Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The All-Wisconsin Shape Note Singing was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in November. The class was called to order by Scott Stieg leading 49t. Carol Crawford offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Myles Alexander 27t; Jeanette Nelson 183; Steve Luttinen 107; Thad Walker 150; Peter Bradley 228; Christine Stevens 372; Carl Houtman 148; Matt Wells 544; Jim Helke and Steven T. Schmidgall 496; Adrian Eldridge 528; John Wiens 168; Ben Bedroske 300; Alice Bean 347b; Cathy Lutz 176b; Hans Guttmann 37b; Shirley Figura 229; John Schley 503.

RECESS

Devin Scherck brought the class back together by leading 348b. Leaders: Eleanor Haase 454; Rosie Sokolov 138b; Denise Kania 192; James Page “Castle Peak”; Micah Sommersmith 276; Eileen Ferguson 501b; Ginny Landgraf 367; Ben Crawford 448b; John Boyland 178t; Steven T. Schmidgall 130; Paul Figura 469; Nancy Parsons 112; Steve Warner 81t; Luke Patterson 67; John Stevens 84; Rahel Hunter 520.

RECESS

Matt Wells recalled the class by leading 49b. Leaders: Randy Neufeld 334; Jim Crawford 484b; Mark Bowman 344; Lois Kiser 272; Jim Pfau 328; Rosemary Wexler 312b; Anne Heider 532; Scott Stieg 455; Devin Scherck 34t; Jeanette Nelson 504; Nancy Parsons 142.

LUNCH

Lois Kiser called the afternoon session to order by leading 146. Leaders: Matt Wells 484t; Shirley Figura 213t; Rosie Sokolov 400; Casey Coolidge 128; Ginny Landgraf 256; Carol Crawford 373; Jeannine Daugherty and Addison Oakes Daugherty 159; Rahel Hunter 390; Thad Walker 66; Christine Stevens 485.

The memorial lesson was conducted by John Schley. In honor and love, John led 38b for the following sick and shut-ins: Diane Weste, Kathryn Wyatt, Kay Kracht, Joel Setterholm and Carolyn Setterholm. John led 45t in memory of the following deceased: Judy Morrell—Virginia; James Schnars III—New York; Johanna Fabke, Mikalah Fallon, and Danny Fallon—Wisconsin; Jeff Bell—Minnesota; Buell Cobb—Alabama; Mike Hinton—Texas; Ed Oliver. Carol Crawford ended the memorial lesson with prayer.

Leaders: Micah Sommersmith 163b; James Page 209; Steve Luttinen 278t; Jim Crawford 195; Randy Neufeld 524.

RECESS

Myles Alexander led 39t to bring the class back together. Leaders: Adrian Eldridge 198; Carl Houtman 86; Ori Stieg and Carol Crawford 27b; Jim Helke 48b; Myles Alexander 548; Steve Warner and Anne Heider 475; Ben Bedroske 299; Peter Bradley 444; Hannah Lutz 217; Paul Figura 38t; Luke Patterson 47b; Alice Bean 335; Steven T. Schmidgall 461; Rosemary Wexler 196; Eleanor Haase 327; Eileen Ferguson 547; Denise Kania 430.

Following thanks and announcements, the class sang 347t, and those who wished took the parting hand. The class was dismissed with prayer offered by Carol Crawford.

Chair—Myles Alexander; Treasurer—Jim Crawford; Secretary—Hannah Lutz