Voorhees College Choir Visit

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 REMARKS BY MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. DURING THE VISIT OF THE VOORHEES COLLEGE CHOIR MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1988 - 11:00 A-M. MS- ID' WALLA 1 SIMMONS, MR. [JOHN] POTTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY GOOD MORNING AND HOW DELIGHTED I AM TO WELCOME YOU TO THE DISTRICT BUILDING. FOR MANY YEARS, I HAVE SUPPORTED HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES LIKE VOORHEES. SO WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU WERE IN WASHINGTON TO APPEAR IN CONCERT AT SAINT TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO STOP-BY THE DISTRICT BUILDING FOR AN OFFICIAL WELCOME- I AM A GRADUATE OF TWO TRADITIONALLY BLACK COLLEGES: LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE