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Show II FOejCONGEHT Railroads and Telephone Company Help Swell Red Cross Benefit. SUCCESS IS ASSURED General Committee Will Meet at Noon Today in Amelia Palace. One of the most patriotic acts since war was declared Is that of .Tohn McCorrnack, Mc-Corrnack, making a transcontinental tour In the In terns t of the Reel Cross society, who will aing at the taberiiaelo next Thursday evening. The entire proceeds of the concert will be Riven to the American Ameri-can Red Cross. Mr. lie Cor mack la paying all expenses of this trip so that every dollar received on the night of his concert con-cert iljav be net to the Red Cross. The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph onipa.ny haa offeri:d the services serv-ices of several young women Wednesday and Thursday. They will call each telephone tele-phone subscriber and remind him of the concert, when it will be and where. Tills 1fi an unprecedented -act on the part of the telephone company, as in the past It has been compelled to refuse several commercial com-mercial requests of this character, but A. H. DeNlko. division manager, states that it Is the company's desire to do everything in Us power to help malte the concert a success. Mr. MeCormack's programmes have the widest variety, and that which lie has selected to give at his Red Cross concert here Is no variation from the rule. Among the numbers tie will sins at i lie tabernacle is tha.t wondrously beautiful aria, "O. Sleep Why Dosl Thou Leave Me?" from Handera "Somcle." Schubert's "Ave Maria" is too well known and loved to need anv word, and Schumann's "The Soldier" will he another selection: Mem-i Mem-i hers of tho committee think McCorrnack will never be allowed to leave the tabernacle tab-ernacle without singing "Mother Ma-chree," Ma-chree," it is too great a favorite with Salt Lakers to ho passed by. His pro-rrammes pro-rrammes appeal to those who love classical clas-sical music as well as to those who prefer tho more appealing songs. K. of C. Co-operating. The Knights of Columhus. of which McCorrnack Mc-Corrnack is a member, appointed a special spe-cial committee, consisting of .lames Tvers. .Ir.. J. M. Lanigari and S. Abbott Ma-Kinnls, Ma-Kinnls, to co-operate in every way with the general committee which has the McCorrnack Red Cross benefit concert In charge. It is likely an entire section of the tabernacle' will, lie reserved for the members of the Kniehts of Columbus in their patriotic desire to support the gen-c.rositv gen-c.rositv of McCorrnack. Record breaking crowds, capacity houses with tvsultant enormous receipts lor the Red i ross havo been tho history of this transcontinental lour. Everywhere Every-where McCorrnack has been met with tremencbtis enthusiasm and generous response re-sponse to his appeal. Tt is expected that the tabernacle will be fill-d to overflowing, overflow-ing, is Sail Lake is always in the first ; rank when the appeal is made to her gen- i crositv and public spirit. The orem road has made the announcement announce-ment that il will give a special rate on Trains reaching Salt Lake at 7:40 the night of tho concert, which will he good on anv returning train, -lie Bamberger Electric has also made a special rate that applies tii any afternoon or evening train the day of the concert, and the Salt Lake Route, together with the Denver & Rio Grande, have taken the question up with their home offices. John D. Spencer, chairman of the general gen-eral committee In charge of the concert, 'states he has never cDOOtmtered such whole-hearted enthusiasm and such eagerness eager-ness to help as has been the case in re-Eard re-Eard to McCormack's visit. Everyone seems to want to do his share in making the concert a success. Spencer Urges Attendance. There Trill be a. meeting of the general committee at Bed Cross headquarters, Amelia, palace, at noon today and Mr. Spencer requests each member to attend. The members of the general committee are- E. O. Howard, the Rev. John Ma-ltek. Ma-ltek. A. N. McKay, Edward P. Kimball, Mrs. F. C. Schramm, Mrs. TV. Mont. Ferry, James P. Casey, George E. Hale, H. d. Whitney, J. Elliott Clark, George I D. Pyper. L- S- Gill ham. Malcolm McAllister, McAl-lister, George E. Carpenter. Miss Dorothy Van, Ben Ketchum, Frank Newman. K. P. Lew, M. M. Stewart, H. A. Sims, Ldward Mehcsy, R- O. Saunders, George "D. Wood. E. G. Caster. Colonel Alfred Hasbrouck. W. H. Swanson. Royal W. "Daynes. Cecil R. Gates, Hugh Dougall. Thomas Giles, Paul Hammer. Jr.. C. E. Gaufin and F. P. Gallagher. James Tvers, Jr., James Tanlgan. S. Abbott Maginnis, H. X. Bvrno of the Knights of Columbus. Tickets for the concert are now on sale at down town drug stores, music stores, newspaper offices and business establishments, establish-ments, and they are going with a rush. The tabernacle has been divided Into sections, and they will be sold as follows: Sl'.OO for seats in tho two center sections JOH?f MTORMACK, poted j Irish ainger, who will ap- I pear at tabernacle in Red Cross benefit Thursday. M 1 : S l - Mit ' . S i ; l 4 1 I 'H on the main floor. $1.50 for each seat In the balcony and $1.00 for all seats under the balcony, the choir seats, the church officers' seats in the west end of the building. No indfvftiual seat will be reserved, re-served, but the sections will be reserved according to the above prices; eat section sec-tion will be plainly designated the night of the concert, so that all difficulty and confusion in seating the enormous crowds will be avoided. Through an error of the printer, the tickets read Tuesday, March 14, instead of Thursday, March 14. These tickets, however, will be honored on tile .night of tho concert. Mrs. Lydia. White Boothby, secretary of the Musical Arts society, has caused a letter let-ter to be sent to each member of that socio t y, calling their attention to the concert-, and urging them to give to it their loyal support. A like letter is being sent out to all members of the Oratorio society of Sri It Lake. |
