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Show Music club continues study of folklure Federated Music Club members mem-bers were guests of Reva Lynn at her home Friday evening of last week, with President Betty Sumsion in charge. The program, a continuation of the study of American Folk-lure Folk-lure music, was presented by Marrian Christensen, who titled ti-tled her topic, "Courting, Love and Children." She stated among other things that it was the opinion of some in the early history of America, that Yankees were incapable of creating what other oth-er races had produced in folk songs. Some said Americans were too cold-blooded and not musical, and were too preoccupied preoc-cupied with commercial success, suc-cess, she stated. This belief however has collapsed col-lapsed and there is now no part of the land without its treasures of folk songs including includ-ing the mountain, foothills, uplands, up-lands, tidewater and others. Mrs. Christensen told how Mary Eddy had recorded a most beautiful version of Gypsy Raddie ballad from the singing of a Russian Jew, who had learned the song in Utah while living with the Mormons. Mrs. Christensen said that folk songs told of humble incidents in-cidents in life, love, marriage and children. Assisting her with the program pro-gram were Carol Clark who rendered vocal solos, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Christensen and Mrs. Christensen's daughter, Carol, also sang and gave dance numbers in costume, to demonstrate rock and roll music mu-sic and dance steps. The program concluded with group singing and the serving of refreshments by the hostess to 18 club members. Mrs. Donald J. Miller (Beverly (Bev-erly Sumsion) and children are in Springville visiting from Garden Grove, Calif. Go continental tonight. Serve a simple yet elegant desert of fruit and cheese. Remember to include some of the more unusual un-usual cheeses, like Gouda, Blue, Brick or Provolone in addition to the all-time favorites, Swiss and Cheddar. |