Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05

gratifying 10 all. lie gave a blessing
TO the house, the inmates, and all be-
longing to the mission, that will be re-
membered by everyone as long as they
live. Following Apostle Smith, Col.
Richard W. Young spoke for d few mo-
ments, and II goes without saying that
every word was enjoyed Miss Ruth
Wilson, Miss Lucy Gates and a quar-
tet or the elders, who have been 2rac-
tlcing for the street meetings, Bros.
FOllett, Taylor. EastmOnd and Jones,
all rendered beautiful songs Ice cream,
cake and fruits were served, and the
evening was gone before we realized
II was time for Apostle Smith and
Prest. McQuarrie 10 leave on the mid
night train for Boston, where they went
TO attend TO business and meet with
the Saints OF the New England con-
ference They returned Sunday morn
ing. and We were again favored with a
sermon from our visiting Apostle. The
house was crowded with friends and
investigators: FIVE reporters from the
different papers were present, and
among the people from home, was TO
be seen Mr.. George E. Blair, in COM
pany with Joseph Haworth tho well
known actor, who asked as q special
favor that Miss Gates sing 20 my
Father and "oh we mountains high"
Mrs. Constant, formerly Miss Bessie
Gallagher, whose husband, S. c. Con-
slant, is in the employ OF Lord &
Taylor. on Broadway, was another vlsi-
tor. Tomorrow we will say farewell to
our friend and brother. as he returns
TO Salt Lake in time for the April con-
ference.
Nj Vivian McCune arrived from the
west last Wednesday to meet his father,
Hon. A. w. McCune, who landed the
following morning from his long trip
10 South America, where he Is interest
cd In mining and railroading. They
are at the Waldorf where they will re-
main until Monday. and then both turn
their faces homewsrd.
Mr.. Scott Groesbeck came down from
Poughkeepsle where he Is attending
school, Friday evening, and returned
Sunday.
Mr.. David C. Dunbar is here from
Chicago visiting with his family. His
health is improving. and he looks bet
ter than he has done for q long time.
Mrs Dunbar Is living on Seventy-sec.
ond street. Her eldest daughter. Beth,
and her son, Hooper. are attending
school, her youngest daughter Mary. IL
also In school; the three are progressing
finely with their studies.
II IS now definitely decided that Mrs.
Fisher and her daughter, Sallle, will
so TO Salt Lake in June and spend the
summer.
The Passion Play" an exact imita-
ton OF the original Oberammergau pro-
duction. now being given IN Montreal,
Canada, IS causing no end OF discus
sion among the clergy OF New York.
where several managers are using their
best efforts TO secure this sensation. IL
is claimed Montreal Is a much more re-
ligious city than New York. and the
fact that his grace. Paul Bruchesl.
looks upon the presentation with a ia
vorable eye. gives encouragement to
the managers here. oscar Hammer
stein has secured an option on the play,
and n II meets the approval OF the
Catholic and Protestant clergy. he viii
produce II on a grand scale IN his new
Drury Lane theater, above Forty-sec-
ond street. The sad fate OF salmi Morse.
who sulcided, and who. In 1852. leased
the old Tabernacle on West Twenty
third street, where Proctors theater
now stands, and attempted 10 give this
play in its entirety. has in no way dis
couraged the lnvincible Hammerstein.
who seems 10 surmount every obstacle,
and 10 appear In the most unexpected
places, with a new scheme, TO cause
wonder among his fellow Managers.
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