Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-09
Interesting Gathering in the Tab
srnaclc TO Welcome the Cam
brian Labor Leaders
ORATORY, SOLOS AND MUSIC.
Address Delivered by Hen. John
Henry Smith Who Paid Tribute 10
The Character Of Welsh

A, be Tabernacle last night q pub
e.. rocentlon was rendered by tho
r.,rhrlan society to William Abraham
and James wignall, two noted Welsh-
a,sr who ware delegates from Wales
- Inc recent labor convention In San
francisco, and now guests OF their
.onntymen in Salt Lake, while re-
turning east ..
Tho hail was filled with about 1000
mon and women, mostly members of
me cambrlan Society and friends, and
members Of the state Federation Of
labor and their friends. The program
n tbe evening consisted Of songs orr
eon selections, and brief addresses
from the guests, Prof Evan stephens
led the choir, while Prof ]. j. Nc
clellan presided at the organ.
Chairman A. L, Thomas called the
assembly to order and after a brief
speech IN which he told Of the dlstInc-
lion both OF these men had won as la
Dor organizers. he introduced Mr.
Abraham,
The speaker referred eloquently to
the spirit Of freedom IN the United
States and the Joy he felt on coming
to this the greatest Christian country
ON earth. He then turned to the coun.
lry Of his birth, and sketohed briefly
her long but steady growth in better
lng Of the condition Of her masses.
This improvement was growing rapid
" as the passage Of much needed laws
was effected IN parliament
The feature OF the evening occurred
At the conclusion OF Mr. Abraham's
speech when Prof. Charles Kent
brought the audience 10 IT'S feet with
the singing Of the "Cambrlan Song Of
Freedom" an old Welsh war song. Mr.
Wgnall. who arose TO speak after the
applause following the song had
ceased, burst out into a spirited ad-
dress, moved as he confessed in his
first words to eloquence by hearing
lUN MllNAtNA hNA1iA MMA NNllAs
"0ur fight" he said, lis for our free
DOM for our children. Two bills have
recently been passed which IRE inlmi-
cal to the best interests Of our nation.
They are the Brewers Endowment
bll and the new educational bill. The
effects OF these especially Of the latter
bill will be 20 ruin and demorallze the
nation. We are fighting this with all
The strength IN us. We are determined
that the sChoolroom shall not be the
battlefield OF sectarian strife. II they
will fight out their "isms' and relig-
ous questions, let them do so outside
u the schools.
"The best that can be obtained
should be only good enough for the
Workers child Save the children Is
our cry And give the workman
chance"
NJ Abraham sang MEN Of Har.
tch,' an ancient Welsh march at the
conclusion Of the speech by Mr. Wig
nall the choir and audience Joining
u the chorus For an encore, Mr..
Abraham sang Hen Wlad ~ Naddu,"
Welsh patriotic air.
Hon. John Henry Smith delivered
NE address OF welcome to the guests.
ne referred TO the splendid work of
Me welsh people who had settled In
u,ah and paid a high tribute to the
energy and character they had dis.
played IN overcoming the hardshps OF
iiohter life He said IN closing that
ue doors OF the Tabernacle were al
WAYS open to men Of any denomina-
uoh or creed, who were engaged IN the
work Of lettering mankind.