Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21

v-yHE center or interest in music
circles for the time being will be
shifted to the northwest, where
our big choir goes tonight to
{ seek new laurels to add to the many
which 1t has already gathered The
group Of singers whom Mr.. Stephens
( will convoy out Of Salt Lake tonight
will enter uron the sixth trip which
the tabernacle choir has taken In Is
years, an average Of one every three
years, probably u record whichino 9TH;
er body in the world of similar size
can equal +
prof Stephens held his farewell re-
hearsal Thursday evening and was
well satisfied with the work of his
singers, especial ly'F@ith the fidelity with
which they held to the key in the un-.
accompanied numbers, {5.
The contests take place In Seattle
one week from tonight, and as far as
4 Prof. Stephens is advised a t present,
there are only two other chorHses en-
tered against the tabernacle choir.
one from Spokane and one from Seat
tle * M tlsss M h
The number OF excursionists, includ-j
ing the singers, who will leave Salt
Lake tonight will probably be over 400,
which will be the second largest num-
her that ever went on a choir trip. the
largest being on the tour to California,
when 525 excursionists were enrolled.
All loyal Salt Lakers will join the
News" in wishing the choir and their
friends good fortune and God speed on
& their journey Whether or not they
bring home any prize money, is second
TO the question of how our singers
acqultE themselves. May they remember
the old motto, We will do better than
achieve successive will deserve it"
ThesInnes band, which the enterpris-
ing managers of Saltair, have brought
to Salt Lake, comprises a number of
Instruments rarely heard with trav-
cling company. 1t Is said Mr.. ln-.,
nes' organization Is so complete he
could remain In Salt Lake a month";
give two concerts a day, and not re-
peat a single program
Among his star members are Bain-S
bridge, said to be one of the foremost
living cornet soloists. Kuchynka, Il
genius from Bohemia who accomplishes
the difficult feat of playing solos on q
double bass yiol. and H. j. Williams
a noted Welsh harp soloist.
MI. lines staySin Salt Lake will end
tomorrow
The members OF the National As
ISOLATION ofsCivil War Musicians Who
attended tile recent encainplnent,safter
having decorated Prof. J. J. Mcclellan
with a badge of honor and making
him life member, adopted the follow
ing resolutions before separating to go
to go to their homes:
Prof. ]. j. Mcclellan. chairman G. A.
r. music committee: The National
Association OF Civil War Musicians
tender to you their sincere regards and
most hearty thanks for your Kindness,
your hospitality. your constant faith
fulness and your eager attention to our
comfort at all times.
We leave with you and the delight
full people of Salt Lake City the most
kindly feelings for your generosity
Signed, e. j Freeman, president. A.
+. Hopkins chairman executive COM
mittee, Thomas b. Jones, secretary.
The Ladies, G. a. r. band left yes
terday for Castillo Springs, on II
weeks recuperatlon from the toll In |
cident to- Grand Army week. 1t is /
proposed to send the band to Atlantic |
City next year. to the G. A. r. en- |
campment there, for which it will be |
necessary to raise $4,000, as passes and |
reduced rates are no more. The ladies
did remarkably well during the exact
ing times of the encampment, respond
ing to every call, and never complain
ing, no matter what was required OF |
them. They certainly made a deep |
impression on the hearts of the Union |
Pacific band boys from Kansas, and in
cieentally on the hearts of some 9TH |
ers. The ladies have very neat uni I
form. and they certainly take a4great
Interest in their work.
There was much regret expressed |
at the G.. A. R. encampment because
none of the more noted eastern regi- |
mental bands accompanied the dele
cations. But the old soldiers did not |
have the cash to pay the expenses
However, the Ohio veterans propose
next winter to ask their state legis-
lature Inappropriate money enough to |
enable them to take with them to the |
Atlantic city encampment the Fourth