The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
ZION WELCOMES
ATHLETIC CLUB
Members of Noted Chicago Or
ganization Guests of Salt
Lake City.
PLEASING PROGRAMME
GIVEN FOR VISITORS
Appreciation Is Expressed for
the Splendid Entertainment
Afforded.

Two hundred and four persons. rep
reseuting the Chicago Athletic club,
one Of the richest organizations OF lts
Kind in the country, were Salt Lake S
guests yesterday. Travelling in mag
nifcently equipped train Of nine cars
specially furnished by the Burlington
route. the visitors reached this city
carly yesterday morning, after a ten
days' excursion and pleasure onting to
the Yellowstone National park; sight
seeing, a special organ recital at the
tabernacle bathing at Saltair and two
banquets at the Hotel Utah, where the
party made its Headquarters, formed
the principal features Of the day 8 pro-
gramme. Expressing high tribute to the
citizens of Salt Lake for the genuine
hospitality shown them, and expressing
wondermcnt ut the phenominal growth
and development of this city, the prom
inent Chcagoans left Tor Colorado
Springs over the Denver & Rio Grande
last evening mt O clock.
About three weeks ago the eScur-
sionists. including members of the club,
their wives and friends, left Chicago
over the Northern Pacific, touring the
northwestern states as far as the Mon
tapa entrance to the famous park. AT
ter ten days of camp life and varied
pleasure in the natural wonderland, the
iolly party found its special train walt
ing mt the western entrance. A quick
run brought the company of excursion
lists TO Salt Lake early yesterday morn
Ing. They were met b. sightseeing au-
tomobiles that had been previously
chartered. and the procession to the
many points OF interest in and around
Salt Lake lasted three hours.
Attend Organ Recital.
punctualy at noon, the visitors were
escorted to the organ recital at the
tabernacle, where special programme
had been arranged through the ehorts
Of the W. ". Kimball company OF Chi
.apo. which firm rebuilt the Famous or
gan few years ago. To show their
Fellow citizens just what the great In
strument could do, the Kimball COM
panv arranged for the selected pro
gramme with the first presidency of the
Mormon church and Prof. j, D.. NC,
Clellan. The programme was printed
In Chicago, md was elaborately gotten
M. Each of the visitors took one as
souvenir of the occasion Professor
Mcclellan was at his best and it is
seldom that the great organ has re-
Eponded so perfectly 10 his artistic
touch. In addition to the organ mum
bers, Prof. Joseph Kneer, leading vlo-
Enist of Missouri, gave two solos IN
excellent taste. Tho organ programme
follows:
(Arranged for organ by J. ]. McClellan)
ia) Romanza In o flat -Lenare
tbl Communion in i,a,s"rIesr sa.nssr
Prelude and Sicillano from "Caval-
leria Rusueana" .....;.'-... MasGasr,. aas ~
"Andantino" (To my wife)-.-... Lemare
roccata In F.........-.-,.,-'- '-.-'.' Nieoi
At the conclusion of tho recital the
visitors were informally received at the
Hotel Utah, where they enjoyed lunch
con in the private banquet saal north
of the big dance hall. Early In the
afternoon the party went to Saltair on
a special train, Dancing and one round
of pleasure after another followed,
With the exception OF few, the en-.
tire party went into the water. II
was generally conceded among them
that the bath at the famous resort
was in itself we'll worth the trip out
here. The return trip was made at D
o'clock, and at clock the prominent
puests were feted at banquet IN the
private dining saal. For one hour
quests and visitors below in the hotel
lobby caught peels of mirth, and the
good spirit proved catching To use
an expression let slip by Wesley Aus
who personally looked after the party s
comfort, 'The hotels theirs. We
cant get around it
Club President Talks,
Shortly before O'Clock the party
went in body 10 the Denver 6 Rio
Grande depot, where the splendid train
was standing. John Francis, general
passenger agent of the Burlington
route, with headquarters in Chicago,
personally escorted the excursion, and
was the hero of the hour By reason of
his congenial association and the ef.
forts he expended TO promote the com.
fort and wellbeing of the travellers. En-
route 70 the station newspaper man
found his only chance to converse with
the bustling members OF the club. AS
spokesman for the party, w Rufus Alb
bott, prominent official Of the Chi.
cago Telephone company, and presi-
dent of the club. declared that the visit
TO this city was one of the most pleas
ant the organization had ever expert
euced.
"Some of the boys get out here Of
ten,'' he said. "but il was eleven
years back when / first stopped here
The change since that time has beer
wonderful. Even those of us that
were here more recently have declared
that Salt Lake is travelling on wings.
With the beginning that has been made
this city will never he stopped in hel
onward course The big new building
that have gone up all around can wei
be boasted of, and / have noticed thai
others are soon TO come. Residential
sections have sprung mp on every side
The thoroughfarcs are crowded Will
people whose faces are intelligent. Th'
market reports from this city show
that her people are industrious and en-
ergetie. Now that ] am here, il is ever
more apparent Building activities il
all lines. business developments, tn
establishment OF the Commercial clul
In It's magnificent new home, and othe
enterprises. 10 say nothing OF the won
derful improvements that have bee
made in manifold apparent ways. al
testify of the strides Salt Lake is TAX
ing. She is already cosmopolitan an
few cities in the country today ca
BOAST of healthier condition in fnan
cial circles or n steadier progreS
based on legitimate resources and ad
vnntsges.
"And why shouldn't it be SO