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Cincinnati New Year’s Singing

Walnut Hills Christian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

Monday, January 1, 1996

The fifth annual New Year’s Day Cincinnati Singing was called to order by Eloise Clark leading songs on pages 47t and 145t. Eloise Clark volunteered to serve as chair and John Bealle as secretary. They received unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement from the class. Leaders: Al Jose 63; Lois Hurt 49t, 551; Steve Tossey 143, 147t; Bob Meek 178, 68b; Mike Hieber 542, 448b; Debbie Hall 453, 146; Jodi Liss 102, 77 (t? b?).

RECESS

John Bealle reassembled the class leading songs on pages 81b and 366 (?). Leaders: Rich Overturf 313b, 129; Lorraine Sawyer 312b, 188; Eric Conrad 42, 411; John Bayer 278 (t? b?), 201; Paul Foster 48b, 314; Lorraine Bayer 503b, 348t; Bob Meek 209, 569b; Michael Darby 86, 66; Lois Hurt 186, 40.

LUNCH

Eloise Clark called the afternoon session to order leading songs on pages 148 and 273. Leaders: Debbie Hall 200, 38t; Mike Hieber 37b, 142; Wendy Gilchrist 47t, 128; Jodi Liss 377, 179; John Stevens 155, 46; Bruce Kokernot 276, 299; Steve Tossey 299, 452; Tineke Stevens 84, 497; Paul Fishman 162; Steve Tossey 198, 334.

RECESS

John Bealle called the class to order leading song on page 448t. Leaders: Paul Foster 29 (t? b?); Lorraine Sawyer 250; Eric Conrad 419; John Bayer 136, 37t; Paul Denmark 45t; Tineke Stevens 327, 39 (t? b?); Lois Hurt 79, 59; Bob Meek 49b; Rich Overturf 28 (t? b?); Lorraine Bayer 39 (t? b?), 501; John Stevens 122, 107; Steve Tossey 223, 347. Steve Tossey dismissed the class with a prayer.

Chair—Eloise Clark; Secretary—John Bealle.