REVELATION OF
NEGRO CHARACTER
(Continued from Page One.)
them to cold print is a difficult and
dangerous undertaking. In Mammy
| and others, less gifted, of her sort,
j one sees the Homeric hards again,
handing down their lore by word of
mouth.—'masterpieces whose very es
sence escapes in an attempt to cap
ture it.
Of the songs. Miss Finch lias a mar
vellously large collection, considering
the immense difficulty of getting at
these in their purity, and, even when
once acquired, of reproducing them
with any of the quality effect of the
negro singers. Here Miss Finch’s worK
is noteworthy, and is recognized the
country over as the only adequate
presentation of genuine negro min
strelsy in its native quality. To hear
her is to have a glimpse into the heart
of a people, whose expression along
these lines is little understood.
CITY CHUPCH NOTES
ADVENT CHRISTIAN
Sunday services: Morning service at
j 10.30; Sunday school at noon; The
Young Peoples’ service at h i'.. Eve
ning service at 7.
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening
at 7.30.
We expect there will be preaching
at the usual hours Sunday hut have
not yet learned who is to he the speak
er.
OBITUARY
Frank Bowen
By the death on Tbusday, August I.
Frank II Huwrn, Balltmville lost one
of its oldest and best respected citi
zens lie had been ailing for two years
or more with a severe heart trouble
which finally carried him away He
left besides his wife, three daughters.
