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Show Editor Hannka Answering your art-Icln art-Icln in tho Issuo of May 17, will say, that you Imvcomlstoken Idea of our festivals. Wo have had no contest as yet,, but may havo next fall. Last year wo called our entertainment n competitive concert, which was misleading, so this year wo used tho word "Emulative." Tho reason wc did npt publish, which, choir was thu best Is because every .one who took part were informed that it was not a contort. Had we announced a contest there would have only been, one choir last year and two this year, who would have taken part. .., Even tho Lehl choir backed out last year nnd had dccldid not to join with tho other choirs becauso thoy, had the impression that It was a contesU Hut after ilro. Kcelcr nnd myself explained thoroughly to them that it was not a contest but a reunion of the choirs and wo only expected each choir largo or small to do their best. Your present leadci (ulro had opposed coming) then made a motion that tho choir join, which they did, I also made the same statement in tho American Fork Meeting Houso wheu thesamo question came up1 about a contest. Txoot the choirs did not want to enter a contest nnd it was explained to tho three choirs. Lehl, Am. Fork nnd l'lcnsant Grove, that It was not a contest. Inasmuch ns wo had. promised nil concerned that the emulative emulat-ive concerts were not contests. I do not see how wo can with nnydegrcoof justlco mnko them contests now that it Is over. It will possibly not bo out of placo to state that thu four parties who made out thcrcpoit wore of tho opinion that the L"bl gleo club did the most finished and all round best male chorus singing they had heard in a long time Tho audlcnco recognized this and had it not been for the announcement that there would bo no encore purmlttcd, thoy would h.ivo been compelled to give another selection, even then they were Inclined to break ovortho ruler, Whllo the splrltwhich prompted your article ia entirely contrary to that which wo lmvo tried to crcato among thu eholis, (and in fact it is out ot placo under any circumstances.) I think; that you will seo that wo could not do as you request with any degree of consls-t:ncy. consls-t:ncy. Our only mm wns tho advancement advance-ment of tho cliolrs, glee clubs nnd Boloists. The result has been very encouraging when we compare tho standard of our choirs to-day with that of last year. A reor(willbeglveu each leader fur his own benefit, suggesting where wo think he can Improve his cliolr, nnd if the ofliccrn will permit, we will have n contest In the fall, engage a judge from Bait Lako so that no ill feeling feel-ing will bo occasioned towards any of our local musicians and then each choir cnu go lu for championship. Tho con-ttiw con-ttiw will bo given Ulcr, II. E. Giles. ,.ii..rtin |