Kenneth Davis

PHILANTHROPIST

     Oseola McCarty was a Mississippi philanthropist who donated most of her life savings, $150,000,

to the University of Southern Mississippi to provide scholarships for African American students in

need. A seamstress and washerwoman who was paid mostly in dollar bills and loose change her

entire life, McCarty was praised for her generosity and received many awards, including an honorary

degree from the university. McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Shubuta, Mississippi. She was

raised in nearby Hattiesburg by her aunt and grandmother, both of whom cleaned houses, cooked,

and took in washing to make money. McCarty quit school in the sixth grade in order to care for her

ailing aunt, and she took over the domestic work that she would do for the rest of her life. McCarty,

who never married and had no children, lived frugally in a house without air conditioning. She never

had a car or learned to drive, so she walked everywhere, including the grocery store that was one mile

from her home. Her thriftiness would become legendary: she cut the toes out of shoes that did not fit

right, and she bound her well-worn Bible with Scotch tape.

     When she was eight years old, McCarty opened a savings account at a bank in Hattiesburg and

began depositing the coins she earned from her laundry work. She would eventually open accounts in

several local banks. By the time McCarty retired at age 86, her hands crippled by arthritis, she had

saved $280,000. She set aside a pension for herself to live on, a donation to her church, and small

inheritances for three of her relatives. The remainder—$150,000—she donated to the University of

Southern Mississippi, a school that had remained all-white until the 1960s. McCarty stipulated that

her gift be used for scholarships for Black students from southern Mississippi who otherwise would

not be able to enroll in college due to financial hardship. Business leaders in Hattiesburg matched her

bequest and hundreds of additional donations poured in from around the country, bringing the total

endowment to nearly half a million dollars.

     The first beneficiary of McCarty’s largesse was Stephanie Bullock, an 18-year-old honors student

from Hattiesburg, who received a $1,000 scholarship. Bullock subsequently visited McCarty regularly

and drove her around town on errands. In 1998 the University of Southern Mississippi awarded

McCarty an honorary degree. She received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University, and

President Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest

civilian award. Oseola McCarty died of liver cancer on September 26, 1999, at the age of 91. In 2019

McCarty’s home was moved to Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Museum District and turned into a

museum.

Kenneth Davis

An astute businesswoman and the first woman in the United States to charter a bank !

     Maggie Lena Mitchell Walker (July 15, 1864–December 15, 1934) was also a tireless advocate for

civil rights. Born in Richmond, VA, Maggie Mitchell graduated from the Richmond Colored Normal

School and became a teacher. She taught grade school for three years at the Lancaster School, and at

the same time she took classes in accounting and business. On September 14, 1886, she married

Armstead Walker Jr., a wealthy black contractor and member of her church, with whom she had

three children. Maggie Walker joined the Independent Order of Saint Luke, an African American

fraternal organization, in 1881. She rose through the ranks and became Grand Secretary and steered

the Order to fiscal security. In 1901 she declared her intention to expand the Order's services to its

members to include a bank, a newspaper, and a department store.

     On November 2, 1903, the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank opened for business at the St. Luke

Headquarters Building at 900 St. James Street with Walker as its president, making her the first

African American woman to establish and be president of a bank. While music played and speeches

were given, nearly 300 eager customers, many of them members of the IOSL, waited patiently to

open bank accounts. While some people deposited more than one hundred dollars, others started

accounts with just a few dollars, including one person who deposited just 31 cents. At the end of the

day, the bank had 280 deposits, totaling over $8,000, and sold $1,247.00 worth of stock, bringing

the total to $9,340.44. Mrs. Walker originally hoped for deposits exceeding $75,000, but she was

pleased with the first day's success. During its long history, the bank founded by Maggie Walker

benefited the African American community in Richmond. By 1920, for example, it had issued more

than 600 mortgages to black families, allowing many to realize the dream of home ownership. It

provided employment for African Americans, giving some a chance to leave the menial, labor

intensive jobs to which African Americans were often relegated. More than anything, the St. Luke

Penny Savings Bank-turned-Consolidated Bank and Trust was a source of pride for black

Richmonders. The bank served as a reminder of the lasting impact that Maggie Walker's vision and

perseverance had on an entire community.  

     A voice for civil rights, Walker helped to organize a protest in 1904 against the Virginia Passenger

and Power Company's policy of segregated seating on Richmond's streetcars. She advocated voting

rights for women, arguing that equal pay for their work would not become reality until "women force

Capital to hear them at the ballot box." When the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing woman

suffrage was ratified, she and community activist Ora Brown Stokes organized a successful voter

registration drive in Richmond. In 1921 she sought election as superintendent of public instruction

on the "Lily Black" Republican ticket that featured Richmond Planet editor John Mitchell Jr., as the

gubernatorial candidate.  Maggie Lena Walker died in 1934 at her home, which is now a National

Historic Site owned and operated by the National Park Service.   

Kenneth Davis

SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR

EDNA BROWN

 SISTER

OF

LINDA BROWN

Monday - March 29, 2021

Nashville Service - Cathedral of Praise COGIC

4300 Clarksdale Pike 

Nashville, TN 37218

Visitation - 11:00 AM 

Service - 12 Noon

Wednesday - March 31, 2021

Memphis Service - R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home Chapel

374 Vance Avenue

Memphis, TN 38126

Visitation - 11:00 AM

Service - 12 Noon

Interment 

Forest Hill Home & Memorial Park-Midtown

1661 Elvis Presley Blvd

Memphis, TN 38106

Kenneth Davis

     "Alone At The Top: The Autobiography of Alice Dunningan, Pioneer of the National Black Press"

BlackPressUSA.com is the joint web presence of America’s Black community newspapers and the

NNPA News Service — the last national Black Press news wire. It is a project of the Black Press

Institute, a partnership between the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation and

Howard University.

     Alice Allison Dunnigan was the first African American female correspondent at the White House

and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries.

Dunnigan was born April 27, 1906, in Russellville, Kentucky, to Willie and Lena Pitman Allison. Her

father worked as a tobacco sharecropper, and her mother took in laundry for a living. At the age of

four, she began attending school one day a week and learned to read before entering the first grade.

She started writing one-sentence news items for the local Owensboro Enterprise newspaper at age

thirteen and completed the ten years of education available to blacks in the segregated Russellville

school system.

      In 1925 Dunnigan married a tobacco farmer; however, she felt burdened by the farming lifestyle

and soon left the marriage. She began teaching in the Todd County School System in Russellville

while taking courses in journalism at Tennessee A&I University. She quickly realized that her

students were almost completely unaware of the historical contributions that African Americans had

made to the state of Kentucky, so she began preparing Kentucky fact sheets to supplement the

required texts. The sheets were later collected and turned into a manuscript in 1939 but weren’t

published until 1982 under the title The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and

Tradition. 

     In 1936 at the onset of World War II, Dunnigan juggled a freelance writer position for the Chicago,

Illinois branch of the American Negro Press (ANP) and night courses at Howard University in

statistics and economics. In 1946 she took a job writing for the Chicago Defender. She started

working full-time at the ANP and eventually secured a capitol press pass. With it, she was able to

cover news events of the Congress, which was generally kept off limits to most reporters, the public,

and especially women and African Americans. She became the first African American to gain a

Congressional press pass. In 1948 Dunnigan was one of three African Americans and one of two

women in the press corps that covered the campaign of President Harry S. Truman. During her years

of covering the White House, she frequently asked questions regarding the burgeoning civil rights

movement and the plight of black America. In 1953 Dunnigan was barred from covering a speech

given by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a whites-only theater and was forced to sit with the

servants to cover Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft’s funeral.

     In 1960 Dunnigan officially left the American Negro Press galleries for a full-time position on

Lyndon B. Johnson’s campaign for the Democratic nomination. She worked for Johnson when he

served as vice president and later in the Johnson Administration.  Between 1966 and 1967, for

example, she was an information specialist for the Department of Labor. Dunnigan also served as an

associate editor with the President’s Commission on Youth Opportunity in 1967. She retired from

government service in 1970. After retirement, Dunnigan wrote her autobiography, A Black Woman’s

Experience: From Schoolhouse to White House, which was published in 1974. She published The

Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians in 1982. Alice Allison Dunnigan died on May 6, 1983, in

Washington, D.C.  She was seventy-seven.

Kenneth Davis

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO JOYCELYN LACY SOMMERVILLE

     Black excellence is a thing. People - from Beyonce Knowles to Venus and Serena Williams to folks you haven't heard of - are into it. It's less a movement than a standard: believers set the bar high not only for themselves but also for others who share their vision, especially when it pertains to black history, stories, and style. ~Hilton Als~

     Birthday greetings to you Joycelyn ! The 52nd #NAACPImageAwards is where Black Excellence

lives. Coincidentally, they decided to honor a celebration of our stories and excellence in

entertainment, tonight, on your birthday. Although the list and winners have already been selected,

I'm adding you to the list of 2021  Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction nominees. A Black

Women’s History of the United States, by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross and Gretchen

Sorin on her book Driving while black : African American travel and the road to civil rights, represent

the only women nominated.  You've been one of the "Class of 1970" favorite individuals over the

years and your nonfictional writings were outstanding. As the former class historian, I have proof.

Anyone who disagrees, may take it up with Hilton Als. Hilton (born 1960) is an American writer and

theater critic. He is an associate professor of writing at Columbia University and a staff writer and

theater critic for The New Yorker magazine.

     Hilton stated "In general, what we really want is a feeling when we read anything that the author

has explored the territory as dutifully and as thoroughly as their spirit allows and as their heart

allows." During your celebration of life today, I want you to really feel what has been written, and that

I have explored the territory of your non-fiction compositions, as dutifully and as throughly as my

spirit and heart allows. May your day be overwhelmed by expressions of love, combined with gifts of

tenderhearted benovelence. While you're preparing for The 52nd #NAACPImageAwards as a portion

of the evening entertainment, I wish you an  Alexander Zonjic type of celebration...relax and have

an Elegant Evening my friend...stay safe too....

Kenneth Davis

ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRANSITION 

 OF

ROSIE O'NEAL BOYD

    I received notification today that our beloved classmate Rosie transitioned this morning. The information was provided by former employees where she and I were formally employed, The Defense Depot Memphis. There is no additional information to share at this time, however upon receipt, I will make it available. Please extend prayers on behalf of Rosie's family and also the entire Class of 1970.

Kenneth Davis

     Edmonia Lewis disappeared from public view in the 1880s.  Her last known sculpture appeared in 1883.  She died in London, England on September 17, 1907.

     Edmonia Lewis, the first woman of African American and Native American ancestry to gain

notoriety as a sculptor, was born near Albany, New York on July 4, 1845 to a Chippewa Indian

woman and an African American man.  Her parents died when she was very young, so she was raised

by her mother’s sister and the Chippewa people in Niagara Falls.  Edmonia also had an older brother,

Samuel Lewis, who migrated west during the California Gold Rush.  Lewis made a small fortune in

the gold fields, part of which he used to send Edmonia to Oberlin College in Ohio.  Although the

college was one of the first to admit African American women and men as well as white women,

Lewis encountered racial problems.  In 1862 she was accused of attempting to poison two white

coeds.  She was cleared of the charges but continued to be subject to verbal attacks and a beating that

left her bedridden for days. Oberlin’s administration refused to allow her to enroll the next year to

complete her graduation requirements.

     With Samuel’s financial help, Edmonia moved to Boston to study with master sculptor Edward A.

Brackett.  She soon became impatient with her apprenticeship status and decided to sculpt her own

work.  Again with her brother’s financial backing, Edmonia Lewis opened her own studio in Boston. 

In 1864, she created a sculpture of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the white commander of the all-black

54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.  The sculpture became popular among Bostonians and she

was soon able to sell over 100 plaster copies of the work.  She also made medallion portraits of

abolitionists such as John Brown and William Lloyd Garrison. With some money and notoriety,

Lewis moved to Rome, Italy in 1865, an international center at the time of writers, poets, and artists,

to continue her studies.   She joined a large international artistic community that included other

women sculptors such as Harriet Hosmer, Anne Whitney, Margaret Foley, and Emma Stebbins.

Lewis began to work in marble and adopted the neoclassical style.  She continued to find inspiration

in the lives of abolitionists and Civil War heroes who were the subjects of virtually all of her work.

     Lewis greatly admired the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and was especially attracted to his epic

poem, The Song of Hiawatha. Lewis completed at least three figural groups inspired by the poem: The

Wooing of Hiawatha, The Marriage of Hiawatha and Minnehaha, and The Departure of Hiawatha and

Minnehaha. While in Rome in 1869, Longfellow visited Lewis’s studio where he sat for a portrait and

probably saw the sculptures his poem inspired. Until recently the only surviving known work from Lewis’s

Hiawatha and Minnehaha series was a pair of small busts of the young lovers, which were probably studies

for the figurative groups. In 1991, however, Lewis’s Marriage of Hiawatha and Minnehaha was rediscovered.

     Lewis’s sculptures of African, African American, or Native American people were particularly

popular among American tourists in Rome.  Some of her most famous works included Forever Free

(1867) which depicted a black woman and black man celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation;

Hagar in the Wilderness (1868), a sculpture of an Egyptian handmaiden; the Old Arrow Maker and

His Daughter (1872) which showed Native Americans; and The Death of Cleopatra (1875) which was

eventually acquired by the National Museum of Art in Washington, D.C.

Old Arrow Maker and His Daughter (1872)  and The Death of Cleopatra (1875) 

Kenneth Davis

     Mary E. Pugh, founder of Pugh Capital Management, a successful investment firm in Seattle, was

the first black woman and youngest person to be named Senior Vice President at Washington Mutual

Savings Bank. 

     Born to a Boeing engineer father and real estate agent mother, Pugh’s family lived a relatively

comfortable lifestyle. She attended Lakeside School in Seattle and graduated from Yale University in

1981 with a B.A. in economics. In 1981, Pugh returned to Seattle and became an investment analyst

for Washington Mutual Savings Bank. Throughout the decade, she successfully bought, sold, and

managed hundreds of millions of dollars of securities for the savings and loan and in 1989, at the age

of 29, she became the youngest person to be named a Senior Vice President at Washington Mutual. 

She took the post as Washington Mutual was becoming the largest savings and loans association in

the nation. As Senior Vice President, Pugh managed the company’s $1.2 billion portfolio of trust

assets. In 1991, Pugh founded her own institutional investment firm, Pugh Capital Management Inc.,

along with business partner, Scott Greiwe. Washington Mutual became her first client where she

managed five million dollars of assets for its employee pension fund. By 1995 Pugh Capital managed

$75 million for ten clients that included the University of Washington, the Young Women’s Christian

Association (YWCA), and the Seattle Times. In 1999 the firm was awarded the $200 million Boeing

pension assets account.

Kenneth Davis

  BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

TO

JOANN GRIFFIETH

&

GARY HIGHTOWER

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today!

~William Allen White~

     We experience happiness as a series of pleasing moments. They come and go

like clouds,unpredictable, fleeting, and without responsibility to our desires.

Through honest self-work,reflection, and meditation, we begin to string more

of these moments together, creating a web-like design of happiness that drapes

around our lives. ~Tara Stiles~

     Birthday greetings to Joann and Gary. With the onset of this pandemic, we've been

susceptable to a variety of unhappy occasions. Some have been full of stress, anxiety and

depression, while many others have caused insominia. These unhappy occasions have

come and gone like clouds, unpredictable, fleeting, and without responsibility to our

desires. Tara stated We experience happiness as a series of pleasing moments. Today

will be a pleasing moment...Exclamatory laughter, musical tributes and expressions of

love will become the events of the day. The blessings of grace and favor on your behalf

shall become the greatest mediator of the day. May this day be the beginning of a string

of more joyous occasions which will drape your future. As I've attempted to visualize the

excitement and comfort related to a joyous vision of happiness, may you both have a

Sean U type of celebration today. May you continue to have a Brighter Sky and

many brighter days ahead...enjoy your day...stay safe my friends...

Kenneth Davis

SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR

EDNA BROWN

 SISTER

OF

LINDA BROWN

**********CHANGE OF LOCATION**********

Wednesday - March 31, 2021

Memphis Service - R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home Chapel

2944 Walnut Grove Road

Memphis, TN 38111

Visitation - 11:00 AM

Service - 12 Noon

Interment 

Forest Hill Home & Memorial Park-Midtown

1661 Elvis Presley Blvd

Memphis, TN 38106

Patricia White (Watson)

Hi Linda. I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your sister. I am extending parayers to you and your family. 

Kenneth Davis

     “I learned as a custodian that every part of the hospital and every person who works in the hospital

is important. I hope that my story can inspire people who feel maybe discouraged by their past or

where they come from. I just want to let them know if I can do it, anyone can,” Andrades said. 

     Jaines Andrades recently began her new job as a nurse practitioner at Baystate Medical Center in

Springfield, Massachusetts. However, Andrades journey at Baystate started years earlier, over a

decade ago to be exact. When she first started working at the hospital, she was a janitor. Andrades

shared her journey on Facebook alongside an image of 3 badges from each step of her career - janitor,

a registered nurse, and nurse practitioner. She captioned the photo, “10 years of work, but worth it.”

Andrades said she wears all three of the badges proudly and learned a valuable lesson at each level

that helped her prepare for where she is today.

     For five years, Andrades worked as a custodian at Baystate, building a great relationship with staff

and patients alike. The community she built there motivated her to stay, beginning school to become

a nurse practitioner while she was working as a janitor. Eventually, she became a registered nurse.

After ten years of schooling becoming a nurse practitioner, and getting hired by Baystate just three

weeks ago, working in trauma surgery.

Kenneth Davis

Celebration of Life Service 

for

Rosie O'Neal Boyd 

The Celebration of Life service for Rosie Boyd will be held at:

New Friendship MB Church

1490 Gold (Corner of Gold & Silver Street) 

Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 774-9324

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Visitation - 10 am - 10:59 am

Service - 11 am - 12 pm

Please be mindful to adhere to CDC protocols. 

The service will be streamed via YouTube. Additional info is forthcoming.

Kenneth Davis

THIS IS THE LAST SEGMENT FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

I HOPE THAT YOU'VE ENJOYED THE INFORMATION AND YOU'VE

LEARNED A FEW THINGS, AS I HAVE.

HAVE A JOYOUS DAY TODAY.

CONTINUE TO SPREAD HAPPINESS.

THIS 82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAS DRESSED UP EVERY SUNDAY

FOR 52 WEEKS TO ATTEND VIRTUAL CHURCH

     Dr. Laverne Wimberly is a retired teacher, principal, school administrator, and avid

churchgoer. When the pandemic hit her home church, Metropolitan Baptist Church, in

Tulsa, Oklahoma, began holding virtual services online like many others across the

nation. It was then that Wimberly decided she was going to stick to her routine. “I just

decided at that point I’m just going to get dressed as if I was going to church, so I would

not get into the habit of just slouching around,” Wimberly told reporters.

     Since then, she has not missed a service, or an opportunity to dress head to toe in her

Sunday’s best. She's even kept track of her outfits in a journal so she can make sure she

doesn’t repeat any of them. Every Sunday, Wimberly gets dressed with her hat,

accessories, and sometimes even a face mask included, and gets ready for virtual church

service. She posts pictures of her ensembles to her Facebook page, complete with a word

of encouragement.

     “I wanted not only to keep myself motivated, but I wanted to help keep others

motivated as well, to inspire them, encourage them, and kind of eradicate some types

and forms of depression, isolation, fear, and despair,” Wimberly said. Many have loved

her weekly uploads, including the Minister of Worship at Metropolitan Baptist, Merton

Huff. “I don’t think she has missed a Sunday of just devotionals, encouragement. It’s like

she gives you a sermon before service even starts. It gives you something to focus on.

And, you know, of course, the dressing up, it made my kids get dressed,” Huff said.

Photos Courtesy of KTUL/Dr. Laverne Wimberly

Robbin Houston (Houston)

Kenneth Davis

Kind words not only lift our spirits in the moment they are given,

but they can linger with us over the years.

~Joseph B. Wirthlin~

Thank you Robbin, for your kind words! 

Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the

children and the next generation's chances.

~Margo MacDonald~

 After women,

flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.

~Christian Dior~

Grateful that you enjoyed the daily installments to the website !

Stay safe my friend....

Kenneth Davis

ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRANSITION 

 OF

ANTHONY  DAVIS

     I received notification tonight that our beloved classmate Anthony has

transitioned. The information was provided by reputable sources with first

hand knowledge. There is no additional information to share at this time,

however upon receipt, I will make it available. Please extend prayers on behalf

of Anthony's family and especially the entire Class of 1970.

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

Every situation in life is temporary.

So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully.

And when life is not so good,

remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way.

~Jenni Young~

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

Silence is the best answer

to someone who doesn’t value your words.

~ UNKNOWN ~

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

Start living now.

Stop saving the good china for that special occasion.

Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes.

Every day you are alive is a special occasion.

Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God. 

~Mary Manin Morrissey~

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood

and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption. 

~E. Stanley Jones~

Kenneth Davis

Birthday Greetings

to the entire

"April Birthday Gang"

Friendship is something whose depth fits human aspirations

and fulfills human possibilities. It has heft to it, as a gold-piece does

and a gambling chip does not.

~Eugene Kennedy~

     I'm not sure, but time will verify whether or not more classmates

were born this month than any other. Today, I'm using the broadband

effect to extend joyous wishes to each of you. Beginning with the

"person of the day", Patricia White Watson, Joseph B. Wirthlin stated

"We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to

smile more than others; they laugh more than others - just being

around them makes us happier as well." There's no better quoted

description to validate each of you and what you've brought to various

friendships over the years. Joseph further stated; Some of the choicest

blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced

over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires

of shared experience. 

     As we gaze upon the collage of individuals represented within the

"April Birthday Club", our minds should recall the blessings and the

forged fires of shared experiences. Possibly a smile manifests itself

from within, spreads across our faces, and a renewed friendship

Phoenix rises from the ashes past. May each of you continue to be

blessed with grace, favor and meritorious health today and the days

ahead. May your joy abound and may the gift of love always fill your

sails and guide the rudder of your life. I wish you all, a JJ

Sansaverino day of celebration. May your celebrations be

unmitigated Style and Elegance...enjoy your celebrations...stay safe

my friends.... 

Patricia White (Watson)

I can't remember the last time my birthday was on Easter. I am sure it has happened before over my past 69 years. Sixty-nine years, wow. I have so much to be grateful for. On reflection, I am not good all of the the time and I don't always say the right things at the right time, and I'm sometimes selfish about my time. This day, most importantly, reminds me that I need to do more, give more, speak up more about the things that matter: love, justice, patience, and kindness because God gave so much for me.   Thank you for all of the birthday wishes. Happy Birthday to all of the April sister and brother warriors.  

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss.

That which is taken away from those who love the Lord

will be added unto them in his own way.

While it may not come at the time we desire,

the faithful will know that every tear today

will eventually be returned a hundredfold

with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.

~Joseph B. Wirthlin~

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

In character, in manner, in style,

in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALUT !