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mm%♦ t 4l# ■*» * — • %sftf;■L»dru.V£ .'■ VSfcr nleS-■* a-h:£%fK- -rP.iA* Iew-*c*1rv.9JMi,■4:*4I%*«#«%i.5 V*»Association inA GALA AFFAIR *as the** held in honor ifW% a mill III ■ «*!*• gg QgfJ^n, Sun day,Hats OffQuarterly Meetmthe sponsorsipSenior Chplr* above pictureleft to right (seated) are MissI A*Bethlehem District Aaaoclation. lac., and its auxtlia--pit ijii.leaalon for Um JHT14 at thertrtniece of the hoFormer Directori!Mr*. Myra Davenport, slater; Lu-banks.Thewhile oneby lira. Blolao page carried a ape*ther Ware* of honorI C. OottftM*heme will tieaerrice ‘willUwhe I nMrs Firm Mrs. Vivian Brad* program chairman; and Mrs Mary Tutatone, president of I he 8eaior Choir.Standing In the same order 1stare: Mrs. Dorothy Truitt.Mrs. Marie Harris, Mrs. Lillian Harbin. Mrs. Cynthia McCoy, little Arlene Seaberry. Mrs. P ercle Ford Mrsfrom each member ofwhen Firm banks, music of orful afternooning room Elisabeth Hemming » 1 Street anm fc L. _Ip. aaway. In the back row left to rightare Mrs. Kay Jackson, Mrs, Jer-, Mrs. OUria Van s on,Theresa Taylor, Mrs. S 1 rontons, Mrs. Nancy Babbs, Mrs.Ha Johnson. Mrs, Stella Brown, Mrs Lula Byrd, Mrs. Oil vs Thompson and Mrs. Alberta Seaberry. . , __(Photo by DeGrote)The Programprising Mrs.3 In ......nrch at Xa venu*.j com-ad fo rd.chairman: Glenn H. Settle and Mrs. Persle Ford, was# responsible for the grand musical progr a m which thrilled the nearly 390 guests. Mrs. Ford sang Tha Lord's Prayer.’* Mrs. Mar.ha Spearman sang *'Ave Marin,” Lu-Firm banks was the rec I erous gifts, a psrsi and telegrams of con •From Hsrv. and Mrs T. Settle In Union Town, and Worth Kramer, f o rmer of the “Wings Over Jordan le“ came messages of fa-Mr. Kramer is with t heGoodwill station Inc., WJR. Detroit Later Mrs. Firm banks receiv • ed a message of congratulations from Congressman Frances P Bolton.In her attempt to express her appreciation, Mrs. Firm banks was so overwhelmed with joy, that the broke down and sobbed. She hadiiIlt;ItI*tY hrFVCotither Ware, son of Mrs. Flrmbanks triM to explain that whatever sersang 'The Lost Chord*’ and MrsVirginia Kirkney gave the closingnumber a favorite of the honoreeMrs. Olive Thompson also sang.Remarks, * all paying a glowing tribute to Mrs. Flrmbanks for the very splendid contribution she has made in the field of music, were made by Mrs. Mary Tut-stone, president of the Senior Choir and the general chirman of thetea; William Chavers, president ofthe Gospel Choir; the Rev. B. F. Colvin, pastor of Gethsemane; the president of the Young People *s Choir and A tty. Lawrence O. Payne, whose request for a and b selections by the GethsemaneTrio—Mesdames Bradford. Fo rd and Firmbanka-was granted.Showered With GiftsValentine Colors predomina ted the table decorations, augmented by floral centerpieces. On the guest table was a cake in Open Bible design, specially fo* Mrs.Flrmbanks, one of the gifts coming from the Senior Choir, the other book, with' a cover of flowers,—vice she had rendered to the church and comrrtunity was because she enjoyed using the talents God has given her to help others. She served foi sixteen years as minister of music atGethsemane. relinquishing theoffice in 1950 during the 111 n ess of her husband who later died.Her son is a graduate of Morehouse College, and gave up teaching In Alabama to be with his mother after the death of her h u »-band. Mrs. Flrmbanks has a bus-ness establishment on Woodland, that also requires a lot of her time. She continuer to sing with the Senior Choir, and directs from time to time. Mrs. J envlve Weddington Is the new direct o r.. Delectables, headed by chick en salad and topped off with punch, ice cream and homemade c a ke, were served by the bevy of hos-tessess who presented a regular picture book in their array of colorful creations. “Hats off” to the Senior Choir of Gethsemane!TIPic.VeidsigPd01t»CaP1PiMsiMP*Waihehlt;nc21m v« T^iarITi
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 16, 1952
Page 6
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Nathan O.
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