| Show PRop PROF THOMAS BIRTHDAY Veteran Musician il u ii ii Honored on Ills Anniversary J IU One of or the tho th pleasant social of oC week weel was wm the tho surprise party given to 0 Prof Plot 0 G CA J r Thomas at his hIli homo at east South Temple Templo street on Oil tho the thoe evening e of Nov Not In I 20 SO the occasion being tho tile anniversary of hl hi Is birth A t number of relatives 1111 huh friends of the veteran musician vero present besides about 30 SO members i of tile the choir of which Prof Thom Thomas as liS has ha been hlen h conductor over evet CI inco tile the opening of qC the temple III In iSSI 1893 When s d thero there probably riO so In attendance t to 16 do it honor to tl thit u bc 00 c Among the guests wore PI sl I dint dent JOS JOl F P President 1 John r hn Hi nl R VI nl 1 A Heber J Grant fluid and Hyrum SI M r Smith and other El Kt dei der Grant Giant al nt acted an II master of nl s ad Still lr 5 cs wera made by President Smith Hyrum i AI 11 l Smith S fluid t 1 I Haber J Y Grant Elder Grant GI nt cx ex why Ihy more of ot Sir Nt 1 1 Thomas II and hymns were 10 not hOt contained tI 1111 in tha l saying laying that tho t when that book bo k was Im compiled Sir Mr 11 Thomas was lbs nt Oil n a IL mission in ill Great Britain and tuiI some of his Ills works were not ob oh obtainable President Smith congratulated conI Prof rho iH cn Il the graceful I manner In lii which ho Ito his years ear and 1 wished him mallY Inn happy l Ltd ti prosperous ro I turns of the tho day la as In lii fact aut did all nil lie Iho company present nt The Tue history of or Prof Thomas and the tho th history of oC music In tho thu Church run u parallel id Tho rho field lI lId tI ii of accomplishment ishi lu In vocal and Instrumental music has been boen covered in ill hil hi labors bora Ho lIo was waa tho 1111 lust first leader of If the tha Salt alt Lake Theater orchestra when it opened In III the tile year car 1862 On April A pr 13 11 Prof was ivas elected to fill tho 1110 of or mu musical ideal director of tho IILO Tabernacle choir which lie filled with marked ability un until until til ho li h was culled chilled tp IQ t i St lOt George and Southern Utah In ill to th teach tonch vocal NII music Ho IIa remained III In tho tile south until when President Young called him hack In to Salt Sail Lae to charge of oC the theater t orchestra Prof Thomas enjoys s lIs ils as Its It n I tt JK well lIell as 0 a It musician and anti director Upon i tho oc IC ocI I carion ca fn of ot tho tIl Ih J laying ln of Ci the tho capstone if the tilO temple thIn the Union tui ion Ci club ci ib undo under oi I his Ill s 1 I sang san an hUt II odi od All A I I Hall HallI tho lie Glorious Day U which Wilt was his gum com I and au U IJ I I band played the tue march Tile h Capstone also his work Several of his hili compositions tel for choral I e as possessing great merit unique ch If s ono oUO cub ba ci cion on Oil words taken talen from tho tilO Book of oC Mor tor Mormon mon text tho Hearken hII 0 O Yu Yo Y Gentiles hiving h been h taken III In Nephi 30 lOl 1 1 |
