VETERANS DAY, 2015

This coming Wednesday, we have another opportunity to honor those who served in our military.  In order to get more familiar with this observance,  we suggest you revisit two Bullis Book Chronicles from previous years.

"HONORING VETERANS" (November 5, 2011)

http://bullisbookchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/11/honoring-veterans.html

This post relates some of the history of this observance,  originally designated as "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace ...."


And,

"FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY," November 11, 2014

http://bullisbookchronicles.blogspot.com/2014/11/for-love-of-country.html

The title of this post refers to a contemporary book, For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism and Sacrifice, by Howard Schultz and Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

How does this book connect to the Bullises?  The Bullis family  has a long and distinguished history of serving their country's military. Beginning with Philip Bullis, who served in Major Savage's Company during King Philip's War in 1675-1676; continuing with Charles Bullis who served in the Revolutionary War in the Vermont Militia; John Lapham Bullis, whose lengthy military career spanned the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War; and Charlie Bullis, who served in World War I. 

And now, a question for you: How can we show our appreciation to our Veterans? Here're a few suggestions:  Attend a Veterans Day event, fly a flag, write a card or email to some veterans thanking them for their service, or sit down with a veteran and listen to that person tell about his/her experiences.

KING ALBERT'S BOOK

Today is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, and we pause to quietly honor all those who were affected by this tragedy that continued for four years.

Countries and their citizens responded to this war in different ways. Belgium refused to let the German Kaiser go through their country in order to invade France. For that act of honor, Belgium suffered greatly, both civilians and military personnel.

This brave action by Belgium was recognized by the rest of the world, and distinguished people throughout the world wrote tributes to the Belgian king and his people. These tributes were collected into a volume titled:

King Albert's Book: Tribute to the Belgian King and People

from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World

published in New York: Hearst International Library, 1914.

There is a copy of this book in the Bullis Room. If you are interested in this period of history, you'll want to stop by and read the entries by such notables as: Winston Churchill, Claude Debussy, Gilbert Chesterton, John Galsworthy, The Aga Khan, Claude Monet, and the Vice Roy of India.

Please consider this your invitation to call us and make an appointment to stop by and look through this book (and others that may be of particular interest to you.) 

BICYCLES

The Friends of Macedon Public Library has scheduled another interesting program this summer:

BICYCLES: THEIR HISTORY, PROPER MAINTENANCE

AND BASIC ROADSIDE REPAIRS

Zoltan Vigh of The Wheelwright in Canandaigua will give background information on bicycling and demonstrate bicycle maintenance and repairs in this program at the library on Monday, July 8, 6 PM in the Community Room at the library.

You are invited and we look forward to seeing you at this presentation, which is paid for through the Friends' endowment. And while you're in the library, we invite you to stop by the Bullis Room. One book on the shelves that is of interest to bicyclists is:

The Wheels of Change; A Bicycling Idyll

Written by H. G. Wells and published in 1905 by The Macmillan Company in London, the book is a commentary on the political scene surrounding World War I. At that time bicycles were beginning to become very popular and were actually a part of the social changes in England because people could move quickly and rigid class structure was beginning to crumble.

Between now and July 8 we plan to spend some time with this book so that we can tell you more about it when we see you at Mr. Vigh's presentation. In the meantime, remember that we're always glad to help you find other books in the collection. Just give the library a call and let us know a convenient time for you.