Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-15
Caught In the Crowd.

recltal-'No, sir he Is not a scotch
man, his very hair and eyes proclaim
that he is an Italian. | got this straight
from a man who knows that this or
ganist, Mcclellan, was imported from
Italy to play the organ, and as induce
ment he was given twelve wives and is
paid 1000 a month by the Mormon
Church. He comes from crazy FAM
lily Of Italians who have all been in
sane, but are every one Of them splen-
did musicians. | know"
But | heard him tell a gentleman a
few minutes ago that he was born
right here In Utah and went 10 Europe
TO study music
"Oh that's all rot. know what
am talking about
That the visiting Epworth leaguers
have voraclous appetite for souvenirs
goes without saying. Yesterday morn
ing an employe of the street car COM
pany did a thriving business in re-
failing iive-cent tithlng orders at one
hundred per cent advance on their face
value. After the organ recital yester-
day Prof Mcclellan exchanged cards
with +. o. Zadek. q prominent music
dealer Of Mobile, Ala. who was loud In
his praise OF the beauties Of the instru-
ment. The action was seen by young
lady tourist and the next instant the
hosts were upon him. He had some M
ty cards In his case but within five
minutes the leaguers had captured the
spoils Among other things that
are now on their way west are rocks
pried from the tithlng yard wall, a
twig from a rose bush on the Bee Hive
house lawn, brazenly purloined in the
glarlng light Of day: sand and salt
from Great Salt Lake and several hum
dred pounds Of old junk picked up pro-
mlscuously.
From the trend OF some OF the re-
marks heard In the crowd yesterday
and this morning the visitors here ex-
pected TO be able 20 identify a Nor
morn on sight and much dissapolnt-
ment was manifested because the
MOrmons look just like anyone else" A
man walking down the street In COM
pany with more than one lady immedi-
ately became the center OF attraction.
State President T. s. Marshall OF the
his visit TO salt Lake had opened his
eyes TO a great many things and that
his ideas regarding the residents OF
Utah had undergone big change in
consequence. He said: Il think every
lsody has thoroughly enjoyed the organ
recitals. They have done more 10 give
pleasant impression Of Salt Lake and
the Mormons than anything else. ! was
t,N. NaI In, Ia. tai IA.
looks like such a fine man. as Wen
as a musician. Altogether we have had
delightful time In Salt Lake"
Worn out BY sightseeing a young
man wearing an Indiana badge stretch
ell himself out In the shade on the edge
OF the sidewalk opposite the Temple on
East Temple street last evening ana
apparently dropped on to sleep.
Hey there: here comes con. and
Timnony VIII soak yer i've fer Sun
day drunk yelled the omnlpresent
small boy. The young man arose with
more haste than dignity and dlsap-
peated down the street.
There are all kinds Of stories floating
around the hotel Offices this morning
itbdlulnk lnf NlrlltiN. many OF WHOM
apparently have not been used TO ex
tenslve travelling. One lady anxiously
asked Chief Clerk presbery at the
Kenyon whether Il were safe 20 say
anything against the "Mormons" In
Salt Lake. At the ManItou one OF the
guests missed meal and when settling
time came entered a demurrer 90 pay
ing for what he had not received. FL
nally he said III pay YOU s. will
only have 81 left and ! have 90 20 10
! San Francisco and return home on
that" At the Walker House n party
took a room on Saturday morning
where they stored their baggage.
washed and then took a quiet nap. In
the evening they told the clerk that
they had decided 20 continue their
| Journey west, and requested their bag
gage To say that they were aston
ishei az being presented with bin
would be Il put 1t mildly. But We
have not used the room for q night"
| they espostalatcd. They were told thar
| the room would have to be made M
ssaln, and that the demand was in ac.
cordance With The custom IN the wild
west They left town feeling very
| cross.
' CLARK Prssbery at the Kenyon tells a