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THE GREENEVILLE SUN Monday, January 18, 2016
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LIVING EDITOR: VELMA SOUTHERLAND
Downtown Quilt Trail To Unveil New Block On Jan. 30
The Downtown Greeneville
Quilt Trail will unveil a new
square on Saturday, Jan. 30, on
the back of the building occupied by Glory Days & Vagabond
Graphics, according to a news
release.
The 4- by 4-foot quilt block
will be of “New York Beauty”
and will be located at The Sallie Rose Bohannon Building
located at 129 S. Main St.
A presentation ceremony and
reception will be held from 12:30 p.m.
The event, which is free and
open to the public, will feature
light refreshments.
The building’s occupant,
“Glory Days and Vagabond
Graphics,” is owned and operated by Angie Taylor and Jeff
Stubblefield.
Taylor is a fifth-generation
woman business owner in that
building. Sallie Rose Bohannon
was the first family member to
open her millinery store at this
location in 1923.
QUILT’S STORY
Andrea Susong Daniels’ “New
York Beauty” (also known as a
“Sunburst” pattern) was quilted circa the 1880s by her third
cousin, Elizabeth “Bettie” Howell Bohannon, mother of Sallie Rose Bohannon, and first
cousin of John P. Bohannon,
Daniels’s grandfather, whom
his granddaughters lovingly
called “Papa,” a news release
says.
Elizabeth “Bettie” Howell
Bohannon and her daughter
Sallie left Farmington, N.C.,
and moved to Greeneville in
1897 to be close to several
uncles who were potters in the
county.
Bettie Bohannon was a widow
and solely responsible for providing a living for herself and
Sallie.
Upon arriving in Greeneville,
they set up house on the east
side of West Main Street and
started a home-based, dressmaking business.
Unfortunately, Bettie’s health
declined, and Sallie was left as
the sole provider.
Sallie was teaching the art
of china painting and ceramic
pottery at Tusculum College
at the time and was forced to
make some big decisions. On
borrowed capital and the small
savings the two women had
managed to accumulate, Sallie
opened a tiny store in 1920.
Sallie had learned her sewing
techniques from her mother.
Her store stocked trimmed
hats. Within a year, she had
a regular group of satisfied
patrons. Sallie was a gifted
and accomplished trimmer in
her full line of millinery readyto-wear piece-goods and laces,
according to the release.
As Sallie continued to grow
her business she found that
more space was needed. In 1923,
she relocated it to the heart of
the Greeneville business district occupying the building at
129 South Main. The building, which soon became known
as the Bohannon Storehouse,
was formerly occupied by the
R.L. Bullen Store, which was
purchased in its entirety by
the Philadelphia Syniteate and
moved to Philadelphia.
Sallie Bohannon and her
employee, Frances Spears, who
was in charge of the millinery
department, traveled to Baltimore and New York to purchase their new stock of goods
for the store, the release says.
In addition to Spears, Sallie employed Kate Britton and
Mrs. Carlie Christian Brannon.
Miss Sallie continued to do
business at this location even
after she became crippled with
arthritis. She had a very dedicated cab driver who picked her
up every morning and carried
her into her beautiful millinery
shop where she waited on her
loyal customers up to the age
of 80.
“Sallie Bohannon was a
remarkable and prominent
business woman. She was what
we might today call a venture
capitalist,” a news release
says.
She was one of the wealthiest women in Greeneville at
the time of her death, owning numerous properties in the
downtown area. The building
at 129 S. Main St. has been in
the family for five generations
and was renovated by Andrea
Susong Daniels, a fourth generation family member, according to the release.
The “New York Beauty” is
one of seven blocks displayed
in downtown Greeneville. It
was installed by Andrea Daniels in 2013, shortly prior to
the formation of the Downtown
Greeneville Quilt Trail Project
Committee.
Daniels hired local art teacher Sherry Hensley to paint the
block and later added an additional centerpiece painted by
Amy Saxonmeyer.
Initial funding for the Downtown Greeneville Quilt Trail
Project was provided by the
Appalachian RC&D Council,
and a grant from the East Tennessee Art Fund. The council is
responsible for the purchase of
all quilt square materials. Further funding generated through
donations are managed by the
council and designated for the
Downtown Greeneville Quilt
Trail Project.
A painted block of the quilt pattern known as “New York Beauty”
or “Sunburst” will be unveiled with a reception on Jan. 30. The
square is on the back of the Main Street building occupied by
Glory Days & Vagabond Graphics.
QUILT TRAIL PROJECT
The Downtown Greeneville
Quilt Trail Project planning
group meets once a month at
the Greeneville-Greene County
History Museum, where space
is provided for both meetings
as well as production of the
painted quilt squares.
The project’s core planning
team consists of Christine
Huss, chairperson; Linnie
Greene, co-chairman, public
relations chairman and museum liaison; Saxonmeyer, artistic direction chairman, PR cochairman and production team
leader; Lois Blanks, Newcomer
Club laison, communications
chairman and production team
leader; Emily Bidgood, Appalachian RC&D Council; George
Blanks, frame production
and installation coordinator;
Holly Hope, selection committee chairman and production
team leader; Mary Hill, Wesley Heights community liaison;
Andy Daniels, Main Street
liaison; and Beverly Selmeski,
Downtown Greeneville Historic Tours representative.
Greene County residents are
asked to submit their family
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quilts and quilt stories for consideration. The committee is
also seeking building owners
in the downtown area to submit their locations for consideration in showcasing a painted
quilt square.
If interested in making a
donation, acquiring an application or simply learning
more about the Downtown
Greeneville Quilt Trail, contact the Greeneville-Greene
County History Museum during regular business hours by
calling 639-3278 or emailing
[email protected].
MARRIAGE— LICENSES
Iris Princess Can Accompany
Miss Greene County To Jackson
Marriage
licenses DEC. 17
Tyler Carson Starnes,
issued recently by the
Greene County Clerk’s 356 Starnes Lane, to
Haylee Brooke Anderson,
office include:
204 Hickory Trail.
DEC. 11
William
Nathaniel DEC. 18
Glenn Alexander JohnJoshua Pridemore to Amy
Irene Hale, both of 3461 son Jr., 3040 107 Cutoff,
Sane Road, Parrottsville. to Debra Ann Gray Dyer,
307 Cypress St.;
Jacky Lee Roberts,
DEC. 12
Alex Trey Taylor to 2030 Horse Creek Park
Kali Chantey Massen- Road, Chuckey, to Teregale, both of 140 Kathy sa Ann Thomas Knight,
5726 Asheville Highway.
Avenue;
Matthew Aaron Dewitt,
108 Brad St., to Mary DEC. 23
Scott Wayne Hagood to
Elisabeth Ricker, 1138 W.
Mary Elizabeth Wright
Main St.
Nelson, both of 1440
Midway Road, Midway.
DEC. 14
Tommy Lee Smith to
Mashae Ladawn Balo, DEC. 28
Ethan Lloyd Knight
both of 1784 Fairview
to Mikayla Renee BlanRoad, Afton.
kenship, both of 1700
Barren Valley Road,
DEC. 16
Justin Michael Duncan Chuckey;
David Lee Wyatt,
to Mariah Ashley Perkins, both of 171 High 2930 Crossfield Road,
Bybee, to Jessica KaitCourt Hill.
Local girls age 6-10 years can win the opportunity
to appear with Miss Greene County on the stage
during the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant in
June in Jackson.
The Miss Greene County Scholarship Pageant is
holding its first Miss Greene County Iris Princess
Pageant at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Andrew
Johnson Clubhouse.
The deadline for entries is Monday, Feb. 8.
The contestants must be between the age of 6
and 10 on June 1. A birth certificate is required to
register.
The winner will have the option to be at the Miss
Tennessee Pageant all week. She will be on stage
with Miss Greene County throughout the week.
The Iris Princess winner will also receive a crown
and the official Miss America Princess Sash.
The winner’s entry fee will be returned to her to
be applied to the entry fee for the Miss Tennessee
organization.
Applications are available at Southern Belle Bridal
in the Greeneville Commons or from Terri Lamons,
executive director of the Miss Greene County Scholarship Pageant program, by calling 620-3588 or
emailing [email protected].
The entry fee is $100. If interested in entering
“most photogenic” as well, add $25.
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The Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Women will meet
Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Memorial Building. Members are asked to note the change of time as refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting to
start at 6:45 p.m. Members need to bring finger foods.
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