Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-24
secure for US the best time Of the
trip al Stanford
GREAT MEETlNGs

GREAT MEETINGS,
"The meetings at San Francisco were
among the best | have ever attended,
thanks 10 Or. j. H. Talmage and Presl-
dent Robinson, and the missionaries
and Saints there who one and all com
pleted what our singing would have
lacked without them Everywhere the
Elders have labored just as II we were
their special guests. with the exception
OF the bloom Of roses which were not
fully out, California was az her very
best everywhere to greet u.s.
80 wide were all the doors Of every
public place thrown open to us that our
party almost, II not quite, forgot that
Del Monte was for the use of lts guests
rather than ourselves They iocked ON
TO the porches and even into the build
ing by scores, until remlnSd by some
one In charge Of the place, AT first We
were inclined TO feel that an affront
had been given u.s. but after slight con-
sideration we could see that We our
selves were the party at fault
"The municipal authorities every
where have given us the most consider
ate attention At San Francisco the
most systematic police = protection to
ourselves and train. AtSaoramentO, the
capital building and art gallery kept
open late into the night for our special
use. AT Stanford the magnificent mu-
scum, and chapel specially opened and
free to us. The good people Of Pacific
Grove, San Jose and Sacramento gave
abundantly Of their abundance Of flow
ers, oranges and lemon branches 70 US
al f.aapta huNl ntnlH md
watched over us as II we were their
special charges.
'"It will only be fair TO mention that
the party was literally supplied with
copies Of the "News' all the time,
which kept as in constant touch with
home"
MCCLELLAN PLANT
The one who perhaps has me most
cause to complain is Prof Mcclellan
for his experiences 50 far as the must
cal feature Of the trip Is concerned was
anything but pleasant, the reason Tor
this Is that he had to perform on the
most yillanous instruments he ever
touched That language, however Is
hardly as strong as that used by the
professor. While II was very painful
for me to have to perform on such
wretched Instruments said he 81 am
pleased to have II to say that the choir
did itself proud and made a tremendous
hit wherever II appeared.
WAS A SUCCESS,
Professor stephens deserves unstinted
praise for the able way In which he car
ried the trip through and the ease with
which he won the hearts Of the people
Of California.
Il enjoyed the excursion immensely
but the part | had In the concerts Is u
nightmare to me. There was one ex-
oellent instrument had the pleasure Of
performing on, however. II is the one
that was recently put In the memorial
hall at the Leland Stanford uniyer-
slty. This courtesy was extended 10
me through the Kindness Of Mrs Stan
ford and Prof. Brook, the m
structor Of music at the university and
one Of the finest musicians ] ever met
He spoke very highly of the choir but
regretted he could not hear II In the
new hall. OF course our people could
not sing there because the building Is
not finished yet Well, all ! can say
IL that 1t was the happiest jolllest
crowd | was ever in and with the eX-
ception of the one Objectionable feature
| know | could not have enjoyed my
self more under any conditions
As to the episode at the Del Monte
hotel at Monterey, Prof. Mcclellan said
he knew little about II, He was aware,
however, that some members OF the
party had been elected from the hotel
and they were very indignant about IT,
what IL was about he did not know, he
said, however, he did no think II was
merely because the people were FROM
Utah that such indlgnlties were imj
posed upon them. ~
- HOUSE BURGLARIZED,
DR.. stauffer Of POS north, First West
street returned from California trip
this morning to discover that, during
his absence his place had been burglar
lied and number of valuable articles
stolen,
The matter was reported to the police
late this afternoon, and according TO has
statement the following articles were
stolen:
Two watches. a pair OF opera glasses
six pearl handled soup spoons a gold
hair pin and gold button. The thieves
left no clue for the police to work upon
-unkind burglars
The police are now making tour OF
the pawn shops and they hope to locate
the stolen property.