Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-03
OLD-TIME SINGERS
TO MEET AT MAYNARD

A committee composed of about
twenty five of the old-time singers of
Randolph county met at the home Of
Rev. O. II. i. Cunningham, near Sup
ply. last Sunday afternoon and com
peted arrangements for big get-to-
gether meeting to be held at Maynard
on the Bird Sunday in September, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, a. m. A partial
program has been arranged for the
days exercises and a general invita-
tion is extended to all singers who
were members of any classes i'm Ran
dolph county using either the Royal
Proclamation" or "Class Choir and
Congregation" and to all who are fam
iliar with the songs contained in those
books, whether they We're members of
the classes at the time the books were
in use or not, to take part in the pro
gram.
The people of Maynard have extend
ed an invitation of welcome to the sing
ers, and their hospitality is well known
throughout the county, yet everybody
singers and visitors as well, will be eX-
pected to take dinner. This is an inn
portant matter and should not be over
looked This is not n request of the
people of Maynard. but by members of
the committee who do not live there.
All persons desiring to take part in
the exercises of the day are requested
to arrive by ten o'clock, if possible, in
order that little time may be had
for registering and renewing old friend
ships. An hour in the forenoon will
be used for a few short talks and a
general religious song program in
which all will be given an opportunity
to participate. Immediately after noon
the organization will take place, the
election of officers, appointment of
committees, etc. Then all the old
timers will once again mingle their
voices in the singing of such songs as
Galilee-Watchman on the Walls
When the Mists Have Rolled Away
Praise the Lord-He Rose From the
Dead-Over There-Praise Give Praise
The Golden Plain-Waiting by the
River-Prodigal Child Come Home
Mansions of Love-Happy Spirits
Earth Receive thy Mighty King-Walk
/ in the Light-Will the Waters be Chill
ly-Grave on the Green Hillside-Hap-
by ZiOn-West Virginia Hills-Good-
bye Sweet Day-Dream On-Dearest
May-Jamie's on the Stormy Sea-My
Dear Old HOme-The Sun Shineth
Bright Over All-Olden Memories
Bright Days of ChildhOOd-My Dear
Southern Home, etc. All these and
many others familiar to the old boys
and girls, are in the Royal PrOclama-
tiOn. Then in the Glass Choir among
the songs used will be WelcOme-Sweet
Summers Gone Away-In the Shadow
of the ROck-O'er the Hill the Sun is
! Setting-We Shall Stand Before the
King-Beyond the Sunsets Radiant
GlOw-The Last Judgment-The Sin
! less Summerland-We are on Our
Journey me-Handwriting on the
! Wall-One by One the Years Are Fly
ing-Have You Heard the Good News
Ever Will / Pray-Beautiful Home
Above-All My Life LOng-Golden
Light, and others as leaders may Sc
lect.
There will be reservations made to
seat 250 singers. Every one of the old
leaders present will be expected to
lead his propOrtionate number of songs,
in addition to which many special
numbers will be rendered by leaders
and singers of the different cOmmuni-
, ties.
Begin making preparations now to
attend this great meeting. Don't for
get to bring your old books, but IL
your books are worn out or lost, come
just the same, and look ON with your
neighbOr. Fix up light lunch and
try to be on the ground by 10 o'clock.
but if you should be late don't fail to
let your presence be known. A seat
will be reserved for you.
The committee on arrangement and
invitation is composed of the follow
ing: S. r. Phipps, j. A. CrismOn, l..
F. Blankenship, J. r. LOFTS, John II.
Holt, A. A. Taylor, Joe Redwine, Tom
Ingram, G. w. Million, Rex Fowler,
A. J. Porter, w. II. Phipps, II. L.
Haynes, w. S. Johnston, Frank Sharp,
II Il. Fowler. II. l.. Ruff, II. f. Pickett,
Tom Fowler, Don NJ. Ruff, Mesdames
Mary Ballard, Eta Talbot, George Le-
gate, Rex Fowler, S. r. Phipps, j. II.
LOFTS, Grace Fowler, Dee Hagood,
Ethel Fowler, John r. Holt Ira YES
ter and II. II. Fowler
For Prosecuting Attorney
We are reliably informed that Hon.