Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 3rd session of the Sadsbury Cooper Book Singing was held at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House in Christiana, Pennsylvania. Connie Webster brought the class to order leading 30t. Susan Scott offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Barb Hohenstein 54t; Laura Densmore 511t; Carol Stevens 386; Lynne Hoyt 199; Erin Kelly 546; Ted Stokes 438t; Susan Scott 85; Guy Bankes 571; Elizabeth Patton 583; Nancy Mandel 286b; Lamar Matthew 38t; Jan May 336t; Terry Ryan 516; Rachel Hall 380t; Stephen Hoyt 574; Ben Copenhaver 396.

RECESS

The class returned with Barb Hohenstein leading 563. Leaders: Bethany Towne 39; Oliver Kindig-Stokes 522; Peter Frank 45b; Dan Hunter 116; Evan Druce 505; Ruth Wampler 312 (in memory of David C. Wampler); Ben Fink 229; Molly Sauder 333; Doron Henkin 150; Laura Densmore “Pennsylvania” (newly written by Stanley Smith); Oliver Kindig-Stokes 491; Bethany Towne 567; Lamar Matthew 96; Carol Stevens 463; Ted Stokes 464; Lynne Hoyt 339; Evan Druce 77t; Susan Scott 72; Stephen Hoyt 500; Elizabeth Patton 427.

LUNCH

Erin Kelly called the afternoon session to order leading 164. Leaders: Molly Sauder 57; Peter Frank 89; Doron Henkin 514; Liz Richner 290; Jan May 575; Barb Hohenstein 98; Guy Bankes 391; Rachel Hall 552; Nancy Mandel 273; Ben Copenhaver 242; Erin Kelly 411; Dan Hunter 544; Ruth Wampler 132; Ben Fink 55; Connie Webster 421; Terry Ryan 268b; Ted Stokes 206; Evan Druce 300; Bethany Towne 577; Oliver Kindig-Stokes 393; Lamar Matthew 485.

RECESS

Doron Henkin called the class to order leading 484. Leaders: Terry Ryan 455b; Nancy Mandel 269; Liz Richner 587; Jan May 46; Ben Copenhaver 348b; Stephen Hoyt 518; Ben Fink 486; Erin Kelly 530; Dan Hunter 422t; Lynne Hoyt 473; Peter Frank 474; Elizabeth Patton 151; Rachel Hall 404.

Connie Webster, Barb Hohenstein, Laura Densmore, Lynne Hoyt, and Stephen Hoyt led 527 as the closing song. Lamar Matthew offered the closing prayer.

Chairman—Connie Webster; Secretary—Barb Hohenstein