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NY A Negro Ch
From Hyde Pai
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NYA Nigro Mixed Chorus of Phil ly
_ adeluhia on May 11 over the Red _p,
Network of the National Broad- N
~ cusdng company featuring the ap- U
pearanc? of Jijles Bledsoe, world- N
famous baritone, .will highlight the w]
activities of this niusicaj group sj<
which"tJT'now "entering its sixth Sc
year. rj,
This broadcast will originate th
from the Hyde Park home of Pres- ed
ident Roosevelt and will be heard lei
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C> p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving -di
Time. Mrs. Franklin D. Uoose- pt
velt will,speak during tin* broadcast.
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A feature of this program by a>
^ the Ns liotial Youth Administration
will be the performance of Jules In
? 44K >!<?.> "Ode To Amnrum"' fur -uJ
lh,. first time on the air. Mr. Bled be
j -oe. wurld-fanierl Negro b-iiitunc- _1jj
wil sing the solo part of this com- cu
position which he has dedicated to
the President. yu
.The National Youth AdmiristraMorris
College Com- 0
mencement Program C
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Dr. J. P Gurrrck, President of
Morris College,, released today the
commencement program of the
college which begins with the
class day exercises Friday, May
23 in E. D. White Memorial Hall. Y*
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered Sunday May 25, at 4:00 .
p.m. in E. D. White Memorial ?
Hall, by Rev. F. B. Stewart, A.B. ?
B.D., of Spar anburg, S. C. n
A drama titled "The Good Bad 1
Boy" will be presented by the
senor high school class m the college
auditorium on Monday, May fe
26, at 8:15 p.m. rj,
The Trustee Board will meet ^
on Tuesday, May 27. The Alumni
Association will hold its meetI?
ing at 5:00 p.m. A comedy ti- Gi
llpfl "Mothpv-in-T jn\v-Bliipa" will
be presented in the college auditoriurr)
at 8:15 p.m. by the seuior E
college class. The Classes1 ^of
1921,. 1931 and 1941 will have a
"reunion at lOrfH) p.m. ? J ?*
Comrriencement proper will take
place Wednesday- morning, May
28, 10:45. The address to the ^
graduating classes will be delivered
by Dr. H. |M. Moore of Char- ?.n
lotte. N.C. The exercises will be
held in E. D. White Menioral C'(
Hall. st
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w- MRS H. I,. McCROREY th
MOTHER'S DAY SPEAKER as
AT EADSON
ry,
Mrs. H. L. McCrorey of John- M
son C. Smi-th University, Charlotte,
N, C,, will be the jjueat vi
speaker at a Special Mother's Day CI
Service presented by The Men's S?
Ck?t>, a^ l^adson Presbyterianchurch,
Sunday morning, May 11,
IhrSfr o*ctortr.: Mrreftr1hy " "Jtmtnr <U
Choir of Bethel A. M. E. Church. 1C
You are incited to attend this pi
aefvlce, - ? ? J-JT Bi
cc
ual Mu:
WNSH1P AU1
JSlje
orus to Broadc
k May-1 1th
on's Philadelphia Negro Mixed a
lorus %vas organized on April G f
3G, under the direction of Dr. W. 11
ran Witt?Hoxter.?More than oG
egro yAuth, between the t,ges of t
t and 25 who were eligible for rs
YA part-time employment and" ~c
ho expressed an interest in mu..were.assigned-to
the piojeetr >me
of them had previous expe- 1
L'lice in voice culture, however, |
e majority of them were untrain
but wanted the opportunity to |
arn to express themselves in
ng.
As a first stepr the group was ?
icouraged to suggest to the di- j
ctor the songs they wished to i
ng and to make up their own |
ograms., From the material a <
hedule of songs was madp and \
ssons in sight reading were be-r- -j
in to teach the youth to recogze
tunes. Then followed vocal j
erfcises to improve both tone and 1
ntrol of . the- voice. In short LI
mp the group was able to do j
ree and four part singing of j
mpic songs.
Classes Tn music appreciation, ~
story of music and English were i
adually added with some of the
liith advancing to the point j
hire they requested courses in "
armony and Composition and-ini^??
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LAOELPHIA N. Y. A. CHORUS
vitlual training for solo public tJ
rformances. i:
The purposes for the organize- i
r>n of the Choral Project were a
follows: p
1.' To give the youth an oppornity
to learn something w'orth- "
tile , linijt Ihy.lrind nf nin-iir Ihnt
st meets his needs, that makes c
r hotter citiwcivhip. and better J
tnmunity relations.
2. T0 discover and encourage 1>
uth with unusual musical talent | S
>n to Friendship <
ollege, State S. S. & J
?. T. U. Convention
Convention specials:
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Wednesday, July 10th- -Baptist t
ruth Conference " A
Wednesday night?Musical fes n
/al "The Battle of Sorfgs". The n
ymns and Spirituals versus 0
ving and Jazz in the Church? a
r. R. C. Barbour, Nashville, Tenn. (j
lest speaker. <a
Thursday, July 17th-r-Boy.s Con
rence; Girls Institute; Men ?
our.d Table. Women -Clinic?Dr.
A. McFarlan, guest speaker.
Morris College Night?Dr. J.. P.
wrick, guest speaker.
I'nday, MclH'OlCt l OIK1 go I 'I. J. ~
Strrks, guest speaker. o
r
Dr. H.H. Butler, guest of hon:
State Leaders Conference
Field Day and Parade. ?
The School of Methods opens ?
ednesday, in The Youth Confer- *
ice. Outstanding Educators, Regions
Leaders, Civic Workers, ^
immunity Builders and the
ate's best talent are on program g
The whole affair of Religious ^
lucation will be surveyed under o
e most outstanding faculty ever a
sembled. tl
Att.erdr.nc.. Goal 3.000 Finan- s
al Goal, $5,000, for Education, s
issions and Leadership Training fl
Dr. C. Pv Gandy, presdent, Green y
lie; Prof. S. L. Finley, secretary |j
heater; Dynamo Campbell, Cor. il
k?. Anderson, (Write for infor- a
wtion and programs.) p
On tQ Rock Hill, S. C., Wednes- ii
iy, July, 1H41 TTn to Laurenri o
1:15 a.m. for the greatest o
'ogram ever planned by the a
iptista. :
ILUMBIA CI1
sical Pi
DITOR1UM-8
COLUMBIA, J
ast
nd help them t'ouip themaeLveior
employmerit" Th the encertainnent
industry.
.This special Broadcast is under
he general supervision of Mrs.
JeU^ Hunter who has- * distinguish
d record 'in the field of choral
iiusic and who is choral consul
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NELL HUNTER - :'
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ant to the National Youth Administration.
Mrs. Hunter has aranged
four of the numbers which
re to be included on the May 11
rogram.
In addition to Jules Bledsoe's
Ode To America",' the musical
"f th" will inr
lude: "Hold On," "De 01e~Ark's
V-.pioyerfn,'" "Go Down Moses",
"I'm Trampin'," "Somebody's
inockin' at your Door," and "I'm
lo Gird."
^tate Worker to
deliver onimence
A A J J
item /vuuresscs
Mrs. Andrew W. Simkins, dioctor
of the Negro program of
he Sou h Carolina Tuberculosis
issociatron will deliver the annul
address during the commence
lent exercises of the Lamar Juior
High School, Lamar S. C.,
n the evening of Mr.y 15, it was
nnopnced here today. It is unerstood
that Mrs* Simkins will
lso deliver the commencement
ddress during the closing execr
ises of "the Kmina Maddox Junior
liph School, Ware Shoals, S. C.,
n^the evening of May 29.
Tn addition, to tier monitor /tn_
ies as a worker in the field of
ealth education, Mrs. Simkins is
eenlv_j2^rp^tPff statp 1^iTTTmc
affairs. She is secretary
f the Civic Welfare League of
'olunibia.
Vhat the Public
Should Know About,
^lfte Beauty School
>F.AR FRIENDS:
Ten years ago one woman be>an
to see the realization of her
reams, when the doors were first
pened on the Elite Beauty school
t 12 1-2 Broutfhton St. Though
he enrollment was small, the
ope were great. Since then the
ehool has had a far reaching inuence,
graduating about 200
oung women. Today Mrs. Bree*nd's
class is proud to have in
:s number students from as far
s Ohio. Mrs. Breeland also has
Vil s 9 ~ fWa iTjmwxncxX" t ? J
muouij ?.un yuuiiKCSl lit" HUIICLHTI
i any stattv. Litjle Margaret is
nTy T? years of age, but if she
neo fixes your hair you'll return
gain. Little Evelyn hasn't been .
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rY ELEMENTS
igeant, 1
1:30 P. M. 800
write
SOUTH CAROLINA, SATURDA;
An & *11 For F
Benedict College E
Graduates, Class of '31 1(
By Dynamo Campbell ??
The faculty of Benedict College
has given permission to the class
of 1931 to have full charge of the ar
mencement day Graduates of this 16
class will do everything after the 14
rare honor and in the first time ro
that such a privilege has been extended.
It is an historic occasion
and will be the date line for other a.
classes. ? ?'
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The trend is for classes to have is
reunions. At Morris College the M
elosses of '21, '31, and '41 are
holding a reunion. The same is
true at State and many other colleges^a^e
doing this fine thing, R<
but the class of '31j, Benedict Col- M
lege is the only class which will A
be in charge of the commence- Rt
ment day exercises. An honor In
so rare, an event so momentous, Pi
an opportunity so challenging an
occasion so wonderful ought not
be passed up lightly.
Class of 1931, this, is an SOS Si
call .to you to send in your name ;
and address, your achievements
and information about your work A
for the past ten years to Prof. A. A.
C. If you cannot be present send
i your donation to Miss Lula Gambrell,
Benedict College, Columbia, M;
S. C., by May 20, that your name \f
may be among the immortals who fn
will make history at Repfdict
One of the members will make
he commencement address. This
will be an important .address because
tjve. speaker will interpret
the class of '31 and make sugges- yy
lions to the class of '41. Do not
fail to hear the commencement yj
day exercises. We are urging all yy
r htrgraduates to bring their famp
lies, wives, husbapds and children o(
This will be the grandest Bight
ver seen on the historic Tampus ?
of Benedict College. _ ?
Prof. Adamson of the class of V
1931 writes, 'Let us not let the
class down upon this historic .
day." Rally to the B. C. colors, '
Tuesday, May 27 and let us relive
the four years we spent so hap- ..
pily at Benedict."
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Report of Ministers' 1
Wives Missionary ?
Drive Ui
Rt
Atlanta, (!a., May ST-4844-^--t^ ^
wish ot the workers j
for l?ive done. Thwy
af you who did not make a report,
1 am sur^ that you woud have had
t been possible. This money was p
raised lor Allen university" and *
Christian Missions. R
Mrs. S. L. Flipper $5.00 '
-Mrsr-W^M. Brown? . ~ 5.00 T
Mrs. Sara Lewis 5.00
Mrs. Carrie Buneonrb 5.00 ?
Mrs. Rosu L.'"Butler~. . ~ 5.(50 1
Mrs. Emily H. Glover . 5.00"
Mrs. Learline Reddick 1.10 p.
Mrs. Mary X. Gary -? 5.00 -7
Mrs. Martha E. Stanley 4.50 U1
Mrs. R. L: Talbert 2.00 Me
Mrs. Carrie K. Doughty 2.00
M rs. Connie G. Leanard 1.00
Mrs. R. D. Mitchell " 3.00
Mis. E. P. Butler 5.00
Mrs. Viola T. Ellis 5.00 I
Vf? T^I : i
Tirs. r iussi{> vvuson D.UU "?/1
Mrs. T. H. Addison 5.00 ^
Mrs. Hattie Thomas 5.00
Mrs. S. Adam.^ Moseley . 5.00
Mrs. E D Pinrkney^ ?kOO
Mrs. >S. R. Higgins 5.00
Mrs. Venus Murray ... 3.00
Mrs. Rosa Taylor .7..." . : 1.00 ae
Mrs. Ethel Scott . 1.00 ta
Mrs. Beaulah Jjibbs 4.30 To
Mrs. E. A. Parker 5.00 nij
iwi??. mumfii' Amum? sWnu
Mrs. S. M. Hughes . . 5.00
Mrs. Lucy H. White 5.00 thi
Mrs. L. B. Murph 5.00 tlv
Mrs. I/ena Baldwin 3.00 zei
"Mrs.~C. L. Jackson x/ 5.00 aTl
Mrs. ClarB Ambrose 2.00 cr<
Mrs. Mrytic Green . 2.50 pa
Mrs. Martha Vance 1.00 cri
Mrs. G. B. Burgess 5.00 se:
Mrs. I.uetta Robinson 5.00 P'l
Mrs. Hattie M. Bradley ~ ~ 1.00
Mrs. Minni0 B. Benbow 5.00 to
Mrs. Agnes Robinson 3.00
Mrs. Bessie M Clark 5.00 C(y
Mrs. R. P. Lemon 5.00 ff'1
Mrs. J H. Bovd R (U) m<
Mrs. Amy Gary 2.60
Mrs. eJs.sie Pope .. 5.00 ^01
Mrs. S. L. Brogdon 5.00 A!
Mrs. A. L. Hildebrand . -? 6.00 ^
Mrs. Belle Parker - 2.00
Mrs. Belle Waring 1.00 ^
Mrs. G. W. Baxter 3.00
Mr*. T. C- Robinson 6.00
Mrs. L. L. Farmer 5.00
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Total " &99.90 sci
Mn. SUSIE L. FLIPPER en
SteU. Prwldant tlr
mn frrfi ftunt t ur*
iRY SCHOOI
Monday
CHILDREN I
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y, MAY 10f 1941.
uneral Directors and
mbalmers to Hold
5th Annual Conv.
lay 13th-14th :? ?
The Colored Funeral Director?
id Embalmers Association' of
ruth Carolina will meet in it.>th
"annual convention May 13i,
1941 at Anderson, South Cftlina.
Thft program ia iall.owsj
Registration, May 13th from 1U
m. until 12 m. (Please leave
>ur destination in time to regter
promptly at 10 a.m.)
ay 13th 2:0? p.m.?-Opening of
the Convention by the President
(Please be on time promptly
9-nn ? m \
- vw K*1"'/
pading of minutes
embership Roll Call
ppointment of Committees
2marks by President
troduetion of visitors
!"ofessional Lecture?Mr. Charles
J. Latimer, Director of Educa
tion and Research for Bondol
Laboratories, Madison, Ark.
ibject: Psychology for the Funeral
Director. (Selected subject
to be announced). 1
nnouncements
djournment
lkj p.m.?Public Meeting, Thorny
son Centennial Methodist Church
E. Market and Peoples Streets
aster of Ceremonies. W. I. Peek
usic?
vocation?Rev S. CanrpbetL
esentation?Rev.' G. S. Sawyer,
pastor Thompson Centennial
Methoilist Church?Prof. S. C.
Perry?:
usic?
elconie on Behalf .of the Churches
Rev. G. S. Sawyer .
usic? ?
Mr. Lee-Davis->ponse
ft, the Welcome A44reT-=-^es
011 Behalf of the Profession ?
Mr. E. JPT Palmer, Sumter
usic?*
troduetion of guest speaker- Mr.
A. P. Williams, Columbia
inual Address?Rev. S. M. Miller
Dist. Supt. Charleston District,
Chai leston
usic?
nnouncements?
Ijournment?
ay 14th 1G a.m.-?Music ,
ivoc-ation?Chaplrjn, Mr. J. M.
Lewis, Bishopville
ading pf Yninutes " J
-gistration
port of Committee
icstions - I
troduction of visitor?
eture: Mr. Charley J. I.atiinoibjeet:
Fsychology1'Tor. the h'uneral
Director. (Seleeteri 9ubject
to Ae. annoimci^D,
?cess
fternoon Session:
.Mr..-. T.-u?all> - \tv r T "
Davis
ilk: ^ Mr. Douglas McDougald,
Anderson
rbjeetr "The Etrbtcar?Prmt-tjrlrsof
South Carolina Embalming
Laws"
ection uf Otficexs
inouncements?
nediction.
lementary Schools
resent "America's
[usical Melting- Pot"
May 12, 1911?8:30 P. M.
L'^nnhip Auditorium
tivity of the Columba Elemenry
Schools w'ill be held in the
iwnship Audrtoriuni Monday
ght when they prercnt their anal
musical pageant.
This pageant is in keeping with
e general theme, "Education for
P T ?? 'T'l .111
[ v_,uiumuii urjcusc, i ne ciuus
of the United States represent"
nations, races,"*' colors and
peds, and we ^11 have had a"
rt try building this great Demoicy
if ours, which we must prerve.
'Hiese 700 elementary puis
will show you what some of
FrrtTrrr nations have eoutrtbutFd
America's Musical Heritage."
The children will be beautifully
ntumed and well prepared to
/e you an evening of ervtertain?nt
well worth your presence.
The general admission is 25c
r adults and 15c for children.
i iickp^s oougnt ai mo artntorw
will bo 25c.
otice To Subscribers
To our City Subscribers?Our
ty Agent 1* xralHnf on all Hub;
nbers to pay up. All subscrib
? failing to pay will be discontuad.
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, May
PART1CIPAT
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y 14U4-EYAn
Interpretati
DEDICATED TO THE M()r
-'~C- By LAWSO
Shi* lias labored, hard tlu
From thi break of day t
* 'Night enmi> iuxl s*re haT
That is nothing1 to rhuvv i
" Yea r>i.tljiinr t.. .K? r...
> .-IIUV 1UI
She lingers on t?ne duol's
Trying t<> t mxi n-TTetig"*
What jti thi- world r:.s s
Kind dtTrhrr?.vorth-whik*
That rs wha*. she hu- beWhy
she has caused mar
Yes, she 'has been servin
Not thin great big deeds
Hut thru little angelic d'e
Thus- has she served her
So is Motherhood to be
Hut in little deeds dene
ELLA U+TZG ERA Lf
COLUMBIA TOWN?
THURSDAY NIG HI
New York I'niversiiy's
Annual Selection <:f Th<
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El .LA F
People are eternal variations <
the dog in the ma rigor: Each <
them has always wanted to I
that which Ke is sxit. l.awyei
yeani to he doctors, engineers i
be actors bookkeepers to be st
captains. accountants to be It
dian Chiefs and Indian Chivfs i
But in th/ case of Ella Fity.gei
ild, that Jmrobbirt', vibratit. ele<
trie bit cl swlnp-voicc hitting th
high spots with her famous 01
come "ner way. Ever since Ell
can remember, in addition to h(
longing to be a singer she hs
hoped for the orchestra wlios
rhythmic interpretations woul
touch her very soul and calLXroj
it the feeling that is ruecessar
in the making of a ereat song d<
Imeator.
Today, though yet a youngstc
Ella has realized both these d<
sires. Critics the world ove
versed in the art of modern nius
have acclaimed her "The Fir<
T-ady of Swing" with a super
voice?fine enough to enhance tk
efforts of the finest swinp ban
in the land.
Rorn to poverty stricken pm
ents in Newport News, Vn.. o
April 25, 1018. Ella was early o:
phfinfd, spending the Trotter pai
! of her childhood in a New Yof
| orphanage. Ella has seen muc
i of the harder side of life, ye
' with all that, she, possessing tV
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12th
1NG
cents.-tioFr"1
on of Motherhood"
1HKRS OF SOI TH CAROLINA
N BU.N'APAKTK
Ion-:, day thrur"
u tiic^ st'Uini/ of thi- n'h.- ?
Ii'iliullg Ut
t" the fruits of her labor;
t'.c work she has done. ? ?
top*" trying to relax. - ~
h'after ?sut*h a iiard da\'s. work
he been doing ? ~ . .
dcid.^
I'll doing-;
IV sullls to SlnUe.
a her fcllownioi.,
. as one may say
cds in a meat bi+r way.
fellowmen today! .
found not in .'rea'ness, "No!"
in a bifr-hcartod way.
UTO APPEAR AT
miv AUDITOR 111M
\ MAY 15, 9 Until?
* School of Commerce's
f'lr Choice <?f K.pt^r tamers ?
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lTZXJERALD
>t" kind of talent that' could not be
If lionled, fought ho)?way to- star>e
dim while ill in her early teens.
j_ _ I )es|)ite haxryiug?;-<?? varioua??
0 amateur fronts hereabouts and
a pestering many of fhe downtown
agents, the voice which was desv
tirvd to thrill the na'ion, wflfl_naL^_?i
~~TtrTTT,W7r"STf!?fiT?sr7ecogntiQO unf
til the late Chick Webb heard our
- little IT! 1 a tearing her heart out
1? while singing a song
L Lt was amateur night at ~thff " "
HaI'lent Opera House and OhlckZ
a Wehh dropped in for his quota of
-r lauehs. Among the aspiring ama
lf: tours was this same F.lla Fitzger!0
aid whose entrant's card read,?
Q "Ella Fitzgerald, song and dance."
21 When her trim came she was so
V frightened that her knees buckled
when she tried to dance. Her gangling
awkward /appearance offset
'* whatever great, if unpolished.
qu nifties were in her voice to all
r- but/the grert swing master Chick
lr W't/bh The audience was rude and
1 fhtliiidges halted her performance
" witV thp fatal gong , .
The late Chick Webb did not a - S1.
I gree with the judges and showed
I his belief in his opinions by apn
. preaching F.lla Fftzgerald and of_
I fering her a job with his band.
rt| WVhh coached Ella T5r month*.
^ teaching her all 'he musical tricks
h st hiR command; the same tricks
t j that this strange little man had "'"..l
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