March 13, 1946

Michigan State University Museum; Cuesta Benberry Ephemera Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Souvenir Program "Wings Over Jordan"

Souvenir Program
"Wings Over Jordan"
America's Greatest Negro Chorus
March 13, 1946 - 8:15 P. M.
Ottawa, Kansas
Memorial Auditorium

Lorene & I attended together 3/13-46.

HATTYE BELLE EASLEY
Native of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Well versed in the interpretation of the Negro spiritual and an able soprano soloist is Miss Easley. Conductor of the internationally famed Wings Over Jordan Choral Ensemble, famous for its unique presentations of the Negro spiritual on radio and concert stage. Miss Easley served as director for the group during its 10 months tour of the theatres of war.

She is currently featured in the following numbers:
"Didn't It Rain"
"In The River of Jordan"
"When I've Done My Best"
"He'll Understand and Say Well Done"

REV. GLENN T. SETTLE
Originator of "Wings Over Jordan" was born in a log cabin at Reidsvill, North Carolina, and received his early education in Pennsylvania. His family settled in Uniontown, Penn., where he received his high school training, and later, he was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Carter. With his young wife he went to Cleveland, in 1917, and worked as a common laborer, until called to the ministery and began to organize his choir and his forces, from whence came the world renowned "Wings Over Jordan."

LOUD SPEAKER
Furnished
Through
the
Courtesy
of
McVEY'S

PROGRAM
1. WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHEEL
2. SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT
3. I WANT JESUS TO WALK WITH ME
4. JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
5. GREAT DAY
6. YOU KNOW LORD
7. TRYING TO GET READY
8. DEEP RIVER
9. ROOM ENOUGH

INTERMISSION REV. GLENN T. SETTLE
10. JOY IN THAT LAND
11. THE OLD ARK'S A'MOVERIN
12. I'M WAITING FOR JESUS
13. I CRIED AND I CRIED
14. SOON I WILL BE DONE WITH THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD
15. WHEN I FALL ON MY KNEES
16. I WILL TRUST IN THE LORD
17. BENEDICTION.

CHORUS OF OTTAWA
Clara Mae Clayborne, Directress
Mrs. Norman Armstrong, Pianist
The director of Community Chorus, Miss Clara Mae Clayborne, is responsible for the coming of this noted group to Ottawa. She thought it would be a great asset to the community to have the opportunity of seeing this Choral group in person, so she proceeded to inspire her local group of singers to sponsor such a program and they readily made plans. Miss Clayborne is an untireing, faithful, conscientious, efficient worker for anything thats a benefit to the community which she serves in the capacity as leader.
Miss Dorothy Bell
Mrs. Gladys Wells
Mrs. Ida Edwards
Mrs. Louise Edwards Soprano
Miss Carry A. Wakefield
Miss Earline Boyd

Mrs. Robert Vann
Mrs. Ella Irvin Altos
Mrs. George Buckner

Mr. Sterling Hughes Tenors
Mr. Ernest Crith

Mr. Earl Harden
Mr. Earl Hughes
Mr. C. A. Spottsville Baritone
Mr. Roy Lewis
Mr. King Randall

Mr. Norman Armstrong
Mr. Wendell Stovall Bass
Mr. Frank Armstrong

My mother saved this program. Thought you might enjoy it.

She and my grandmother attended. So grandmother saved it first!