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organizer, Rev.
abili y in an th
1900
rvi in a
ut
n bought pro­
. In 1974 th y
important and
opportuntiy,
o the co -
o
He' n tionally known organizer. 0 the
group that have b n organized by him are th
'chigan Jub Sin r and the Friendly Five
. ers hlch his wife as the man r.
In 1954 Rev. a organized the ichigan
Soul Revivers ho ill be celebratin their 26th
Anniversary ne t e -end.
In 1956 h organized the Harmony Kings of
South Bend, Indian .
Twin Citie Quartette Union Local 20-2 and
South Bend Quartett Union Local 30-2 are on the
list attributed to him. T in Citie Local org -
nized in February 19 7 in Rev. tson' home.
Other Quartette Union Lo that he organized
ere in -Grand Rapid and Flint, and he reorganized
the u egon Local.
He began the Queen Conte t of ich.igan
St te Quartette Convention which' till an Annual
Affair held e ch fir t Sund y in pril.
P or tson as th fir t pre' nt of Twin
Citie Lo 1. He Iso flr t Vice Pre id nt of the
ichlgan State Quartette Con ntion until 1 61
hen he cceeded Henry Harris re ident. He
rved in that cap city for three years, then re 'gned.
H h rved on the board to the ational Quar-
tette Convention of America Ind. Inc. He is a past
ational Con nti treasurer, P oderator
to th Union . ionary Baptist District
tion, and others too nurner u to name.
Pre ntly, ith all of the demand of t. Zion
h find time to be member 0 Harbor Lodge
0.15. F the p t two years he brought the
St. John' Day me . H ' al Dean of the
Sund y School d B.T.U. Congre to General
Sap' St te Conven '00 of ichigan, and ends him
time treasurer of Union Baptist District i-
of the afore mentioned
d obviou thu '
ation.
To th ho don't no Rev. atson,
hi gruff you helf to de th, but
undeme th 0 0 th inde t rno
arm earted per n you'll e er rn 1. ote:
(This writer is sPe�wn' g from personal no ledge