Show t hectares es and Entertainments e oo f 92 The VV Worlds World's orld's Fair concert at the Tabernacle Tabernacle Tabernacle Tab Tab- last Monday J night was a marked success The fe fearful rain storm kept many away but those who braved the weather were rewarded by enjoying a program of genuine and nd excellent music throughout Professor Radcliffe opened the program program program pro pro- gram with a selection on the Tabernacle organ and the notes from that grand old instrument fairly filled the large building under his master touch He was followed by Mrs Plumber and Mr J who rendered in a very pleasing manner the Love Duet Professor Krouse gave a piano selection in a very bri brilliant way and the enthusiastic encore he received showed that he is one of the most popular musicians musicians musicians musi musi- of the city Willard Weihe added to his already famous reputation by his excellent performance performance performance per per- an and l was treated to two hearty encores The soloists were from rom the very best talent of the city Miss Martha Royle Miss Jennie Woodrow Mr 11 Willard Villard Squires Mr Bert Havens Mrs J Plumber and Mr all all did excellent and all received encores In addition to local talent there were on the program the names of eff Miss Winston Vinston of Sun Scan Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Miss J Roberts of Provo These ladies are singers of rare merit and both made good impressions in Salt Lake The liberality of the performers in encores made the program a long one but it was wasa a brilliant success in every respect The Deseret ret Minstrels J gave an an n entertainment entertainment enter enter- tai ent in in inthe the the theatre tre last Tuesday night which with a little roughness worn off would compare favorably with any given iven by a traveling minstrel show Eliason with his legerdemain tricks is making quite a reputation in Salt Lake The Home Dramatic Club closed its conference engagement at the theater last Monday night The members of the Home Club are old favorites with conference confer confer- conference ence people and the entertainments they gave at the theatre last week were very successful indeed Professor Younger gave a very successful successful successful suc suc- dancing exhibition in the theater last Friday night His dancing matinee on Saturday afternoon was also very well attended The hands of the clock point to a quarter quarter quarter ter of four A great crowd has assembled in room 28 From one end of the hall to the other it is a seething mass of humanity Something important is going to happen Mr McGhie is going to be inaugurated as President and it has leaked out that he heis heis heis is going to speak upon keeping house-keeping or whether man marriage is a failure The crowd was mistaken Mr McGhie's address was short and to the point He spoke about the duties of the individual members scolded them a little because they have gained a reputation for wrangling and gave them a few fatherly words of advice Mr McGhie said that the ability of the members was sufficient to generate their own light and heat but they must hoist cautionary signals along the sea of danger or the Normal was likely to go to the devil Mr Applause McGhie predicted predicted predicted pre pre- a splendid future for his society and closed by making an ln appeal to the members to p perform their full duty He sat down amidst a storm of applause When the noise had subsided Mr Thompson Thomp Thomp- son arose and defended the affirmative of the question Should the negro be granted f- f p i 0 suffrage In a pleasant manner h he 1 spoke of the progress of the negroes comparing the race in the country 1 to that in Africa thus showing i that they were advancing in tion Mr defended the negative refuting some of the statements of his pre pre- He said that the right of suffer- suffer age demanded intelligence something intelligence something in which the negro was sadly deficient Mr McDonald spoke for the affirmative and upheld the negros' negros rights He spoke spoke- of the industry of the race and showed how they had been a benefit to this country coun coun- try Miss Larensen then followed for the the- negative She believed in an educational qualification for voters and if some qualification qualification qualification were adopted the negro would not be be in it for his ignorance was simply astounding She did not oppose the negro negro- on account of color but on his inability to perform a citizens duty A race who who- could neither invent an arithmetic nor an analphabet analphabet analphabet alphabet has no right to share a whiteman's white white- whiteman's whiteman's mans man's privileges A summary was then make by the champions of the respective respective- sides The decision of the judges was for the negative two to one The time time- was getting late so the rest of the pro pro- gramme was put off until next meeting which promises to be an interesting one for Mr Decker is going to give his auto auto- biography The meeting then adjourned for one week Mr did not favor the audience with a song sons this time time- |