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Show SINGERS or im mm INSULTED Mormon Tabernacle Choir Is Asked to Pay Admission " Entering Contest. UNFORTUNATE BLUNDER OF EISTEDDFOD COMMITTEE Humble Apologies Come Too Ijafe, and Musicians Do i Not Appear. Special' to The Tribune. SEATTLE, Wsh., Aug. 2S. Somebody . on tho Aloska-Yukon-Pa'clflc expooltlon eisteddfod committee blundered tonight, as a result of which the Salt Lake City tabernacle choir did not sing. It was a question of pay or not enter tho hall, and the Salt Lake slngerselcctcd to not pay. Then, after It was too late,' the Seattle committee repented. They sought Director Stephens of the tabernacle taber-nacle choir and made humble apologies. Pleadings were useless; the Mormons had been Insulted After they hnd dressed for the contest and appeared at the door of the hall, ready for action, they were asked for 75 cents each before entering. The vote to refuse to sing was unanimous, unani-mous, and the choir dispersed to different dif-ferent parts of the fair grounds. Some of them left tho fair grounds for downtown down-town entertainment. All were sore. Statement of Stephens. "I never heard of such a thing." declared de-clared Director Stephens. "Visiting choirs not only arc supposed to be admitted ad-mitted free to the contests, but they are usually enterlulned. At least, they should be, because In the five eisteddfods and every contest in which my singers have appeared, the Salt- L.ake eisteddfod committee has always entertained its vis. I tors and competitors. The vote not to sing was justly unanimous." "If Utah people at anytime believed that Utah was not represented at the Alaka-yukon-PacIfic exposition, and represented right, that Impression has been dispelled. It has been all Utah at the fair this week, and from everything I can learn. Utah visitors are not only pleased with what they have seen, but they will take back home with them the est of Impressions of Seattle people nnd the great northwest. Seattle has been more than kind to our people, and on their behalf I desire to offer the thanks of the Utah people, in so far as I can." In these words, Senator Rudolph Kuchler, who Is In charge of the Utah exhibit and building, voiced the feelings of an army of Utah visitors, who have been guests of Seattle this week. The cadets' band will give a concert tomorrow afternoon, from 3 to 5 o'clock, in the Nome circle, bandstand. 'In front of the forestry bullling. Monday afternoon, after-noon, at 5 o'clock, the cadets will hold a dress parade and' review along the cascades. cas-cades. Tho boys leave Tuesday evening even-ing for home, and may give a concert and dress parade on Tuesday. |