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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-09-24
DOGS TO BE TRAINED FOR ARMY

Front Royal, Ea.-The Army VIII
train dogs as sentries, messengers,
pack dogs, airplane spOtters attack
ing enemy para chute troops and for
other purposes upon completion of
kennels at the Quartermaster Remount
Depot here the War Department has
announced.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
Melrose Telephone
Exchange Will Be
Cut-Over Saturday

Dayton's new MElrose dial
telephone exchange at 4110
West Third street will be cut
into service at midnight next
Saturday and The Ohio Bell
Telephone Company has been
delivering the new telephone
directories which will become
effective at the time of the
cut-over.
The new Office will relieve
the congestion Of calls in the
Adams, Fulton, and HEmlock
Offices, but will not provide
extra facilities for new serv.
ice in the areas served BY
those exchanges, according
to Harold e. Deis, Ohio Bel
commercial manager.
i Additional lines necessary
to establish service for new
subscribers cannot be built,
said Mr.. Deis.
Copper and other mater
ials required for this pirpos'
are more urgently needed tt
build planes, ships, tanks ant
guns. This means that th'
new MElrose Office will prn
vide more facilities for hand
ling the present heavy load o
r,local calls, but will not IN
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
DEFENSE OF ETHIOPIA VITAL
TO DEFENSE OF UNITED
STATES NOW UNDER
LEND LEASE AID

independence, wish to place
he military and economic
eesources of our country at
he disposal Of those nations
who gladly sacrifice all for
liberty and Justice
In his reply, President
Roosevelt cabled
1t is gratifying to accept
the adherence Of Ethiopia to
the declaration by United Ma
tions, to welcome as one Of
the United Nations the first
state to regain its territory
occupation by an Axis aggres-
sor. You may be sure that
there is deep appreciation for
your offer to place at the dis
posal Of the United Nations
the military and economic re-
sources of Ethiopia Tor use in
the struggle against the COM
mon enemy
In assuming the obligations
Of the United Nations deelar-
alton, Ethiopia joined the
following 20 nations IN the
war on the Axis Australia,
Belgium, lrazel, Canada,
China. Costa Isica, Cuba, Cze
choslovalsia, Dominican Re
public, Isl Salvador, Great
Britain, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, India, Lux
enlburg, Messico, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nor.
way, Panama, Philippines, Po-
land, Union Of South Africa,
United States, U.S.S.R. fRus
sial and Yuogoslavia.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
Declaring that THE defense
of Ethiopia is vital to the de-
Tense Of the United States, I
President Roosevelt has or
dered Lend-Lease aid extend
ed to the Government of Eth
iopia. the White House an
nounced here today.
The action was revealed in
a White House announce
ment which stated:
"rhe President has ad-
dressed to e. r. Stettinius.
Jr.. Lend Lease administra-
tor, a letter the text of which
follows
For purpose of implement
ing the authority conferred
upon you as Lend-Lease ad-
ministrator by Executive Or
der No. 8,926, dated October
%, 1941, and in order to en-
able you to arrange for Lend
Lease aid to the Government
Of Ethiopia, I hereby find that
the defense Of Ethiopia is vi
tai to the defense Of the
United States, !"
Ethiopia was welcomed to
membership in the United
Nations by President Roose
velt on October 8, 1912, after
Halle Selassie, emperor of
Ethiopia had cabled the Pres
ident-
MY Government and peo-
pie are anxious to assume the
obligations of the United Ma
tions pact. We, the first ma
ton to regain it's freedom and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
NATIVE AFRICAN SOLDIERS MAKE FOR.
NhIDABLE ADDITION TO UNITED Armies
BLACK TROOPS OF FRENCH
WEST AFRICA TO FIGHT WITH
UNITED NATIONS ARMIES

Congo, Cameroons and Uban-
gi-Shari who later joined the
Fighting French Movement.
When General Charles de
Gaullo visited the Fighting
Colonies in September 1912
he appointed Felix Eboue Gov
ernor General of the Fighting
French Africa.
Equatorial Africa has since
become an important reser-
voir for military manpoWer
for the Allies. A Fighting
French Army has been built
up in these regions under the
direction of General Leclercq,
one of de Gaulle's ablest Off
GERS. These troops have al
ready proved their excellent
fighting spirit in daring at
tacks on Italian outposts in
Libya and Eritrea and thou
sands were rushed to the
Western Desert when General
Rommel's Forces threatened
the conquest Of Egypt.
y Of equal Importance to the
Allied cause was the immed-
late use of Fighting French
Africa as an important cor
nerstone in the United Ma
tions defense system. Through
the construction of a network
Of modern airports there,
British and American pilots
we're able to ferry much need
cd bornbers and fighting
planes across the African con-
tinent to the Egyptian battle
sro,t, to the Middle East and
to India. Fort Lamy in the
Chad province is now one of
the great aerial turntables of
Africa. And veteran colonial
troops from Fighting French
Africa are now fighting on all
these fronts.
One reason for the excellent
fighting spirit of the French
Of the French in not establish
native soldiers is the attitude
ing rigid color bars. The
French have exhibited far less
racial bias against the native
than have Anglo-Saxons. The
educated native becomes cit
izen Of France with the same
rights as a white Frenchman
"A black Frenchman can aspire
to the highest posts in the po.
litical and administrative hier.
archy. Frenchmen of African
descent have served as Vice
Sront;nu~1 ~ pa1~ -
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
CHRISTMAS CAROLS OVER
STATION WING DEC. "A

ers has been an annual event
over a period of years, said
Harold e. Deis, Ohio Bell com
mercial manager.
1T is not an organized
chorus, but a program u
which all levels OF employees
from Office boys, clerks ald
operators up TO the company
president and other high aAe.
cutives participate. Many Gus
toners who enter the lobby
while the singing is in pros
ress also join in.
| DR.. Charles u. Dave, dlrec,
4 tory OF Clevelad's famous Or
| pheus Male Chorus and also
of the Chic Bell Male Chorus
! viii lead the program.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18

A chain hook-up, including
Radio Station WING of Day
ton, will be used to carry the,
singing of Christmas carols
throughout the state by en-
ployees of The Ohio Bell Tele
phone Company from the lob
by of the Company's head
quarters building in Cleveland
from 1890 to 100 o'clocl
Thursday afternoon, Decem-
Der "a.
| y, addition, a transcription
OF the program will be put or
the air from Dayton by Sta.
ton WHO from 100 to 81
/ P. M.
The singing Of the carol
by Cleveland telephone worl
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18

crease the numbers OF tele-
phones available to the public.
Originally planned to ham
die normal telephone growth,
establishment of the new ex-
change was pushed ahead to
help meet the tremendous in
crease in Dayton telephone
traffic resulting from war &C
tivities.
About 1000 telephones will
be cut into MElrose exchange.
These consist of 1000 from
Fulton exchange area. 1000
from Adams, and 800 Hem
Ilock. Territory Of the MElrose
exchange area is bounded or
the north by Wolfe Creek, or
the south by Eby Road, anc
on the east by Abbey Avenue
, and Gramont, Anna, Waltor
and Roesch streets. To tht
west it extends to the limit:
!, of the Dayton local servic'
area.
Mr.. Deis emphasized thu
fact that MElrose telephone
) numbers listed in the new di
} rectory should not be diale'
{ until after the cut-over a
) midnight next Saturday night
Instead, refer to the old direc
! tory and use the number
! listed there.
Ill after the cut-over, the di
rectorv should be added to tn
III subscribers paper salvage col
y lection and the new director
! should be used exclusively 70
looking up ell numbers, sal
y Mr.. Deis.
e 1T is important that tn
8 new directory be consulted
d placing calls after cut-ovel
& rci o,,'-, because of the me-
! ffElrese numbers. bnt becaus
/ tho t-c~,endous expansion (
Il Do~tor's telephone svstel
il (Continusd On Page Two
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18

WILBERFORCE, Ohio -
Quotations from five Negro
educators are included in the
Handbook for + Teachers
Speakers, and Writer'S titled
Voices of Democracy" pub
lished by the Federal Security
Agency. The pamphlet con-
tains selected quotations from
speeches and writings of lit
distinguished men and women
of all times.
Included in this selection is
the following quotation selec-
ted from the writings of DR.,
Charles III. Wesley, president
Of Wilberforce University;
THE intolerance and discrimp
nation practiced a. gains
groups of people in various
parts of the world deny the
equality of opportunity ant
she brotherhood which are
such fundamental factors il
democratic government"
James Weldon. Johnson's
pertinent statement, ut is il
the nature Of q truism tha
| America can actually have n,
more democracy than it &C
cords to the humblest AM
weakest of its citizens" is ais
| also included in this valuabl
handbook available to tn
Inublic at d nominal cost o
fifteen cents from the Govern
ment Printing Office, Wash
irgton, p. G.
The three other Negro edl
Gators whose remarks are ais
included in this book are; ]
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
West Virginia State
College Honor
Society Inducts
New Members

WEST VIRGINIA STATE G. 1
Alpha Delta Sigma. honor
ary scholarship society OF the
West Virginia State College
held it's annual induction cere-
mony for new members in the
College Auditorium, Sunday
evening, December 6, at 700
O'Clock.
The main feature of the
program was the presentation
by Professor James G. Evans,
faculty advisor, Of Miss Mar
garet A. Walker, winner of
the Yale University Younger
Poets prize for 1912. Miss
Walker read from her prize
book of poems, For My Peo-
ple.' The audience was de-
lighter with the charm and
moving Interpretation of her
own writings.
New members inducted
were: Ann S. Brock; Flossie
M. Boiling; James A. Floyd;
Adelaide IL. Friend; Ruel q.
Houser;; Edwina II. Law
renee; Lucille +. Moody; Doro-
thy E.. Williams; Grace l..
Sledd and Dorothy Stray
horne.
Students tapped for pro-
bationery period were Edna
Odarios Farmer; Fl o m 9 r
Trammell; John G. Parker;
Ouentry Vaughan and Ann 4.
Flagg.
Officers of the society are
Constance Carmichael, Presi-
Continued on Page Two)
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18

INSTRUMENTATION the
lana Of Battling Sikh French
We. Africa may come to re-
infor2c the United Nations
Armies some $4,000 of the
most feared and effective sol
diers of France, the dreaded
senogalese.
These black troops are par
ticallarly formidable in desert
fighting at close quarters,
with bayonet, rifle and ma
: chiae gun. Already, under
Fighting French command in
the Chad region, Negro troops
have confirmed the almost
legendary reputation they
earned on the battlefields in
France in the last War.
If supplied by the United
States and Britain with new
equipment, the Senegalese
along with other veteran
French Colonial troops, it is
believed, can constitute a
formidable addition to the
agnliees now at the disposal of
General Eisenhower in the
African war.
Fighting French sources In
Washington estimate t h a t
there are around $4,000 Senc-
Galese at Dakar and an addi-
tional $4,000 scatter re d
throughought French terri
tory,
II was French Colonial
troops, including Senegalese,
who in the Chad province
struck one of the first blows
for French liberation by pre-
venting a junction between
the Italian Libyan Army un-
der Marshal Graziani and the
Fascist Ethiopian force under
the Duke Of Aosta in the
early days of the French,arm-
istice.
This stroke was engineered
by Felix Eboue, South Ameri-
can-born negro governor Of
the Chad province. A native
OF French Guiana on the
South American coast, and a
brilliant graduate of French
schools, Ehoue was the first
Of the colonial administration
to defy the new Vichy Gov
ernnent and announce the de-
termination Of Africa to fight
for a Fighting France. His
declaration played a part in
the subsequent actions of
other administrators inFrench
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
Wilberforce Prof.
Marries Tennessee
Teacher


Wilberforce, Ohio - Mr., S.
S. Morris, Jr., professor of
religion at Wilberforce, Uni
versity, son Of DR.. S. S. Nor
ris of Nashville and Miss
Ermine Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Smith, a
businessman in Springfield,
Tennessee, were united in
marriage last week at the
home of the bride. Miss Smith
is a teacher in the public
school in Springfield. The
couple is planning to make
their home at Wilherforce.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18
NEGRO EDUCATORS TN
VOICES OF DEMOCRACY

Charles S. Johnson, William
Pickens, and Booker T. Wash
ington.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-12-18


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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
WOman's Day at
Border Methodist
Church Sunday

All day Sunday, March 9Th, will
be "Woman's Day" at Border. At
the HOO o'clock services, Miss
Mary Langford of Rochester, New
York, will speak to the congrega-
ton on "The Church in the Com
munity."
A program of appropriate music
will be rendered by the church
choir and the Phyllis Wheatley
female sextet. Mrs. w. C. Pattillo
will render a violin solo. Miss
Magnolia Latimer is the chairman
for the morning meeting.
A Hobby Tea" will be held in
the basement of the church from
A to 6 P. M. on the same afternoon,
at which time hobbies from various
persons throughout the city will be
presented. Musical selections will
be rendered throughout the after
noon. Miss Bernice Brown is the
chairman for the tea.
Activities of the entire day will
be sponsored by The Keys, a club
of the church of which Mrs. Harry
Neal is president.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Housing Heads
VacilIatiOn Real
Cause OF Trouble

Washington, D. c., Mar. s.
Wavering of Government officials
between colored and white occu-
pancy of the 200-unit defense
housing project, the Sojourner
Truth Settlement, in Detroit, was
blamed here after reports of a
race riot over moving colored fam
lilies into the project were received
here Saturday.
The project was originally
planned to shelter colored war
workers with an understanding
that white tenants, who applied,
would also be accepted 1t was
ready for occupancy last month.
But after protests were received
the Division of Defense Housing
Coordination announced that the
project would be occupied by white
tenants. This decision was made
on January Is.
Government FavOrs Race Tenancy
This decision brought strong
protests from both white and col
ored organizations and individuals.
A delegation from Detroit con-
ferred with Baird Snyder, III,
Acting Administrator of the Fed
eral WEEKS Agency, and Charles +.
Palmer, Coordinator of Defense
Housing, and urged them to per-
NIT occupancy of the project by
colored tenants.
AS result of this conference the
selection of colored tenants, begin
ming February 16, was authorized.
This vacillating policy of Wash
ington officials is believed to have
intensified race feeling, resulting
in the picketing of the project by
white persons and the burning of a
fiery cross at the site and culmin-
ating in the race riot of last Satur-
day.
Representative Hurls Charges
Representative John TenerowicZ,
of Detroit, who was active here in
the fight against occupancy Of the
project by colored tenants, in a
speech last Friday charged colored
leaders and communistic elements
with creating a dangerous racial
issue" "to achieve local and nation
al disunity."
His remarks confirmed the sus-
picion of vacillation by Govern
ment officials. "These officials" he
said, admitted that a colossal
blunder had been made, but aside
from assurances that mistakes of
this kind would not be repeated
elsewhere, no satisfaction was to
be derived from them"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
NAACP Official
Coming to st. Paul

+. Frederick Morrow, of New
York City, will conduct the 1912
membership campaign of the st.
Paul Branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People, March "a to March
81. Mr.. Morrow, who is the CO.
ordinator of branches of the N. A.
C. C. P, will be the principal
speaker at a mass meeting in the
st. James A. M. E. Church, Sun
day, March 29th.
In a recent meeting of the local
branch it was decided that farewell
parties for St. Paul selectees would
be sponsored by the Branch in the
Halle Q. Brown House. Men who
have been selected for the draft
are asked to call the Halle O..
Brown House, Dale 9278, or one of
the members of the committee of
arrangement for these parties and
give the time of their proposed in
duction into the army. Members
of the committee are Mrs. Hen
rietta Capesius, Mrs. Ora Reed
and Mr.. J. L. Stokes.
STUDENT TALKS ON NEGRO
Stanley F. Paulson, white, stu
dent at the University of Mime
sofa, participating in the Pillsbury
prize Grafton contest at the Uni
versity Friday night had as his
subject "Democracy's Problem
Child" an attack on Americas
treatment of the Negro.
NEWMAN SPEAKS AT "U"
A talk given by Cecil Newman,
editor of the Spokesman and Re-
corder, before the Socialist Club
at the University of Minnesota
Monday was the subject of front
page story in the Minnesota Daily,
student newspaper, Tuesday.
Newman said that while the Ne
gro's morale is low he is loyal to
his country. Elimination of dis
elimination against the Negro in
industry, civil and military serv-
ices will strengthen the effort of
the Negro in Americas war effort,
he said.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06

on the WIS National Barn Dance.
Later the group travelled from
coast to coast singing for the
School Assembly Service. 1888 and
1884 Mr.. Tolerson worked in three
Fox pictures with such stars as
Hattie McDaniels, Stepin Fetchit
and James Dunn. There was also
an appearance with Raymond
Pages Orchestra over XIII. The
gifted tenor had the pleasure of
studying voice with Bing Crosby's
teacher.
For the past three years Mr..
Tolerson has sung on WDGY. He
appeared on the Family Altar pro-
gram. At present he sings every
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Arvie Ware will assist as
accompanist and pianist. Mrs.
Ware is one of our most scintillat-
ing artists. She began her train
ing with her father, the late DIR.
S. J. Jordan, Sr. Later study car
ried her to the Pittsburgh Musical
School. She worked in the studios
of Drake Kapphan Music House as
teacher of piano and had more than
ten years radio experience with a
Mixed Quartet over KQV and as
trainer and accompanist of the
Suwanee Singers of KDKA, Pitts
burgh.
Tickets are being sold by the
Pilgrim Church clubs for the popu-
lar price of twenty-five cents and
the patronage of all local music
lovers is solicited. Come and en-
joy an evening of cultured diver
sion.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
ON THE JOB

Your Minneapolis Spokesman is
on the job for the community day
and night. Every staff member is
alert for every opportunity for
service to the people.
Fifty per cent of the calls COM
ing over the papers phones are
service calls, calls in which some
citizen seeks information which
will help him or his family.
You-can help your paper be of
more service by urging the mer-
chants you spend your money with
to spend a portion Of their adver-
Using budget with the Spokesman.
Call us when we can be of serv-
ice to you.
Our phones are Bridgeport
1896 or Midway 8340.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Each Day

This newspaper gets scores of
phone calls, inquiries requesting in
formation regarding everything
from the capitol of Malaga to the
address Of the Majestic Drug store.
Naturally, we are glad to be Of
service to the public. The increas-
ing number Of such requests indi-
Gates the extent to which the people
depend on the newspaper which
serves its community well.
Our phone number is Midway
S34O. Call Us and wen do our best
to serve you.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Services Held for
Andrew Jackson,
Fraternal Pioneer

Andrew Jackson, 6O3 st. An
thony Ave-, well known church and
fraternal man, died Wednesday,
Feb. rs, at Ancker hospital after
being in ill health for about a
month. He was a member of
Pioneer Lodge No. A, F. and A. NJ,
Mars Lodge, G. U. o. of o. F., and
Household of Ruth No. $50.
Born in Elmira, New York,
March "a, 1858, he came to St. Paul
to make his home, so years ago,
uniting at that time with Pilgrim
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday, Feb. %, at p. m. from the
Neal-McGavock Funeral Home,
Inc, 525 Rondo Ave-, with Rev.
S. E. Ware, pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, officiating. Musi-
cal selections were rendered by the
Pilgrim Baptist Choir.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs,
Margaret Jackson, a step-daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. J. Williams of Winni-
peg, Canada, who came to the city
to attend the services, and four
nieces and four nephews, two of
whom reside here, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Tarver, with the other
six residing in New York City.
Interment was in Oakland ceme-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Jolly Is Presents
3-Act Mystery Drama

The jolly Sixteen Club will pre-
sent a three-act mystery drama,
Mystery of the Third Cable" on
Thursday evening, March IL, at the
Phyllis Wheatley House. The play
is exciting, full of quick action, and
the players say it will have your
hair standing straight up"
The following persons are mem
bers of the cast: Mary Louise Can
non, Lucille McAdams, Allie Will
son, Lillian Carter, Hazel Curry,
Esther Byars, Lucinda Hill, Marie
Reddick, and Harriet Jones.
Admission is 15c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Two Meetings Planned
For SharecrOppers Week

The sixth annual National
Sharecroppers' Week is being OBJ
served in the Twin Cities March l
to 8. In Minneapolis, the plight of
the sharecroppers will be discussed
at the North East Neighborhood
House, 1929 N. E. End Street,
Thursday, March 5, at 8 p. m. DR..
Lowry Nelson, Professor of Sociol-
ogy at the University of Mime
sofa, the Reverend Clarence T. R.
Nelson, formerly of Arkansas, and
Arthur Sternberg of St. Paul will
speak. Movies will be shown.
In St. Paul, at the monthly
forum at the Halle Q. Brown Com
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
Harvester Defense
Plant Upgrades
Negro Employees

International Harvester Com
pany's defense plant in Midway has
begun to give Negro workers a
break. Two weeks ago LIE Roy
Coleman was promoted to electri-
clans helper. This week Louneer
Pemberton and Freddie Slemmons
were given technical jobs and four
other men were promoted to drill
presses.
The Negro personnel at this
plant now is in excess of % men
and one woman.
Employees are certified by both
of the Urban Leagues. Ground
work for the integration of colored
workers into the plant was laid
months ago by C. W. Washington
of the Minneapolis Urban League,
James Hughes and C. W. Wiging-
ton of the St. Paul Urban League
board. In December when S. Vim
cent Owens assumed the executive
secretaryship of the st. Paul
League he maintained contact with
the Harvester Co.
The International Harvester Co.
has always employed Negro labor
but before this time they have all
been janitors in the various plants.
It is understood that the Twin City
plant will be the experimental
plant for Indignation of skilled and
semi-skilled Negro workers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-06
ThOs. TOlersOn
Tenor Recital
Pilgrim Friday

Thomas Tolerson, prominent
Twin City tenor and radio singer,
will be presented in recital at Pill
grim Baptist Church, West Gen.
trail and Grotto, on Friday evening
(tonight), March 6, at $3.50 o'clock.
The recital is under the auspices of
the Pilgrim Trustee Board.
Mr.. Tolerson was formerly a
member of a quartet which sang