Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24

"Gwalia Hotel" Upper Coburn Place,
London. Tabernacle Choir, my Loved
Fellow Workers:-The heading OF this
win inform you that old Neptune has
been kind enough TO carry me once
more safely to the green lanes of
England" and those OF you who are
Welsh win see that have managed to
get into Wales (Gwalia) without even
leaving London.
My trip was In no sense particularly
eventfuI, but might be considered quite
80 by one taking his first journey. But
] am getting TO be hardened tramp
and little things like a storm at sea,
special Service OF song" In my honor
a burial at sea, the grand success Of
"Utahns" In ship voyage concerts,
and the like, are mere everyday occur
rences, as are the sights OF hamlets
like New York, Chicago, Buffalo, Bos-
ton. Liverpool and last but hardly
least. dear old London" not now the
queens London. but the London of
King Edward, still and always beau
tifur' only on paper, but Intensely
interesting and great.
NEW MUSIC FOR THE CHOIR.
Boston particularly brought you to
my mind, as II was there your neces-
stiles for this summers work emptied
my beloved purse TO the tune Of Sl25
or more good American dollars AS IL
Is In part for the Elks II may be
termed dear music" but / would
scorn to think II cheap music" /
hope you will not only enjoy unrayel-
ing the copies, but the music itself, 10
tuch an extent that on my return you
VIII no longer need the copies and that
] may once more have the pleasure Of
enjoying a meal prepared In my alb
sence, even though ! return 10 serve
II. The choruses are not all bran
new" but they are better than any new
ones that have yet come across; | am
on the track, however, Of some very
fne material never heard at home,
scarce as the article seems 10 be. and
at least two-thirds OF the 1000 copies
sent from Boston Is practically new
OF course | expect your conductor pro
TEN" friend John, to take up the num-
bers just as he chooses. The ladies'
chorus Is one specially chosen by him
while the Parting Kiss has long been
a falling OF my own In short you who
attend and work can have good musical
food 20 grow upon even for the SUM
mer, or course Il won't be "just love-
~ IN the sense Of comic opera, No
music pure and simple, or otherwise
can be compared with that enticing
a.. A, H.
Salt Lakers. There Is not that breezy
suggestion Of airy nothingness In
any Of them, but II not so Intoxicating
they may be even more healthy, so |
have hopes OF their being enjoyed.
A TREAT MISSED.
I understand Janet has long since
told you through the New"
OF the Special service OF song
the Utahns gave in my honor
at New York on the Sunday
Of my arrival there. ! searched Tor II
IN vain, even ON the correct street, but,
New York like Salt lake, qnd some
other great cities, has its least and
west" and searched on No, One Hun
dred and Twenty-hfth strcht east,
while others, (for whom Il Was not IN
tended) got the program aDd the hons
crs on One Hundred and Twenty-nfth
street west" II may prove handy
that / missed Il, when / take up my
crusade against Sunday night musical
programs under the guise Of meet
ings" II We are 20 have Sunday con-
certs at all let them be labelled Com
certs." IL We are to have meetings,
let the concert element be eliminated.
"Them's my sentiments" and | do not
favor special music" in anybodys
honor, save His whom we have gath
cred together TO worship. Nevertheless
I regretted sorely not to have found
the meeting house that night. and met
the dear kind hearts who tried 20 in
clude me among the many they were
trying TO be good and kind to on this
occasion. For, let me right here say
how much good our young musical stu
dents do by assisting our missionaries
in their fields OF labor. IL Is one Of the
redeeming features OF our study
abroad" musical fad. and one that does
the student an equal amount OF good
with the cause.
CONCERTS ABOARD SHIP.
The next day'l met number Of our