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Our "Brotherhood" turns 80 next month! It was on a Saturday afternoon in May of 1931 that a group of Kentucky Colonels got together to discuss forming an organization. Governor Flem Sampson addressed them with this directive (or challenge). "Formulate a society to more closely band together this group into a great non-political brotherhood..." We are delighted that in 2011 we still adhere to that directive. One other note: We promised a review of the Medals of Distinction issued so far in this issue. That will have to wait a month... we're still trying to locate photos of all of them.
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Honorable Order ScreenSaver
 Let visitors to your home or office know (in a subtle way) that you are a Kentucky Colonel with our new screensaver for your PC. The Honorable Order's logo will slowly bounce around your screen like the old "pong" game. And, best of all IT IS FREE! To obtain it, go to www.kycolonels.org, click on the "downloads" tab and select screen saver. Click RUN and the screensaver will automatically install. |
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Colonel Anna
Quite frequently people not familiar with the Honorable Order will ask "Are any women members?". The answer is most certainly. As a matter of fact, we probably would not exist today if Colonel Anna had not gotten involved in the Honorable Order sometime in the mid 1930's. Here is Anna in a portrait painted in 1944. 
Colonel Anna Friedman Goldman served as the 3rd Secretary and 2nd Keeper of the Great Seal. It was Anna who organized most of the Colonel social events and spurred the fund raising efforts (and selection of projects to support) during our first half century. Her home, known as "The Forest", served as National Headquarters during that time. Anna passed away in the Summer of 1981 at the age of 87 and after devoting 57 years to her hobby... The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. |
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Rice Krispie Cannon Balls
"The scouts were inducted into either the North or South armies and trained by Civil War re-enactors then fought a battle on the Armory grounds."
One hundred or so Cub Scouts in New Market, MD had to find the day educational and, no doubt, quite a lot of fun... Thanks to a proud Kentucky Colonel Pappa/Granddad. Actually, Col Tony Romagnoli of Virginia says it was a project of his son's (another Kentucky Colonel) but, if you read the full story related by Col. Tony, it is clear it not only became his project also, but gave him a chance to relive an event from his college days 50 plus years ago as he and his son contributed to the community. We have included the story, in his words, in the attached document. There are also some photos. Below is a photo of the cannon, complete with Rice Krispie cannon balls made for the occasion. To the left is a drawing of President Abe Lincoln by Col. Tony, saved over from his college event. 
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