Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
Great Gathering Of Deaf and
Blind instructors from All
Over the Union.
SPECIAL SUNDAY SERVICES.
Daily Demonstrations of Glass Work
Given by Pupils of Utah Schooi--
Entertainments During Week.

Ogden, July 4.-The eighteenth session
Of the convention of American Instruc-
tors of the Deaf holds its first meet
ing this evening at the state school for
the deaf and blind in this city The
convention will last for one week and
bids fair to be the greatest in the his
tory of the association, which only
meets every three years.
Last night and this morning visitors
numbering about $50 arrived in the city
and were cared for at the state institu-
ton which has made ample provision
for the caring of the visitors. The
keys of the city will be turned over to
the visitors. Ii will be open house at
the Weber club, Elks club. Press club
and the Chamber of Commerce besides
special attention which will be given by
educators and societies of the city and
state. The entertainment will consist
of trips about the city up the canyon.
. 10 Salt Lake City and to Saltar
This evening at o'clock at the gym
. nasium of the state school, will be held
the opening exercises. which will con-
slst OF addresses of welcome by Cover
nor John G. Cutler on behalf of the
state, James Devine, the city
attorney, representing Mayor Brewer
who is absent from the city, on behalf
of the city, and Miss Maud May Bah
cock, president of the board of trustees
ON behalf of the state school for the
deaf and blind Responses viii be made
by Supt. II. Mckay Goodwin of Nor
gantowI, n. O.. who will preside over
the convention in the absence of DR., f.,
Nj. Gallaudet of Washington ID. c.:
+ DR. A. c. Walker of Augustine Fla.
Dr. a. Warren Wilkinson of Bergeley,
I. Cal, and Supt. Il. w. Walker of Della
lie A I.ttt Il
at the heads of the institutions of the
states which they represent
sunday special services will be held
in all the churches and in the evening
special services will be held at the tab
ornacle, at which Elder d. O. Mckay
VIII be the speaker. The Tabernacle
choir under Prof Joseph Ballantyne,
win render special music. The real
work of the convention begins Monday
morning. There win be three sessions
daily. The program viii be carried out
as was published in these columns
Thursday. Each day there will be dem
onstrat lions by five different classes OF
the state school illustrating the work
as II Is taught here.
Monday evening there will be public
session on the lawns of the school.
Tuesday evening Or w G. Anderson
of Yale, viii deliver a lecture in the
auditorium of the Weber Stake acad-
envy A class from tho school under
the direction Of Mrs. Belle $. Ross. viii
give a demonstration in physical edu-
cation. Thursday evening at the tab
ernabc n recital will be given by the
Tabernacle choir with special numbers
by local soloists On Friday the visitors
go To Salt Lake City to visit the state
university, Saltalr and other places of
interest in Zion. A special recital will
be given by the Salt Lake Tabernacle
choir The business session which
closes the convention will be held on
Saturday.
Al the school accommodations are
made for about 200. Mrs. h. ID. Hume
aud Mrs. Anna Wright, matrons of the