A report of the East Texas Sacred Harp Singers meeting at Timpson, Shelby County, Texas in 1928. This was a distinct convention from the East Texas Sacred Harp Convention which was organized in 1855. East Texas Sacred Harp Singers was a 5th Sunday singing convention. R. J. Behannon (1877-1953) of Lufkin was the president at this time. The Convention met in Timpson July 28-29 at the Methodist Church building.
It appears that the largest group of attendees outside of Shelby County came from neighboring Nacogdoches County. Folks were also in attendance from Angelina County, Cherokee County, Harris County, Panola County, Polk County, Rusk County, as well as Louisiana and Arkansas (and perhaps a few other places I may have failed to recognize). This article and other newspaper articles indicate that the Timpson Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in inviting the convention and heading up the local organizing for it. Committees provided by the Chamber included a reception committee, transportation committee, and ice water committee.
My grandfather and great-grandfather (J. T. Vaughn and M. L. Vaughn) were in attendance.
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