The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-08-29
Next Convention
To Be Held In
St. Louis NJ O,

The seventeenth annual conven-
ton of the National Association
of Negro Musicians, Inc, which
opened in Detroit last Friday
night, with a music contest at Be-
thel A. NJ. e. Church, reached a
successful climax Thursday even
ing, August 81, with an elaborate
artists concert at the Detroit In
stitute of Arts, followed by a for
NAL ball at Artistic Temple, and
a special broadcast over radio sta
ton w w at 1870 p. M,
Approximately one hundred dele
gates were in attendance at the
convention, coming from all parts
of the United States, as far West
as Los Angeles, California; as far
South as Texas; and as far East
as New York and Atlantic City.
Included among the delegates were
such outstanding musicians as
Carl Diton, j. Wesley Jones, Mar
garet Bonds, Camille L. Nickerson,
Mary Cardwell Dawson, Anne
Brown, Orrin Suthern, Mande Ro-
berts George, Lillian Jones Brown,
and, manv. others, e.-,.ss.
Music Contest
The music contest, conducted by
the association last Friday night
at Bethel Church, in keeping with
their aim to organize something
to more definitely apportion schol-
arship funds to worthy music stu
dents, attracted many students
from different parts of the coun-
try, in piano, organ, violin, and vo-
cal performances.
A scholarship of one hundred
dollars went to Thelma Ingram,
pianist of Brooklyn, New York, as
winner of the contest. Miss In
gram played the First Movement of
the G Minor Sonata of Schumann.
The successful competitor is a pu-
pill of Lyndon Hoffman Caldwell,
former graduate of Syracuse uni
versity.
Lavilla Tullos, pianist and De-
witt Jones, baritone, the former
playing Rhapsody in Blue" by
George Gershwin, the latter sing
ing the Prologue from "Pagliacci",
both from Detroit captured sec
ond and third places respectively.
DR.. VIM. w. Norton, general
chairman committee on contests
and festivals of music educators,
national conference, of Flint, Mi
chigan; Earl William Morse, of
Detroit, at one time violinist to
Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria, and Carl Diton, distinguish
ed Negro musician of New York
City, were the judges.
DR.. ]. w. Moore also of Flint
very capably organized and pre-
sided over the contest.
A special program was rendered
at Second Baptist Church, Sunday,
afternoon featuring an address by
Miss Halle @. Brown, noted musi-
clan and public speaker.
The formal opening of the con-
vention was held at Bethel Church,
Monday morning, with the nation
al president, Miss Camille Lucie
Nickerson, presiding.
Exhibit At GrinnelPs
During the morning and evening
sessions of the week various con-
ferences and discussions were held,
at which time numerous questions
Of interest to musicians and the
organization were taken up.
Throughout the week, an elabor-
ate display of compositions and
pictures of outstanding Negro mu-
sicians was exhibited at Grinnell's
Music Store, on Woodward avenue.
The exhibit attracted much public
interest and was inspected by large |
numbers of citizens of both races. |
Many Delegates
Listed among the delegates who
registered at the convention were:
Mrs. Elma Fairweather and AL
bert Fairweather, New York City;
Gertrude S. Jackson, Chicago;
Mary Martin and Mable Wilson,
Pittsburgh, Pa; J. Roy Terry, e. |
Julius Barbour, st. Louis. Mo-;
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boston, Mrs.
Lettyce Terry Bradford, Cincinna-
ii; Clarence T.. Lee, Mrs. Florence |
B. Price, Orrin Suthern, ]. Wesley |
Jones, Maude Roberts George, Chi
cago; Miss Ethel Kirk, Roosevelt !
Squires, Indianapolis, Ind; Grace
willie Tbompoop Katb1ao,, Irorhos