Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11
HAVE FINE SINGING.
choir OF 200 VOICES FOR THE H.
Y.P.U. A. CONVENTION.
FIRST REHEARSAL ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Sing.

One of the most attractive features OF
the international conventions of the Bap
fist Young Peoples Union Of America Is
the singing This will be especially true
Of the ninth of these conventions, to be
held here July 18th to 10th. The choirs
al all Of the conventions heretofore held
have been large and we'll drilled, but IN
neither respect have any Of them equalled
the choir which will lead the singing in
tho great meeting here.
The convention choir will have its first
rehearsal Tuesday night next, the 18th
at $50 O'Clock, at Calvary Baptist church,
and IL is expected that there Will be
several hundred singers present Pro
lessor H. W. Porter, the well-known Bal
timore musician who will train and lead
the choir, will be present and take up his
work. He will remain here and have
frequent rehearsals during the four
weeks between then and the assembling
Of the Baptist hosts. Messrs. Leslie
Watson ana Frank Cosby will be the
pianists, and the singing Will be led by q
brass quartette.
Chairman James c. HarwOod and his
associates on the Music Committee have
worked very jealousy TO make the music
highly creditable. They have gotten up
a choir Of over 700 voices and all Of the
lists have not yet been turned in. All
denominations give their best singers 10
swell the volume of praise. Mr.. Il. W.
Nunnally has charge of the Manchester
branch Of the choir, which already num-
bsrs $50 voices. He will hold his prac-
tice meetings in Manchester, but the last
two or three rehearsals OF the full cholr
will be held i'm the Auditorium. Ihe list
Of Richmond singers already reported
numbers $50, and those from number
OF churches have yet 10 be reported All
will be expected at Tuesday nights re-
hearsal, at Calvary. The list in hand Is
as follows:
SOPRANO.
Misses Sarah Allen, Annie Allison, LIZ
ze Allison. Eta Anderson, Beulah An
thony, Mrs. G. L. Arnall, Misses Jane
Ashley, Leila Atkinson, Alma Atkissoh'
Mrs. Imogen Austin, Misses Salhe Beas-
ley. Helen Beatte. Mrs. ". 5. Beazley'
Misses Edna Bethel Mimic Bethel. hH.e
Bidgood. ABBY Blackburn, jessie BACK
burn Mamie blackburn. Mamie Back
burn. Edna Blanton, Maud Blunt, Martina
Boltz. Mollie Bosher, pearl Bosher. MIS-
Boze. Misses Eva Bowles. Jennie Bowles'
Mrs. j. l.. Branch. Mrs. j. 5. Brauer' Mrs
Brittle. Misses Florence Brlttoh, beS-
sic Bryant. Mrs. Alice Burton. Misses
Jennie Butler Maude Butler Essle Bur
nett. Mary Camden. Marion j. carney
Lou Carter. Nellie Cary, Bertha Cascie'
Ella Cascie. Rosa Cascie. Susie Cascie
Mrs. r. b. Chalkley. Mrs. James Chap
pell. Miss Julia Charter, Mrs Evan Ches-
tcrman. Misses Bette Christian, LAZY
Christian. Alice Clark, Rosa Clay
ton. Mrs n p. Cofer Mrs, Mil
lard +. Cox, Mrs. W. a Creek
more. Misses Mamie Cumbia, Elvia Is.
Davis. Myrtle Davis, Mrs. Wortley Dickie,
Mrs billiard. Misses Alice Doggett. Annie
Dorset. Bessie Dorset, ID. u. Doughty
Mrs Molle Duggins, Misses Ezra Elllns-
ton. Annie Ellyson. Hattie Enroughty,
Ida Farmer. Jessie Farmer. Mary Fer
guss0n, Mary Frasier, Annie Fleet, Kate
Fleet. Mary Flemming. Maggie Flem-
ming. Ida Fletcher. Beulah Flournoy,
Nettie Ford. Edna Fuqua, Gertrude Gal
braith, Pearl Galbraith, Mrs. ". L. Gale
Misses Attic Garlick. Daisy Gathright'
Mabel Gathright. Mrs. John Il. Gayle
Miss Florence Gibbs. Mrs. Olive Gibbs.
Mrs. Matte Gibbs Mrs. John Gilman,