French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-19
COUNTY SINGING
DREW BIC CROWD
HERE SUNDAY
Estimated That Three Thousand Peo-
PIE Attended Singing was Exeep-
tiOnaHy Fine and Order GOOD.

It is estimated that full three thou
sand people attended the annual sing
ing of the Henderson County Singing
Association held in the court house
here Sunday. The large court room
and gallery did not begin to hold the
throng of people and two auditoriunas
of that size would hardly have sufficed
for the large number who came here.
The singing began in the morning.
and continued until we'll into the after
noon, with short intermission for
dinner, which was served by the differ
ent choirs in picnic style. And the dine
ner-Well it was there-alI kinds of
ood things. prepared by the best cooks
in the world, the mothers a1d daugh-
ters in the country homes.
Number of ChOirs Take Part.
The choirs taking part were Liberty,
Hooper's Greek, Salem, Arden, Pleas
ant Grove, Mountain Page. Mud Greek,
Dana, Christian Harmony, and Fruit
land. The singing by the Christian
Harmony choir was pronouna ed by !.
many to be the best heard here in
many years, but all the ehoirs did ex-
ceedingly we'll 1t was an Inspiration
to see old men and women stand up
and sing the grand old hymns with
ferVor that could not help but be inn
pressiYe. 1t should be an incentive to
the young people to take an-actiVe part
in these singings and help to make
them an even greater success.
Several Quartets.
While most of the singing consisted
ef hymns sung in chorus, the Hellaf,s.
vile quartet rendered four or i've Sc
lections; members of the MoGnts.sn
Page @cheir rendered two quartets
and one duet, and Fruitland a quar-
tet. Joseph and Jasper Orr, @bfoti- IS
ers, of BreVard, We're here and treated
the audience to some fine sing
Both are well known. especially as
singers of the Christian Harmony
hymns.
These singings formerly were he'd
quarterly. This later was changed to
semi-annually. but now they are held
annually.
The order this year was EXCEPTIONAL
fIle and the people are to be eof
gratafated on the improvement made
over the order that existed on former
occasions.
The Officers.
At the singing Sunday officers were
elected for the coming year as follows:
J.F. Stepp, president; A. S. Edney,
vice-president, and w. T. Drake, sec
retary.
In view of the fact that the court
house did not begin to hold the im-s
mense crowd of people here Sunday.
it has been proposed that large tent
be secured for next years singing, or
some other arrangements made for
seating the crowd AS it was Sunday
many who would have liked to attend
the singing were turned away for lack
OF room.
President Stepp's Statement.
For TACK Of the at the singing Sum
day, President j. F. Stepp, was pre-
vented from making some announce
ments that he had intended to make,
and has issued the following for pub
Iication:
The singing convention which was
held at the court house last Sunday
was pronounced by those present to be
the best we have ever heard and it was
due to the efforts of all those who TOOK
an active part in the work
"As president Of this association, I
wish to thank every one who helped
us in any way We thank the visitors.
we thank the leaders who were so ac=
tive in the work, we thank the singers,
and we would feel ungrateful if we
failed to thank the marshalls who were
so active and faithful in seating the
people and aiding us in keeping order.
We also thank all who came out and
hope they feel amply paid for their
trouble We also thank you for space
in your paper to say these things.
1--WE hone the people will remember
that about this time next year we will
meet again and we wish, even now to Z
ask everybody to lend US their help to
make our singirgs just what they
should be-"