The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-05
CHOIR MEMBERS /
HIGHLY pleased
Singers Are Enthusiastic About'
Trip to New York City in
November.
TOUR WILL ADVERTISE
UTAH THROUGHOUT EAST
Contract for Singing of Irriga.
ton Ode Confirmed by Ad-
ditionaI kilograms. d

Negotia tions flnany were closed iat.
Tuesday afternoon for the trip Of tha
Salt Lake Tabernacle choir TO New York
in November. when E. II. Pelrce' OF the
executive committee sent a second mes
contract, The second message was neces.
sary on account OF telegram received
from Gilbert McClurg. manager Of the Ma.
tional Irrigation congress. In which he sald
that Il message had been received from.
Willard Scowcroft Of the Ogden choir
saying that the Ogden choir had been
commissioned by the FIRST presidency or
the Mormon church to make the trip 10
New York. In his message To Mr.. Pelrce.
MIR. McClurg asked him TO confirm bv'
wire the frst message sent by the Selt|
Lake executive committee accepting the
contract.
1t Is now believed that the matter has
been settled finally, IS the mana gefuent|
OF the Irrigation congress is not in d pos
| Siti0n 10 sign contracts with two cholrs
| 10 sing the famous irrigation ode IL
| is commended by Mr. Peirce and other
Of the Salt Lake choir that the consent
or refusal Of the presidency does not en-
ter into the matter OF signing the con-
| tract While consent was given both
| choirs to go, providing finances were fur
nished by themselves. the right, TO 80
rests with the choir able TO sign the con-
tract with the Irrigation congress. and
this. beyond doubt. say the Salt Lnko
members OF the executive committee of
| tho choir has been done and that pre-
cudes any further doubt as TO which
organization will sing at the congress.
Choir Members Happy.
That the decision is pleasing to mem
bers OF the choir Is evident In the ex-
nressions heard from members generaliv
Of the choir, whether they Will be Sc
| lected 10 go or not. The number thai
| will go on the tour Will be less than halI
The full choir. In addition 10 Director
| Evan Stephens among those who Will 60
and who have been instrumental In COM
! pleting negotiations are h. ~ Peirce.
Professor J j Mcclellan and II S. En-
sign Speaking OF the tour, Mr. Peirco
sure the choir will more than pay ~
way. According 10 the itinerary alreudy
arranged the choir Will have an, engage
rncnt every night, bo;h going and COMING
New York. 7 believe with Mr.. McClur1
that no better time could be selected 90
| The choir to tour the east than VII
year, and personally believe tne ~
| wrong impression about Utah now ne1o
IN the east. The choir will be woq.
derfully successful advertisements iM
| Utah. AS n compliment. ! know OF noth'
ing greater that could come TO the chou
! than the enga cement to sing at a ban
ouet al the Waldorf Astoria before tne
opening OF the Irrigation ColEreSs-
Receives Signal Honor.
Prof. j. ] Mcclellan said: In soinI
to New York the Tabernacle choir ha'
glad We are going. ] want TO expres'
my appreciation OF the work done oy tn:
Ogden choir in taking the !rrisation .oc]
and making 1t famous. ON accounl p
that choir having rendered the ode
different places It has won general ian
and at the same time the work ana tin,
spcnt in rehearsirg the piece mas d9u'
much to make the Ogden choir wne'
~ regard the invitation TO our. ch9I|
10 sing the ode at New York as tn'
greatest thing that has ever come 70 nv %
sic In the west The invitation 10 Sin.
al banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria
in itself enough TO be remembered -
years by the choir. Credit is due Mt
McClurg who wrote the words 10 U
ode She is the wife of the manager
cess in the trip I feel sure tho cno1
will make every cent OF the expense an
more on the tour"
Time Is opportune.
Horace S. Ensign. one OF the soioists e
the choir said II have felt all the un
that 1t was the right thing Ior
choir TO go TO New York 70 sing Line Ine
OF course However I believe the 60
that will be accomplished by sre91
tour of the choir through the east W
be OF great benefit TO Utah and mo aS
opportune time could not be found W..
this year 1t not only will be a ooo'
for Salt Lake. but also for the state
''There need he no fear about the eng
losing money | feel positive that r.
expenses of the trip are assured as so1.
as the tour becomes known genersly
the east The good Impression wv
the best singers of the state WIN -
needs no comment. AS an inuLFiuu
| - ~ I
portunity came 10 make the trip