The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-04-22
skRDIS SINGING CONVENTION
Innocence Attends and Has an
Enjoyable Time.

THE Ellis County Singing con-
= vention is composed Of classes
from all over the county and they
met last Friday night at Sardis. ]
had several invitations to attend
and having had the pleasure here
tofore OF meeting with this body ),
which liz composed of some of the
best looking people in the county
and of the best singers, / was de-
termined not TO miss ii and although
the county democratic convention
was to meet Saturday afternoon in
Waxshacoie ard / had the honor of
being selected as one Of the dele
gates to 1T, | FASTENED out to Sardis.
During the hot political campaigns
just closed In Bosque and Hill coun-
ties the good Master and myself
both know got plenty of politics
to last me, / think, the balance of
my days, and another thing, while
fooling around with politicians i
got badly behind with my singing
and eating aid the onliest way /
knew To catch up was to go TO an
Ellis County Singing convention,
believing that would even me up at
once-whieh 1t did,
AS boy / everlastingly, eternal
ly and teetotaliv ruined my musical
voice "sopptng pot licker'i and so
very fond am | of that good truck
that / have up TO this good hour
kept this meIodious voice good Mas
gave unto me out III tune. AS ]
arrived at Sardis the singing con-
vention was progressing nicely and
so large had the crowd grown that
it became necessary TO adjourn from
the large church house to the pavil-
| lion where 1t was cooler and more
comfortable for the immense crowd
already assembled. Leaders In
music were In attendance there not
only from all sections of this coun-
| ty, but also from Cornanche and
many other counties of the state,
| and with the trained singers present,
their music was certainly delight
ful. Rev. l.. G.. Collier, of Midlo-
THAN, and Uncle Snort delivered
interesting addresses during the
evening in which they said that the
human voice properly trained was
the most melodious and musical
of anything known to man. No|
piano, organ or violin had ever been
made that could be compared to the
human voice. / love good singing
as much as any man, yet 1 had to
disagree with both these distinguish
ed gentlemen, and so informed that
convention that of all the music
/ ever listened to the welcome toot
of the dinner horn at high noon
surpasses all the human voices ever
gotten together under any roof on
| the top side OF earth. Even to the
old mule | used To plow over In
Arkansaw agrees with my PROPOSE
tion, for at that melodias musical
welcome sound he would stop
perfectly still even If 1t was in the
middle Of the field end positively
refuse to bulge another step furth-
or until he was watered and fed.
Not only me but the dumb brutes as
well, refute the proposition of the
Messrs. Snort and Collier.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year resulted in the unani-
nous chioce Of Mr. Ed Curry, of
near Sardis, for president, by the
convention. He made a nice speech
IN accepting the honor conferred en-
him and promised faithful per
formance of his duties and kindly
asked the cooperation of the mem
bers of the convention. Mr.. Hell
lums Yowell, of Crisp was elected
vice-president and Mr., James Pc
den, of Milford, secretary. Mr..
w. w. Alexander, of Howard, had
served as president of the conven-
tion for three years andEso faithful
/ ly had performed his duties that the