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> VOE. XVI?NO~3l Infantile Paralysis At Tuskegee Instit Tuskegee, Ala., Jan. 13?Tuske k gee Institute spreads its protecting C., wings in the welfare work among the Negroes of America. Through a grant of the Nation/1 Foundation for Infantile Paralysis a model hospital for the study and treatment 0f infantile paralysis to J day has been erected and will be dedicated on January 15. No ordinary structure is th'" artistjc building. Kach block of stone, eachLbrigk and tile has been flfciid by the" kindly hands of Tun i kegec students and Negro craftsmen. They know they More build^ ixig for the fiitnrt. of their rnci f Theirs was an inspired labor of i love. From thirs infantile paralysis center, in the heart of the deep South, will e0 Negro doctors an ', nurses trained to fight infantile paralysis. They will return to the crowded Negro districts of New York, Chicago, Detroit and other cities and to the rural sections of th(> South equipped with everything medical science can provide to combat the "ravages 0f the mysterious diseasf which has taken such a toll among Negro children, leaving thousand* with twisted bodies, withered limb ancfrleformed hands and feet. Said Dr. F. D. Patterson, President of Tuskegee: "The Neerro Deorile of America are "happy for the opporrunity which the infantile paralysis cen ter will provide not only^fo^ the restoration of young bodies afflicted with ^this dreadful malady but also because of the unique opportunity for training doctors and nurses who will in turn cornh't this dreadful disease on a nationwide basis. "It has been a" especial pleasure f'<r Tuskegee Institute not only to . .- (. share >n?tho benefits that shall " come from the work of the .Ccnte j but to have shared in the construction of the building." The hospital was made possible ^ by a grant of $161,350. It was authorized under the direction of Basil O'Connor, President .of th< foundation, and the foundation trustees, after long study of the problem in "^cooperation with Dr Patterson. Tuskegee was selected because it is devoted to the welfare of Negroes and because a brilliant surgebif Dr. John W. Chenault, is di \ rector of the orthopedic work. , Dr. Chenault will be hi charge J of the training of Negro doctors and surgeons in orthopedic work the training of orthopedic nurse and the training of physiotherap ists. He said: t "The establishment of the Tus k.egee Institute Infantile Paralysis Center is one of the important milestones in the progress of medical endeavor in the South. The far reaching influences of this Center are not limited by race creed or color because the true spirit ~of medicine recognizes no such barriers in service to humanity. . "In our struggle against infan?. "tile paralysis a center for research and training of workers, such as this one we have through the generosity of the National Foundation for Infantile Parlysis, is indeed a momentous step. Those of us wh0 are associated with the Center fully realize the wonderful opportunity for service presented us and we unhestitatingly pledge our up. most efforts." It is interesting to note that Dr. - Chenault is one of the two noted Negro orthopedic surgeons in the United States. Born in Sheridan Wyoming and graduated in Medicine from the University of MinBaptists Meet The Executive Board of the Baptist Missionary and Education al convention of South Carolina, held its annual meeting in Starks Library, Benedict College, Columbia, S. C., January 8, 1941. After drafting the program for the annual session to be held with the Friendship Baptist church, Aiken, Dr. M. M. Peace, pastor the first Wednesday in May, and resolutions of regret at the passing of iDr. L. K. Williams, late president pf the National Baptist Convention U. S, A. Inc., the board unanimously proposed that Dr. H H. Butler, president of the South Carolina State convention be nominated for the office of president as successor to Dr. Williams. A committee was named to work to carry ttte largest delegation to Cleveland in September and to contact South Carolinians over the nation to rally to the support of our nresident. A business sren ius, capable executive, a parliamentarian, Christian brother and _a piiblic leader whom the breath of scandal has never touched. A man who will lend dignity to any office he is elected to fill. South Carolina is behind H. H. Butler to the man. A committer was named to investigate the rumors of alleged racketeering and exploitation of Negro laborers by I^abor Unions with power' to protest to the proper authorities if any truth was 1 - I ' Hospital Dedicated g ute January 15th | nesota, D r. Chenaufi scfcurtid special training at the University ni of Chicago and th<; University of t; Iowa. it Through the Julius. Rosenwald F Fund of Chicago, Dr. Chenault j; was sent to Tuskegee to work among - crippled Negro children ?| and, despite many obstacles, sue 0| ceeded beyond all expectations. tl Here was a man who never had s: been south but who went into tlu w heart of the black belt and irs en j, thusiastic over his work. c< * The hospital, nucleus of a great 0i I1<?i'ntor Iv.i g H / ;? nti /' i t v of thirty beds. Various types of I infanWe piuralysis cases amotig ,? Neeroos will be treated there. a John A. Andrew Memorial Hos- -p pital which for many years ha ft been doing splendid work, and which has gained nationwide fame because of the annual clinics held d( there for Negro doctors. el Plans for the hospital were pre- ni pared by Mr. George I). Washing* S ton, director of the school of me' Ii Ohanical industries at Tusketree, ?; and Mr. Lours Fry, head of the u division of architecture. They in- (>| spected the facilities at Warn; fj Springs, Georgia and the noted |ii Crippled (Children's Hospital at p< Denver. They prepared specifi- i(: cations for a hospital which ranks n as one of the finest infantile pa fi ralysis institutions in the entii -j country. The plans were accepted o by the Foundation, with CalVin ni McKissack, superintendent of con U struction, and ground was broker, ;>j last January 12. v< It was deckled insofar as possibl" L.;! to use Tuskegee students from th,> S| various trade schools" in the build p. ing construction. All of the highly n complicated electrical installation a, was done entirely by students. No- p( ->io wnrkmpp from Tuskpcoe an other nearby places were assignei ,v to various tasks and were as do- ()j voted as the students in their la- i bor. . >{ True indeed in this case is the inscription carved in the magnifi' ^ cent monument to Hooker T. Wash j ington, founder of Tuskegee, which stands close by this new building J, of mercy: r "We shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify, labor." * Dr. M. O. Bousfield of Chicago director for Negro Help of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, praising ^ the new hospital said: "A highly important part of the ; program at Tuskegee will be the training of Negro physicians undei Dr. Chenault. At the same time. 7 however, an educational program should be.projected among colored , people to show them the possibilities of corrective surgery in crip ?J] plin? conditions. . "In a great many places in the f, 1 South colored orthopedic cases arc operated on in white hospitals then carted out and sent homo 'V without receiving the equally im tl nnrtnnt after-care. "This unit at Tuskegee shoulc in nQ sense be considered a loca' 'l hospital. It should receive case from all over ttuT South where fa 01 cilities are otherwise unavailable.' S1 Funds for construction of tin hospital were made possible by tin "Fight Infantile Paralysis" can , paigns. To carry this fight more a number of citres and communities ^ contVibutions are needed and jr Neeroes have joined the 1941 campaign now opening. They will par- _ ticipate wholeheartedly in the 11 "March of Dimes" and in celebrat- -r ions" which will reach their climax * on January 30, President Roose J velt's 59th birthday. found in these rumors. w Another committee was named i] to draft a program pf visitation B to the colleges of the state by a I minister under the auspices of the \\ Baptist State convention whose C business it would be to give spiritual advice to the students in general and Baptist students in particular and to find out of what assistance Baptists could be in helping them reach their life's ambitions. il: According to a statement made si by the Drive Director ^Baptists w have raised for Morris college since September 1039 from all J' sources upwards of tweniy thous- c.l and dollars ($20,000), irv* drives and through associations and con- '> ventions. m The next rally at the college tc will be held February 27, 1941. This rally will be called "MORRIS . COLLEGE GIDEON'S RALLY" 300 churches are asked to send ^ ?c/va. inn : l'( fu.w, ouv missiuimry societies are , asked to send $4.00. 300 Sunday ' schools are asked to send $3.00; V 300 B.Y.P.U's. are asked to send . $2.00; 300 preachers are asked to . send $1.00 and 300 laymen are ' asked to send $1.00. ^ P Each pastor is asked to report for every auxiliary in his church. (| We want 300 choirs, usher boards Deaconess boards, Pulpit Aid clubs jj Willing Workers clubs, Helps and ^ Aid clubs and every other church auxiliary to report $2.00 each. G. GOINGS DANIELS, & In Drive Director, ei ffelll <>, . L colFm in A. sol )elta Sigma Theta 1 or'ority Sponsored broadcast * M Columbia, S. ('.? lb-la l'ctu \ ia, local graduate chapter of Del ; t Si'gniu Theta sorority. launched s 'niid-winter activities with a ( ou odors' Day program, Jafiuary i 5, in a radio broadcast. . j .Mis.i ('. Kdna Adams. pnsid^at , F the chapter, nave the history ( f the sorority and in outlining le program of the year's work ibl, "'being a group conceived j ith the aim of becoming a useful ( istrument in the betterment , ot mditions in our .country, it i; il v befitting that Delta Si It in a ; beta - shollltl Step l'uvward ake her contribution In ,lilt' |H"J ~ i-iini oT National DelVimc." ^ii.1 ~ ilvoeaTed a concerted project ' 'llivh?chapters?of?1 >eltu?Sigma- -j heta in South Carolina could t >ster In a state-wide program. ^ Mrs. Alma G. ^otts, vicc-presi- 1 >nt of the chapter, very ably dix. t issod the. theme. "The Negro \\' < c inn and the" National Defense." 1 he said, "with the advent of th<> ulustrial Revolution woman \\;ns f itapulted jnt?? the -economic- world- -I - ah associate and a competi'toi ;i f man. With the praiVt of the ' anchise, woman entcied the poti.al arena, Concomitant \\ Uh.he! ilitical and economic emaneipat c m, came the liberation ?>f tiie J tolled. Vet'.there are many win 1 e shy of women with Mens and } ews." In defininc the National 1 efense, Mrs. Potts said, "it t eans more than billions t,i do!- :i lis for. munitions bank ship-;. " re raff; tile n arshallir.jr of H'n ' nunc manhood into trainftij? r inipft. bv a "^Selective Draft: the ' iceding tip of prdduetion. cxmsi'on of output, rise in lni.-ines-< idiees.* It is recognition of and , i appreciation of iTie fact TTiTTt >r all the . exi'sting ino<]hnliti< s ' er are" as Ne.'i'oes. tin- Its' of linority anywhere oil fTTn ia " the earth," Further spcakim: ie suggested the things worthy defense are, "freedom of .speed' nd expression, freedom of wov. lip. freedom from want. iterator, the essential freedoms" ?!:s.-u* I hy the I'lesidynt of the I'nited tates in I is report t-> the ^TTth ' on cress." Ultimately the Nejrro wnnw::' sponsihility should consist in sheddinar that apathv thvH I'm I'ton shrouds the r:i,e and th t. x. She mist not attempt sinirle- , itndcd to riirht the ills of the orld. hut. with other like-minded idividinls of whatever sex. ra < | r creed, slie should seek so.m?* me solution of these perplexies. She shot Id note, puldjeixc nl try to remedy those defectour econo-i ir and social or "As a tearnor : ' s'i ? Id ireful to mould y.ouiijr m'inds in- ; i a pattern that will make them ht ee men. "As a mother she" must real1'?-- ; lat sin* is the chief enstouu-.n o! \ le health and personality '??i un i U'V.. ."As an industrial woiTur. in any base of the defense program, le should strive for a maxima n > f effiicone.v in her particulai [ legalization. "Ki'nally, as woman, aim if tinois6 should eoine. she must crimp and save and nur-o and tl.v herself not for "/lory, hair a better worhh" Irs. Anna Dart Green Mineral Rites Held it Orangeburg, S. C. 1 Orangeburg, S. C.?The funeral ites- of Mrs. Anna Hart Green, ho divd here January 7, 1911, at fie home of her daughter. Mrs < essie Burgess, wife of PiotYsso: * r? t? ...?7~ V VI onn i*. mirjress, ., wtie nem m filliams . Chapel A.M. K. church ranpehurf*. January 'J, 1011. 0 ' Mrs. Green was at fectionatelv nown as American Mother Nun i'V One. because she shated the ive, care and protection she pave 1 ? the direct membVrs of hpr faiily, wjth many other'childreh whom ic adopted and many adults to horn she willingly cave of lie; i leans and deyotion. She was n ivout member of the A. M. K t lurch, loved its pwnciplw-tBnd 'joiced in the fact that her fath- ' .was one of the founders of Km anuel A. M. K. chiwen, Charles- ' m, 'South Carolina. I Anna Dart Green, tjjo daughter ] Rev. James F. Dart and Mar- ,] a ret Cook Dart, was born and | >ared in Charleston, S. C. lie: r jsband*. Nelson J. Green, passed j ,, i to the Great Beyond about | , lirty-eipht years ago. .Mrs. Gree.p f ad four children, two of whom , ed in infancy. son. prominent rofessor at Wvlberforce Cniversi r, died four years apo. She is survived by a devoted an filter anil ?nn.m.liiw nd John P. Burtress, aj sister, [enerietta TWfiic^om' grandson ruce IT. Green. one adopted luirhtor, Alice Oston, two fostel rent-grand childretn, Betty and < larion Johnston, a brother-in- ! w? Thomas' TV. McGill, and sev- < al nieces and nephews. i w elf i ':TH;CrAROLINA, SATL'RD. f>hillis Wheatley Ass< V11 ii tiet h A n n i v ersar; The Hoard* of Trustees and th i'oluntoers of The Phyllis Wheat ey association, numbering 12' eadeis, will open the Thirtietl \nniveisary Celebration on Thur Jay, January 1G at The Philli: iWieatley Association in Cleve and, Ohio.An Interracial Fellow ?hi[> dinner will take place a 1:15 P.M. and is given for th nomhers and friends of the asso nation. Hishop and Mrs. iRober E. Jones, of. the Louisiana dis rict. will be the guests of hono ni this occasion, lfishop Jone: vill sneak to the public in the aud torium at 8 o'clock in his usua nanner oi lilting uie heople OU f the valley into trie KiUjjdOIll TT ncial action. The Sutphen Schoo >f Music and the Health Educa Prilling story of "The Cultura ?rowtn oi Plantation Life in th< Southland*'. The famous Madriral Chorus of the Sutphen Schoo if Music will' take the leading >art in the musical presentation In 11)11 Jane E. Hunter and i 'c\v working? girls started Th< 'hillis Wheat ley association wit! i nickel and a prayer. With this tumble beginning the institutior uis reached on an average ol >000 girls, women, and employrs each year and has touched the souls of more than 30.000 wh< iave used the facilities of Phillii .Vheatley association and joined ts association. This1 celebratior yill continue through the spring ind will climax with the dedicaien. Davis Ordered To Fort Riley Tiie War Department announcer o lay the assignment of Brigadiei h-iuaal Benjamin (>. Davis to the it'i C.- Cory Brigade at Fort Riley Cu>:is. IIis- brigade will be eorrp -r?-4?the?04-h?a+h?1 n t g;?Regiii. ni; < f Ci.vairy. lie is at present n duly wiin the National Guard a New York City. General Davis in 1P3.8 becann :i.-t i in li-r and Commanding Ofnt' i lie 3'-.H i Inl'antaWf' whi'-h . s eonverted feeently into tnc c'i'th Coast Artillery, an antiair i? v ii'KniK'iH ui '.in.- .m*\y Kirn . . 11 ti 1 (ittard. (.enornl Davis is a native oi >nshington. D. U. lie entered th< .n'VCary"Service as u first lieucnanl of Infantry during the Wai t :tli -Spain'. He was mustered out 11 March, liSit'.t. and three months f? i r enlisted as a private in the lobular -Army, ile was commisn-ii. ii a second lietenant of Caval > in t!i(j Legulai: Army in Feba?v. liml. (leneial Davis* early service in j.'.k'I a fo. r-ycar tour as I'rofesor of Military Science and Tae:c - at \Vill?erforce University and tree years as Military Attache it Moniovia. Liberia. After bordei aitiol duty in li'15 he returned to V i!hi'rfoive University. During the Ah i! j War he served as supply Dicet of t: e Pth Cavalrv. on dutv n the Philippine Islands. Fnllov .ng tiic war General Davis served l*i i'? r years a,t Tuskegec nstitute. then l'ive as an instruct >r with the Ohio National (iuard ijj.- post-war activities included ewra! tips t-? Kurope on dut> :,;h l!a I' ,-,'t i.e. ge of War .Moth - a:i.t \\ i.hev.-.. For this worl .e- received forma} comm.endatioi troiu the Secretary of War atv The On.rlerninstor General. Negro I)iv. Boy Seoul Council to Meet The t.rst annual meeting of tin N'ec ro J tivisior of the local Boj -Tout Council will be hold at thi Carver .Junior high school audits': i.m Tuesday flight. January ' 1 at TSlOdVIock. At this meeting the following ( )? < of husfness will be taken up Mil The induction of the mem >< >< of the council. t J) Presentation of charters t< he troops pi our district. = CD The forming of mothers' I libs. i t-.-v ? i mi? inci'iui^ HI <n >ffic!a1 capacity. will bo tbo dihect >r of t!io iiv.tri racial division ol oi"it incr. The followin'j- is a list of com nitteos and their chairmen: Organization and Extension ?earj?oant Johnson; LofFdersbi^: rrainintv iSlf. Harry Goodwin; finance. M\/>Henry "Jack"- Wil iatns; ('ani)iin'tt and Activities, Mr !,. I )icksij3tL Advancement, Dr ). K. JenkinSr*Health and Safety )r*-0. J. Champion; Court of Hon>r. Dr. II. \V. Mance; Scout Comnis-ionor. Mr. Harry B. Rutherbid; General Chairman. Supervis>r A. Johnson. Tho public is cordially invitee i he present at this first annual neet,ing. K. Ft Sweat. Secretary Scout masters' Round Table PERSONAL MENTION .Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Rentor spe'rt the Ghristmas holidays ir f'nyannah, Georgia as the guest' if Mr. Benton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bacon. ? C? ?ti . * : A Y^J ANU A K Y 18 1941 Dciation to Celebrate y Beginning Jan. lbth ej tion early in July, of the- ,new - camp site of 2'Wj acres which bus 0 cost close to $4<i,000 with Its beau h tiful administration building and 3 lake, s i , ? ! MRS. JANE HUNTER Phillis Wheatley association has i been an inspiration to thousands J of people and in nine different cit3 ies has fostered the opening of 1 similar branches. We are expecti jng friends from far'and near at ; the dedication of the camp which will be announced later. .Congaree Medic and Woman's Auxiliary i Entertained The Congareo Medical Society ! and the Woman's Auxiliary were entertained at the home of Dr. and r Mr*.-Hr-D. Monteith at the regular --monthly meeting January t*. 1PD { The officers elected to serve foi I the ensueing vea* were installed by Dr. U.K. Jenkins, who charged , ,.rw.n ..ere. :?>- > - - v?.v.. ?i i i ivy i Willi ll|S UUllCS ant; the keen responsibilities resting upon eaeh officer to make 'ti.'.s year one of profit to the society. Dr. Frank B. Johnson, in taking , over the office as president of the society, outlined a program for the year's work. . The business of the society Was followed by an address by Mr. S. Tanner Stafford, superintendent of the Good Samaritan-Waverly Hosi pital. Mr. Stafford addressed 4.he i society and the Woman's Auxiliary on ^Medical Social Work.'' fhe address was well received by the group. The February meeting of the Congaiee Medical Society will be held at the home of Dr. an I Mrs. II. P. Pride. Thomas J. Anderson Laid to Rest Mr. Thomas .T. Anderson, a native of Laurens. S. C\. who had made his home in, Columbia fo ; the past 12 years, died last Monday. January t>, after*a short illness. His passing: came as a distinct shock to his many friends, both white and colored. His funeral was held Thursday January bth. at 11 o clock, at - Second Calvary Baptfst church. ; Rev. Charles Brown, pastor, ofi ficiated, and accompanied the family to Laurens, where' Mr. Anderson was buried by the side of his father, the late Sir. Edward Andl erson. ^ He attended State College. Hr was employed at the Jefferson Hotel, this city for about 10 , years and was well thought of by j his employees. He leaves to mourn his passing, a wife, Mrs. Eva Mae IVOyley Anderson; a little daughter. Thomasina D'Oyley Andersonl. two , brothers and a step-mother. Johpson Funeral Home had ; charge of the. funeral arrangements. SOLDIERS FORl'M AT SIDNEY PARK CHURCH Rev. Charles Brown, pastor of Second Calvary Baptist church, dean of the School of Religion : Benedict college was the speaker at the initial program. Very force ' fully his message. Religion, a So| lution to World Programs, chal! longed every individual in the aud 1 ! ience. Chief among the serious .thoughts in his message: There - must be an integration of person: alities. Our dupl personalities j would have live dual lives. Five Points to the Solution of World Problems were: A^good absolute [ God. a cargjul definite evil from which, an agent (power that will carry us), a method (technique) j and courage. Miss Beatrice Brock I of the music department of Book: ev Washington, school, very beautifully rendered an organ solo , | "Pilgrim Chorus from Tannhaus ev". as only an artist can. The next program will be held Sunday, January 20. The Pali metto leader will carry the proI gram. i The public is invited to attend i ! and you will be met with a cor! dip.l welcome. We accept suggesI tions in this program to help in the National Defense Program. t&er f - . PRICK: V Wings Over Jordai Auditorium Sunday I WINGS ( HOIK ONCE j RADIO MANAGKK WORTH KRAMER * Worth Kramer, conductor of "Wings Over Jordan," is a native of Findlay, Ohio, who entered radi0 work while .-till in college. Me ha? resigned his position as" "Projgrarn Director nf-W(JAR. the Columbia network outlet in Cleveland, Ohio, to devote all of his time ^.conducting. arid arranging music for "Wings Over Jordan." While at Ohio Wesley an University, Kramer became a member of the Collegians Trio, which achieved nationwide recognition jr. 1'J.'55 and linn, when "they were heard regularly over the major radio networks. From this experience, the youthful conductor re ceived much valuable training he hind the foutli-'hts and before the microphone. f After tasting the entertainment side of radio. Kramer becanfe, interested in tr>- business operations of this imlu.-try. and for a riumhnr r\f t-nnrc " ? j v.cii g, nas aiiiimicu Willi WGAR in Cleveland.' While with (his station, he rose to the position as Program Director. It was while serving in* this ca pacity tthat W?rth Kramer heard Rev.; Glenn T. Settle, pastor >>1 Gethseniane Baptist church ir Cleveland, request an audition foj his choir. Kramer listened to thf audition, and vvas willing to cooperate with Rev. Settle in th? ^stabli'shnient of M,frtie Negro Hour" ' on .station WGAR. While the choir was being presented tc a Cleveland audhfnbe, Kramer be came very much interested in theii work, and made several spiritua" arrangements for.their use. Late in lP.'lT, he was responsible for bringing the group to the attention of tiie Columbia Broadcast4'ig System, through Dr. Sterling Fisher, educational director of that network. On January P, 1PP.S, the choir presented their first network prog ram.'and they have been heard each Sunday morning since thai time. Originallv. Kramer was interest. | i'd in th program merely as a hold jby. He h:t.I U-ivnu- w-fll-kii 'vmi rr Cleveland circles. ami found much of interest in Negro spiritfiuA.s, which he believes, after thorough study and research, to he the only true form of early American music. As a-result. <>t" tr.is interest in Negr0 music, lie has written several spirituals, and has been re sponsible for the collection, in book form, of a number of selection* which the "Wings Over Jordan' choir has brought to the attention of its nationwide audience. He has als(, placed the melodies of severa' spirituals on paper for the first Time in their history. This work has caused Kramer to lie recognized as i.no of the . :tstandjr.g interpreters of Negro spirituals in America today. Through the "Wings Over Jordan" pro .'ram,' Kramer has ably demonstrated what can Ik- accom-' j pi is hod with a knowledge of music nn the part-iof the director. and an inborn desire to sin*? on the part of.the choir, l/ruier his cap | able musical leadership. "Wings | Over Jordan." in addition to .ofI ferine a portrayal .of the better side of Negro life. has. through -its-concert tours, risen to the position as the hipho.-'t mail (baling:. sustaining: radio urogram on the networks of the Cvhimbhft Broadcasting System. Out 0f college less than ten years. Kramer has established himself in one of the leading businesses in the country, and rs now do voting: hks attention tit educational and musical activities, with the intention of interpreting: Negro spirituals t-> whrte and Negro audiences. His work has been recog nized as outstanding by race and radio leaders. He is-believed t(> be the'only white director in America to take such an interest in, and to accomplish sucR outstanding appreciation for. No pro music. Under the guidance of its originator, Rev. Glenn T. Settle, and conducted by Worth Kramer, "Wings Over Jordan" has presented over 200 concerts in the principal cities of the eastern and southern portions of the country during the past two j : years. ' I \ TVE CENTS PER~COPY~~ i at Township f Jan. 19?3 p.m. WIM.S ( HOIK FOUNDER M'l'K \KS WITH GKOI F -? K-LY. GLENN Tt SETTLE Reverend Glenn T. Settle, orig mator of "Wings Over Jordan" was born in a loir cabin at Reidsville, North Carolina and received , hr? early education in "the state of Pennsylvania. Hi.- family- settled in Uniontown," Penna. where he received his h'hrh school training. and later married Mary Elizabeth Carter. With "his young wife,he came to Cleveland in 1017 and worked as a common laborer until called to the ministry. He prpoared for his vocation by working as a moulder in Cleveland foundries during the day, and attending the Moody Bible Institute at r.ifrht. Wh? n his ctourse was oomph-'. 1. .he became assistant pastor to Rev. Charles H. Crable, of Mount Haven Baptist church :n lev e La no. ' ~ ' ?~ He. supplemented his assistant pastorate with employment at tha ltis?ftt c.-.i n .?C1. vu;ujjany wnere n? was a shipping clerk. In order to gain thif position.- Rev. Settle applied himself t0 the study of metalurpy.and was promoted to superintendent, which post he held until he became pastor of St.,John Baptist church m Painesville, 6hio Some time later. Reverend Settle was transferred to the SeconJ Baptist church- in Elyrja. Ohio, anc it was from that point that he went to -Cleveland as pastor of Gethsemane Baptist church at Eavt J 30th and-Scovill Avenues rn Cleveland in November, .936. Upon bepinninp his duties in* Cleveland, Rev. Settle found that (lethseniane church ~!ha<l a fii^a choir, and, with this knowledge he began working for a "Negri Hour" on one of the Jocal radio stations. In his efforts to obtain an audition, Reverend Settle talked to Mr. Worth Kramer, at that time program director of WGAR in Cleveland, who granted the Geth st-mane choir an audition. Kramer was laudatory in his praise of the group, and immediately scheduled thorn on his station. This was In Inly of 1937. 1 By January of the following year, Kramer had arranged to nave ins group present a series of Sunda\ morning concerts on the Columbia Broadcasting /System This program was launched on Janary and has proven the greatest mail drawing attraction of all Columbia sustaining features During the period ''Wings Over Jordan" has been heard on CBS Rev. Settle has brought many dis- '; tinguished speakers of the Negro race to the microphone, to tell of the accomplishments that [group has made within their race and contributions to the nation. Included among these speakers have been, some of the natron's foremost Negro pastors, educators, and professional men and women. Since "Wings Over Jordan" became a feature of the Columbia network, the choral ensemble ha? given 3ver?200 concerts in principal cities throughout the ,eastern, central, and southern portions of the .uintry. Rev. Settle has arranged 1 most of these dates in response to requests of various church groups throughout the nation, until recent- ^ lv. when he delegated this work t., the Concerts Division. Since the "UMiico llvf-r .Tr?rilr\r>" oVimr Vijm become such a popular feature, Kramer lias resigned his position as program director of \YGAR to devote njl of his time find effort to musical direction and arrangements of spirituals and Negro Folk songs for the chdrus. Reverend Settle has brought the group to a position of national prominence, and, during that time, members of other churches in Cleveland hava replaced somt> of the original Geth- , semane parishioners in the choir. The choir travels from city to city in a modern bus, and housing accomodations are arr&mged by the group which sponsors their appearance in each of the cities they visit. Rev. Settle devotes the major portion of his time to business arrangements for v"'Wing* Over Jordan" and to research into tho songs which they sing, and the writing of the narrations which he reads during each of their stage programs.