The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-25
PUBLIC TO HEAR
COMPOSITION BY
NEGRO MUSICIAN
Song by Teacher Chosen
for Presentation at
Metropolitan School.

Love Leads Me Like a Light a
musical composition by Miss Sy-
donia Byrd, music teacher at the
Cosmopolitan School Of Music and
Fine Arts, is among the ones chosen
to be presented in the Odeum of the
Metropolitan School of Music to-
night.
Miss Byrd is a graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music
in Boston and is specializing in COM
position under A. Haig, a teacher at
the Indiana College of Music.
The composition favorably was
received at a tryout at the Jordan
School of Music recently. Words
Of "Love Lead Me Like a Light" are
by Countee Cullen.
A pupil of Professor Priemonde is
scheduled to sing the song tonight
with Miss Byrd at the piano.
DR.. Charles Sumner Williams,
pastor of st. John A. M. E. church,
Seventeenth street and Columbia
avenue, is scheduled to deliver a spe-
cial address at the church Sunday
night.
Book Talk Scheduled
A large number of visitors are ex-
pected at the evening services. The
announcement of a special address
by DR.. Williams usually attracts
large crowds from various sections
of the city. The subject Sunday
night will be 1.-THE Great Battles OF
History"
Jack Stevens, manager Of the
book department at Stewards book
shop, will speak at the Y. w. G. A.
Jan. 80, on What You Can Get
From Books
The choir chorus from the south
side will sing. Mrs. o. A. Johnson,
chairman of the educational de-
partnent, will preside.
A Boy Scout rally for all Negro
Boy Scouts of the city will be held
at School 40 tonight, under the di-
rection of M. Hansbury and William
Walker. The rally is under auspices
of Troop S5 of School AZ of which
E. w. Diggs is principal.
One of the progressive series
classes of Ellen v. Thomas will be
presented in the first of a series OF
piano recitals at Mt Paran Baptist
church Jan. 27, at p. m. The pro-
gram is under the auspices OF Com
pany G of the church.
Musicale to Be Given
Pupils taking part on the program
are: Mary Eta Taylor, WilllaIf
Barnes, Alice Olga Brokenburi,
Delthya Logan, Ocealia Bridges,
Carolyn Lucas, Hilda Mitchell,
Minnie Edmonia Hardy, Mamie
Marie Clay, Eudora Southern and
Marjorie Bell Wilson, Mrs. Helen g.
Laster, soprano, is to assist. Mrs.
Sarah Mitchell is president and the
Rev. G. H. Bell is pastor. {,
The Christian Endeavor society OF
Allen A. M. E. church will give
musicale at the church Sunday at
$50 p. m.
Soloists on the program are Miss
Pretha Wilson and Roy Rogers, Lacy
Lyle is to play an instrumental
solo and also duet with Miss
White.
There are to be selections by the
Live Wire quartet. Herbert Hickens
is president and the Rev. w. D.
Shannon is pastor.
The Rev. G.. H. Bell, pastor of Mt.
Paran Baptist church, will preach
to the Pew Club at the Metropolitan
Baptist church Sunday at 3 p. m.
Music is to be furnished by the
quartet of the two churches. The
Rev. j. D. johnson is pastor.
Commencement exercises at School
26 were held Wednesday morning.
The Rev. j. P. Wallace addressed
the class of fifty graduates. A
musical program was given by the
children who sang the cantata, RIP
Van Wrinkle
Orphans Graduate
Five children from the Orphans
Home graduated at School 81
Thursday morning.
Gods Purpose in Relation to
Man" is to be the Sunday morning
subject of the Rev. j. G. Hayes,
pastor of Barnes M. E. church.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Sloan will be baptised dur
ing the services.
The subject of the evening SER
mon will be The Great Assurance"
The order of services at the
chapel of st. John the Divine
(African Orthodox Sunday morn
ing, will be low mass at z and high
mass and services at II.
Rector Royal S. Hoagland viii be
the celebrant. The subject of his
morning subject is to be, Gan the
Golden Rule Life Be Made Practical
in These Tirnes?" All visitors are