The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
SALT LAKERS
IN OLD LONDON
Many Happy Family Reunions
Have Taken Place.
MEETING OF MISSIONARIES
EDWIN z. TOUT ON HIS WAY
BACK TO UTAH.

London, May S.-There has been an ua-
usual number Of Utah visitors in London
TINS Week. most OF them being on the
way To the continent ON business or pleas
IRE bent They all made calls at the mis-
sion headquarters, at 81 Farleigh road,
stoke NewingtoR, and there We're many
happy renewals of acquaintance between
missionaries and visitors.
The first 10 arrive on Monday We're Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh /. Cannon and child ana
Miss Edna Harker Mr.. Cannon is pres
ident of the German mission, a position
he has held, with headquarters at Berlin,
Tor nearly two years, His wife arrived
day and he met her at Liverpool and
came here 10 spend a few Gays in sight
seeing on his way back to Berlin Mrs
Cannon viii remain with him during the
summer and probably longer.
Family Reunion
Miss Edna Harker is on her way to Ber-
lin. where she VIII Join her sister, Mrs
Mabel Harker Cannon, and spend an H.
S Sgdfbe te -, "&a heT Se mission as
airy work, so her arrival in Berlin next
week viii be the occasion OF family re-
union, While here in London Miss Har-
ker visited with her friend, Miss Marga-
ret Shurman of Provo.
On Tuesday Miss Emma Lucy Gates
reached London on her way to Paris and
was warmly greeted by her many Titan
friends here That evening q company of
missionaries and Utah visitors gathered
at the conference house to meet her, and
she delighted everyone with her charm
ing voice. Those who had heard. her
some time ago, before her training IN
New York under Madame Ashforth, no
uce0 great Improvement now. she IS
resolutely pursuing her studies under
Madame AShfOrth and is, in fact, max
ing this trip TO Paris on the recommended
ton Of her teacher. Madame Ashforth
selects each year five Of her best pupils
and sends them to Paris for coaching and
ensemble work under NJ hoenlg OF the
Paris grand opera. 1t is pleasing to know
that the Utah singer was one selected
this year Miss Gates viii devote much
time to the study OF French and will be
month Of August, which she expects to
spend at the seaside. She viii return to
New York in October with her teacher,
VINO. by the way, accompanied her to
England and then went direct to Paris,
while Miss Gates visited relatives in Lei
cester and friends here While in Paris
Miss Gates Will be located at IL Rue
Washington.
Seeing London Sights.
George A Smith and wife, Miss Edith
Smith and Miss Cecilia Sharp of Salt
Lake arrived in England on the May
flower last Sunday and came to London
Wednesday on their way to the continent.
They spent yesterday in London, and for
nearly twelve hours trudged cheeriIy and
resolutely through alternate sunshine
and showers to see LOndOnS principal
places of interest Mr.. Smith and party
called on Consul General H Clay Evans,
and were warmly received by tnat OIL
cia1, who is an Old-time friend OF Mr..
and Mrs Smith. The party left last
night for Holland. From there they go to
Berlin, thence through southern Germany,
Switzerland and Italy, returning through
France They expect to reach London
about June Z, and viii spend week here.
In Paris they Will be joined by Mrs.
Judge z. A. Smith, who has spent the
winter in France She expects to return
with Mr. Smiths party to Utah. Miss
Sharp viii probably remain in one of the
European capitals during the summer
and study the plano She has not decided
whether to select London, Paris or Ber-
lin. but it Will probably be the latter.
Edwin Tout Comes Home.
Edwin r. Tout returned to Utah last
week. after q two and a half years stay
in London. His family remain here and
viii continue their musical education. MI.
Tout expects to come to London again
after few months in Utah. He is great
ly missed by the Utah people here, who
have come TO regard him as the natural
leader in all things musical.
Hyrum Bull of Salt Lake and James Z.
Wray Of Riverside, Ida, who have been
labOring as missionaries in the Grimsley
conference, will sail for home on the
Commonwealth on May II
Lorenzo Y. Rigby of ReXburg, Ida,
spent a few days here this week on his
way home from a mission in the Neither
lands.
Frank P. Foster of Salt Lake has been
transferred from the Norwich to the
London conference Frank 3. Hall Of
Salt Lake has been transferred to Lon
don from Nottingham, and David H. JOr-
dan from Manchester. Joseph NeWbOld,
IT., of Logan goes from London TO Nor
tingham.
Mrs. Rodney c. Badger of Salt Lake Is
expected to arrive in Liverpool temOr-
row to spend a month or two with her
son, George T. Badger, who is doing mis-
sionary work in Birmingham. Together
they win probably make a tour of the
continent. and they expect to return
home during the summer.