Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-16
OLIVET CHOIR.
The Striking Choir Members
Takecn Bak at Their s.,
Own Terms.
A Lively Church Meeting.

| Lively Slttrcll MeeClnS.
An APPEAL reporter was dispatched
at Englewood to interview Mrs. John.
son about the recent church meeting al
Ollvet. The APPEAL scribe when he
arrived at the lady's residence, No. 73(
Englewood avenue, found her sad and
detected on account of the death of hel
little girl, which occurred last Friday
The interview is in substance as follows
At the last meeting resolution was
offered by w. R. Johnson to reinstate
the old choir and allow the leader, Mrs
F. A. Powell, to select her own orga mist
Brother Scott took the floor and sug.
gested that the church get rid of the
old choir and the new, the old organist
and the new, the old sexton and every.
| body and start out anew. Bro. D. B
Peyton said: ''We have never had a
| first class organist and Julia Johnson is
too young" Bro. Albert Brown said
with due respect to the choir, think
| e~o oASJ AofC uCh We udu DtCUcI Stt
rid of them" Mrs. johnson arose and
said: eff my husband had spent on
his family the money he gave to the
church, We would now be entirely in
dependent and would not have to ask
| any favors of any one. How dare you
say my child is not able to play when
you have not tried her. Bring Mrs.
McSpadden and Mrs. Powell and some
professors and have trial and see what
she can do. Several of the good
brothers and sisters spoke pro. and con.
and vote was taken which resulted in
a tie. AS Rev. Thomas refused to give
a casting vote, the vote was taken
over and by vote of 35 to 25 the
the church reinstated the old choir
giving Mrs. Powell the right to name
the organist. Mrs. Johnson said "We
have been shamefully treated. We
are no new corners here. My mother
and father labored for years for Olivet
church as all the old citizens know,
We have given nearly all of our money
to church and l haye spent money to
give Julia musical education. The
! church at regular church meeting
elected her organist and agreed to pay
her $40 per month. They have not
paid her for the time she did serve.
Mrs. Powell said she would assist Julia
and promised Bro. Deacon Arnold so.
My daughter was elected for one year
and now they will not pay for the one
month she did play. And to turn her
out and say she can not play is an out
! rage and great shock to my feelings.
But rest assured Mr.. APPEAL this
matter is not settled yet. They can't
sit down on us in this way"
Died, at his residence, Is Baldwin
street, Sunday June 10th, at $50 p. m.
Frank Mathews, of pneumonia and con-
gestion of the brain. He was born in
Adams county, Miss. April Is, 1885.
He was member Of lO2 regiment, Mich.
He had been employed by the Chicago
Times as fireman for many years. The
deceased leavesa wife and four children
to mourn his loss. The funeral services
were held at st, Stephens A. M. E.
church, Tuesday June 18th, at p. m,
lnterment at lakewood cemetery.
| VIM. Moore, of649 w. Lake street
met with quite a serious acciden,
Thursday, at the firm of Chaplin and
Smith where he was an employee
While pulling truck backwards to put
on the elevator and thinking the
elevator was still waiting for him he
made a backward step toward the
elevator, being carelessly left open, and
fell from the fifth story to the basement
His injuries though serious will not
prove fatal and it is hoped that he will
be around again in about a week or ten
days.
A grand entertainment for the ben.
eft Of the pastor, Rev. j. Chavis, will
take place at Bethesda church Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, June 26 and
II. It will be Bazaar Of Nations
Japanese, Turks, Germans, Irish, Jews,
Mexicans, Swiss, Gipsies and Indians
being represented by various persons.
The first night there will be afarce,
The Irish Linen Peddler," and a quar-
tette "Profundo Basso" followed by a
tableaux. The second night the com
edy, 1.-THE COW that kicked Chicago, 2
will be presented. Then the ssGenius
Of Liberty with beautiful Mrs. Minnie
THOMPSON in the title role. The fol
lowing will be served by the ladies:
Genuine Irish stew, hot egg corn bread,
tea coffee. schmierkase. butter milk,
homemade light bread, sardines with
lemon. Admission Is cents. The whole
affair will be managed by Mrs. Willie
sayles and Tempo Bolts.
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