The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-05
HOME FROM THEIR OUT.
The Tabernacle Choir and Friends
Arrive in Salt Lake.

The exceedingly pleasant time en-
joyed by the Tabernacle Choir, ana &C
companying friends from the time Of
their departure from home on Wednes'
day morning until Thursday afternoon
when closed my last note, was contin-
ued without cessation until their return
home tonight (Friday.)
When within two miles of Granteville
we were met by the brass band from
that place, in their handsome wagon,
and several ladies and gentlemen on
horseback. The band headed the cor.
tege into town, playing some nice selec-
tons, and on arriving there the visitors
were speedily taken care of by the kind
hearted residents who proved them
selves equally as hospitable and eager
to administer to the comfort OF all as
our Tooele friends had been.
The free concert given in the meeting
house at Grantsville, on Thursday
night, was, If possibl, better than that
of the previous evening. Mrs. Agnes
Olsen Thomas had recovered from her
indisposition and charmed the audi
ence, sustaining the title of Utah s
nightingale, by which the genial
Savage had designated her. Charlie
has talent for improvising appropriate
titles; he dubbed Willard Weihe the
Utah Paganini, and there is no hesita-
ton in everybody acknowledging that
the appellation is not misplaced.
The GrantsYille Brass Band, under
the able leadership of Prof. Radcliffe,
assisted in making the programme en-
ioyable to the large assembly, which
filed the hall, door yard and adjoining
sidewalks. The hearers were unsparing
in their praises of the performance, and
expressed strong wish for repetition
as soon as convenient.
A drive round Grantsville this morn
ing, and past some of the adjscentfarms
and meadows, disclosed evidences of
much thrift and comfort. The people
about 600, and they have lots
of elbow room. The BLOCKS are fifteen
acres each, covered with fine orchards,
and there are not many house on any
Of them. The streets are the same
width as in Salt Lake City. The cater
pillars have made their appearance
here, and denuded all the apple trees,
but there is abundance of fine fruit left
and to spare.
After an early lunch we boarded the
comfortable spring wagons, and again
headed by the brass band, with the
EVANSVILLE choir accompanying also,
we drove to the railroad, twelve miles
southeast, over splendid road, and
enjoyed the cooling breezes from the
AXE. While waiting for the train the
oand played couple of fine selections.
md our Foster sang. "All Together
A gain" with chorus by the choir.
Arriving at Garfield about o clock,
We spent the afternoon very pleasantly,
chatting and listening to the
Salt Lake City and Grantsville Brass
Sands, which continued in entertaining
he visitors. We were almost 10th to
)art with our friends from Grantsville,
Who had accompanied US thus far, and
he theme of conversation during
'ur ride home in the evening
vas about what q splendid time
We had. We could not find words of
praise sufficient to express our feelings
egarding the extremely kind manner
n which we had been entertained, and
egretted that all oil the Tabernacle
choir had not been privileged 10 parti-
lpate in the unusual treat. The peo-
de OF Tooele and Grantsville acknow-
edge that the visit of the Tabernacle
1hoir has already increased the interest
II musical matters in those places, by
he excellence of the entertainments
given. The same feeling is expressed
wherever the Tabernacle Choir goes for
heir annual excursion. and there is no
iOubt the members of that organization
re in turn much benefited by the
riendly intercourse thus established, in
edition to the healthful results of get
ing away from the pent-up condition
1hich most of them are subject to in
ally life in Salt Lake City. Mac.