The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-26
CHOIR HAVING
GLORIOUS TINE
Word From La Grande. Ore.
Gives Story of Tour of
Singers.
THEIR RECEPTION AT NAMPA
WELCOMES ALL ALONG THE
RouTE-ALL ARE WELL.
(FFom Robert |. c, Anderson1


Mheh the members of the Tabernacle choir
ana their friends gathered there to board
the cars for their trip 20 Seattle Ten
Puilmans, one day coach and o. baggage
car comprised the special train Behind
magnificent locomotive controlled bv
engineer Frank Smith and Fireman
James Sinipa. All was carefully pre-
pared Tine baggage car was arranged
~ sections Tor the accommodation OF
the bags and boxes, very few trunks be-
ING IN evidence. NJ. II. ClOICh. baggage
agent and n. @. Price. general car fore
man. under the direction of Dan $. Speu-
Gen. assistant general passenger agent,
Aad attended 70 all these details
j. IL. Chartland. the conductor and
Btakemen Lee and Packard were iu
charge OF the train. with W. B- IaTrUu
rs conductor Of the Pullmaus- This gem
tlelnan, by the way, lis a brother of our
singer and associate Luella Ferron.
At SID o. m. the jolly. happy load IF
Itah s sweet singers started on their way.
Ogden was reached at $40 %. Ill., where
another Pullman was attached, making "a
srand total of AS souls and twelve ears.
I'VE or the number booked having been
left behind
One young man. in his anxiety ana
Salantry for his sweetheart, left the cars
and ran over TO the store to buy some
sweet things. but before his return DE
was too late TO cctch up and now his
low"
Our leader, Stephens, ia connection with
his thorough and practical training along
musical lines, also showed mis- love and
anxiety Tor his children of the choir by
giving wise and thoughtful instructions
as regards providing for the journey with
warm clothing in consequence of the
oitterence in climate and the frequent
rains Of the northwest.
Captains Are Named.
Apart from the regular train crew,
"a q
10 look after each car and its occupants.
written notice was posted az the end
OF the cars iu regard 10 the DAYS pro-
gram, and everything was thoroughly and
systematically planned. The captains
were as follows.
No. 1 car, Durham with So people
from Ogden with white badges inscribed
Ogden George Shorten, captain
No . car Aurora, sam Winter. cap
tain.
No. 5 car, "Columpir'; George Nudgley,
so. 4 car, Colorado: james Hurst,
No. . car. ~Chicora'; Calvin >. smith. |
40. car. "Jarama': L. R. Miller cap
No. 2 car. "cossaci,r; George liargetts.
captain.
80. ca. st Petersburg. Sid r..
Phillips captain.
No. Q car, Schenectady; H. J. Smith, /
captain.
4. y. MoseIy. travelling passenger agent,
accompanied the train for the Oregon f!
Short Line company.
Tie Tabernacle ChDi's male members
have prepared words and committed
words 90 memory Suitable 10 the towns I
where the train VIII stop long enough 40 (
get out ON the platform and sfngl set 4
TO the music of How Can [ Bear to- 4
Leave Thee.
At Ogden a large and enthusiastic 4
crowd met the salt Lake company. short
stops were then made at Willard and 4
brigham CITY and then the entire COM
pany settled down i'm their berths ,or the I
night PocateilO was reached at 80 "a. m. /
Here many letters and kilograms We're re-
cetyed by Professor stephens, Mcclellan, 1
and George smith, secretary of abe CHOIR. T
urging the organization to come To Boise (
but owing 10 other definite arrangements
1t was not deemed proper TO change the /
schedule.
II is very hot and close on the train
and al night il is too oppressive to sleep.
At Huntington, Ore. we changed our
time one hour earlier.
Welcomed at Nampa.
Nampa, 100 miles from Salt Lake. was
reached az 10 a. m, Aug. -. Here the
choir remained three hours. We were met
at the depot by Mayor Dewey, owner of
the Dewey Palace hotel. and President
n. Jeness of the Chamber of Commerce. !
and committee of citizens.
Hundreds Of people gathered at the no
Tel ana the CHOIR sang several u-luDa-fS. I
President Jeness, representing the Citi- I
zens of Nampa, made a speech OF vel /
come and presented Professor Evan I
Stephens and j. J. Mcclellan with ]
the train left the station at I O'Clock p. /
m the crowd followed the choir aud /
cheered them on their way.
This enterDrising Idaho town i'm i9G2 had /
less than 900 population. Now II has APP /
proNinlatelN between COO ana 1000 pCo-
pie. Tie Dewey Palace hotel cost S}Ji.-
go The town has large sugar factory (
and q great reservoir costing S1lO00Oll
brings under cultivation $1,000 acres.
AR Blakeslee. late of salt Lake, now
resident Of NamDa, also met tine choir /
and was warm in his wei oome. This gem
tleman is about 10 build conservatory /
Of music AT this place, which viii have 4
an auditorium with "a seating capacity of /
1000, and dormitory of iii rooms.
Singing at Baker City.
Baker City was visited. This town has /
population OF u,OVo. The cboir sang 4
some selections in front of the Crabiil no. /
tel and then left at g.2j D. Iu. arriving /
In La GTande at 1850.
Today az La Grande I'd is not unc0m- /
Portable to wear an overcoat The citi- /
zeLs committee is now with ms. Baages 4
are being distributed among choir nem-
bcrs and all are anticipating a. good time.
Bishop G. j. Black and c. p. Fcfron OF I
the citizens committee met the train AT /
Z a. IN.
Breakfast was furnished at the amuse-
ment hall, where plates were set with the I
good things of life for 2uQ people. This
was arranged under the direction of Pres
ident Maud SchOficld of the Mutual Im-
proveglent association. assisted by enc
following maidens. Nell Gauick Susie
Carbine. Emna Hall LcnCra Shumwdy.
Afa5el SllumWay. Roselva Wilson. Esther /
Wilson, Ethel Bean. Louise Pierce Clara /
CaTbine. Gussie Hiatt Euua Washburu,
Matte Schoneld- Jeuuette stoddard. Im-
Der Christensen Edna Haie. Miiiic Lind
sey Doiiie Lindsey. Nell Price. Katie .
carbine and Jennie Carbiny
The tabernacle Is "a beautiful structure
similar 70 the one on Second East and
Second South streets. salt Lake. bat Viii
ieid about 80 more persons.
Automobile Rides.
Al 1850 p. IN. automobiles met the crowds
Of visitors and took them for rides, which
were duly appreciated. The local papers /
have devoted columns TO the event and
the concert tonight.
The house is sold out fer the concert
and standing room is at "a premium.
la Grande has a population of 500
The valley is 20 by o. miles. wi5h fruit
local water system. costing Sl6oGo anG
an irrigation project bonded Tor $4,000 are
pointed to with pride by citizens The
is 40 feet above sea level. 1he
pine trees that are seen close to thu
town. thickly friuglng the mountain
slopes add a charm TO this city.
Many familiar Salt Lake faces are seen
here A. 5, Geddes and .. r. Pratt and
others al helped 10 make the tour one
never TO be forgotten.
After the concert tonight the choir viii
90 fr art