Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-11
Weird Tale in Philadelphia Record
Raises a Broad Smile
In Utah.
MORMON CHURCH BRASS BAND
John Held. the Leader, is Given the
Distinction of Being Cousin
OF Anna Held.

The philadelphia Record Of recent
date Is at hand with some astonishing
disclosures regarding the connection
nf Held's band and the Mormon
Church AS usual. the conception Of
the Philadelphia editorial mind as to
things Mormon are about as near the
truth as the moon is like green
cheese. But then. there is no UNI
pleasant animus displayed In the
write up" only the ideas of the writ
or are OF that fantastic variety that
invariably suggest the origin of the
correspondence In the office of the pa
per 10 which II is printed.
The article is prefaced with a ave
column cut Of Held's band of SO men.
standing IN front OF tho City and
County building much better print
than what appeared in recent sun
dav edition OF a Salt Lake morning
paper. Mr. Held is clad In spotless
white. and but for the big bass drum
Immediately IN his background would
be suggestive Of things ethereal rather
than things material. Below the pic
of Exalted Ruler Cooper, Past Exalt-
ed Ruler Homer, Grand Marshal p. 7,
Christensen, Secy Raybould and NJ l..
Singrey, secretary of the Mormon
band 4" Mr.. Singrey might easily be
mistaken FOR professor of ortheo-
pedic-mostologlca surgery in Belle
vue hospital medical college His
classic profile Is surnounted by CT
ceronic eye glasses. and the strained
I.f Re. hot lc
deavoring ascertain with Some phil
osophic labor whether the note on
the score IN front of him is horsefiy
or really a grace note,
The letter, OF some length, dated"
Salt Lake City. June 49, states grave
~ that the members of Lodge 50, Be
nevolent and Protective order OF
Elks and their brethren from other
parts OF Utah will march I'm serted
column" on the city of Brotherly
Love headed by the official band of
the Mormon Church. The prepare
tons being made at the time this let
ter was written lin the Record oftice)
are represented TO be more elaborate
than ever before attempted in the
west. IAN Salt Lake and Utah are
backing the movement" enlisting "the
support of every wideawake citizen in
the state" Among the unusual fea-
lures of the visit Will he the musical
aggregation which will accompany the
Elks. They will play at stations along
the route. and participate In the pa
rades AT Philadelphia" The letter
then goes on To say, from information
given by guide books and letters
home about Mormonism as seen from
the windows of Pullman sleeper. I"
utah and the Mormon Church are
famous for the musical attachments
of many of their people. When Brig
ham Young drew plans for the Nor
mon tabernacle he gave particular al
tention to the grand organ which was
TO be installed and one of the finest
Instruments ever devised and put to-
gether was The result This organ
Is the marvel of every music lover
who has listened to it. The large num-
Der Of the more Intelligent classes OF
foreigners who live in Utah are credit,
ed With contributing much 10 the
states pre-eminence as music CEN
ter. To the same factor is due In con-
siderable measure, the superiority OF
Held's band 'and--"tell II not in Gath"
the writer adds, the organizer and
director. John Held, is cousin of
Anna Held. and native Of Geneva,
Switzerland" Mr.. Held Is willing to
acknowledge his nativity. but tho re-
ationship referred to- Vol. when he
read the statement. he nearly fell in n
faint, and Manager Zimmerman of the
band says II required three ice cream
sodas and shampoo to restore Mr..
Held TO his natural state OF eQuipoise.
HERE'S SOME NEWS
This interesting letter continues,
Soon after It's formation, the band
was made the official Instrumental Or
Eanizatlon OF the Mormon Church. and
It has brought no less fame to that
unique religious society than the won