The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-05-20
BIG CROWDS COMING TO
SINGING CONVENTION

tary Clarke found heavy batch OF
mail from all parts of Georgia from
people announcing their intention OF
coming to the singing convention in
June. At this early date he already
has the names of over two hundred
people who ale to be on hand.
| Last week the Chamber of Com
merce sent out news article to all
the weekly and daily papers OF the
state calling attention to the coming
convention and the result IS III. list
of names already received of those
who are to pc here. The editor OF the
Rome Tribune wrote 1--WE are print
ing your article about singing con-
vention in full. We know of a num-
Der OF Floyd county people who plan
to attend the convention"
The Chamber of Commerce ALREADY
has definite assurance Of parties who
will attend the convention from Cor
dele, Vienna, Rome, Gainesville, Ma
con, Hawkinsville, Douglas, McRae,
Ocilla, Albany, Triton, Vienna, Allan
ia and Savannah. And each mail is
bringing letters from other towns
Big Job for Committee
The committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce as reception
and entertainment committee, O.,
which Judge Luke is the chairman, al
ready have staring them in the face a
tremendous task to take care of the
people who are coming and to raise
the necessary incidental expenses for
the occasion. They expect to appeal
10 the citizens at an early date for
general assistance in regard to homes
tor delegates and finances. It is to
be hoped and expected that the bust
ness people and citizens of Fitzgerald
will contribute literally to the ex-
pense fund of the convention when
the committee makes its canvass.
Mr.. Q. L. Downing, president of the
Ben Hill county singing, convention,
has Just issued the following appeal
to the members of the convention:
AS the president of your conven-
ton, l want to appeal to you to lend
all your interest and efforts to this
community in making the South Geor-
gia Union Singing Association which
is to convene in Fitzgerald June a.
1916, a grand success.
This convention is in its infancy:
1t is only seven years old, and this is
its first meeting south of the Ocmul-
gee river-all of its previous meetings
nave been success but we want this
to be the best one in its history and
1t is incumbent on Fitzgerald and the
surrounding community to put it over
any previous session, and know by
the concerted efforts of our members
assisted by the members of the ROYAL
Singing convention and the Fitzgerald
chamber of Commerce, it will be
hothing short of full measure of sue
cess.
We will be expected to contribute
to the financial assistance, we will also
De expected to open our doors to thu.
entertainment of the delegates and
visitors to this big convention-any
OF us that live within a radius of ff-
teen miles of Fitzgerald can take with
us to our homes two or more dele
/ gates. We are expecting the largest
aggregation of singers and song low
ers that has ever attended an occa-
SION OF this kind in South Georgia and
we want to give them the best time
they have ever had at a convention.
My experience in gospel song con-
ventions is that they are attended BY
the best people of the land. they are
the class of people that make up the
Christian churches of this land and
country and l want to insist again
that every member and friend of the
Ben Hill singing convention put forth
10 uo!ssss sup eHem OF lIoHs 6IeAs
the South Georgia Singing Union AS
ISOLATION the very best convention
ever held in Georgia.
very faithfully yours,
Q. L. Downing, Pres,
Ben Hill Singing Convention. ~