Show PROPOSED TRIP OF TABERNACLE CHOIR TO CALIFORNIA CALIFORNI MAY BE CALLED OFF If Director Stephens of th the tabernacle i choir meant what hat the members member ot of OH he choir at Thursday nights rehearsal be ba believe lieve he intended to convey conny by his hij cau tic words word the concert e tour of the choir to California the middle of ot March la off ott I Mr Stephens was out of cf f town yester yeater yesterday I Id day d y anu ami his bis version cannot be obtained d Until un til after his return from Butte thil 3 morning But at this evenings re rehearsal rehearsal in the tabernacle it is believed the th situation can be satisfactorily sa ex explained explained to the singers sincere As It was related yesterday by s a number of the choir rs ra Mr lr Stephens scolded them in warm Harm arm terms for tor the failure of a minority to pay in fn inthe inthe the advance deposit of ot 5 a each to cover expenses the remaining 10 to be paid close e to the day of departure on the concert tour Director Stephens is to quoted as saying that only 11 1 out of the singers had put up the guaranty deposit ep an and anil l that he would stand no more Blore truing trifling m His scolding spell went to th the point of declaring that the he wanted to heat haw U no a e tto s and would Quid call cell the tour off oft so 30 far as giving g concerts out but that the trip fir tc pleasure solely would be taken in order that the extra excursionists ts not be dis disappointed disappointed appointed d Several Seven of the choir members mem rs feel aggrieved ag at the manner of Mr Steph Stephens ens ea talk They insist that tha the call for forthe forthe forthe the advance deposit ao so e edy ily came cane at atan atan atan an inopportune time when Christmas con considerations leNtIOn took precedence pr but nevertheless they say ay he refused to accept money nh wh when n it was wu tendered or promised the following day or within a week at the most mort Several of the stagers are wa at small mall fig figures figurea I II I urea ures and the tae demand upon them Is not I easily ea met without preparation I Not a few of the staffers singers are of the opinion that Mr Stephens has DS become I unduly alarmed at the magnitude mag of ot his I undertaking and is getting ready to I abandon the proposed ed tour I |