Salvation Army orators

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20025558

Description

Shown here are six Salvation Army orators. Front row, seated from left to right, Bobbie Jean Ellis of Waco, Texas, who finished third; Bernettie Willerton of Longview, Texas and Christelle Smith of Fort Worth, Texas. Back row, standing from left to right, Charles Gearing of Dallas Citadel who was the winner and will compete Saturday night in the state finals at Wichita Falls; Max Carter of Corsicana, second place winner, and James Jap of Dallas Compton Citadel. All men and women are wearing uniforms. These young Salvation Army workers competed Thursday night in an evangelistic oratorical contest at the Fort Worth Citadel. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, February 1, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-01-31

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-389

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Ellis, Bobbie Jean; Willerton, Bernettie; Smith, Christelle; Gearing, Charles; Carter, Max; Jap, James; Salvation Army; Public speaking; Orators; Contests; Victories; Evangelistic; Youth