The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-09-28

American MUSIC conference
Jamesetta Jones, St Paal's Poly
technie Institute, Lasrenceville,
Va f; Ruth A. Fouche, Chicago Pub
lie Schools, Chicago, Illinois; Al
bert j. Mcneil. Los Angeles Pub
lie Schools, Los Angels, Cal.
Nora Douglas Holt, Amsterdam
News Music Editor, New York, y.
Y; Virginia Williams, D. {. Public
Schools, Washington, d. c;
Choral technique, Evelyn Davis
White, Howard University, Wash
ington, D. C.. Kenneth b Bilups,
St Louis Public Schools, st. Louis,
Missouri; Church music, Orrin
Suthern, II, Lincoln University,
Pennsylvania; Concert promotion,
Charles Theodore Stone, Musical
Arts Bureau, Chicago, Illinois
Nora Douglas Holt, Music Editor,
Amsterdam News, New York. n.
Y; Opera workshop, Mary Card
we'll Dawson. National Negro
Opera Company, Washington, d.
G.
Each night at 500 p. m. there
was a concert. Monday night was
Washington Night. All the talent
was from Washington. The most
thrilling number of the night was
the Dite ALA Giovinne, Duet
from Verdi's La Traviata' done
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blackmon.
Mrs. Blackman is the sister of
Miss Margaret Montgomery who is
head of the voice department at
Wilberforce University.
Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O p m.
the National Junior Division and
Student Program was held. Ora
Lee Butts, t.rnestine Currie, Nir-
ginia Allen. and Reggie jameson,
all of Sharps and Flats Music Clue,
played piano numbers on this pro
gram. Tuesday evening was Ma
tional Branch Night. Represent
alive from branches in New York,
Baltimore, Chicago. Philadelphia
and Columbia, gave the pram.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.
Roderick Palmer, Tenor, Gen
eral Convention C arm n,
gave his Noon Day Recital
National Youth and New Talent
Concert was held at 2:30 p. NJ.
Shirley Rose Gray, Sylvia Sayles,
and Emilye Valentine, all of the
Sharps and Flats Club of Cham
paign, Illinois, played piano num-
bers in this session.
At $50 p NJ. an organ tour to
various churches throughout the
was held. Places attended were
First Congregational Church, Foun-
dry Methodist Church, Rankin
Chapel (Howard University, and
Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Wednesday night was National
Branch Night and again, Mr.. Her
bert Gibson, accompanied by Mrs.
Julia Walden Valentine, repre-
scented Legato Music Club. His
selection was o Isis und Osires
from the Magic Flute by Mozart
Thursday was packed with ex-
element for everyone. All deleg-
ates were invited to the noon day
luncheon at the d. c. Music Aca-
denny. The turkey dinner with all
its trimmings was simply delicious.
All delegate groups were introduc-
ed after the program. Champaign
Urbana delegation was the largest
and most popular. The delegation
was asked to stand at nearly every
session, and several times Mrs.
Valentine was asked to explain
how the project was accomplished,
and when could Congratulations
entertain the N. A. N. M.
Early Thursday afternoon the
youth went on a sight seeing tour.
and on their return to Lincoln
Temple. the adult group went. The
youth were Disguised when they
left the mints.. They remarked, fall
they do is to stamp the paper and
stack it up, and we can't get any
OF it."
National Honors and Awards
Concert was Thursday evening,
and all the winners of the Sunday
Night National Scholarship Contest
were presented their awards by
President Clarence H. Wilson.
Then the founders and teachers
who had taught for 35 years or
more were given awards.
Friday was the last day of the
convention. Our bus was parked in
front of the Temple for display
Everyone was busy attending elm
les. and arranging for memorial
services 49, MRS. Odessa L.ashley
was among those mentioned), bus
mess meetings, election and install
lation of officers, and adjourn
ment. Mr.. Clarence H. Wilson who
was president of the N. A. n. M.
for ten years resigned, and DR..
Roscoe Polin of Indianapolis, Ind
lana, was elected to the office of
president.
Friday evening was the final
concert. This concert was an artist
concert and the artist which eapti-