Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-26
CHOIR ARRIVES
At EXPOSITION
II Participated in Salt Lake Day
At the Fair
Today.
INTENDS N e ID TO CAPTURE PRIZE
Singers Want tl,e5s1, 900 offered in the
Eisteddfod- Cadets Still s
Winning Laurels.
Especial to the News .,

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Seattle, Aug, 26.--S Salt Lake Cit,
owned the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex.
position today. 1t was Salt Lake day
and the visitors from Utah made
everybody feel at home at the quaint
Hopi Indian dwelling that Utah pre-
scented to the exposition yesterday as
the Utah building. This building. by
the. way, has attracted more attention,
perhaps, than any other building at
the fair because tits SO different from
others at this fair and so different
from what has been seen al other ex-
positions.
Ihe day was celebrated by fully o.
500 people from Utah. Among the
number was Governor William Spry,
who officiated on behalf of Utah at
yesterdays celebration. The famous
Mormon tabernacle choir also took
part in today's celebration, though
not to any great extent, as it is saw
T Saturday when 1t enters the compe-
ttition. Y. 5s
The competition among the singers
will be hard fought. There is more
Interest in the contests that even the
prom oters Of the Eisteddfod even
dreamed there would be when they
planned the event. The choir is con-
other expeditions and the manner in
which It has been received at its con-
&certs on the way here, that the first
prize will be taken to Utah. The prize
lis $1,000 and the singers feel that
they Will all work together to bring
the money home. Sid Phillips, captain
of the eighth car of the special train,
3Iaraphrases this statement slightly
z by singing to all who come within;
nj II irr foly tl,ta
bacon home, Jemiina.', Itis a song of
his own composition and the title is!
as long as the song. 1t has very little
tune to it, but Phillips says ii ex-
#presse fully the Differentiation Of the
choir and the spirit which will go
With 1t into the competition.
49, TIRED But WILLING.
Z The choir arrived on a late train last
night, and nearly every member of the
jolly party was tired when today
5daWned. Nevertheless they We're un
and doing early and when the time
came for their "a ppeaTanc a t the con-
cert incidental to Salt Lake day at the
Utah building. they We're on hand ana
sang with a vim that drew forth much
admiration. It made the Utah visitors
at the fair feel that home was not so
far away after ALL
The cadets from the High school
again appeared as feature OF today'si
exercises. The boys gain more friends
as the days of their stay pass They
are improving in their appearance, too,
and today when they marched at the.
head of the Utah procession they were
a sight to see. Captain Webb may YEAST
ily be pardoned for his pride, which
grows day by day, for the cadets are
sufficiert cause for the most exagger-
nted pride. Utah will never regret that
the boys from the High school are on
the grounds as the official representa-,
.tives of the state, the city and their
school,
BAND HIGHLY PRAISED.
Not the smallest feature of the cadet
battalion is the splendid band. 1t is d
band which ranks With the: best at the
mastered the official march of the eX-
position has surprised many musical
critics who have been out to the camp
to listen to their playing. While at
the Utah building yesterday every Sc
lection was applauded long and Justify
for an encore. Following the formal
exercises of Utah day yesterday. de-
spite the fact that they had been stand
ing in the rain for two hours, the ca
diets were reviewed in the stadium by
the governor at p. m. He expressed
to Captain Webb, the coinmandant OF
the cadet battalion, his entire sat!sfac-
ton with their appearance and COM
mended the boys for their splendid dis
cipline. for. according to the reports
made by all who have had dealings
with the boys. they have tall times
deported themselves as soldiers and
gentlemen.
Sunday will mark the end Of the stay
for the majority OF the Utah people,
for then the return trip of the choir
begins, and closely following the de-
parture of the special trains carrying
the singers. the trains will leave bear
ing Governor Spry, his staff and guests
and the remaining members Of the Utah
colony which has formed busy por-
ton of the exposition populace for, the
week A few Utah people will remain
behind. not intending to leave the north
west country until assured that the hot
weather of Utah has faded away.