Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-28

the corridors Of the Waldorf Astoria
there Is no one more elegantly gowned
than Mrs. Emery Holmes Of Salt Lake
Major Pond once of Salt Lake, but
for many years u resident Of this city
Is to be found in his coy office at the
Everett House, and Il Is treat to have
chat with him on Utah and her af-
fairs. In answer TO your ring the boy
informs you he will see If the major Is
In, and asks for your card IL is only Ia
moment you are kept waiting; the name
Mr.. ----- Of Salt Lake" is an open
sesame and az once you are welcome
to every chair In the Office, and the
major himself Is at your service. He
can entertain one for hours, for he Is
constantly meeting the most interest
ing people, and his powers Of descrip-
ton are unequaled, he grows very en-
thusiastic when telling OF little Provo
girl, Miss Lulu Gates. whom he heard
sing recently In Berlin, and predicts
Tine future for her
John Sharp and Ralph Richards have
| been added 10 our circle within the last
week. Mr.. Richards has two more years
| yet before he can add NJ. ID, 10 his
name, while Mr. Sharp is a beginner
In the school of medicine.
-.
John Drew, ""Empre Theater" New
YORK the three are inscparable,anlW we
might add, good company; for that Is
one OF Drew's weaknesses. he will sur
round himself with iirst-class artists:
no one-part plays for him for each
member Is given an opportunity "The
Second In Command" is the best play
Drew has had In many q long year, and
certainly he Is at his best In it--thrll-
ing, humorous and pathetic, It deaiH en-
urely with the honor and exalted sentl-
ments OF men and women. Major Bing-
nam Drew as the ardent, selfish lover
useless soldier, and insincere friend, has
worked surprises for all; he becomes the
most unseliish Of lovers and friends and
tells US when speaking of his lost love
that The has laid II In lavender,
wrapped It in brown paper and placed
II IN the archives OF memory" and
again In the same scene says
The book is closed and put on the
shelf, where the dust Of forgetfulness
has already begun to bury It," Never
was there a more appropriate title Civ. |
en- play-Blngham from being Sec |
cry, becomes the greatest OF heroes. |
and nobly wins the Victoria Cross. The |
piece is bristling with eplgrams. and |
Drew with his excellent company gives |
them with all the finish Of true born
artist.
as FAR as can be ascertalned the first
public address that was delivered I'm
denunciation Of the crime by which
President Mckinley was slain. and in
winch an audience was asked to pray
Tor his recovery was uttered by a
Mormon"
AS twilight was falling on the even
ing OF Friday Sept. C, the day on
which the anarchist shot his illustrlnus
victim, group OF Mormon" Elders
stood AZ the corner Of One Hundred
and Twenty-hfth street and L.ennox
avenue, in New York City. The thrones
that left the tenements and residences
Of the neighborhood 10 enjoy the cool
en- air of the streets, had not yet come
TO realize the full import OF the awful
news from Buffalo, and many Of the
people had not heard 1t, though news
boys were crying the papers containing
Il, and selling thousands Of them.
The group Of Elders comprised c. NJ.
Ihomas' Coulam and Horace Cummings
Ir, missionaries, and r. +. Cummings.
business man from Salt Lake CITY.
me singing Of hymn was begun. ana
instantly there was a check in the hui
nan tide that was moving past the
SPOT. Before the hymn was finished !
here was a large audience surrounding
he missionaries.
Elder Coulam offered a short PRAYER,
which was followed By a brief address
N the subject Of baptism by Elder
Thomas. Elder p. +. Cummings then
addressed the audience lie began by
eferring to the shock produced
throughout the nation by the shooting
{ President Mckinley, praised the pub.
c and private career Of the natjon's .
hief magistrate and declared that the
gospel inoulcated patriotism. He Inn
lored all among his hearers. who had
ny faith In a living God. to pray for
ne Presidents recovery The replaIn-
or Of his address treated on doctriu q
iught by the Latter-day Saints. und
he whole OF 1t was listened 10 Min
aspectful attention by an audience so
'rge as TO partially block the streets
nd sidewalk
Elder Coulam made n few remarks on
octrinal points, and the meeting closed
18th a benediction by Elder Horace
Jr.
The fatal shots were fired at as n
r ana the above meeting becnn al
bout O'Clock, or less than four .urs
ter. If this was not the fret expires.
on of the kind by public speaker. It
as one Of the first. JANET