| Show HAIL TO THE CHOIR I 1 mr stephens and his hia victorious choir last night drank to the fu I 1 the of success the cup was lull to overflowing and it came in the shape of a bole and whole wholesale eale testimonial how from the citizens of salt lake without regard to class claben or creed there were about people assembled in the when the ibe choir the ladies sod the gentlemen in black all wearing the badges which had seen een such honorable service tiled filed into their heats beats governor Oo vernor west W est was there libere to thank the singer in the name of the whole Terr territory jury mayor buskin was there to tell them how proud the city was wae of their and C W per pen tote on hand band tor to congratulate them in the name of the ise he A round of app applause laurse went up sa as the sinners took their and it grew into a tumultuous roar as aa conductor stephens upon the platform ched he be hau done bowing the choir opened the coti concert cert with the inspiring selection hosanna JS and when the applause bati bail sub aided hon john 17 calne caine brought governer west W eat forward the governor iu in a hearty and eloquent ma maniber mancier man nijer iier then alre a salvu or 01 compliments upon the modest stephene D who stood trying to lowb look att t ease near the huge floral harp which bad been presented him the governor ot of the de d light the utah people in chicago hau bau felt when he fie announced that our choir had been accorded second place and aad ol of the tie personal pride tie felt lu ju thim chii work he gave them the be wark aest st praise and gracefully concluded by saying what whai pride utah felt celtin in prod proclaiming laiming to toe W rid rhese are my jewels j a wels mayor foil followed owed and was waa equally complimentary and happy nothings tie he leclare 1 sc in irked the me progress ol of a people as its poetry and aad anusic and in showing to the world what etab could do in muio i he the choir had gevelt an altogether new idea of the culture nd intelli intelligence ence which reigned here mr penrose trob up u thid the burdin bundt n ot of and taid what pride the tabernacle cou gregat iUn felt in our singers when the governor aud mayor tn in Us echoed thir th ir ip rabB alim mr penrose very fully ily paid a to mr air Stop heos conductor irs of olden daye dap and careless thomas thomaa brigge and beesley Bee filey who he be said had bad reared the column on which mr stephens te phena had placed the capato e the mention ot of the other conductors conductor namee was waa specially applauded applaud eo ea the speaker warmly praised the choir and encouraged it to push onto ou to still fur ur aber excellence when mr stephens turned to reply the applause was al moat deafening time after time gium it roue ro and fell and the conductor was ke t etan g lully fully a minute before it ubal ded to allow him to be heard board he then briefly thanked thau fied the ahe speakers and the audience and mid this welcome was waa even than winning a prize the appreciation of their friends would he said bald lovite them to still higher ments then the concert went on fur the moat part the tr Umbers were the as t those given on the road food and it in the contest and were not new hew to the audience the welcome royal was waa kept for mr castoni who got a triple call and each time the applause was deafening it must have been a proud moment for the favorite tenor he sang rang an ope operatic ratib ballad annie laurieann Laurie and the typical I 1 mormon hymn 0 my Ms father which met with so ao much favor on the tour unfortunately was waa to III to appear or without doubt his hia reception woul nave been equally hearty mrs pulley mrs thomas mrs edwards mud aud mr each got a warm welcome mr whose sweet voice had been io eo effectively heard beard la in ih had bad remained to in chicago and alb place waa takeo taken by arash mr aab a capable tenor fiut anu was offering erini ering too much from to do his hl usual good work last jat eveni evening tig the ladies chorus and the contest pieces went admirably tike the great difficult I 1 torrents rents tB especially i which the choir we atuf a attle off the key in chicago keiu rounded up perfectly during the evening mr rull hull read a poem by ki hr W naisbitt biti on abe return of the and mr peirce read the following folloW Hug resolutions during the exercise ercie ex mr pierce a member of the choir read abe following resolutions ono the salt bait lake choir oo on its ita return from ther the worlds carld le fair an event enjoyed by al alland lanti which marked an epoch in the lives of many desire tu to espre 8 their sincere and thanks to the fod foll wing penone aud and first to 10 the society of chicago for kindly and lur tb the delegation they gent here to urge us t action and inspire us u with new hope also aleo tc to the saine society for the complimentary of festival hail for practice while in chicago to presidents wood woodruff ru cannon aso a lmh tur for aud financial aid without 4 which all efert would nave been botn futile also lor for their theby persuA al grebence pretence pre tence bence anu and moral msp support port while journeying and at fc the eon teat to west for lymp aby and al kindly words worde of cheer at ab home aau in lebi cao tp to mayor baskin for us to 10 the tender mercie the differeD 6 we visited visite dj and to tk mayor ADu ersoL of tit st aluis ib uis for his U masterly speech of welcome iu in thereto to Pret R hu u board and conklin at the commercial bodies at home fur for be speaking courte eleo fromi like institutions abroad and to chairman annan of the merchants ex change bt lieulo for words of welcome and a ge Berous Derous reception ioa aloo to captain or of the sanae same city for a delightful excursion on the mla ala eie sipp abowd aboard she ibe steamer d ro burley and aad bennetter Benn ettor local railway tame fame united efforts eff arto obtained a rate which made taw trip possible we are informed that spence should receive bo Dorable mention me atlon in this connection ta Meed somo salisbury and richarde national territorial i board for aid and generous gene roue gilk to the press at home and abroad for be many good things said ot of us to our cur frier do da who assembled at this the depot to bid no eseed and who aed us by their faith and prayers while absent absen also to our friends frienda and who accompanied us to the mayor and of evans evana ton tor for first official recognition to HUB hon john T calne caine as aa spokes man for the choir to the brans braise band and good 1 aeple of rock springs for mid midnight night serenade renado ee en barut pami ant to bev mr ahattuck Chat tuck of denver for a fraternal introduction action and words word 3 as praise for our conductor cou ductor which made ut no feel eel at same with out our audience at the initial performance I 1 0 mayor 11 abor mercer and committee olt of mo for tull full comply mariton of and with regret that their could not be wily carried out owing to our previous at city I 1 to i the he proprietor of 01 the mid midland laud hotel bote fur exceptions exceptional hospitality to the he mangers of the sunday cOuveR convention tion at ft dt louis who so generously ex position hail in our favor to Vi director rector general devrie of he be worlds world fair fir free passes passee mud and other courtesies to W H poster foster for handi ww walking tick stick presented to the fiber eoa eem general genera on behalf of the ibe calr this cane was waa made of ao venir wood taken frow from the Teo abl was mounted with solid olid sliver dug fruia from utah mi aw as such bubb it WAS waa highly high ly appreciates by mr davi bishop Q fr V whitney for pres pre speech to the good natured audience at of lor lile ine patience rail and lorbeer seca it displayed splayed Ali in awaiting our ua u o arrival ro james B D dwyar wyer for floral harp barp to sr benedict for ceis to 1170 taa committee MO for dinner at deaver ud on our return io jatoi 01 J J danea wita the and ana ol abo aided no 60 in making our conceits we be artistic bucce sPit they ibey wore were voted ao u be to rrok prok C J thomas oad the sing 1 I ax 1 era lit at bow not forgetting tor for gename during our lour alo alao fw abo in sec epLion which wow wa prepared but mared by our early al adval wival to the getie getheral ral committee appointed cl by UM first presidency to au we owe awe alie many an i a as well welk all aa Gum forts of the journey anti and to at hick W 13 aney wilb who represented them an am trav elinn maager Mu m mager ager we are indebted for alf a lf inee and or kind and treatment throughout to prof even evan Ste stephene we feel that this thia paper would be very incomplete and void vid or its if object were w to pass by wo u o noticed our gifted conductor bad lipi rational leader whose conception anu inter iun of the contest won or him bim encomiums encomium a aud words worda of praise irom from the awarding judges to i ble big falth faithful ful labor anti and unremitting efforts lorla ff is ia largely due the favorable tavo rable Impre imprecision ision created everywhere by this bo y when the call oame was little remaining but bat with the energy time and determination detering det erini nation characteristic of the he be rallied tile his bilgera and iu three man hort abort months accomplished with them that others we were able able tu to evolve out all of fifteen months diligent practice fur for that all other competing be it choruses had bad been working a poll dg contest music before the on tull lull year received copies or even seriously we contemplated making tue tiie trip there all honor is due and all fore we say awarded our indefatigable praise leader yeoman service in our behalf has placed the salt lake tabernacle choir with its male and lady in the very trout root rauk rank of oil all choruses musical societies in america and made side by side with the prize to stout stano us diming choristers cho of the old world finally and we extend our heartfelt be ardelt praise and gratitude heavenly father fur his protecting thour to our and inspiration care and sustenance which enabled us to represent with honor an am I 1 dignity our ole ant loved utah before the nations CHOIR SALT BAIT by E H T C W H THOS HULL committe receipts will be about 1560 the w which bleb will materially help the d deficiency fi fici ency |
