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Show in scholarships. Three awards for best i i it n ; 1 s , t'.vo for best soioists. one each rr best violinist, C'.iiist, brass and clarinetist." clar-inetist." Mrs. Ella Wetzell Returns From East Mrs. E.la Cm:u;i::: Wetzell returned ! !a s : week from a s i :r rr. e r ent m N -: w Vo: k C - i c-.'iichir.g in mus: j ar.ii v i-:t- . M:v-. Wo:z--::'a sistr-r, Shanr.i Cur-urn : u a P :om . i. c-1 1 1 s : ; : t; c v oi N w V o , lii.'ij-j it Li.-;;..'.c for her to hear the Us-ji Us-ji i.iLiic a"i through tl:e summer, much of which was iriver. ac Lew..soh:i College o: Mu ::.', wht-re onerui:, concerts :j-;:'.i s;. mpnomos wore given each week with i ceh?brat.e'i soloists. '. Mrs. Wcizll .aid yesterday that Siif heard Yerd:'s "AioV on August 5. with i orchestra and chorus from the Metropolitan Metropoli-tan company. i:ie vis: ted many ai:':erent i.,;r.;rches, hearing wonderful music in t.:e t-'a t nolle and Ep j-.il houses of wor- siuu. ail of t ,r otiidrs having summer c'r.oirs. S:e added that community suiting, suit-ing, jazz and popular mus:e v.ert- to t e , he.trd in ai! the lesorts, hut that the music she enjr.yc-d mo5'. w :;s furnished by th.p orohstrs of Philadelphia, .e-,v 1 York and Chicago. ; Pittsburg Singers Win in EistedfoJd A m - f i-e received Friday by Kvsn Ar- J til in from Pittsburg, Pa., said that the ; A niman ford Choral society of So in h Wales won the chief contest at the Welsh National Eisteddfod held at Corwen, Wales. Two English choirs were in the contest, the Nottingham Philharmonic society and t lie Gledholt Vocal union, H udders field. The test pieces were Bach's "God Goeth Up" and J. IT. Robert's (Liverpool) "Sylvia." The la tter was sung unacorn-panied. unacorn-panied. An English choir won the male chorus contest . Music for Today at Waterloo Methodist For services this morning and tonight at the Waterloo Methodist church, the music follows: MORNING. Prelude, "Pilgrims' Chorus" Wagner Albert Wilkes. Doxology and devotions. "More Love to Thee, O Christ" (E. P. Prentiss) Methodist Hymnal Psalter for the twenty-ninth Sunday morning, led by J. L. Wilson. Soprano solo, "No 'Night There" ... Dunks Mrs. H. E, Giers. Offer Loire, "Elegy" Schubert Gustav Schuster. (Accompanied by Albert Willies.) Hymn, "Am I a Soldier of the Cross?" Isaac Watts EVENING. Prelude, "To a Wild Rose" McDowell Albert Wilkes. Doxology. "Day Is Dying in the West" (Lath-bury) (Lath-bury) Methodist Hymnal Psalter for the twenty-ninth Sunday evening, led by J. W. Sellwood. "Quartet, "Come, Let Us Sing" Mrs. H. E. Giers, soprano; "Miss Edith Parsons, contralto ; A . Chase, tenor; A. Allcott. basso. Offertoire, "Bobolink". . .Gustav Schuster' Harry Lewis, pupil of Mr. Schuster. (Accompanist, Miss E. L. Lewis.) "Take the Name of Jesus With You" (BaxLer) Methodist Hymnal Welsh Chorus to Meet Tuesday. The Dr. Parry Choral society will meet for rehearsal Tuesday evening in the Fourteenth ward meeting house. The officers urge a full attendance of the members. mem-bers. Professor H. E. Giles will conduct the practice. Program in Nineteenth Ward. For the services tonight in the Nineteenth Nine-teenth ward chapel the music follows: Vocal solo. Miss Ruth Jensen; baritone solo, C. Lloyd; cello solo, J. Edward Welch. Oratorio Society Is Highly Honored "S.'ilt Lae City, Utah. Sen). -1. 1 ft l r. "To the Sail L;ile Oratorio Society; TV-.-u- Fii-mh': ",'iir ;M-u:ty has h'-en greatly honored. "We hnvo hf-.-ri inviied by a committee, nppnnirr-.J 1 . v the gov n i cor of the state, to render the urai'-rlo. '.Indus Macc.Lhaen.v on the oc '.-Hon i.f tin; state's nimorin! to tho--e who MTvi.-j in tho n-c.-nt war. These nit, iiber over "J.'j."' nioro than 7M) of wimm will not re turn. "It i.s Liuly a groar. honor to be permit per-mit led -to iwpresM t lie trrat itude of the ' htaLo to thoo who aaerificcd themselves for all. "We. ha-o hf en au t horized to expend, whatever funds will be nervosa ry. It is ohvioiibly up to us now to endeavor, as we have never before, in order th;U we may really honor the occasion as we, indeed, have been honored by it. "Yours erv truly, "WQUT RVj COOP." Tho a ho'e com rn uni'.-at ion. which was tent last weelc to all members of the Salt Liike Oratorio tsofiety. speaks for itself. Tnlrt lo'al choral organization i.s now. as the dii-t:-tor suggest placed upon the roll of honor in having bt-.en in i ted to ilo rmnor to the. mhis of Utah who died in the hup, as wHl as tho.o who loft their liomcs for many long months and bore the ren I hu i-il ens of the com lii-t. ! The occasion arrnngrvl by the go ernor'.s committee will take place in October at . the tabernacle. j ! u dec id ing upon the Oratorio society , tho committee was undoubtedly influenced : oy the fact that the society is a non-s'-ctnrian and all-citizen society. In addi- i tiun to this, the Oratorio Kucietv had prepared pre-pared through months of study an appropriate ap-propriate work for a war and peace memorial. me-morial. The oratorio, "Jtidns Maceabaeus." the work to he presented, la a song of vic-lo-v, of liberty and peace. Squ ire Coop fh id yesterday tha t t he Tegular mem ber.ship of t he Ora torio society so-ciety is to be increased for Ibis occasion and that 10 invitations bad ben issued to outside singers of ability, which would pwcll the ranks to 300 for this celebration. The director desi res to make the point clear to the musical public that any capable capa-ble vocalist will be just as welcome a.s a regula r member of the society for this occasion, as tho society considers that the commission it has received it to be representative repre-sentative of all the musical talent of the state tha t m ight enjoy participating in this historic event. 'J Tie oratorio will be staged with a symphony orohesht ra and eminent soloists. The rehearsals begin this afternoon at the Salt Lake theater at -i o'clock. Musical Arts Presents Margaret Romaine The Musical Arts society announces that it will present a favorite local dramatic soprano. Miss Margaret' Romaine. in concert con-cert at the Salt Lake theater Wednesday, September 1 V. This will be the singer's first local appearance since her remarkable remarka-ble debut in the Metropolitan opera house, when she scored a tremendous hit as Mu- setta in "La Roheme," and the occasion will be somewhat in the nature of a reception re-ception and home-coming welcome in honor of her mu.-deai triumph. 1 lr success suc-cess has come af'er years of toil and stuiy in th'- musical centers of the world, and the .Musiral Arts .-or-juty esteems it an honor to be sponsor for this tolented Utah artist. Tne society aims to gi'-e to Salt Lake and t'tah the heat mu:icrU a 1 1 ra etions th country affords, and i: is significant thai tin; first of its m :, son's ari.s's should he one of the state s own sinyers who has won f;me through indefatigable work. Of Miss R o i r l a i u e ' s d ( h ; 1 1 in "La Eo-heme" Eo-heme" the New York Times says; "The debutante was Margaret Romaine Ro-maine as t lie vivacious Museua. She is an American girl ulio gradual od from light opera when she went to Parl.s in the Opera Comique. She is a sister of Hazel Dawn, not u n known to t'ne amusement world, and if she continues as she began on this occasion, Hazel Dawn will prob-aiilv prob-aiilv bo known as the sister of Margaret Romaine. She is ymmg, good looking, temperamental, possesses a brilliant soprano, so-prano, hard and wiry in the upper ranges no doubt due to excusable nervousness and her mimicry is dynamic, to put it miidly. She carried her second act lyric across by sheer -strength. And she won. Her auditors rose to the compelling com-pelling volition of the fiery lady and Miss Rni:;'!iie made the 'hit' of the evening." The World sn id : ".She was the first Musetla t ho Met ropol it an has offered i n several seasons who did justice either to music or the character." Music for Services at First M. E. Church For the services this morning and tonight to-night at the First Methodist Episcopal church the music follows: M OR XING. Organ prelude, "And ami no" Mozart Processional Hymn No. Anthem, "Jesus. Lover of My Soul".. Giffe Miss Ruby Chadwlck, Kent Cobb and Choir. Duet. "Tarry With Me" Xicholai Miss A tilt sa Poelman and Harry Lewis. Postlude and benediction. EVENING. Organ prelude. "Two Songs" Loud Processional Hymn No. 7S. Anthem, "'Art Thou "Weary?" ....Jackson Miss Ruth Patterson and Choir. Tenor solo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" Ambrose Kent Cobb. Postlude and benediction. Mrs. Ella dimming Wetzell. chorister: Mrs. Genevieve Gleason, organist. John Hand Wins Praise in Tacorna John Hand. Salt Lake tenor, who has been filling a series of engagements in the northwest, scored a distinct triumph in 1 Tacoma, Wash., at his appearance there about ten days ago. Of his singing the ' Tacoina Ledger of August 31 said; "John Hand again carried his hearers by storm i with his fine tenor, which lost none of its charm of middle tone in either high or iow renters." Concert Season at the Parks Is Near an End With the cool nights of autumn approaching, ap-proaching, t'ne season for free public concerts con-certs in the parks !s Hearing an end. and it is said io ho probable that this will he the Ia?t appea ranee at Liberty park this season of Hawkins's Military band. C. J. Hawkins, director. For this afternoon's concert, from 4 u ut il ti o'clock. the "Swanee Singers" will be the special fea- ; ture. and the following soloists are also scheduled to appear: Mi vs. Laurinda Brew- 1 erton, soprano; Sidney Klein, tenor; Prank Gibney, baritone; Harold James and Blair Seile.-'k, cornets. The program follows: March, "Sons of Australia" LSthgow Overture, "Norma" Bellini Popular songs (a) "You're Making a Miser of Me" Ball "That Wonderful Mother of Mine" Goodwin Mr. Klein. Vocal (a 1 Aria from "Bohemian Girl" . . . Balfe (b) "Her Eyes Have Told Me So".. Blaufuss Mrs. P.rcwerton. Selection, Medlev of Latest Songs. . Remlck & Co. Intermission. "The Stance Singcivi" In special numbers. num-bers. Atlantis Three nnnibers from euite by Sa.franek: I. "Nocturne and Morning Hymn of Praise." H. "Love Song." FV. "Destruction of Atlantis." Vocal (a) "Tell Me" Remick (b) "You're Still an Old Sweetheart of Mine" Remick Mr. Gibney. Cornet ducts (selected) Messrs. James and Selleck. Vocal (a) "Inflammatus" (from "Stabat Mater" ) ..... Rossini Mrs. Brewerton. Fantasia on "Auld Lang Syne" Arranged by To ban i Finale, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Large Faculty for L. D. S. Music School ! "According to present prospects, music j at the L. D. S. university -will be better this year than ever before." says B. Cecil Gates, director of the school of music. He added: "Active class work in the 1 music department begins today, and more j students have registered this year than ever before. The faculty of the L. D. S. U. 'musical department tjiis year includes in-cludes Kdward P. Kimball, Tracy Y. Cannon, Lila Edmunds, Clarence J. Hawkins. Florence Jepperson, Lucy Gates, Margaret Summerhays, P. Melvin ; Petersen, Romania Hyde, C. D. Schettler j and R. Owen Sweeten. Many special musical features will be given by the school next spring on the new roof gar- den of the Joseph F. Smith Memorial ; building. Nine awards will also be given |