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Show I M I. A. CONTEST SUCCESS, Young People of Tooele Exhibit Talent and Prove Good Training. Special to The Tribune. TOOELE, April 25. The programme for M. I. A. contest day, held Friday, was the best yet. Long before the exercises commenced .the seating capacity of the South ward meeting houso was taxed, and many were standing on the stairway leading to the gallery. The contest was opened with prayer by Curtis Marsdcn, followed by a short address ad-dress on "Mutual Improvement." delivered deliv-ered by Stake President C. Alvln Orme. The first number was a Junior girls' chorus. Tho North ward was the only entry. The second number, a retold story, was won by Miss Violet SpIor3 of the Tooele South ward. In the piano solo contest between Miss Sula McBrido of the South ward and Miss Clara Johnson of the North ward, Miss Johnson won by six points. A baritone aolo, "Gypsy Love Song," was EUng by Osmur Bates of the North ward and Lester Shields of Lincoln. The decision went to Mr. Bates. The oration was won by J. Alexander Bevan of the North ward. Ills oration was "Thou Shalt Not Kill," and was given extemporaneously. Six hoy3 of the North ward gave a Junior boys' chorus and were given eighty points, which entitled them to compete In the state contest. In tho soprano solo, the entries were Miss Edna May Adamson of Lincoln, Miss Kathryn Gillespie of the South ward and Mrs. Henry Doremus of the North ward. The decision was a tie between Miss Gillespie and Mrs. Doremus, with Ml38 Adamson a close second. The last number was a double mixed quartette. The entry was from the South ward, and was a fitting climax to the excellent programme. Mr. Beasley, tho musical adjudicator, commented on tho excellence of the accompanists. ac-companists. The afternoon was taken up with athletic ath-letic and sporting contests and a baseball base-ball game between the North and South wards of Tooele. A ball was given in the evening, to which everyone was Invited. |