Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-18
THE CHOIR GOES.
Final Contract Closed With Railroads
Today.
SINGERS FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
They WIZ Start for Chicago on tho
20,b, Visit independence Ia Route,
aud Return September i2h.

s0'h, Visit independence Ia Route,
aud Return September i2h.
The contract for the tour OF tho
Tabernacle choir to Chicago was final.
ly closed between the various railroads
iniercatcd, and Mc,srs. Clawsun and
whitney, business managers Of the
choir, this morning. Tho matter
hns been In rather an uncertain slate
Tor some days pasl, owing 10 thrru
being NO many railroads interested, but
the energy u the Managers, and tho
generous aid lent them by Mc.ars.
burlcy ami Bennett Of tho Union
Pacific and 80 Gpndo Western, In
bringing thoir connections Into line
have cleared away oil Obstacles, and
the try may now be- Announces as
definitely settled.
The amended iteuimry il a. folluws:
Leave salt Lake Tuesday afternoon.
august .'ih' play in Denver wednesday,
Arrt,e kansas city early Friday, Sop.
Visit Independence, Jackson county,
l sluu muulug.
Matinee and night Performance, Sop
I tymhpr D.
Plays at S.. Louis, Saturday. sop,cm.
| hcrg
Arrive Chicago, Sunday. september o..
Root and rehearsal, Monday, {.
! Mhlu voice contest. Tuesday. 70.
sight seeing, Wednesday and Thurs
duv, @ aud %
Grand prIsU contest, Friday, 81.
Utah day Celebration, saturday, o.
] Concert Doc Chicago, saturday, %.
Sacred COMFORT, Omaha, sunday. TO-.
/ Arrive Salt Lake, Tuesday, ~, consum-
ing in all fuur,ccu days.
The trip viii De made Ia train Of
hfs'clatH Pullman Blecpcts, and viii be
fuu AZ special the whole diatnncc.
Messr. ClawsOn d whitney, on their
recent trip 10 Chicago, made such
favorable arrangements with the
Pullman company that the original
Idea Of making the trip IN tourist
AlccpufH was abandoned Rnd the int
class coaches adopted. This announce.
meat was received with extreme en-
thusinsm by the choir nj its meeting the
other night, aud about 500 was raised
on the rpot among the members TO
assist In deffaying the expense.
! Another announcement made by tbs
managers aH q result OF their trip was
also greeted with lively applause. This
was that Director General Davis, In
recognition Of the enterprise OF the
choir Ia making 90 expensive "a tTip,
had consented 10 give the whole bldy
OF singers free entrance into the
WOrld's Faif durlug the entire time OF
their stay. This viii toeult In con-
siderable saving 10 the members, and
Is y decidedly generous act on the part
OF Mr.. Davis.
The null committee OF arrangements,
presided over by Bishop Preston, has
held number Of meetings lately 10
hear the reports OF Mes-rs. Clawson
and Whitney, aud % canvass tho nll-
important question OF finances. Every
THU was reported NJ being In satisiac.
tory condition. Bishop Preston said
yesterday after the meeting: "rhere has
been great deal OF oxaggefati0n Ia
the talk about what the expenses OF
sending the choir 10 Chicago would be.
Tho concessions our representatives,
MrssJH, ClawHOn aud Whitney, were
enabled 10 obtain on their trip east,
were such that the expense has been
very materially reduced from tho nTst
figures. The choir already has
fair amount ON hand from
lis concerts. We are pT0-
missed substantial aid by prominent
citizens, there are tho fivr concerts on
route which should yield something,
AMI VIZ expect TO have one more ex.
cursion TO Sallair, and big farewell
lend OnO ~ The choir in the
tabernacle. Then too, ''said the Bishop
with n twinkle IN his eye, ~ don't
share Professor stephens iuea that we
are coming out OF those contests with
out puiliuga little cash with us. IL Is
OF course, up hill work in these times
TO engineer scheme as big rs THIS,
but hard ~ times are, We know We
have tins great public behind u, AMI
We have no dUult nt all that we shall
pull through triumphant"
We learn that II Is the design to
throw open tho Tabernacle, on Sunday
evening, the 27th, after the close Of
; the various ward meeting houses
and churches throughout tho
city, fOr grand public
farewell reception rendered 10 tho
choir by the people Of the city, without
regard 10 classes or distinctions, a
brief sacred concert Will be rendered,
aud probably several addresses maua
bidding the singers God speed. There
will ho charge Tor admission, ami
this means viii be- taken 10 raise funds
% help the excursion instead Of work
Ing up "a large subscription list. At
the same time, the Weather classes
VIII be asked - donate what they
] fpul Rblp To-