tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409767103730656103.post6362509928910468337..comments2024-03-27T08:42:41.206-04:00Comments on MENASHA: Charles R. SmithDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664440283442109379noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409767103730656103.post-20737547435693746412023-04-24T16:20:27.445-04:002023-04-24T16:20:27.445-04:00That Mrs. Smith never acknowledge the honor is lik...That Mrs. Smith never acknowledge the honor is likely because the story is apocryphal. The Second Boer War and the Siege of Ladysmith was underway at the time this story came out in the press. Ladies' hats were being produced under the name Ladysmith, and cities in Virginia, Canada, and New South Wales were being named in recognition of the British victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com