Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-07-31
GREAT SINGING CONVENTION
Browns Chapel Primary and
MOwbray Classes Win Praise.

convention convened here to-day
with Miss Nora Warner, Seere-
tary, and G. Russell Brown,
Chairman. First on program
was song, "Nearer Ny God to
Thee" followed by devotional
exercises by R. b. Wilcaxen.
Next was congregational singing |
with Bert Poe, leader, in song |
"Work for the Night is Cons
ing" Then came singing by the
q. p School of Daisy, which did
their part toward making the
singing a success. Burk's Chap
e. class followed aud Gid fairly
well. Next was singing by Gold
Point class which rendered some
fine music when was a credit to
them.
Exercises were suspended t1r
dinner. There were about 500
people to feed but in spite of the
large crowd TO feed there was
plenty to eat and some to spare.
At one o'clock the tolling OF
the great bel! called the cougre7
CATION to finish up The work hat
they had come to d.. Imm' d'a-
tely after dinner Chairman
Brown called tor the Mowbray
class which is always ready aid
waiting when there is singing to
be done. They promptly obeyed
the call and were soon seated
around the organ. Ye writer
has heard lots of singing but the
Mowbray class is the finest train
ed class that | ever had the pleas
ura of listening to. We will have
to compliment Miss Nora Warner
for her excellent work at the or
gan and feel that the class owe
her praise. Next on the program
was quatette by the Brown
) Bros. which was fine and could
, not be excelled by any in the
country. Then came a song by
1 Master Willie Vandergritf, or4
. ganist, and two little girls, Mis-
: ses Maggie Vandergritf and Ha-
eel Brown. When it was an
: nounced that these little folks
5 would sing the congregation a
rose EN- masse aud some climbed
GU top of benches to get sight o.
; the little tots When quiet was
i restored they began to sing
Q "Don't step there" the tears be-
' gan to roll down the cheeks O.
a the old grey-beaded men and the
b younger people found it impossi
a BILE to keep the tears back. j
> was given up by all that these
d little tots broke the record and al
d they Went to their seats tn,
:, crowd CLEARED them until tn,
Il house fairly shook. Then they
: !. were escorted to the grove b,
Mrs. Laura Brown where she hat
a nice watermelon which the,
enjoyed very much. Then came
singing by Brown Chapel elias
with g. X Brown leader. w
is is will have. to compliment MI
Il Brown for the way he has hi
TO class trained. Then cbme sing
!. ing by uixsou class and the wall
d. of the great church ju.t simpl
s. :, roared with music. We can sa,
ID that the Hxon ass are fine sing
$, er5 and should be complimented
,S Next on the program was sing
ing by M. E. School, Daisy
They did some good singing an,
the house was filled with beau
tiiul strains of music. THIS end
1t ed the singing for the day. The
Of came the repor' of the committe
- on memorial resolutions and ais
:, n report OF a committee on
~ normal singing school. TIL
TX next singing convention will b
rs held at Mowbrsy the 2nd Salur
d. day in October We want tina
es Sulphur Spring ant to be ther
.rt and hear how the grasshopper
e. sing their fall song aud | WI
ps guarantee he will never say an
OF other word against them.