Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-23
CHOIR ARRIVES n | /.
IN LA GRA | 4
Boise Skipped on Account Of Law y
Against Sunday Amuse-
Inents.
4 gu FER LAW INDEED.
Slot Machines. Baseball Games and
Other Diversions Are Rampant, but
Concert Comes Under Ban.

.fspeoial u 9the ..News.,,')

1 III
La Grande, Or. Aug. 2s'-Ihe l We !
lsssngers and their crowd of excursionii1sts
arrived here at midnight, and AFTER
rising early the day has been spent IT'S: so
liar In d continual round of pleasure
mingled with business, singing
| and conforming to other details OF the
program may be called such inc pro pro-
gram for today included an cal break
fast ut the Iatter-day Saints amuse-
ment hall here and with private fam NJ
,lies Throughout the city, who are man
3ifesting a regular Utah welcome to the
Visitors The entire party was gatttlfi- {
cred at the stake hall earl " this morn NOR
ling, where big group picture was TAX
en-. After lunch automobil les were pro-
svided for$eyeryones In the throng and q
sight seeing tour was commenced that
will last fol. the greater part of the day;
This evening at s. clock the concert
comes and from all indicat Tons IT Will be
a great success. The house is sold out
and not ii seat Ks left even ut premium
prices Excursions were run into 4 a
Grande today from Baker City and
Union, and great crowds came from ON
those points to greet Utah's singers
The special train leaves at midnight
for Portland. 81:
At Nampa q great reception was acr5
corded the choir BY. the mayor and the
president OF the cham Der of commerce
and the people generally There was 'liE a
big floral offering made at Baker City
last night to Conductor STEPHENS. a
musical program from the hotel porch
was much appreciated by q crowd OF
900.
Regarding the visit Of the choir, the
La Grande Morning Star says:
The famous Mormon tabernacle cholr63
will arrive in La Grande IL hours ahead
of schedule time, thanks to the blue,
laws Of Idaho, which prohibits the 81 ~
ing sacred concert In a tf1eater on
Sunday.
X ,rhis word was brought here last
night following the arrival OF Geo n.
Carpenter, the business and advance.
agent Of the choir. who yesterday
morning spent six strenuous hours in 1
Boise. E{i-l n
on his arrival In the capital Of the
81 Gem state notice was served on Mr.5
Z the. Pinneg .theatar that II the choir ap "
reared es,1 ed III Boise both ma agements
would be arrested and charged With
Shreaking the law. Mr. Carpen ter ~
,, once Cancelled the contract under the
! circumstances, as he stated that t the
choir did not want to be placed I'm q
false light. @ sS5 FIJI
An attempt was made TO rent the
theater and allow the choir TO give a
free brief concert 50 a. not 70 .uasap,
point the 1855 people who had ALREADY ICY
| purchased tickets. Upon an examlna-
ton OF the statute books, however. IT
was demonstrated under the law ina z
this was impossible. for the law dis
tinctly states that anyone who keeps
a theater open on Sunday shall %. fned
not less than $40 or more thar SOD, ana
be imprisoned.
The First Baptist church at Boise
! also wanted to secure the services Of
the members of the choir, while en-
tarnrisinr citizens sought to hold a
monster song service In Riverside
rx,,k in the afternoon After looking
over the situation, however, the Boise
end of the trip was completely cut VI
| and the special train carrying the sing
ers and their friends will come right
| Through to La Grande and tie up IN. Inc
yards here Sunday night for a long
stay.
Mr. Carpenter states that the people
Of Boise are decidedly worked up over
| the affair and used every persua sion TOT
the choir to come and test the validity
| Of the law, which forbids the opening
4 Of a theater on the Sabbath or the sell
Ing of q loaf of bread. but says nothing
Of baseball games, the sale. Of cigars lssi
| and the playing of slot chimes. all OF
which are reported to be among the
sabbatic pastimes of Boise,s un ssr
| ployed. 8
The choir is on the tip-toe of expec-
tancy over the day to be spent IN
\ La Grande says Mr.. Carpenter, and the
members are looking forward to the
trip. ..Prof. Stephens never had sucn
d splendidly drilled chorus under his
baton he said THE singers last week
aroused the greatest enthus iasrn. among
| the "a. A. r. veterans from all over
i the country. Three concerts were CIV
en- during the week and the big Taber-
nacle was packed on each occasion
while the applause and enthusiasm was was
4 unbollnded. ~