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Show THE WILMORE BENEFIT Great Success, Other Musical Programs, Clark Kirkham and Presbyterians. The tabernacle choir concert last Saturday evening for the benellt of MjJcnjamln Wilmorc, who is boon to go on a mission, rocelvcsgreat praise from the rather large audience present. The numbcis wcie uniformly good and appreciation ap-preciation was shown by hearty applause. ap-plause. The two choruses by the choir, accompanied ac-companied by the Thatcher orchestra were exceptionally well done, showing the splendid training of Prof. Alexander Alexand-er Lewis, who had woikod most advantageously ad-vantageously with the fifty voices. The first of these choruses "Halleluiah" "Hallelu-iah" was a llttlng opening to the excellent excel-lent program which followed. A solo by Miss Minnie Peteisen was rendered In that charming style for which this vocalist is noted, and of course she was recalled. The orchestra rendcied a selection, and then another at the lcqucst of the audience. Mr. M. .1. Dullard's "Hosanna" was nil that could have been desired. It alwajs gives us pleasure to speak of Mr. Dallaid's volce,for we enjoy It and know that others do. Mr. Dal lard responded re-sponded to an encoie by singing "Not ashamed of Jesus." Miss Anna E. Mycr's rendition on the piano was excellent and the audience audi-ence clamored for au encore, but she . responded only with a bow. A FrarkDaugh sang as ho always sings, 'delightfully. "Violets" brought foith the usual hearty applause and Mr. Daugh then rendered the "Dcwdiop and the Dose." Prof. Han is was at Ins best and made of his violin selection one of the very best numbcis on the program. Prof. Hauls Is alw.ijs superb, and not less so on this occasion. Much credit is due Mrs. Anna D. Cowley, who sang "When the Tide Comes In" In a voice that was sweet and true. Her cvlablc reputation as a singer need not suffer from tills performance. per-formance. L. A. Clulstcnscn couldn't have done better if ho had tried, and the audience wouldn't have had him do better. He recited something about the "Irrigation Congress," and this brought forth an encore. lie then gave a dialect pioductlon that set the house wild. Mrs. Alice Hale sang two numbers "Loving Hearts Trust On" and "I Dicamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls,"and of course she did it acceptably. The program ended with the choius "The Heavens aie Telling," accom-L accom-L . panled by thooichcstia. They made I Jt u Brand production of it. I The entile program was supcrllne, I but as some were heard tocxpicss -"that Tabernacle needs a pipe or,ran." 1 No one doubts this, and its something I of a mjstery why one Isn't put In. |