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Page 4 Six Nations ? ersonals (cont 'd) hrs. Daisy Hill, 3our 1prings, has returned from her tri~1 to J. C. l :rs. Oliver Smith and 1irs. }label Smith are i n Long Beach, California, visiting at t he home of Lr . & hrs. ,~. G. :::; • Smith. George ha s also established a successfu l pottery and 5unny and horri attended his first public exhibition l ast week. Dr . Festus .,. Johnson is seriously ill at hi s home in A.'.<r on, Ohio. Dr. Johnson is a member of the 3ix Nations and after his graduation from h cGill University was associat- ed with Dr. :,!alter Davis &s assistant :L . D. on t,his reserve. Jr. Johnson is an eye, ear, nose and throat Si:1ecialist and ha s had an extensive practice in · Akron, Ohio. · Dr. & Ers. T. J. Jami3son, Detroit, :hich. s pent the weekend at their home on Grand River, their guests were i'1r. &: Ers. L. Hoy Hill of Allen / ark, rj_ch. Dr. l ixs. J mni::: son laave iJy plane on h ay 30, for Los Angeles, California where they vd.11 _ spend a · vacation at their California home. "Hfu f Y i3IRTHDAY l~AT 11 • The Pageant Committee hel d a meeting on 1 onday evening at t he home of Lrs. hildred Hunter. .:reparm:.ioBs are being IHade for the pageant. Indians from other reservations in Canada and the, U. S. are being invited to take.part, and requests are being made for billets for one-or two ni ghts for these visitors . Contact the pageant committee for information requ ired. Home Improvement It is quite noticeable that the Reserve presents a n~uch neater appearance after the garbage disposal pro gram 2nd the attendant sure earned his money on our roa~, Fow comes an opportunity for f urther improverr,ent and being ? aid for it in the bar~ gain. The energetic Ohsweken Fair 3oard is sponsoring a second Home ImprovemEn t Com. petition. 1·::~th priz.es ranging from. 1st. - ;60.; 2nd .-t:, 50.; 3rd, - :)40.; 4th.- ·_$30 ~ to 5th. - .'~20.- . . · Be sure. and· have your entries in by _June 1st, next Saturday, to .the· secretary, Lrs. George Garlow, phone 445-2578. · The final judging will take place the first weel<.: in September. Last y3ar ' s com .. petition wa,s a huge success, j 1.1dging by t he rrbefore" and "after" slides taken and shown last fall when the ·winners were awarded their prizes. "The Gospel in Song" The Six Nations . people can fill the Ohsweken Community Hall for the occasional dance and. relaxation. They can also fill it to overflo1,ing for enjoyment in IIThe Gospel in Song" as the occasion was last 3aturday evening, spori:sored by the Six r:ation s Inter .. Denomina.tional Committee whose president is Uorman 1 :right and secretary 1 .orley 3tyres. Toe opening prayer was invoked by Rev. Dan Butler ru1d congregational singing follow. ed •. -- ·.. · · .. ···· · ·· . · . The - entire audience . S!3,t entranced and listened attentively to the marvellous sing .. i ng and musical numbers for four solid hours, from S to 12 p. m. and-we 1 re positive that robust music lovers could have s c:.,.t illl.d listened for longer. The McNeely ruale choir from Friendship Baptist Church,Buffali,, appeared twice on t h e program. Their offerings were anthems in harmony and the familiar spirituals. A teenage group from Vii agara Falls l'J. Y • sang their harmonized s ongs of Praise to their own orchestral accompaniment. The hwnbers .Jy the unusually talented Johnathan family of Lewiston, iJ.Y . were well received and encored. The offerings by local groups consisted of Gospel songs in harmony to musical accompaniment were also above par - t he Arthur Fright family, the ~awrence Johnatl;lan family and the ~fright r.0uart-et. The rri.ixed choir o'f the Holy Temple Church i n Buffalo, l\i . Y. also deserves sp ecial ment i on. further, one could not but be irnpre ssed by the fine group of young Six Nations men who arranged the entire prograrn and were i n attendance as ushers; ~arl(Bunn) Jault, master of ceremonies, Rev.· Dan Butl er, Robert l:illiams, Norman Uright, Arthur '.!right; horley Styres , I!:dwar d Staats, Fred Hill, TrUl7lan Hill; Lawrence Johnathan, and there may have been others who ass~sted with this i n spired and j oyful program. Sund2y School Helpers At an interval during the regular .'.}unclay morliin:: service at Grand River, the attending Sunday School presented to the church the proceeds of the~r "lj_~es f ? r Lusic •·:alkathon". and also a do z en hymnaries. On lJehalf of the church Liemo ers, iv,rs. Andrew Jamieson gratefully received t he gifts from th e ·ciny children and thanked them for . their splendid efforts and t heir assistance t o the church. (Cont'd)