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Show Farewell for McClellan H PROF. J. J. McCLELLAN mW The Press club, pursuing a couise B as old as the club Itself, gave a fare H veil "jinks" for Prof. J J. McClellan B the other night at which many of Salt B Lake artists joined with the scribblers B to do him honor. Pie is to leave H shortly for a long stay In Europe to B put another finish upon his musical B i education, or to "recharge his batten fl ies'1 as Harry I. A. Culraer expressed B ij;. A tender tribute was paid to Prof. H McClellan by Mr. Culmer, and this Is B nearly what he said: IB! "Our Press club has had amongst wM its members 'more than one genius, B but none greater than he whom we HI honor tonight. We meet to say a torn. B porary farewell and the wish for a H i happy return of the beloved John J. H f McClellan, our veriest own, whoso per- mW sonal qualities have endeared him to WM ( us and whose artistic abilities have HL stampod him as one of the world's H great masters. B "For fifteen years he has presided WM over the far famed Tabernacle organ, an instalment gigantic, delicious and unique, housed in the most wonderful sounding board that was or ever will be consturctod, and during that period not less than three million people from all parts of the world have listened list-ened spell-bound to this master of the keys this magician of melody. "Out of that endless concourse he has brought tears to millions of eyes. Others have brought tears to as"raany eyes. They have been great generals and commanders of slaughter and wounds, bringing tears of agony and pain; but this kind commander of sweet sounds has only brought forth tears of tenderness and relief relief from the strain of the outer world, sobs that mean but the surcease of pain. "How many aching hearts have been brought to rest and quiet by the soothing strains he has evoked; how many dull souls have found their awakening under the glorious passion pas-sion 'of his compelling touch; how many people of our own country have been stunned by the discovery, dis-covery, through him, that there is genius and culture in tho west; how many Wandering thinking men and scholars from remote countries have thought better of America because of him; these measures are impossible to compute because they are so large. "Looging and admiring him as I do, I am glad that I have been chosen to set to words the Ode to McClellan that we all chant in our heart of hearts." |