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Saturday, November 3, 1962
NEW JERSEY HERALD NEWS
[image - black & white photograph of Gladys Graham]]
Graham Crackers By Gladys P. Graham

Veteran Club woman and 82-year-old-sage, Sarah M. Mosley indicated before a group here that "Youth has its advantage but age its rewards." A member of the Marcy Unit, New York Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mrs. Mosley recently spoke before the "Courageous Ministers" district assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses held in Jersey City.

Mrs. Mosley observed that the Bible tells of many persons who served God at ages far beyond hers (an example the 120 yaer old Moses). Edward A. Dunlap is registrar and instructor at the Watchtower Bible School of Brooklyn. For may years Mrs. Mosley has served in her official capacity of the Women's Council of Brooklyn which held its Forum Sunday and who will for the first time this year hold the annual Breakfast of the Council at Hotel Grenada a change from teh Brass Rail where meetings have been held fo ra decade. 

MAILBAG

Bringing the mail pouch it was learned that Louise Beavers, tan move star had followed Hatfield McDaniels into the great beyond both early pioneers on the silver screen. 

Noel Robinson, gifted pianist did a stint in South Jersey for night club patrons. He will hike back to New York this weekend [[text worn away, illegible. . . "to join"?]] his spouse Placida Shearn Robinson, and their infant daughter to write some requested compositions. Miriam Burton has has forwarded her album "African Lament" an Epic Monaural LN24011 which was composed by Sascha Burland and Pat Williams which carries some seven themes of the Explosive Continent Africa.

Miss Burton is known to many for her Broadway presentations with Katharine Dunham Dance Company, "Porgy and Bess," "House of Flowers," among many other products and is known all over the world for her vocal prowess. She along with Prof. Frierson are singing at City Center this season the mecca for opera lovers. 
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CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) has produced on Dauntless Records DM 4301 "The Sit-Ins, Songs of the Freedom Riders." One of the most moving songs on the "The Sit-Ins, ing songs on the record record is "WE WENT DOWN TO MISSISSIPPI" and "DO YOU WANT YOUR FREEDOM" sung by stalwarts William Bradford and Tom Wilson. Al lteachers may wish to have this album so that youth may look to the future with price. 

"RICH HERITAGE" by Evelyn LaRue Pittman, young composer of "Cousin Esther" is a classic publication of Songs About American Negro Heroes. It was published by the Harlow Publishing Corporation in Miss Pittman's hometown and dedicated to her mother. The artist who lives at 1270 Fifth Avenue is breaking all records culturally and racially for her fine accomplishment and "Cousin Esther" which stars Baritone Fred Thomas.

BONDS HONORS BELAFONTE
Composer Margaret Bonds, along with "Graham Crackers" were guests at the Royal Box Hotel Americana to witness the fine program of Harry Belafonte the first of his tribe and of any artist to appear at The Box in presentation.

Later in his dressing rooms Composer-Pianist Margaret Bonds presented Mr. H. B. with her "The Brown King," "Mary Had A Little Baby," (both with poetry by Langston Hughes) and her famed Sing a Ho.' Interestingly enough at the Americana to see the show and later for a private audience with Belafonte were Joe Louis and Dr. Martin Luther King, Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee and Commissioner William Rowe, all Bond-Belafonte boosters and admirers.

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Joy McLean, gifted soprano was presented in recital here by the Community League of West [[/text circled in pen]] 159th Street Inc. at P.S. 28 Auditorium Catherine Van Busen, noted soprano in her own right, was among notables. Miss McLean is on staff of Wilkerson School in Washington, D.C. and has traveled all over the world concertizing. She is in addition to all her other activities, working with youth as Minister of Music at John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church in Washington and readying the "Brown King," for presentation in December (at which Composer Bonds and Graham Crackers will be present).

Mrs. Berry cheered the famed Le Grande Harvest Breakfast at Randall Memorial Presbyterian Church which was a great success. Featured was Commissioner A. Martin.
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THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
A GALLERY OF MODERN ART AND ITS SOURCES
1600-1612 21st STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON 9, D.C.

Duncan Phillips, Director
Marjorie Phillips, Associate Director
Elmira Bier, Assistant to Director In Charge of Music
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^[[DU7-Z151]]
May 9, 1962

Miss Joy McLean
2012 14th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Miss McLean:

I am writing to ask if you would like to sing here on Monday evening, December 17. If this is not convenient, please let me know at once telling me what other dates you could be available. With best wishes, 

Sincerely yours, 

[[signature]]Elmira Bier[[/signature]]

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