day.

Luana Wright

Corresponding Secretary

CHRISTMAS CAROL TIMELINE (approximate)
Courtesy of Becky Wharton

UNKNOWN: O Tannenbaum, German; Here We Come A Wassailling, English; We Wish You A Merrie Christmas, English.

1300:               Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mild; German lullaby

1580:               What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), probably older

1591:               Coventry Carol, part of a play, England; words Robert Croo, unknown composer

1666:               I Saw Three Ships, England, published 1833

1696:               While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night, G.F.Handel, Nahum Tate, poet.

1700s:             Angels We Have Heard On High, published 1855;  The First Noel, published 1833, English & French

1719:               Joy To The World, Isaac Watts, Engllish

1751:               O Come All Ye Faithful, French & English

1780:               Twelve Days of Christmas, English & French

1800s:             Go Tell It On the Mountain, spiritual;   Deck The Halls, Welsh melody, American words.

1818:               Silent Night, Gruber, German

1827:               God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, English

1840:               Hark The Herald Angels Sing, German & English

1849:               It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Massachusetts

1850:               Jingle Bells, published 1857, James Lord Pierpont, Massachusetts/Savannah Ga.

1887:               Away In A Manger, published, German

1904:               Carol Of The Bells, Ukranian

1907:               Pat-A-Pan, published in English, Burgundy, France carol

1932:               Santa Clause Is Coming To Town, John Coots & Haven Gillespie

1933:               I Wonder As I Wander,  Annie Morgan, Murphy, NC, published 1934 John Jacob Niles

1934:               Winter Wonderland, Felix Bernard

1940:               White Christmas, Irving Berlin, (movie Holiday Inn, Bing Crosby 1942)

1943:               I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Walter Kent, Bing Crosby

1944:              Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Hugh Martin, performed by Judy Garland

1944:              The Christmas Song/Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire/Merry Christmas To You, performed 1946

1945:              Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne

1946:              All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, Don Gardner, Perry Como Radio Show

1947:              Here Comes Santa Claus, Gene Autry

1948:              Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson

1948:              Blue Christmas, Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson

1949:              C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

1949:              Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Johnny Marks

1950:              Silver Bells, Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

1951:              It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas, Meredith Willson

1951:              Christmas in Killarney, Irish

1951:              Frosty The Snowman, sung by Gene Autry

1952:              I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause, Tommie Carter

1953:              Santa Baby, Tony & Phil Springer & Joan Javits

1954:              Caroling, Caroling, Alfred Burt

1954:              There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays, Robert Allen.  Sung by Perry Como

1955:              I’m Getting Nuttin’ For Christmas, Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett

1956:              I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Johnny Marks, words Henry W. Longfellow 1863

1958:              Jingle Bell Rock, Joe Beal, James Boothe

1958:              Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, Johnny Marks

1958:              Little Drummer Boy(Carol Of The Drum), Katherine Davis

1958:              The Chipmunk Song, Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.

1959:              The Secret Of Christmas, Sammy Cahn & Jimmy VanHeusen

1961:              Must Be Santa, Hal Moore & Bill Fredricks

1962:              Do You Hear What I Hear? Gloria Shayne Baker, plea for peace during Cuban Missile Crisis

1963:              It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, George Wyle & Edward Pola; Andy Williams

1964:              Holly Jolly Christmas, Johnny Meeks

1966:              Christmas Is, Percy Faith

1966:              We Need A Little Christmas, Jerry Herman

1970:              Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano

1970:              Merry Christmas Darling, Richard Carpenter & Frank Pooler

1979:              Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, Randy Brooks.

Women as Agents of Change

Women as Agents of Change

A different kind of revolution has occurred in the United States since the American Revolution.  John Hoyle Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution used narration, music, antique clothing and historic objects to enlighten Chapter members of women’s impact in American history over the last 250 years.  Members Suzanne Williams and Harriet Bannon, assisted by Melinda Herzog, Executive Director of the Catawba County Historical Association and Denise Baxter Yoder, vocalist with the Puddingstone Group, facilitated the presentation at the October 14 meeting.

Upon arrival, members received a feast for the eyes - Peggy Travis and Tina Hatcher, mother and daughter, modeling Victorian-era gowns.   Travis and Hatcher research and sew their own authentic costumes.  Travis wore a brilliant two-piece blue calico print trimmed in white over a puffy white blouse and hoop skirts.  A small lacy white hat trimmed in ribbons and flowers, delicate gloves and a large broach finished off the look.   Hatcher wore a gorgeous Victorian off-the-shoulder lavender satin ballgown laden with lace and made voluminous with a hoop, long white gloves and a dramatic feather headpiece.  Around her waist was a long silk bag to discreetly carry her umbrella if needed as protection against the sun.

Williams then introduced the presentation, and Yoder launched an instrumental vocal of “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy.  Historian and storyteller par excellence Melinda Herzog began the narrative of the struggles of North Carolina woman Grace Bowman.  Bowman manufactured gunpowder for the patriots during the Revolution.  While looking for the culprit, British loyalists came upon Grace’s farm.  They didn’t find the gunpowder but stole some of her horses.  She went after them and forced the soldiers to return her livestock.  Like Grace, many brave women were instrumental in winning American independence.

Women’s suffrage, the Temperance Movement and serving in public office were Herzog’s next subjects.  This was the era of Carrie “down with demon rum” Nation and Florence Nightingale, a celebrated English social reformer and founder of modern nursing.  To set the tone, Denise Baxter Yoder sang and played “The Temperance Army” followed by a costumed, corseted and clamorous Carrie Nation as portrayed by Peggy Travis, a historical researcher and member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Next Herzog spoke of labor conditions and especially child labor from mid-1800s through WWI.  During this period Florence Kelley, American social and political reformer, campaigned against dangerous and difficult work conditions and the exploitation of children in factories and tenement sweatshops. This era is documented in more than 5,000 heart-rending photos by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), American photographer and sociologist, housed at the Library of Congress.  One positive outcome of WWI and WWII was getting women into the workforce and preparing them for a political and economic voice.  Period music “Babies in the Mill” and “Bread and Roses” were sung by Yoder, as John Hoyle Chapter DAR Chaplain Betty Schwartz appeared in a historic nursing uniform.

Finally, changes in laws and attitudes toward education for women and children were explored by Herzog.  In rural America, wealthy farmers and plantation owners hired tutors to educate their children, and often children of surrounding well-to-do neighbors were included.  This practice helped only the privileged until public education laws were passed for all children.  Today we are surprised to learn that from circa 1840 up to the 1930’s, a woman had to be single to teach.  If she wished to marry, she had to give up her career.  Betty Schwartz and Eleanor Herbert modeled a typical teacher’s and young girl’s clothing from that period while the 1907 song “School Days” was played and sung by Yoder.

The meeting ended with an exhibit of interesting and antique items primarily used by women over the years, and a viewing of a portrait painted by member Carol de Perzcel titled “Granny’s Gown”.

Christmas Festivities

Merry Christmas to all the John Hoyle Daughters!  It was a treat to spend time together at our Dec. meeting and share with each other some special holiday decor and enjoy a visit from a special guest!

Gina Abernethy had a great idea for this meeting - invite members to make "tablescapes", either individually or in teams. The tablescapes were then judged by all the attending members in categories such as "Most Historical", "Best Memories", etc. with winners receiving prizes and a certificate. Here are pictures of the entries.....

We enjoyed a wonderful program given by member Marcia Copper, who dressed as Mrs Claus and told us about the history of the Yule Log tradition.  As part of the history she read the poem "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". She invited members to throw a sprig of holly onto the yule log "fire" (provided by Marcia and carried by Eleanor Coleman), as a symbol of throwing away their cares and woes from the previous year.

Gina presented Marcia with a gift from the chapter as a thank you.

As a fund-raiser for the Yellow School Bus fund, Gina Abernethy and Eleanor Herbert donated their tablescapes, and Gina also donated a Christmas scarf, to be raffled. Here is a picture of Gina's tablescape - a representation of a Revolutionary War scene near a church, complete with soldiers, woodsman and citizens. This tablescape was won by member Suzanne Williams, who was thrilled!

 Thank you to Ann Lowry who entertained us with holiday music and to the Lake Hickory Country Club for an excellent lunch!

John Wilfong. "John was born April 8, 1762 and died 1838.  He enlisted in McDowell's regiment under Captain Sigman and Lieutenant Van Horn.  He was wounded in the left arm at Kings Mountain and went home the day after the battle, but was at Eutaw.  He married Hannah Sigmore, and his son John married Lavina Sumay."  He is buried at Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, NC.  The King's Mountain Men, Katherine Keogh White.  DAR Patriot Number is A125459.

Johannes (John) Hahn. Born in Frechenfeld, Pfalz, Germany on 12 Jun 1712, to Maria Otillia Eichenlaub and Johan Jacob Hahn. Around 1737, he married Elizabeth Margaretha Forster, daughter of Jonas Forrester, in Freckenfeld, Pfalz, Germany. They had seven children in Germany before emigrating from Germany to Philadelphia, arriving 7 Oct 1751, on the ship Janet and taking the Oath of Allegiance. John Hahn had to work for at time in Philadelphia to finish paying his passage. After his debt was paid, he worked as a laborer until he had enough money for a small farm.

According to Hahn historian, Linda Setzer, “Johannes Hahn and his family lived in Philadelphia for 14 years [until about 1765], before coming to North Carolina's Rowan County, which today is Catawba County. By then his first wife had died, and he had married Agnes, whose last name has been alternately shown as Langle, Legnin and Langnin and perhaps some others. It is uncertain which is correct. By the time his family was complete, he had fathered more than 20 children, some of whom had left North Carolina for parts West. In some cases, their children did so. Along the way Johannes's last name changed from Hahn to Hawn or Honn or Haun or even Hohne or Hahne. There may be other spellings of which I am unaware. One record says Johannes had changed his name to honor King George but I have been unable to find proof.”

Agnes Langlin married John Hahn on 26 Jul 1757 at Canadochly Union Church, in York, PA. Five children were born before they came to NC. The story is told that their sixth child was born in a wagon on the night they first arrived on what was later to become their home. They crossed the Catawba River at Sherrill’s Ford and moved to the southwestern side of the county, near the Wideners (Whiteners) who were friends. Historian Walter Hahn says, "Johannes Hahn took up camp at that location for four weeks and within this period of time, in company with his sons, set about to locate their home in the south. After a few days prospecting, he located and selected a homesite on both sides of Henry's River, now Burke and Catawba County line. After a house, the next building erected was a building to shelter the stock, and a loom house, for his loom, since he was a weaver by trade. The location of the above homesite of Pioneer Hahn is five miles east or southeast of the present city of Hickory, N.C.” (Source: Linda Setzer, Johannes Hahn Family History).

This is the time when Johannes began to use the name John. Though they attended Old St. Paul’s Lutheran in Newton, NC, for a while, they built a church, Zion Lutheran, nearer to their home, which still stands and where Johannes Hahn and Agnes Langlin are buried. Zion Lutheran Church is just off Highway 321 S in the Mountain View community on Zion Church Road.

The inscription on the tombstone is in German, and translated reads, "The one on the cross is my love, My love is Jesus Christ, Johannes Han, born June 12, 1712." John Hahn died 12 Apr 1793; Agnes died 13 Apr 1814. Descendants have erected a stone at the gravesite with the original German and a translation.

During the Revolutionary War, John Hahn gave aid to the Americans and is considered to be a Revolutionary War patriot. His grave is on the Revolutionary Patriot register. His DAR patriot number is A049131.

One other story that helps give personality to the family is told by Catawba County historian George Yoder: “After the Revolutionary war there was a gang of bandits, who was headed by one Joe Brown, roving over the country plundering and robbing the people. So it happened while this old pioneer, John Hahn, was in his loom house weaving, he spied this gang of plunderers come to his house. It is said that he threw his money purse under the floor. They came to his loom house and demanded his money. They told him if he did not tell where it was they would hang him. This had no bearing and he still refused to tell where it was hidden. So, according to their threatnings [sic], they gathered a rope that was found in the loom house and fastened it around his neck. They again demanded he tell them where his money was but, true to his word, would not tell them. So they drew him up until he got, as it was said, blue. Then at last they let him down and told him that if he would not tell them where his money was they would take his fine steed, and two of his daughters heard their remark. And it is said that they ran to the wood pile and gathered the axes and ran to the stable and took their stand at the door; and, when they came to the stable and demanded the door to be opened, they stood there with drawn axes and said that the first one who attempted to open the door they intended to make sausage of him. They were stout and robust young women and possessed the courage of lions. They scared the bandits so bad that they left in a big hurry and never got the fine steed.”