Show PRESIDENT TAfT LAUDS ORGANIST Chief Magistrate Thanks Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph seph Smith and Prof Mc McClellan McClellan Clellan CleHan for Recital Ul II I should like to be permitted to thank the organist and those thoe tho e who have assisted him for the treat during this short period for It has hae been short In we have been permitted to listen to tt those choice melodies rendered un under under der dr conditions c that make them so s de delightful delightful I thank t ank you As the strains str ins of the national hymn My Country Tie of Thee died away President William H Taft expressed his thanks to Professor J J S McClellan and those who had assisted him In the special organ recital given Saturday morning at the tabernacle Then turning to President Joseph F FSmith FSmith FSmith Smith of the Church of Jesus Christ of I Saints who with Mrs Mra Bathsheba Smith one of the oldest liv living livIng ing ng members of the church had been seated beside him during the recital Print President Taft shook hands with each EC s id Thank you OU and Goodbye and arid turning left the tabernacle to take takeI I 1 rt In the further program of the day The special recital program given for fortL tL of the President and the rs of ot his party with a few of ot the local committee was one of the inter interesting interesting esting features of ot the second day of President Tafts visit to Salt Lake The program was made up of several choice selections Intended to show to good advantage the beauties of the great or organ organ organ gan In the tabernacle and as the var varius ius selections were Interpreted by the master hand of the organist the President President President dent sat a close clo e listener to the pro proGram tram Gram Features of Day The recital which was wa the th third spa special SP cial lal ial feature of ot the day had been set for tor 11 II following the return of the party from Saltair but it was about 11 when the party made Its appearance at the tabernacle For an hour before the time set et for the start of the program a 8 considerable crowd had begun to collect at the south entrance to the temple grounds where It was supposed the party would first make Its Us appearance The arrangements made by the police poUce and committee pro provided vied vided for the entrance of ot the automo automobile automobile bile bUE bearing the party by way of the north entrance to the grounds A crowd of a hundred or more who learned of these arrangements was assembled at atthe tho the entrance for some time before the arrival of the party and waited pa patiently patIently patiently for the appearance of or the guest Several members of the police poUce depart department department ment Inert were stationed at an early hour bour hourat hourat at the entrance and before the arrival of f the presidential party ropes were stretched at each side of ot the roadway 11 t keep the crowd at a 8 distance About 31 1 23 3 a m an automobile bearing a de do of police poUce under a 8 sergeant dashed up to the gate and the officers their arrangements for the ar or arrival rival of ot the party A few minutes later the string of ot automobiles bearing the was seen approaching from West Temple street and the crowd started a cheer theer The automobile carrying S M par Bar Barlow low chief of police poUce and other officers came aIDe first closely followed by that of the President Governor William Spry Captain Archibald W Butt and James I Sloan Jr special agent The two ma machines chines passed quickly through the gates Into to the grounds and after a short halt bait the other automobiles followed Tabernacle Decorated The President and members of the party part accompanying him were admit admitted admitted admitted ted to the tabernacle by b the east en entrance entrance entrance trance and were wore shown Into the bal hal balcony cony ony The Interior of the tabernacle bad been elaborately decorated with flags and bunting In honor of the dis distinguished distinguished guest the front of the bal hal cry cory and the organ and rostrum being partially hidden behind flags and bunt buntIng bunting bunting Ing Below the big star on the organ had been placed a 8 large picture of the President surrounded by flags ag while at the rear of ot the auditorium In the balcony was stretched a 8 huge banner bearing the words Our President The President took his seat in the enter tenter of the front row at his right being Governor Spry while John Hays Hammond Senator Reed Smoot Mayor J S Bransford and W V J Halloran president pre of ot the Commercial club also were near him Captain Butt taking a seat Boat at the left end of ot the row A mo me moment ment later President Joseph F Smith and Mrs Bathsheba Smith widow of ot George A Smith made their appear appearance appearance appearance ance and were shown to seats at th the theft left ft side of President Taft Talt The party admitted to the recital numbered about some of the number who had been beena a little late In arriving from the train coming in after the second number on the program Organist McClellan had arranged ange the program during durig the morning and each number umber was a announced before Its it ren rendition The first firt selection was wa the fa familiar fam a m overture to by Wagner Wager The President Pr dent and other vie vis visitors 11 H rs listened with Interest to the so sonorous sonorous sonorous tones tone from the great get Instrument Instrument ment Following this was a triple number by Organist McClellan McClelan the Mignon gavotte by b Thomas Tom the airy lightness of ot which was In marked Jarke contrast to the number which had preceded pree It I The Communion In G by Batiste which with wih its is wonderful runs and trills given In the arrangement by the I or organist organist organist showed showe many beauties of the organ and the old melody meloy Home Sweet Home also als calling forth beauty of ot tone seldom heard on an organ Patriotism Thrills Thris Audience Next on the th program were two solos eolo by Mrs Emma Ramsey Morris Mori sopra soprano no Fear Fe Not Ye Oh Israel Isrl by Dud Dudley Dudley ley Icy Buck Buck and The Te Flag Without a by b WS S both tb vans 7 Sn n a s 5 tn did manner Organist McClellan McClelan accompanying acom accompanying pan Two To violin vIoli solos the of Schumann and Berceuse Breu by were next next the th violinist being Willard Weihe who was accompanied on the organ I Handels Handels famous Largo Large was the doe clos closing clo doeIng number announced for tor the ing re ye recital cital but when the notes of ot this melody had died away Organist McClellan played a stanza from My y Country Tie of ot Thee the members of the party y ris ne rising rIsing neing ing to their feet fet during durIn the playing of ot the hymn hymn There was 8 a moments pause puse at the close ol 01 the piece and then President Taft expressed his hi thanks to those who had bad given the program and quietly supplemented his remarks with wIh an ex cx expression e of thanks tanks to the president predent of ot the church A big crowd has ha assembled in South Temple street when the program had ha been concluded conclude shortly after noon and andas andas andas as the Presidents automobile passed out of ot the south entrance to the grounds gounds another mother mighty cheer cher went up from the throng President Taft acknowledging the reception with wih the genial smile smie for tor which hf h Is famous and by tipping Upping his hat as a the machine mahln passed parsed down the street t 4 ci 4 I k i ic c Zv it V S t tS 4 S 50 5 S 5 S School children at Helper to see the President |