Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-09
Committees in Meeting This A.
ternoon to Start Canvass
OF the City.
AS TO THE SOCIAL FEATURES.
President Smith Tenders Free Use oil
Tabernacle for a Complimentary
Concert on Jan. IL.

Work IN preparation for the big sheep
convention is going forward uhoer
full head Of steam today at tho COM
nercial club. Fisher Harris was au-
thorized by the board of governors yes
terday to recommend TO 1t MS iists OIL
committees on entertainment. hnance.
and other features. AT luncheon TINS
afternoon preparations Tor raisins
money were considered ior lIe liz
time. and the general appeal VIII prop-
nbIy be made tomorrow for coin where-
with to show the delegates the CITY u
best kind OF time.
National Secretary Geo. 5. walker
wrote Fisher Harris today. giving MN
many details of the conventions plans.
rrbe yonen's committee chosen to assist
IN ths general reception. met this after
noon at the Commercial club. In re-
spouse to the call sent out by tne
cha Altman. Mrs Il. Bonnemort. The data
resulting from these combined sourccS
gives fairly definite idea of the way
in which the delegates VIII spend their
time while here.
SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT.
the convention is scheduled for three
Avs with two sessions each day. be-
ginning Thursday Thursday evening
n big reception will be rendered the
visitors, to take the form OF 'aoer-
nacle concert, .t.. 90
For Saturday night another big So
cial session is being planned. Duscus-
sio,, 10 stJll unsettled as to whether this
win no In the nature of an Orpheuhi
marty. or a smoker at the Commercial
club rooms The idea of an Orpheum
Marty has assumed definite shape, now
/ ever. and Manager Jennings mas peeli
asked for a figure on the entire low
err part of the house for SATURDAY
| night.
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES.
The manner in which the delegates
| will arrive is also becoming known,
| The wyoming delegation reports tnat II
will leave Rock Springs In body wed
nesday, Jan. 16. at O'Clock p,
M, and will come right through 10 SAT- ,i
| Lake on special schedule which VIII
| brins, ii here Thursday morning early
| The New Mexiso and Arizona delega-
| tions will Join in securing a special
| train to bring in the people from tha'
| section. and from Oregon another spe-
| claI will be run. Secretary Walker ex,
pects nearly 1000 regularly accredited
| delegates to be present at each session
| and he wishes to assure all sheep men
| that thew will be welcome TO attend
| the deliberations. and will be extended
! ali courtesies except that of power
| to vote.
FINE PRIZE CUPS.
! The Commercial club cup is now on
+, exhibition in the club rooms. while
| the National Wool Growers associa,
| ton cup, TO be given as special
| prize at the Fine and Fat sheep show
| is now on its way from Chicago. Ma
| tionai Treasurer A. j. Nollin OF Chi
cago is expected here at once, alons
with National Secy. George 5. Walk
er from Cheyenne.
To open the sessions Thursday
morning, Fisher Harris announces
that an invocation will be offered by
| Rt. Rev. F. D. Spalding, bishop OF
the Salt Lake diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal church.
TABERNACLE CONCERT.
The concert in the Tabernacle or
Thursday night Jan II, is in the
hands of the following committee
George D. Alder, John Critchlow, Johr
Il. Hansen. Alex Goliath and A. II
Crabbe who waited on President Smith
| and associates who kindly consented &c
the use of the building and great or
gan. Prof Stephens will be the con-
ductor and Prof. Mcclellan will act a:
| accompanist, and will also play tive
solo selections on the organ The
! choir will render two or three big "um.
| bers and the Orpheus club and Horace
s. Ensign will sing, while Willard
Weihe is booked for some good vlo'
| lin work