Show 0 Missionary Writes Of Experiences In Swing Orchestra Elder Robert Anderson son of Mr and Mrs R. R C. C Anderson of Manti is one of 15 L D S missionaries missionaries missionaries mission mission- aries who arc are now touring the Northern State Mission as a Vin s swung swing band The missionary all orchestra orches orches- tra tm is now on a month four-month tour that will end May 15 and they travel in two Model A Fords and anda a Dodge panel truck The orchestra has played for high schools over the radio for clubs etc and has been well re received received received re- re in each appearance An at attractive attractive attractive at- at program is used for the appearance of the orchestra showing showing showing show show- ing a picture of the the- group and giving the name home town and a abit abit abit bit of background on each member of the organization Elder R R. R Clawson Clawson Clawson Claw- Claw son of Tucson Arizona is leader of the orchestra and members come from Draper Delta Cedar City M Manti Murray and Salt Lake City Utah Bell California and Ririe Idaho The cover of the program used by the orchestra titles it The Deseret Deseret Deseret Des- Des eret Orchestra of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints The orchestra emblem is the Bee Bee- hive On the back of the program is a page headed Notes and it tells that each member of the or orchestra orchestra orchestra or- or chestra is a voluntary minister of the gospel It tells of the Ule church activities such as Gold and Green balls of the birth of the church the orchestra represents and that each member of the orchestra pays his own traveling expenses and that no charge is made for performances performances performances per per- by the group The traveling Elders have re received received received re- re many complimentary write- write ups in the papers of the cities they play and Elder Anderson sent home a clipping from the Detroit News of February 24 In this ar article article ar- ar George W. W Stark editorial I ar-I writer headed his Town Talk column with the following All Ministers Swing It in Mormon Swing Band Mr Stark gives the orchestra a r real al pat on the back for its coming appearance at a a Gold and Green Gre-en Ball on February 25 and tells that the Ule band is unique in that all members are ordained ministers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints The writer devoted more of his article to telling that the the- Gold and Green Ball is a wide church-wide affair and says Incidentally the thc Gold and Green Ball is different from any dancing patty party I ever heard of It lt begins with a prayer and ends with one Mr S Stark rk 4 finished up his article on the Mormons by telling telling telling tell tell- ing of Brigham Youngs Young's trek west with the Mormon pioneers of the hardships on that journey and that the Mormons probably got their dancing spirit from their pioneer pioneer pio pio- neer ancestors who would dance around their camp fires as s they made nightly nightly- stops while crossing the plains o oJ v J J. J E. E Fish noted genealogist from Richfield was the guest speaker in inthe inthe inthe the South ward at a meeting for far those interested in genealogy Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers of all three Manti ManU wards were present to hear henl Mr Fish who is a graduate and a teacher in the genealogical genealogical genealogical gen gen- line |