Today in Wheeling History--August 29: The Greek Orthodox Community of Wheeling organized the inaugural Tri-State Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Choirs, totaling 500 members, under the guidance of Reverend Geranios and supported by the Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society and the choir, at Oglebay Park, where they were joined by priests and His Eminence Athenagoras, the then Archbishop of North and South America, to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by organist Phyllis Monroe Waldo from the Wheeling Choir (1948). (https://tinyurl.com/yt8ee5s2) (https://tinyurl.com/42ru4bm2)
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