Show n RG ANIT T WORLDS fAIR fAIRI I I i I how Prof prot Name Came CameTo CameTo To Io be Left Off Oft the Contest Program LETTER TO GOVERNOR COVER NOR WELLS Utter Latter is I s riot Not ot Satisfied and aad Writes to Director General Whitaker of or Utah Telling Him What to Do cloy GoV Wells received yesterday a let letter of ot from Master aeter of bf ter E n It Kroeger of the music at nt the tho grids 1 Mr air at st StLouis relative to the tho omission on of cf Prof Irot McClellan name from front tho hO list Itt of organists who are to at the th exposition Mr Kroeger explain plains that the Salt LaI La p organists unintentionally overlooked cune was W L 4 it IhA dales Haie are arc at it present filled nn Of fc be he will have haye to watt walt until somo organist accepted by the tho committee has haa In hi which failed filled to fill II his ha engagement cafe Prof Proto McClellan will wilt bo 00 o taken caro care cf ot Thi however Is la not satisfactory and tho the governor has hns written to Mr MrS Mra B S T Whitaker requesting him to take a hand In the matter and secure the Influence III of ot prominent St Louis Loule people with a B view to getting the Tabernacle organist on the program direct It eem rather peculiar I cullar I to his ble many nany Wends friends hero here that after thousands of prominent tourists Iran from tho east easl In Inflating flating JIg big St Louis people haVo ho Us lis Imel with such euch pleasure to Prof Irot I rot Mc Me playing nt at the Iho recitals BO o fr freely ly given visitors ho he should be en Wely lIrely forgotten n when the St Louis Loule list of performers was complied compiled And what makes maltes the te matter more moro to un In und d r tand Is III the fact that ont ono of af St StLouis StLoUis StlouIs Louis most Influential citizens anti and a number member of the worlds fair directory Col laTker was Willi given ghen a I special re recital reo recital cital at al the Tabernacle while he was b here bm f and afterwards told old a I News Newa re reporter wrier porter at nt the Knutsford hotel that ho ha would certainly recommend Irot Prof Mc Me McClellan Clellan In the Uio strongest terms to the Iho committee as all a II most moat worthy per performer performer former to bo be Invited to play on the tho ex cx position organ In tact fact prominent mu from all nil over tho the country and Europe too lao for that matter maller who ho have beard heard Frat Prof play have not hot hesitated to say sn that ho he Is ono one of ot tho the promising young organists living sad amI have haTe predicted a 11 great greut future for f r him Mm MR tit LETTER LETTEn Mr letter leller Is la as ns follows Tour Your letter r of ot the tho Uh Hh lost to Mr George W V Stewart has haa ha been handed to 10 me tor br or reply I would say lay that In tome some way nay the he name ot of Mr McClellan was 1131 overlooked when making nuking up our lIt Hit of ot organists Vo Wo had already rp rl cIri tome some strong letters In his favor Wore your our letter h arrived I 4 Inasmuch as the organists who havo have dy been written to have practical I Il 1 accepted terms and dates dalel I can ca only I Kite Ita Ie on the tho part of ot tho the bureau of ot mu 1 that If It nn an engagement falls tails through from tr m any nn cause whatsoever I shIll shall tInh write Mr McClellan Informing ln Mm hlll of ot tho the tact fact and nud asking him If tr ho play piny Ills namo name will bo be the tho first to 10 be considered should there thero te ie c an opening We certainty certainly want vant tho the strongest western organists represented because there I Is such a comparatively small malt number of ot men throughout the Iho west who are aro familiar with handling very large organs Of course courS Mr McClellan Is familiar with your great grent Instrument and ana accordingly would bo be ablo able to ap nfl relate the qualities of ot the ono one which It Is to 10 be Installed In federal hall hail this reply Is satisfactory I Inave nave h ve the honor to remain yours youra very truly B F n B Master of Program COV GOS GO WELLS WHITES AGAIN O Wells Well a has ha written Director Gen Cen General Central eral era S T Whitaker of the tho Utah com corn comm m missIon million on the tho matter as 1111 follows 1 n I am an af m Just JURt In receipt of a 11 letter from Irom Prof ro master mn ler of program of which a copy COfi In Is herewith enclosed This response to 10 my letter of at tho the Uh copy cop also nIo enclosed wo we are not for tor a II moment nl disposed to accept as aa tory torI It II la Is unfair to 10 tho the commission to 10 the Ire state and to Prof Proto to con I EIder der him n only ony liS as nn an alternate or sub u Ji In ln cam case some Bome other organist falls 1 to 10 nil Iki an nn engagement and I suggest l and request that you losa Ios no time In up the matter with our friends friendson there ere lion on n II c I 1 believe be especially besides Influential to the tho end that our l artist bo be placed properly and I prominently om n X upon the list lI t of perform S Ji who It turIn the fair arc aro to manip ul u 1 t the t e great groat festival organ |