St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-01

the national meeting.
March From Station
Members of the welcoming
committee will meet at the st.
Paul Union Station Sunday morn
ing to greet the largest delega-
ton including the national presi-
dent which viii arrive on the S:15
Burlington Black Hawk from Chi
cago.
A professional will be formed
and the delegates win march to
st. James AME church, disband-
ing there to go to their stopping
places.
Presidents Anniversary
Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. the
convention viii hold an anniver-
sary celebration in honor Of DIR.
Thomas Dorsey in recognition of
his Goth anniversary as leader of
the organization.
The business sessions of the
convention will open promptly at
8 a. m. Monday morning. DR..
Thomas Dorsey. OF Chicago, ma
tional president will preside.
A conservation service with a
sermon by Rev. Herman Gore of
st. Louis, Mo-, will be held. Music
will be provided by the Detroit
union, with the Jewel Singers Of
Newport News, Va.
Mrs. villa M. r. Smith, nation
al supervisor of the Soloist Bur-
eau will make a report of the ac-
tivity and progress of the bureau.
Enrolment and appointment of
convention committees and audi
ton OF applicants will take up the
balance of the morning session.
Monday afternoons program
will include devotionals, unfinish-
ed business, an insplrational talk
by Bertha Horne; a workshop by
Kenneth Morris, assistant super
visor of the Soloist Bureau. At
7:45 p. m. a welcome address from
the local union and a response
from II. J. Carruthers.
The first big public session Of
this years convention the goth
annual meeting OF the organiza-
ton will open with a program at
8 p. m. Sunday night August 4.
Mayor John Daubney of st. Paul
will welcome the convention to
St Paul. Others on the program
will be the Revs. B. II. Hunter.
Beverly Isabel, l.. C. Harris, J. C.
Dixon, J. Del Pine and Mr.
Thomas Talley.
National officers of the conven-
ton will be formally presented.
Musical numbers will be given
by Spirit Filled Gospel Singers,
the Reasby Quartette, Bethesda
Senior Gospel Choir, Mount Olivet
Gospel Chorus, Pilgrim Travellers,
Mount OIivet Senior Choir, Loon
ey Sisters, Gospel Cleffs, Phil
pettes, and the Twin City Choral
Union.
Janette Adams will give a read
ing. The musical program will be
under the direction 70 Bessie
Gresham and Sllas Smith with
Ralph Primm as pianist.
Tuesdays Sessions
Devotionals beginning at 8 a. m.
led by Chaplains Fannie Foster
and Anna Jones will open the
Tuesday August 5, services. A
dedicacatory sermon; Music by
the Massed Choirs and by the
Tennessee and Virginia groups will
be the feature Of the morning.
Tuesday afternoon program will
begin at 2:3O p. m. On the agenda
is music, a class period. At 3:15
p. m. a conference held by Evan
gelist c. 3. Priester, Charleston,
S. c.. on Church Music and Evan
gelistic Musical Research.
At 3:45 a workshop for union
presidents presided over by Sallie
Jones of Detroit, Mich.
Tuesday nights highlight will
be the annual address by Presi-
dent Thomas Dorsey, music and
the annual scholarship contest.
Program
The morning session Wednesday
6, will include a workshop
for directors and pianists. Clar-
ence Watcher and Percy Smith
will preside.
A conference on Church Music
and Evangelistic musical research
is also scheduled Music will be
by Georgia and Wisconsin Unions,
In the afternoon Music will be
provided by the New York, Min
nesota and Connecticut Unions.
A discussion and history of the
Hymn; a Bible quiz and discussion
Of parliamentary usage will feature
the afternoon meeting.
Wednesday night an All-Star
Youth Musical with Mrs. Beatrice
Brown, youth department super
visor in charge. Mrs. Dorothy