Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1949 — Page 13

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In a Church Sermon Early in Life She Decided to Devote

Her Time and Energy to Religion THE PREACHER'S words reached out and touched girl with the effect of a hand laid upon her

To this day, Mrs. Leonard C.

' heard as nine-year-old Frances Mann. interest in furthering religion might not have She might not later have dedicated her Singing

service nor undertaken work in which she met her husband, the Rev, Leonard C. Hunt, The Hunts direct the Wheeler | City Mission.. He 15 thé mission

superintendent and Mrs. Hunt, ihe aun aunts and

his aid who uses her talents in! many ways.

Frances Mann was seated in als

“dance-hall-church” in Millsboro, Ill a certain Sunday in 1923 when the minister's remarks: sebmed directed to her, Her fa-

his trade as miner in the coal mining town, Both of her parents are’ natives of England. There was no church in the town. The! hall was used for dances on week days and worship on Sundays. The family had moved from Chicago, Frances’ birthplace,! when she was four. They returned) when she was 12. Mr. Mann who|3 was a plasterer also possessed a talent for music. But circum- roum- | stances had prevented his getting a ‘musical education. And so he pinned his hopé and his ambition | to his daughter with her gift for gh singing. Boil ch

HE URGED that Frances prepare for the concert stage. This she did for years in spite ofl various difficulties, Necessity required that she leave high school TSt® at the end of her second year and/ go’: to’ work. She practiced took vocal lessons at night. Construction ceased during the depression and her father, for a

up Mrs." Hunt's nipoe in

‘Hunt remem But for it, her

utiful English countryside and visited various spots of interest. he sang In a concert on the ship in crossing. In her 17th year, Frances mel he Rev. Mr, Hunt in connection

en mission work she was Going ther; Willidm Mann, was piying;h Shicage. Thay wate 3

Indianapolis in 1044,

In addition to. their own three children, the Hunts are bringing

home in Woodruff Place. Mr, Hunt's father and mother and a cousin also live with them, The many duties resulting from household this size do not keep! Mrs, Hunt from being very active! in religious work in the city as well as the mission. She often {sings for

the late Dr. G. E. Hiller, His son, R. C. Hiller, is the present pretigant Herman Thoms was the president of the group ot 18 18, Thirty-five now belong and meet monthly in the residence of mem-

Other current officers Include

Mrs. Leonard ( C.K Ad

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Jordan College | Plans Composers’ Symposium

interdenominational| Jordan College of Music will

groups, accompanies herself OF noid its second Composers’

asks Mr. Hunt to play for her. She composes son

{posium of the year at 7:15 p. m.

and tomorrow in Rehearsal Hall on

gs-—words Imusic—and gives talks here and the campus.

there.

Family Life Committee of the/perf

Counel of Churchwomen and di-Quintet, an original composition}

young people in conducting

{sity Park in summer. She leads [two children’s Bible clubs and! goes regularly to General Hospital to to visit patients and to the Marion| |County Jail.

Sponsored by the theory depart-| She serves on the Christian ment, the program will include!

performance of Allegro for 8 by Herbert Guy, senior at tiie Col

evangaistie meetings in Univer lege. A discussion of the composi-

tion, with questions being anewered by the composer, will follow the performance.

Also on the program will be a She sponsors the complete rehearsal of the music| time, was unemployed. The young/young people of the Wheeler Mis- from Metotti's opera,

“The Old

Frances’ slim pay envelope furn- sion and superintends the mission Maid and the Thief,” sung by stu-! ished the family’s entire income. Sunday school youth department. dents in the opera department, | She tools this situation in stride, Now and then, she and the Rev. with the orchestral accompani-!

speaks of It matter-of-factly, Mrs. Mr. Hunt conduct a revival in an-/ment. The opera will be presented

Hunt is a grave, Swait-1acen yoling woman who gives the im- | pression of being patient with life and full of faith that “all things| work together for good.” Bhe| seams to count no duty too diffi-| cult. When in her 17th year, she deci she ‘must make every part of herself count for religion, even to singing to that end, her father told her she was throwing her life away. This grieved her but she nevertheless announced her decision to her teacher, Madame Amalia Frantz. The teacher reacted in a mgnner that surprised Frances. M e Frantz simply changed the course from operas and other seehilar music to sacred composiHols and went right | along teach g Frances free of charge as had been doing. “g Mann later reversed his and became reconciled to his

{other city.

Stassen Bars Politics ‘Until Sometime ‘Later’

CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (UP)—Har-| old E. Stassen refused tonight to! discuss politics in any form. He sald he would talk politics “later.”

ence” for Mr. Stassen and Alfred: LP. Sloan Jr,, General Motors Corp..| board chairman. the University of Pennsylvania, taining to politics. isometime,” he said, “around Abra-| hans Lificoln’s birthday.” &

them celebrate their 50th wed-

3 ter's plans.

ding anniversary.

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The former Minnesota governor! was interviewed at what was) billed as a “joint news confer:

But Mr. Stassen, president of! brushed aside all questions per-| “I may come back to Chicago

He sald he wax on his’ wayiiol the home of his parents to help|

{in publie periormances Dec. 2|

ls KILLED AS CAR SKIDS GRIGGSVILLE, Il. (UP)~~Leon Gerard, 22, {Loren Hyde Jr. both of Griggsville, were their car skidded in loose gravel.

"| Robert Starker, president; Shirley | Lawis,

{ bership chairman. The Rev. M.|

Nov. 19—Procter & Gamble Co. ed and announced an immediate reduc-

killed . tonight when wholesale price of Crisco, a short

secretary; Charles Jack{son, treasurer; and Michael Habig, | second . vice president and mem- |

O. Pobbins is church pastor, ‘ee ¥ » \

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