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	When once the ‘French<sup>2</sup>’ in him is roused<br>And gets a taste of blood<br>The Johnny Bull is clean submerged<br>In devastating flood! –		When once the ‘French<sup>2</sup>’ in him is roused<br>And gets a taste of blood<br>The Johnny Bull is clean submerged<br>In devastating flood! –



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	3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.		3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.

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	[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]		[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

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	[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]		[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]<br>
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	[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|thumb\|Mildred Blanchet]]		[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|thumb\|Mildred Blanchet]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|\|thumb\|500px\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	'''Born:''' July 27, 1885		'''Born:''' July 27, 1885
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	3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.		3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.

			[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet ~~drawing of faun Meg has it small~~.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's ~~drawing~~ of ~~a fawn~~ ]]		[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

	[[File:~~Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by~~ Mildred Blanchet ~~1933~~.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's ~~bas relief~~ of ~~her son Jeremy~~ ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]

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	[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|]]]] '''Born:''' July 27, 1885		[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|thumb\|Mildred Blanchet]]

			'''Born:''' July 27, 1885

	'''Died:''' August 4, 1968		'''Died:''' August 4, 1968

	'''Married:''' Dr. [[~~Sidney Blanchet\|~~Sidney Blanchet]]; [[~~John J. Connors\|~~John J. Connors]]		'''Married:''' Dr. [[Sidney Blanchet]]; [[John J. Connors]]

	'''Children:''' [[~~Gray Blanchet\|~~Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[~~David Blanchet\|~~David Blanchet]], [[~~Jeremy Blanchet\|~~Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.		'''Children:''' [[Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[David Blanchet]], [[Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.

	'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[~~cousining\|~~cousining]]).		'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[cousining]]).

	She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.		She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.

	After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[~~27 Church Street\|~~27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[~~Workshop\|~~Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.		After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.

	After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an ~~[[occupational therapist\|~~occupational therapist]] in the crafts program. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>		After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an occupational therapist in the [[Scholfield Memorial Workshop\|crafts program]]. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>

	Her art was often inspired by Saranac Lake: fawns, rhododendrons, pine trees and woodsy bouquets. She also loved art nouveau and oriental imagery.		Her art was often inspired by Saranac Lake: fawns, rhododendrons, pine trees and woodsy bouquets. She also loved art nouveau and oriental imagery.

	Mrs. Blanchet also used to do poems and portraits of some of the doctors. Her granddaughter thinks she continued living in Saranac until about 1944 when she married [[~~John J. Connors\|~~John J. Connors]]. She and John moved to Albany, New York, then to Coconut Grove, Florida, and retired at the Elizabeth Carleton House in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Her work at the retirement home was similar to what she had done at the Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild - organizing craft activities.		Mrs. Blanchet also used to do poems and portraits of some of the doctors. Her granddaughter thinks she continued living in Saranac until about 1944 when she married [[John J. Connors]]. She and John moved to Albany, New York, then to Coconut Grove, Florida, and retired at the Elizabeth Carleton House in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Her work at the retirement home was similar to what she had done at the Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild - organizing craft activities.

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	'''Children:''' [[Gray Blanchet\|Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[David Blanchet\|David Blanchet]], [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.		'''Children:''' [[Gray Blanchet\|Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[David Blanchet\|David Blanchet]], [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.

	'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[~~Trudeau Sanatorium\|~~Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[cousining\|cousining]]).		'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[cousining\|cousining]]).

	She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.		She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.

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	She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.		She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.

	After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[27 Church Street\|27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[Workshop\|Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.		After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[27 Church Street\|27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[Workshop\|Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.

	After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an [[occupational therapist\|occupational therapist]] in the crafts program. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>		After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an [[occupational therapist\|occupational therapist]] in the crafts program. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>
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	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]		[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

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	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]] [[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]] [[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

			[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]

			[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

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	When it we find, lets bring it forth<br>Most gallant o courageous<br>And trust our friends to keep it dark<br>No matter how outrageous!		When it we find, lets bring it forth<br>Most gallant o courageous<br>And trust our friends to keep it dark<br>No matter how outrageous!

	~~''''''~~[[Charles_C._Trembley\|Trembley ]]		[[Charles_C._Trembley\|Trembley ]]

	Let “Cheerful Charlie” start us off!<br>We know him for a mixer<br>Good fellowship, sports, all things gay<br>A very nifty fixer.		Let “Cheerful Charlie” start us off!<br>We know him for a mixer<br>Good fellowship, sports, all things gay<br>A very nifty fixer.
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	What’s underneath this exterior?<br>To guess we’re at a loss. <br>We wonder what you really long to be –<br>Now Charlie, come across! –		What’s underneath this exterior?<br>To guess we’re at a loss. <br>We wonder what you really long to be –<br>Now Charlie, come across! –

	~~''''''~~[[Hugh M. Kinghorn\|Kinghorn]]		[[Hugh M. Kinghorn\|Kinghorn]]

	We call you “Cautious Hughie,”<br>And affectionately claim<br>You’d never do a reckless deed,<br>Nor give us cause for shame.		We call you “Cautious Hughie,”<br>And affectionately claim<br>You’d never do a reckless deed,<br>Nor give us cause for shame.
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	Now here’s your chance to show us up,<br>And for your stainless past atone,<br>By confessing to a mad desire to<br>Play the saxophone!		Now here’s your chance to show us up,<br>And for your stainless past atone,<br>By confessing to a mad desire to<br>Play the saxophone!

	~~''''''~~[[Francis Berger Trudeau\|Trudeau ]]		[[Francis Berger Trudeau\|Trudeau ]]

	A merry soul is Francis here,<br>With manner all robustious<br>A ready smile and friendly cheer<br>And laughter quite combustious		A merry soul is Francis here,<br>With manner all robustious<br>A ready smile and friendly cheer<br>And laughter quite combustious
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	Is a repression lurking here?<br>We’ve got to have a showdown<br>It’s up to you to make things clear,<br>Come Francis, what’s the lowdown?		Is a repression lurking here?<br>We’ve got to have a showdown<br>It’s up to you to make things clear,<br>Come Francis, what’s the lowdown?

	~~''''''~~[[Fred H. Heise\|Heise]]		[[Fred H. Heise\|Heise]]

	So grave and stern your manner,<br>Re-spec-ta-bil-i-tee<br>Is shown in all your mien,<br>But underneath we see		So grave and stern your manner,<br>Re-spec-ta-bil-i-tee<br>Is shown in all your mien,<br>But underneath we see
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	A glimpse of hardy buccaneer<br>Or pirate fierce, perchance.<br>Oh tell us of this knave in you<br>A-fighting for romance!		A glimpse of hardy buccaneer<br>Or pirate fierce, perchance.<br>Oh tell us of this knave in you<br>A-fighting for romance!

	~~''''''~~[[Harry Bray\|Bray]]		[[Harry Bray\|Bray]]

	Oh Harry, Handsome Harry,<br>Why let an unkind fate<br>Make you a lonely bachelor,<br>Imprisoned by the state?		Oh Harry, Handsome Harry,<br>Why let an unkind fate<br>Make you a lonely bachelor,<br>Imprisoned by the state?
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	P’raps a wicked nurse told you in childhood<br>Of the moth’s encounter with the flame.<br>But never even hinted that<br>He liked it just the same!		P’raps a wicked nurse told you in childhood<br>Of the moth’s encounter with the flame.<br>But never even hinted that<br>He liked it just the same!

	~~''''''~~[[Edward R. Baldwin\|Baldwin]]		[[Edward R. Baldwin\|Baldwin]]

	Your head in books is buried –<br>Thoughts are most profound.<br>But we wonder what is happening<br>Down deep in buried ground.		Your head in books is buried –<br>Thoughts are most profound.<br>But we wonder what is happening<br>Down deep in buried ground.
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	Are you longing to play hookey,<br>And hunt or fish or browse,<br>Or would you rather just<br>Bust loose and then carouse?		Are you longing to play hookey,<br>And hunt or fish or browse,<br>Or would you rather just<br>Bust loose and then carouse?

	~~''''''~~[[Edward Packard\|Packard]]		[[Edward Packard\|Packard]]

	Your gentle personality,<br>With qualities so winning,<br>Would not be harmed a single bit,<br>By just a little sinning –		Your gentle personality,<br>With qualities so winning,<br>Would not be harmed a single bit,<br>By just a little sinning –
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	If you’d have a fling at high finance,<br>And a bootlegging go,<br>It’s quite all right with us, dear Ned,<br>The world will never know! –		If you’d have a fling at high finance,<br>And a bootlegging go,<br>It’s quite all right with us, dear Ned,<br>The world will never know! –

	~~''''''~~[[John A. Munroe\|Munroe]]		[[John A. Munroe\|Munroe]]

	With dignity you face the world,<br>And hold a bit aloof,<br>We’d like to burrow under here,<br>We yearn to know the truth:		With dignity you face the world,<br>And hold a bit aloof,<br>We’d like to burrow under here,<br>We yearn to know the truth:
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	A dashing cavalier we spy,<br>His rapier a-polishing<br>With lusty oath and fiery eye,<br>His enemy demolishing!		A dashing cavalier we spy,<br>His rapier a-polishing<br>With lusty oath and fiery eye,<br>His enemy demolishing!

	~~''''''~~[[Lawrason Brown\|Brown]]		[[Lawrason Brown\|Brown]]

	At home, abroad, your knowledge<br>Has won us great renown,<br>But just this once Oh Lawrie,<br>Let your bars discreetly down!		At home, abroad, your knowledge<br>Has won us great renown,<br>But just this once Oh Lawrie,<br>Let your bars discreetly down!
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	We’d gladly hear a juicy bit,<br>And treasure longings ghoulish –<br>Please humor us a bit,<br>And dig up something foolish!		We’d gladly hear a juicy bit,<br>And treasure longings ghoulish –<br>Please humor us a bit,<br>And dig up something foolish!

	~~''''''~~[[Leroy Upson Gardner\|Gardner]]		[[Leroy Upson Gardner\|Gardner]]

	Has work for sick humanity,<br>That fills your life with joy<br>Displaced the secret yearnings<br>You dreamed of as a boy?		Has work for sick humanity,<br>That fills your life with joy<br>Displaced the secret yearnings<br>You dreamed of as a boy?
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	Is a tight grip on that old pipe<br>Still necessary quite,<br>To keep the jester and the clown<br>From coming into sight?		Is a tight grip on that old pipe<br>Still necessary quite,<br>To keep the jester and the clown<br>From coming into sight?

	~~''''''~~[[Woods Price\|Price]]		[[Woods Price\|Price]]

	We know you know your onions,<br>A bonny charming bird<br>An easy gracious manner,<br>And ‘sex appeal’ – my word!		We know you know your onions,<br>A bonny charming bird<br>An easy gracious manner,<br>And ‘sex appeal’ – my word!
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	But Woodsie, have a heart<br>And justify the rhyme –<br>So fastidious a gentleman,<br>Should harbour gorgeous crime!		But Woodsie, have a heart<br>And justify the rhyme –<br>So fastidious a gentleman,<br>Should harbour gorgeous crime!

	~~''''''~~[[Sidney Blanchet\|Blanchet ]]		[[Sidney Blanchet\|Blanchet ]]

	When Sid’s abroad and on the job,<br>A-peddling of his gas<sup>1</sup><br>He seems a steady British lad,<br>But oh alack, alas!		When Sid’s abroad and on the job,<br>A-peddling of his gas<sup>1</sup><br>He seems a steady British lad,<br>But oh alack, alas!

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	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]] [[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]] [[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]] [[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]] [[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

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	1. Ticonderoga Sentinel, September 4, 1941		1. Ticonderoga Sentinel, September 4, 1941

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	1. Ticonderoga Sentinel, September 4, 1941		1. Ticonderoga Sentinel, September 4, 1941

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	[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|thumb\|Mildred Blanchet]]		[[File:Mildred McMaster Blanchet.png\|right\|thumb\|Mildred Blanchet]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|\|thumb\|500px\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	'''Born:''' July 27, 1885		'''Born:''' July 27, 1885
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	3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.		3) Dr. Blanchet was Canadian; his father was French speaking, and his mother was English speaking.

			[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet ~~drawing of faun Meg has it small~~.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's ~~drawing~~ of ~~a fawn~~ ]]		[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

	[[File:~~Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by~~ Mildred Blanchet ~~1933~~.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's ~~bas relief~~ of ~~her son Jeremy~~ ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]

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	'''Children:''' [[Gray Blanchet\|Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[David Blanchet\|David Blanchet]], [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.		'''Children:''' [[Gray Blanchet\|Gray Blanchet]], Dr. [[David Blanchet\|David Blanchet]], [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy Blanchet]], PhD.

	'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[~~Trudeau Sanatorium\|~~Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[cousining\|cousining]]).		'''Mildred Joy McMaster Blanchet''' was an artist and craftswoman who met her husband, Dr. Sidney Blanchet when they were both tuberculous patients at the [[Trudeau Sanatorium]] (see [[cousining\|cousining]]).

	She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.		She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.

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	She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.		She was born in the lumbering town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Scotch Irish immigrant Hugh McMaster, and [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena Gray]], a Maine frontierswoman. When she was about 16 they moved to Washington, D.C. After her father suffered a stroke they moved to Dayton, Ohio and then Chicago, where she went to art school.

	After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[27 Church Street\|27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[Workshop\|Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.		After her recovery from tuberculosis, the death of her father, and marriage to Dr. Blanchet she moved to [[27 Church Street\|27 Church Street]] (now 49 Church Street). In the first years much of her time was spent taking care of her invalid mother. She also worked both in the [[Workshop\|Workshop]] and also at the [[Saranac Lake Study and Craft Guild\|Craft Guild]]. She apparently created the harlequin girl logo for an early [[Winter Carnival]] sometime in about 1913. Another of her possible works is an artist's watercolor sketch in brilliant orange and blue, unsigned, of a lady bug, c. 1917. Mildred was a talented painter and she worked in a variety of mediums from watercolors, bas relief, pencil and oils to painting furniture.

	After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an [[occupational therapist\|occupational therapist]] in the crafts program. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>		After her husband Sidney’s death she went to work and live at the Trudeau Sanatorium with her youngest son [[Jeremy Blanchet\|Jeremy]] as an [[occupational therapist\|occupational therapist]] in the crafts program. She encouraged people to use their leisure to do things with their hands. She got men knitting. She made designs for hooked rugs and did crewel work or hand embroidery. She was one of the judges for a Craft Guild art contest in September 1941.<sup>1</sup>
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	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

	[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]		[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

	[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

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	[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]] [[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]] [[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]] [[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]		[[File:Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet and her mother Phylena McMaster, in the wheelchair. [[Phylena McMaster\|Phylena]] was not a tuberculosis patient, she had rheumatoid arthritis. ]]

			[[File:1913 Winter Carnival Program.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1913 [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]] parade program cover by Mildred Blanchet ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet's poem.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Artwork and verse for her husband, part of a set of verses, one for each doctor at Trudeau Sanatorium ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Mistress Mary small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's design probably done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - rhododendrons small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - Deco abstract small.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchets wallpaper designs for a company in NYC Shelby has them - polo players small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's wallpaper designs done for a NYC design company ]]

			[[File:Mildred Blanchet drawing of faun Meg has it small.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's drawing of a fawn ]]

			[[File:Jeremy Blanchet bas relief made by Mildred Blanchet 1933.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Mildred Blanchet's bas relief of her son Jeremy ]]

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