The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-01

AOAhSAts
Undoubtedly the singing of the great
chorus of 500" will be the feature of
the convention, which will constitute
| the drawing card which will tend to
pack the Auditorium to it's capacity.
Grant Colfax Tullar, the leader of the
| chorus. who had charge of the con-
gregation and chorus singing at the
Sunday school convention two years
ago, has a remarkable way getting
those singing under him in what
might appear to be a hypnotic condi-
ton, so accurately do they do his bid
ding
eff 1 can just get the members of
my chorus to be me-" said Mr.. Tul-
lar today, then 1 can do almost any
thing with them Wednesday night 1
gave the $50 persons present at the
rehearsal this motto: 'Boost-don't
roost, for a booster is better than a
rooster The result was that by Sun
! day the membership of the chorus had
| been Swelled to more than four hum
bred and by tonight when the last re-
hearsal will be held in the Auditorium,
III am hoping to have nearly the full
lquota-S00. We are urging all sing
ers in Topeka to help to make this the
greatest chorus which has ever been
organized in Kansas.
"a sort of bleacher arrangement has
| been built on the platform in the Au-
| ditorium which will seat between five
| and six hundred members of the
chorus. The men in the chorus who
will be dressed in dark clothes will
be arranged in a square block in the
center and as the women will be
dressed in white the general effect
| should be attractive.
1.-The first note and the last note
which is sung by the chorus are what
I am particular about. If those notes
are sung properly they might cover a
multitude of sins. Mr.. Meridith, who
works with me, can do more with the
piano than a half dozen other men,
| and he has a fine baritone voice.
Each evening after the regular pro-
| gram of the convention is over the
| chorus will sing for fifteen or twenty
minutes, and no matter how long the
| addresses have been it is safe to pre-
dict that the majority of those present
will stay for the muSic-at least they
| did two years ago.
Give One pay Concert.
Friday night a pay concert will be
| given by the chorus to help defray the
| expenses of the convention. 1t will be
| an innovation inaSmuch as Florence
Morse Kingsley's 1.-The Shepherd Story
1 will be read and instead of being illus
| trated with stereopticon views it will
| be illustrated by the chorus music.
| Forty counties have been heard from
| by the local committee and reports
from them show that 1,400 persons in
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sessions. Il predict said w. D. Stem,
of the adult department, that all pre-
vious records as to attendance will be
broken"
A special car will be provided for 100
delegates from Brown county who will
! leave Horton tomorrow morning for
| Topeka. Hutchinson, in spite of the
fact that she lost the convention on
account of inability to accommodate
the delegates, is disposed in a friendly
manner, and is sending a delegation Of
| 40 persons to this city. One hundred
and fifty delegates will arrive from
Jackson county and rs from Usage
county. Even Thomas and other coun-
ties on the western border of the state
are sending representatives.
The local committee is in a predica-
ment. More than two thousand dele
gates are expected, and accommoda-
lions have been provided for but 800 of
them. Topeka must not fail to show
the proper hospitality and w. ]. Rick
enbacher, in charge of the work of pro-
curing accommodations for the visitors,
requests those who can entertain dele
gates to let him know Immediately.
The old Mills building has been OPEN
ed up as headquarters for the conven-
ton and here registration will take
place. There will be no registration
fee. and everybody is requested to reg
ister An information bureau, and
! check stand will be maintained at the
headquarters building for the benefit
of the delegates.
The complete program will not be re-
ceived by the local committee until to-
morrow. The convention will open to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock with d
| fellowship service conducted by ]. II.
Engle, state Sunday school superin-
tendent. President NJ. F. Gabel of Hol-
ton will give a short opening address.
and a selection will be rendered by
Messrs. Tullar and Meredith. The COM
plete program will be given tomorrow.
Anti-Pass Bill Killed.