NAVA 48

• NAVA 48 Program
• NAVA News no. 223 (Oct. 2014)
• NAVA 48 Photo Gallery

The NAVA 48 Flag:  The flag was designed by Hugh L. Brady, based on designs submitted by members Anthony Burton and Zachary Harden.  The flag was drawn by Jeremy Keith Hammond of Bath, Maine.  It is a heraldic flag, described as Per fess dancetty Or and Purpure, each point ending in a fleur-de-lis, a crescent overall counter-changed.

Meeting flag description from Flag Research Quarterly 11: The Flags of NAVA

Organizing Committee Chair: Charles A. Spain

The Tours

Attendees were given free time to visit Bourbon Street, and the many museums and attractions in the area.

The George Henry Preble Lecture

“An Overview of the Development of the City of New Orleans”, John T. Magill M.A., senior historian and curator of the Historic New Orleans Collection.  Delivered October 3, 2014 at the Counting House, 533 Royal Street, New Orleans. (The address is summarized in NAVA News no. 223 (Oct. 2014) pp. 9–10)

The Presentations

• The Flag at Prospect Hill: A Response to Byron DeLear – Peter A. Ansoff, Virginia.
• Flags and Apps: A Journey into Technology – Maikel Arista-Salado, Florida.
• A Discussion of Hanging Flags at an Angle and the Degree to Which the Flag Unfurls – Xing Fei Ph.D., China.
• The Phenomenon of Flag Homes: Musings on Meanings – Scot M. Guenter Ph.D., California.
• The Royal Standard of George III: Mad King or Father of Flags? – Kevin Harrington M.A.(T.), Ontario.
• A New Look at Flag Design – John M. Hartvigsen, Utah.
• New Slaves: Hip-Hop Appropriations of the Confederate Flag – Kenneth J. Hartvigsen Ph.D., Utah.
• Flag Proportions: Thoughts on Flag Families and Artistic Unity Within Display of Multiple Flags – Steven A. Knowlton M.L.I.S., Tennessee.
• Drapo Vodou: “Sacred Standards of Haitian Vodou” – Anne M. Platoff M.S., M.A., California.
• The 20th Anniversary of Flags of the World – Peter A. Loeser, California.
• Evolution of Treatment Options for Battle Flags – Gwen Spicer M.S., Fellow AIC, New York.
• The Usage of Flags in the Wars During the Song Dynasty – Zhao Xingfen, China.

The Whitney Smith Banquet

The Whitney Smith Banquet was held in the Fleur De Lis Room at the Palace Café on Canal Street in the New Orleans French Quarter.  A past president's streamer was introduced and a display of Dr. Smith's personal flag was introduced at the dinner.  Hugh Brady gave the keynote address where he reflected on the progress of the Association since he took office in 2008.  See the NAVA 48 Dinner Program.

Announced Awards and Honors:

• Captain William Driver Award – Scot M. Guenter.
• Kevin Harrington Award – Christoph Bartneck and Adrian Clark.
• Doreen Braverman Award – Dixie Flag Manufacturing Co.— H. P. (Pete) Van de Putte, Jr.
• Presidential Citation – Gustavo Tracchia.

Fiscal Sponsors:

Driver Award: Advertising Flag Co., Bear Flag Museum, CRW Flags, Dixie Flag Mfg. Co., The Flag Guys, The Flag Shop (BC), Herold Flags, Preservation Designs, Six-Sided Simulations.

Attendees (54)