View this email in your browser Learn the Irish harvest tradition of making corn dollies! The making of corn dollies ("corn" being "grain" in modern English) is a tradition stretching back millennia in Ireland and still practiced today during harvest time. According to folk tradition, the spirit of the grain resides in the corn dolly between the harvest and the next season's planting. At November's meeting, one of our community members and former vice president, Laura Silsbee, will lead the group in making a corn dolly. There will be materials involved in this activity. Instead of a flat price to cover the cost of these materials, we're asking for a donation of any amount you feel comfortable with.



As usual, we'll be meeting at 6:00 in the Ballina Room at Celtic Crossing on the third Tuesday, which will fall on November 15. The crafting fun will begin at 7:00. If you've been waiting for the right event to introduce yourself to the Society, this will be good one come get connected. We promise you'll with new friends! Veterans' Day Parade

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first Veterans' Day, and we have a spot in the parade on November 11. Everyone is invited to march with us. We will be meeting in the parking lot at 2nd St. and Auction St BEFORE 9:00 AM, as traffic will be shut off at 9:00. The parade starts at 10:00 and will be over by noon. You're encouraged to wear your MIS T-shirt over something weather-appropriate or your MIS hoodie. If you would like an MIS shirt to wear, please email president@memphisirish.com or treasurer@memphisirish.com. More important is to dress for the weather. After the parade, we'll all choose somewhere to go for lunch. This is a walking unit, so if you need a ride in the parade, please contact Mary Ann at president@memphisirish.com well in advance. 2019 Bartlett Christmas Parade: "The Songs of Christmas"

We have arranged for a judged float in the Bartlett Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 7. This year's theme is "The Songs of Christmas." Our song of choice is The Wren Song of Irish folk tradition on St. Stephen's Day. To learn more about this tradition, there are plenty of videos on YouTube covering both the custom and the song. If you would like to participate, line-up is at 2:30 and judging is at 3:00. The parade starts promptly at 4:00. The 2019 parade will start at the traffic light in front of the McDonald's on Stage and proceed west to Shelby Street. Stage Road between Elmore Park and Bartlett Blvd will start closing at 2:30 pm, this is the parade line-up area. Stage between Bartlett Blvd west to Shelby Street will close at 3:30 pm. We'll know more details for our float in November, so stay tuned. If you know you would like to participate, please email president@memphisirish.com to RSVP.