Show L ii U D S GATHER I FOR MEETINGS Annual Con Conference fer en c e Begins In S L Tabernacle S SALT T LT LAKE LAra Oct The 6 6 G The annual semi annual general conference of the tho Church of Jesus Christ of ot Lat Lat- Latter Lat Latter ter Day Saints opened In the tho Salt Lake Lako tabernacle this morning witha with Ith I a capacity congregation Thou Thou- Thousands Thousands sands of church members from r II Iii parts of the United d States and Canada halo havo IM 0 Id I'd In this city during the tho past paM fe few fen days dais da s In pI pier pier- er- er for the conference sessions which will nill continue throughout Saturday and Sunday unda President H ber J Grant pr pr- pr Sided Idad at the opening session an and 1 ered the tho keynote addre address R Other Othel church officials will ad- ad address address ad address dress the tho largo large congregations durIn dur dur- dur In Inc ing the conference On Sunday overflow o meetings will 11 be held In inthe Inthe th the Assembly hall and Bureau or Information With the e exception of Apostle David 0 O McKay who ho Is Id IP Eng Eng- Eng Eng- England England land Ind presiding 0 or or er th the thu European all of ot the apostles of the church hurch were here in attendance Mis- Mis Missions MIs presidents and a II number of working In the tho va- va va various a- a rious TOUS missions In the United States arrived ed here during the week for lor forthe the semi-annual semi event The streets of this tills elt city aU are ar cro crowded ded today with nith visitors from the th conference and tate Mate fair HeavilY laden passenger trains ar- ar ar arrived rh rived Id I'd from all parts of the tho state end hundreds of automobiles automobile pour pour- poured poured poured ed Into the olty city last night and this All AU hotels are crowded and rooming houses ar are ara normal capacity The visit of ot the AnE- AnE Angel AnEl l Moroni to the tho Prophet Joseph Smith sill III bp be the theme of music musie and ad- ad addresses ad dresses during the conf conference rence ses- ses ses ees sessions In celebration of the anniversary of this tide Important event to In the history of the church Tae special pedal message brought by the tho angel gel according to Joseph Jose Smith was that the world was sas In a state o v d cf c and the significance ot of this message will be one of the dominant note notes of the conference The musical portion of the con con- conference conference con conference ference sessions are under the dl- dl direction di direction of A A- A AC C Lund Iund with Prof J J McClellan at the organ con con- con iole ole anle A special musical will 11 willbe willbo be held Saturday evening In the tabernacle when hen the tabernacle choIr will present the oratorio Salvation for the Dead composed l Lv Brigham Cecil Gates assistant director of the choir Soloists for forthe forthe forthe the oratorio are Lucy Gates so- so soprano so soprano J Vo W tenon tenor P l 1 Melvin Peterson baritone and Wallace Vallace Bennett basso baMO The ren- ren ren will III be under the auspices s sor or of the Genealogical society of the church |