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Show CANNOT OBTAIN I OGDEN CHOIR I FM LOGAN I Choir Would Be Subjected to Assume M Too Much Responsibility. Must M Memorize Twenty-eight M Choruses M Tho management ot Tho Lognn Re- M publican a fow days since took Up M with Director Ballantyno ot tho Ok- ;H den tnbornncle choir, tho proposition M of brlng'ng tho choir to Logan for a H concort sometime boforo tho trip is 'H mado to tho coast vhorothts tho :H largost body of organized stngors in H tho stato eocs in tho near future to M sing at the Panama Pacific exposition., ,M Tho choir has been giving concerts In H othor towns of tho stato including H Salt Lake and Brigham City as well H as Ogden nnd havo been met with J largo crowds on all occasions. It Is H with regrets that wo glvo tho fol- "mM lowing Information contained in n let- M tor from Prof, Ballantyno: M Kindly pardon my dolay in answer- M ing your kind telephono of'n fow days M BB-I A continuous chain of clrcumstanc- psv es has proventcd an opportunity unt'.l tM now of presenting your proposition M to the officers ot tho choir. M Wo are ngrecd that becauso ot tlio ;J lateness ot tho dnto and tho necessity rBBfl fpr nddltlonnl rehearses to complete- il I)1 memorize our twenty-eight chorus- i!H cs it would bo unwlso to subject our lH choir to assume moro responsibility. H Thero Is another reason possibly ot fH much loss importance. !B If wo gavo n concert we would wish H to g'.vo nn exposition program which could not ho dono without Miss t Gates and Prof. McClcl'.an. This would lnolvo us In nn additional ex- BB pensa which would mako It a risky IbH Ititutnnatf BBBBBBl Wo aro sincerely gratoful for your M Interest, nnd am only sorry tho prof- 'M for did not come sooner, nt least bo- BH fore our complete arrangements woro H made. !bVb1 With gratitude for your kindly In- )H tcrest, I am, sincerely, : JOSEPH BALLANTYNE. ) |