Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-14
FROM The FAIR GROUNDS.
Royal Treatment Received by the Choir
from th, Fair Management
The Presentation 10 Director General
Da1is.-nRns utah People IN
the white cIiy.
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Special Correspondence or ne NEWS
WoRLD's FAIR GRoUNDs, CHICAGO,
H., Sept. y, 1901 Knowing you were
kept informed through press dispatches
Of cur Reneral movements, ! have
waited for more particular news before
writing again. My last was written
Just ~ We were going 10 the concert
hail at ~. Louis. The press criticisms
which have come TO hand from that
city are very nattering. No account 1
could give Of our work could be more
interesting to cur people at home than
tho extract from the ~. Louis Globe-
DomcorU which has Appeared In tue
NEws already.
FGom Tie time We arrived 10 Chica.
30 until today our Tins has been iuily
Gnu loyed In viewing tho sights Of this
great city and the mofe wonderful
fighis Of the white cry. We have
Duen received aud treatrd royalty, and
especially by tho Worlds FAR man.
arcmcut. Instead Of free tickets each
Gay, which would eniitlc us - 20 Into
tho grounds hut once, We were each oil
W presented with n complimentary
posi-, which enabled u 10 go IN and
out NJ pleasure, n privilege Tor which
We were extremely grateful and which
added much to cur comfort, as We
could, without expenae, come out aud
get our meals.
A. token VI our appreciation Of the
goodwill aud courtesy OF the director
general Of the Fair, General Davis, the
choir met yesterday in the rOiunda VI
the Administration Building, within
the grounds anu sang tbs sobg"A mefi.
cas-" for him ~ he came from his oillcs
upon the balcony overlooking the to
tunda. After the elngiag, which was
listened 10 10y an immense crowd who
had assembled In the Iotunda, Bishop
II. Is. Claweon introduced Bishop o.
Il. whitney 10 the general anu Bishop
Whitney Ia behalf OF the choit prt-
scented him with cane turned by
Brother w. II. Foster, member oi
the choir, from Utah mahogany Of the
same material used Ia the inside fnish
OF the salt Lake Temple.
While the people below were look.
Ing on AND wondering what Wns
taking place above them, Bishop
whitney, stopping up TO the general,
presented the cane In tno following
wOFdE;
General Davis.-The pleasant duty
devulveH upon me, In behalf Of my
friends aud assOclalcn, the Tabernacle
choir, OF presenting 10 you this cane,
n slight token OF our warm, personal
esteem, and IN equally slight TeCog.
milton u your great kindness and
courtesy uutO as a. Strangers within
your galca, particularly the kindness
that you have shown 10 our venerable
President and his associates, the lead.
ing npiTils Of our community. We
realize, In making this presentation.
that the honor IL all our own. IL will
pefheps not lessen the Interest which
may attach TO this little gin for you 10
know that the wood composing IL N
specimen OF native mahogany, grown
upon the mountains OF Utah, and that
tho hands which fashioned II into IT,
present shape are these OF n member VI
the Tabernacle choir; ALEC that Il Is OF
material which enters largely into
the construction OF tho great Salt
Lake Temple.
Tho caue Il an emblem Of support,
and IA You look upon this and perhaps
lean upon II IN iutuTo yeats, may 10
serve to remind you, by Us symbolism,
Of tho support of our iriondship anu
admiring rympaihy, those kindly
feelings which we now entertain Tor
you, and OF which doubt not you
will over be tho recipient.
General Davis responded brithy hut
In happy vein, expressing his gfAte.
tul appreciation % tho honor conferred
upon him and niH good VIII toward the
people OF Utah. lie said that he had
visited the Territory, where no found
much 10 admire both socially and
materially. Ile was nloAscd that Utah
was 40 well Represented nc the great
Fair, amt, closing, again tuanael the
choir ana the territorial represe natives
standing near for their kindness aud
consideration on tho present occasion.
After the cholf had rendered with
stirring effect another OF their favofile
ploces--"LiEht and Truth"-GeneTa
Davis addressed them briefly from the
balcony. Said he: owe thank you,
friends for your kind consideration.
We bid you welcome 10 tue White
CITY, and wish you success iu tho con-
test that IL approaching Three chBals
were then given Tor General Davis anu
ths choir ana multitude dispersed.
Gen. Davis returned 70 his oiiloe where
u few moments later, ho received
Presidents Woodruff, Cannon and
smith, Blshops Clowson aud Whltnpy
ana others Of tho Utah party. A brief
bur pleasant Interview entucd, after
watch the visitors tsok thoiT leave.
The male chorus saug IN competition
with fiveimilar ch0Tuses fromAmerica
ana two from Waloi on the bth, ana
while all agree that the prizes were
fairly carried OIL by the ohorutes from
over the water, 70 By generally conceded
that cur b0ys take the lead on this
side.
Governor Wsat aud party have ar.
rived and also the Chamber Of Com.
meTce party, 90 that many familiar
faces from Utah are secu on the
grounds. Utah will be well repre-
sonted on our day which In tomorrow,
and the choir will add not u little ~
the dignity Of tho occasion. NJ. Il. q.