The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-17
CONVENTION
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well, they are SO low. All the bass
voices seemed to be exceptionally
good, resounding with splendid force
on every song.
Mr.. w. j. Royal, called the daddy
of singing conventions in South Geor-
gia, was right there with his voice
and leaders baton. The Royal sing
ing conventions are quite some affairs
but even Mr.. Royal himself has to
yield the palm to this, the greatest
Sing" of them all. His pupils, his
disciples and apostles, covered them
selves with honor during the, three
days OF song and showed their train
ing to be equal to the best.
Wiley Chambliss quartet made a
big hit with an original patriotic
song, "When the Boys Get Through
There's be No Kaiser There" All
of these South Georgians showed that
they could not only raise the best
and most cotton and corn to the acre
of any people in any place in the
world, but that they could raise more
harmony per square inch than any
other people outside the pearly gates
That was certainly some singing con-
vention and certainly some bunch of
singers.
That the singers themselves have
benefited by the convention and have
enjoyed the convention there can be
no doubt. If they had not known
they would enjoy it and better them
selves by it they would not have
come. Fitzgerald enjoyed it as any
citizen will assure you and as for
benefit, what can be more inspiring
and uplifting than music, and such
music as that was.
Mr.. Meadows, vice-president and
temporary chairman, asserted that if
the court records were examined, it
would be found that not one in one
hundred Of those brought up for trial
were either singers or lovers of song.
1t is only natural that music, the
purest and most beautiful expression
of grace, and grace itself should be
found in the same person.
These singing conventions at which
all lovers of music can enjoy it to
their fullest measure of content,
should be encouraged in every way.
We hope that the South Georgia
Union Singing Convention will as
semble many, many times again and
that when they choose their place of
meeting they will not forget Fitzger-
aid, whose arms are always open
wide in welcome to everything that
is good and that presents so wide
spread an influence for good as do
these singing conventions.
The welcome address delivered by
Mr.. ]. F. Turner in behalf of the
people of Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
county was a gem and the eloquent
response thereto by the Hon. L. R.
Tucker, of Ocilla, in behalf of the
members of the South Georgia Sing
ing Convention, marked the speaker
as one of the "silver tongued" orators
of the Wiregrass. In behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce Secretary E.
Y. Clarke welcomed the delegates to
the convention at the Friday after
noon session and fully expressed the
pleasure of the organization in being
host to the convention.
The success of the convention was
due to a great degree to the efficient
organization of the delegates and the
work of the committees in charge of
various activities. The committees
were:
On Program: Messrs J. B. Glenn
ents, T. ]. Luke, ]. A. Royal, ]. ].
Barry, ]. B. Price.
Executive: Messrs. ]. B. Clements,
Pres; G. w. Meadows, Vice-Presi-
dent, T. j. Luke, Secy-Treas., J. A.
Royal, w. S. Price, w. ]. Royal, o.
L. Downing, Jack Ford, Joseph Ro-
wan, ]. R. Holton, J. ]. Barry, J. B.
Bunting, ]. H. Honey, ]. c. Sinder-
man, ]. ]. Covingt.on.
On Convention Returns: Messrs.
Reason Tomberlin, George Dorminey,
R. T. Turner, J. o. Prescott, w. T.
Smith, chairman.
Among those who attended the con-
vention here last week were:
Mr.. ]. T. King, Pitts; Prof. S. F.
Nc Guinty, Prof. ]. R. Braswell, Prof.
II. M. Baker, Seville; J. B. Porter,
Cochran; H. T. Lewis, Finleyson; w.
]. Chambless, Alapaha; Tommy Rig
don, ]. L. Picard, Triton; H. G. Long,
Sylvester; A. D. Smith, Pitts; J. J.
Barry, Vienna; J. ]. Joiner, Dublin;
D. H. ellis, Alamo; ]. C. Moore, Mt.
Vernon; Melvin H. Tanner, Douglas;
H. D. Royal, Lilly; R. B. Moye, Wen
ma; c. G. Powell, Vienna; ]. ]. Bar
ry, Vienna; Miss Nancy Douer, Mon
tezuma; M. A. McNeal, Baxley; Jack