Show the lehi choir at spanish fork 1 I 1 I 1 dam enquirer I 1 biwer sometime last june the choir chodrof of S punish fork at the invitation of mhd lehi choir came to lelii lehi and an there hold a concert the account of which appeared at the time in the ENQUIRER H spanish rork fork not wishing to bo be un tin grateful for foi the good time it had bad at lehi sent bent an invitation to the loh labi i c choir bair to pay back the visit which in in vi tation was accepted with thanks and d the timo time was set for oct so bo on the morning of that date dale about fifty members member ot of the lehi choir boarded the utah central for the beautiful city of spanish fork I 1 arlt anil and aishe train dittin moved on WO we started up a song or two to calm our twit twitching ebing in a very short time lima we found ourselves face to face with tile the g good people of spanish fork and what a eight bight was wag therol there it if this the pres prea ident of the united states bid hi cub cab mot inot andall nod all congress had been ex pecked I 1 doubt whether there would have hare been a greater display the words were not where hero will they all go but is is this all you have with you 3 on thre there are not more than halt half enough to nil fill the tha places prepared ve tried to pacify those who received us by stating staling that 12 or 15 of our numbers were behind and would come on the freight tram train in in the after poon noon but this did not give much sat gat Is faction we lve then got into the wagons buggies etc and were taken to our r respective respect ivo places where we greet d ed old friends with a hearty shake of the hand and met new ones who smiled and greeted us with pleasure tha Pro gramme for the evening ion con aisted of singing reciting etc find was announced as a ekcert at 7 1 p in the doors of the meeting rondo house wro were hung flung pen opert and in in a very few manu tes every corner was pack packed 0 d at 7 JO we nye stop stepped poI in in find and as aa we a ascend ed the platform and turned our faces facea to the people our feelings were aas easier i er tell felt than brother it ileese e called the house to order nud and bro brother th F geo webb took tho the programs pro gramms gramme in ID hand band thoo iha opening piece lie 00 was by the le lehi hi choir 11 boning let ot the billa resound 11 I 1 wish it understood that thy the lebi choir did all the singing and reciting inciting that evening and our friends of span ish fork say very creditably there were 25 pieces rendered in in all ro quiring about two hours sunday morning the dawned upon us and not mot wishing to 7 cabag 1 i 8 seeing anything that was worth 19 see ing idae we started out in in good time with brothers reese and as our guides all of HB fit being interested in in the ibo cause of aducat education iou we vre first visited ted the now new school house which is la be ing gnp erected in in the eastern part of 0 town tow n nt at a cost ol of about sia 2500 from hero here we visited the school houses located on en the main street e ot and found foaad them clean and neat neal it was wag now cow time to go 30 to sunday school and be gnp ag sunday school teachers ourselves we wished to learn all that was poss hie Is in in regard to LOW how schools are ran here so that it if anything nevi new was discovered that was rood good we might take lake it home and apply it in the afternoon both choirs took part in in the singing si nginR in in fact all three of f them for bro jones jone who has been tho the lender leader ot of the old choir for many yours years joined us after singing and prayer bro thos choa patten addressed the congregation Kation and was listened to with much attention the lehi lebi choir then sang aang an anthem at the close of which brothers goo geo webb an and d win creer breor spoke for a few min utes thus thug the afternoon was spent iu in singing binding and speaking the last meeting but mot cot by any I 1 means the abo least enjoyable was hold held in the evening ove tho the and the recitations wora were enchanting ane ene hanting to all who listened notwithstanding tho the net fact that the house was filled beyond its capacity thus ended one of the most enjoyable times we over had bad I 1 have said aid nothing as yet about up bp snell but I 1 must here bore say any that we feel as a choir much indebted od to him for his kind bind feelings ilis his kind ness nees and the kindness of all who coo COD tri tributes buted to our enjoyment we hope will last with us while time lasts and eternity endures GEO wann lehi city oct 27 1886 |