Show MUSICAL SOCIETIES great and the numer oils waft boileu Oi leu prominent is that for a society A is oo meas having for its object tho fostering of a musical taste among the people and and giving to all of tho divine art tho opportunity to profit by mutual assistance however earnest a person may be in the pursuit of even a favorite study if emulation and comparison aro withdrawn tho will bo slow and tofy to show to what a remarkable deafoe of perfection young people who are striving can attain we have but to cito our readers to the operatic performance recently given in tho theatre here by the philharmonic society of salt lake but that which particularly suggested this article was tho proceedings edingt of a convention or meeting lit tho capital the following report of which appeared in he herald A meeting aas held in the council wednesday evening for the purpose of organizing a new musical society tho initiatory fand previously been taken and the meeting of last evening was to effect a permanent organization tiou and at once place the society on a working basis president john taylor and the report of a appointed at a pi bior meeting was adopted the report states eliut the object of the society Is for iho advancement and development of vocal and instrumental music and will bo known ai zions musical society branches aro to bo organized throughout the territory and tho present will bs the central organization president ablin taylor was elected president with D calder george caral Car cl C J eliomar john and us vice president D M mcallister was elected secretary F corresponding secretary II 11 treasurer hems gardner librarian executive finance and bylaws by laws were appointed the latter to meet shortly and work on a bet of bylaws by laws there can be no doubt of the fact that a society BO organized having fl a field so would prove of untold benefit to all those who become connected with it by its moan not only would local musician be brought but tha kauma vocalists and instrumental it of the territory might be connected in such a way that all selfish feelings would be buu od and grand results achieved wa await with anxiety tho organization of musical society u ogdin and liopo that all eliose to whom opportunity is presented will become ni emberd |