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41A L. tie C|oser 1 j Jesus”JORDAN CHOIR READIES FOR GLOBAL TOUR OF GI BASESL —One of radio stopflight broadcasting units andThe;* 'N% O * ,N V . Pi'*Bev. HftUlfOver Jordan choir, under the direction of the Rev. Glenn T. Settle, will soon embark on a six month global tour of militarybases , it was announced late last week. Jpersonnel, the firstNegro spiritual organization tc be chosen andcomprising one of the largestunits ever taken overseas, will be composed of twenty-one members, including the director and and Miss Hattye Easley, conductor. The group will present a program similar to the one carried on the weekly broadcast and is scheduled to appear before some of the crowned heads of Europe.The final Sunday broadcast will be held this week when a special Reader Digest-ed resume of the choir’s rise to fame will be featured. In the absence of the choir,plans are being made to present leading Negro college groups, the Rev. Settle related. Among those already considered are Fisk University and Tuskegee Institute.JDuring the tour, the group is expected to appear in England, France, Italy, North Africa, the Pacific battle area, and Australia. Much of the traveling, it is understood will be done by plane.In the seven veers of existence,(Continued from Page ONE-A) the choir has appeared in all butfive states and has made countless stands in many large American cities. During the trip to foreign shores. Glenn Howard Settle, son of the instructor, will be in cbarge of the program.
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 24, 1945
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