Category Archives: DAR

Remembrance Day


Today Veteran’s Day is recognized in America. Yesterday was Remembrance Day in all the Commonwealth countries. My father’s father and older brother both died in World War II. At the time the headmaster of his private school wrote something like, “Considering the circumstances, the boy has done well this term.” My mother’s stepbrother came home [...]

High WASP Secret Code, Or, What Not To Say


I wanted to respond to comments made here by Julia and Judy. Judy asked me if High WASPs joined organizations like the DAR and the Knights of Cincinnati. Julia asked me if my interpretation of my cousin’s remark about my dress had been correct. These two questions are in fact related. High WASPs are characterized [...]