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Show oo KTIOI AS TO 1 CM GOES i The Salt Lnke Telogram saj.s: I Fred J Kicbel, the Ogden member J of the National Lund and Irrigation exposition, who in now In Germany, Is working tooth and nnll to have the Og den Tabernacle choir, rather lhan tho Salt 1-ako Tabernacle choir, represent Utah and sing ihe "Odo to Irrigation"' at the fall exposition of tho Land and Irrigation association, which will bo held In Madison Squ;fro garden. New York city. In past years Mr. Kiesel has been successful hi having tho Ogden Og-den chorus make the trip, and now, despite tho fact that tho Atlantic ocean separates him and Gilbert Mc-Clurg, Mc-Clurg, managor of tho exposition, he is still working hard for Ogden and his Influence is having more or less weight. John Henry Smith of tho first presidency presi-dency of tho Mornion church received a cablegram from Mr. Kiesel last night to the effect that Manager Mc-Clurg Mc-Clurg has expressed a determination to havo the Ogden chorus appear at tho fair rnther than the Tabernacle choir The telegram was not official, however, and those who are working for the beuefit of the local organization organiza-tion have not given up hopo. Charles W NIbley, presiding bishop, bish-op, said this morning that to tho best of his knowledge no official decision has been reached in the matter. Mr. N'lbley said that no further action had been taken, so fqr as ho knows, since the announccmtfil made several days ago This was lb tho effect that the Tabernacle choir Is recognizing no other contestant for the trip. Manager Man-ager McClurg extended his iuvitatlon to the Tabernacle choir, it 13 said, and tho choir management is accordingly trying to make satisfactory arrangements arrange-ments for tho trip. Tho Deseret News' story is as follows: According to a communication received re-ceived by EIU H. Pierce, Tuesday evoulug, from' Gilbert McClurg, manager man-ager of the Land and Irrigation exposition ex-position to be held in New York November No-vember 3 to 12 of this year, all details aro now complete ready for tho signing sign-ing of the contract which will result In tho visit of the Salt Lake Tabernacle Taber-nacle choir to tho exposition.. The first presidency announced this' morning morn-ing that If tho choir does go the expenses ex-penses of the trip must either come from the managers of the exposition or from the choir itself. Mr. Ell II. Plerco, representing the choir, said this morning that the matter of the funds would be of little concern, us the exposition mnnagers had assured $2,000 In cash and tho use of tho concert con-cert hall, which would be worth $8,000 more. It was reported In n morning paper that President John Henry Smith had received a telegram from Fred J. Kiesel, Kie-sel, now In Germany, saying that the Ogden choir had been chosen for the exposition, but President Smith said this morning that he had received no telegram. President Joseph F. Smith did, however, receive a telegram from Mr Kiesel, which said that the Ogden choir was, In his opinion, entitled to go. A perusal of all-the correspondence received in tho matter clearly Indicates, Indi-cates, liowevcr, that the Ogden choir Iiur never boon consldored by the managers of the exposition It is also I slated that Professor McClcllan, the composer of tho music to the "Irrigation "Irriga-tion Ode," written by Mr. McClurg's wife, cannot be procured as organist, except through the Tabernacle choir. I Mr. Pierce says that within a few days the contract will be signed and I immediate steps taken to procure the I funds necossary. |