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Show ISONG COMMITTEES ARE NOW COMPLETE i i It Is Believed the Personnel ! Could Not Well Be Improved, Im-proved, i BISHOP ORSON F. WHITNEY 1 WILL HELP SELECT WORDS 1 Distinguished Honors Are in Store for the Authors and Composers of Utah. Tho Tribune Is pleased to announce this morning that It has completed tho committer com-mitter on worda for tho Stato anthom contest throuch tho accoptanco of tho seventh placo on tho commltteo by Hon. 1 Orson F. "Whitney. Bishop Whitney Is ono of tho beat known men of Utah, and la regarded by tho public in general aa one of the most skilled writers in the West. Ho has also to his' credit some J poems or creat merit, nnd as a Judpe of Kood llterituro thcro Is no ono accessible who outclasses lilm. Bishop Whitnoy was suKsented by many in tho early days of the contest, and was Invited by Tho Trlbuno to servo on this I committee At tho last moment It was learned that ho was absent from tho I State. It was then concluded to hold ono I placo open on tho committee until it was pc&slhlo to communicate with him. On J his return to tho city a few days ago ho very kindly consented to assist in tho-I tho-I anthem contest and tho committees are now complete. They are as follows: Committee on Words. I Superintendent A. C. Nelson. Mrs. A. J. Gorham, Miss Elizabeth Wyant, Prof. B. R. Howell, Mrs. Hal W. Brown. Dr. B. I. Goshen, Bishop O. F. Whitney. Committee on Music. 1 Prof. Anton Pcder.icn. Prof. John Held, Mrs. Charles G. Plummer. Wo do not bellovo It possible to have made selections that would meet with nioro goneral approval than theso able i men and women who have consented to i do their part toward carrying out the plans adopted for the anthem contest. Not one but Is well and favorably known both for their attainments In the literary or musical world, and for their high personal per-sonal character. All arc Interested In literature and music and In a development develop-ment of a desire for these arts In others. All are broad gauge and necessarily their ! work will be conscientious and exact. I1 Work for Committee. ! Directly arter the close of tho period -when entries of manuscripts for tho word contest will end a copy of each poem will bo submitted to the committee on -words, and the member will be asked to report twenty-five of the most meritorious meri-torious for publication on October 1 Then tho musicians will busy themselves vn-ltlng music to the words. Tho work of the music commlttco will not begin until November 1 the voting by the pub-1 pub-1 lie not until November 12. There will bo I lively times In Utah when tho voting be gins. Hundreds of musicians and vocalists vocal-ists will mako a test of the twenty-flvo r.ongs. and doubtless these songs will be played and sung In thousands of homes long beforo the contest closes. I Good Songs Promised. There Is not a particle of doubt that the people will bo thoroughly satisfied with many of tho musical productions, and that the -winners of the prizes will havo tho supreme pleasure of hearing bands, orchestras, choruses, quartettes and soloists solo-ists playing and singing their music or words on every popular occasion. It will bo a high honor, to say nothing of tho handsomo reward which Tho Tribune will I pay to those who are successful. Even 1 many of those who are not successful In winning the money prizes will find tholr work appreciated The probability Is that i some of theso songa will bo printed and will go Into thousands of homes and make ( tho authors of both the words and music , famous In Utah. Why There Is Interest. I It Is not surprising, therefore, that great Interest Is shown In this contest, and that tho Intelligent men' and women, boys and girls of Utah nnd those of Utah birth who live elsewhere, are striving for ! at least a share of the honors that the public will bestow. There yet remains two weeks In which to compoto for the words. If your friend or brother, your alster or nolghbor, your boy or girl, has 1 not yet sent In manuscripts for entry luto this contest, urge them to do so. Tho manuHcrlpt which Is received at 10 o'clock on tho evening of September 16 will fare as well as the ono that was sent In a few days aftor tho contest was announced, hut no manuscript will bo accepted for entry after that date. There Is yet time to produce a winning poem. Ij Words Must Be Singable. Tho Trlbuno feels that It should again caution writers against tho folly of attempting at-tempting to write a song without taking into consideration tho peculiar power which words have In expression and harmony. har-mony. Somo words cannot be aung. It , mutters not how sublime mtiv bo th thoughts of the poem; It matters not how well measured tho linen or how perfectly balanced, unless the writer has takon into consideration the character of his words they will not attract the attention of tho . musician, and therefore full to please the ' public. The Tribune docs not Invite per- 1 eons to enter Into a competition for the best "poem." but for the best song. A I poem may be perfect, and yet It may be j imporclblo to zing it. Jt Practical Hint to Writers. A writer remarked the other dav that ',, after working for several weeks on "a song he found that a number of his words on ' ', practical test could not bo sung, and he i was obliged to rewrlto a considerable part of his poem In order to overcome that i obstacle. The suggestion In this will be valuable to all who" are conHclentlous In I thla effort. If, nftcr. reflecting on this, you find that your poem dpes not contain the characteristics that would recommend ' it to a composer. It will ho well to submit ,, another that meets thoso requirements. It must not bo forgotten that ono may com-ipcto com-ipcto for one or for all of the prizes: may ! send in ono or a dozen manuscripts. There 3 is no limitation as to tho number. Slmplv l submit each separately. |