The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
HUNDREDS AT Tend
COMMUNITY SING.
loetoWn's Welcome to Public
Revival OF Southern
Hospitality

eral hundred people attended the
last meeting of the Warrington
District Musical Association at joe
town yesterday, five choirs OF the
& organization affording the enter
tainment.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, LYDIA Shaffer, and
{ ing by W. b. Cunningham. The
Rev C M Sharp of the Rinehart
,. Church conducted short
.otional service after the sin5-
ing. and Immediately afterward the
business session was held.
Minutes of the last meeting
we're read and adopted as given,
after which the roll of classes and
seating Of the different choirs was
carried out.
The address of welcome was Civ
. en- bylH- F. Watson, who spoke
] convinapgly of the value OF music
] In thegyarious phases of life and
urged that continued interest in
the dlsfict association be striveu
.sfor.
Il One f|ature OF the class singing
in theuorning was one song from
s&sach Without piano or other ac-
compliment 1t was voted to do
4sthis al The last meeting and splen-
Sdfd results were achieved by the
{ syarte5Yfgroups-
onlj five of the ten classes al
Z ready Eorganized in the district
weresi resent yesterday They were
IButfaR, Curtis. -Joetown, Senior,
SJoetoyn Junior and Flaggy Mead
ow. The songs were varied in
cIudingSfaNorite old-time tunes and
the more complicated modern
shymnsHEand each OF the classes
gave sBecial music in the afternoon
Including solos, quartets and duets.
TheSJ oetown Junior Choir, COM
posed Eof small boys and girls of
age, received a great
deal az applause for the songs
(Which they rendered with the ease
nf more singers. These
sslittlelfelIovs have worked hard to
acqufe the present degree of eff
cfenH, and their director LYDIA
Shader; neclared yesterday that
the thildren are deserving of the
highst praise for their efforts
Ths committee on resolutions,
compsed of w. R-Matheny, l. G.
Shafkr and Miss Minnie AnNom,
submitted four resolutions which
s, Wereadopted by the association as
81 writtn. The resolutions were-
3
g {9tolhe good people of JoetoWn
81 Atforthe splendid way in which
aGD thG have entertained this as
soe3ation.
3t-That the president appoint
& a lommittee Of three to visit
ealh choir sometime before the
naIt meeting to encourage or
gaHization, and getting ready
fot the next sing: also that the
CD mittee visit places where
nd choir is at present organic
90 edand encourage organization
SH THAT each choir do all it
~ possibly can to promote the
gdera1 interest On music, and
80 dali it can for che interest OF
th Organization.
THAT we recommend a lib
5s.9I enl collection to place in the
trlasury pointing to a. plan for
ppyiding a movable tent for
TN use of the association, as
INST churches are too small
.C. Shaffer, who read the reso-
sIutials, spoke for a few minutes
nothing out in his talk the need
OF SINE arrangement by which
the huge crowds attending the
ssingI can be housed. Under the
Snlyressnt system. he said. hundreds
.Sofstie people fail to get inside the
81 caurhes, and those left outside
are torced to spend an uncomfort.
able day. The plan offered is to
secure a tent which can be taken
3 from place to place, and one large
enough to accommodate all VINO
attend
The directors Of the choirs pres
entsyesterday were: Buffalo. R. o.
y NJ &sd. Curtis, Russell Beatty;