| Show NOTED UTAH 1 MUSICIAN DIES I Services for John J. J McClellan May Be BeHeld BeHeld BeHeld Held Thursday SALT gALT LAKE Aur Aug 3 John 3 John j. j McClellan t orga at the Taber Taber- Tabernacle node nacle and nationally famous for irIs his musical abilities died at his home hem Sunday Sunda afternoon at 35 1 clock 0 Professor McClellan had hall been b en In ill health for the last 20 months During a concert tour Sour nearly two years rears ago ogo on the Pa Pa- Pacific coast he ho was stricken at San Francisco and was forced to can can- canol ol oi o all nil engagements and rest resL Ills Ilk list collapse came last Tuesday Hopes for his recovery were practically practically given up at that time Although funeral arrangements have ha not yet been bec n made It Is probable able that the services will be held Thursday In tn the Tabernacle EARLY E. STUDIES Professor McClellan leCIc lIan who achier achier- achieved ed an international reputation as asa asa asa a musician was born In Payson on April 20 20 1874 the son of John and Eliza Barbara McClellan In his childhood he save e a evidence nce of his love loe for music and in his earlier years ears he le was wa largely self When he was waR va 17 years of age ae he lie entered the tho school chool of music of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and ami there studied under such masters as Albert W. W Platte piano and theory and Alberto Jonas piano Completing his courses at Michi Michl- Michigan tan gan an he went to Berlin In 1899 and thero there studied the piano and tho the piano and theory theor under Francis Francl and Ernest st J ENTERS T. Returning to 10 the United States Slates In 1900 Professor McClellan was wall named organist for the Mormon which position he held heid heldt heidt at t the time of his death In Sn this position his playing was heard and appreciated 3 by many including both members of the L L. D. D S. S faith ond tourists passing through the th city While It Is II impossible to aC- aC ac accurately c estimate the number who have hae heard him perform upon the I tabernacle organ it is certain that they number more than a million STATi i I Besides being widely wide known as asa asa asa a musician of note Professor Mc Mc- McClellan Ic I Clellan also al o was actively Identified I tied fied I in 1 the musical 1 life I of the he state I let and did much to advance c music In Utah lie He was conductor of the I Salt Lake opera company from 1202 1 02 to 1910 and director of the I Ir II Lake I Symphony orchestra o tr i ithe from Crom r 1906 to 1312 ISis His work in inthe inthe the teaching of music was also alson widespread n lie He served d as ncr r of music at the Brigham Young Toung university at Provo from front 1901 to 1911 and In 1911 founded the tho Utah Conservatory Conservator of Music of which he was dean and head of the piano department He lie also some private pupils while a resident of Salt Lake He lie II was the author ot of a course of 48 41 4 8 piano p lessons called The Modern Pianoforte Studies AT Al T F. Professor McClellan's reputation und and activities in were not limited by the confines of his own state however for he gave organ recitals r at three world fairs and appeared with great success in concerts In more mort than 20 of the largest lagest cities of the United States Stat s. s He gave organ orban recitals at the St. St exposition In irs 1904 the Jamestown exposition In 1907 and md the Panama Pacific exposition at Sin Francisco in 1915 and also aisa appeared at tho the San Diego exposi exposi- exposition exposition tion lion held In 1915 Recognition of his abilities as nil a a. musician were many He lIe was a ember of the National Association tion of Organists and president ot oi the Utah state organization and was WILS also allo n. n member of the Amerl Ameri American Amerlan can an Guild of Organists co nOSES cO n osis ODE onn As a a. composer Professor Mc Mc- McClellan McClellan Clellan leilan also enjoyed a 3 wide tation ISis Ills most famous compo composition was wall the Irrigation Ode although though ho he was also the composer com poser of numerous songs and hymns all of an inspiring anti and uplifting nature In III connection with his work a at BRIGHAM CITY Aug Au Box Dox 3 Box BoxElder Elder Eider Stake Stale quarterly conference was sas held Sunday at the tab tab- ern The first meeting was seas held at ct 1030 o'clock in the mornIng morn morn- mornIng Ing with all the priesthood morn morn-I In at at- at The Tho afternoon session comment commenced at 2 o'clock with Pres Pres- President PresIdent ident Lee e on tho the Box Elder Eider El ler stake presiding The speakers at this meeting were two returned d mis mis- Miss ss Lillian Wight Ight and Wilford Olsen who gave S' mission mission- missionary missionary ary experiences experience also Joseph N. N Stohl of oC the stake presidency President S. S Norman Lee and the visiting brethren front from Salt Lake son Claw and Joseph Field Field- FieldIng I Ing Smith The rhe music for this session of the conference was furnished by the ward choir under tho direction of Le- Le Leona ona Oem White Boothe OAKLAND G. Twenty musicians mus and speakers came canto from the Garland ward Sun Sun- Sunday day ilay evening to furnish the pro program Ir gram grant at tho monthly month Box Elder Eider stake stalco conjoint meeting at the stake tabernacle A program was given which Included the following follo numbers O Overture by the Garland eight eight- een orchestra tenor solo Professor George Nye Nyc of the Bear Dear River high school talk on the thc Mutual slogan by President C. C E. E Smith of the tho Bear River hirer stake presidency clarinet solo by Nato Nate with orchestra accent accent- accompaniment reading Miss Miss- Winters Inters vocal solo Miss alias Dorothy Doroth Koch ran and concluding IU number by the tho I orchestra e l Every Ever number bc was very much appreciated by the large crowd d present presen t. t SOCIAL IJ IN I CANYON Tha Tit First ward M. M 1 I. I A. A girls entertained the tue bishopric of the ward vard Sunday Bunda night at nt a a. canyon canon party part at the girls' girls camp in Box BoxElder BoxElder Elder canyon About fifty persons made the trip Mr and Mrs Roland Holand Madson Mr end and Mrs Perry Peters and Mr end and Mrs Horace motored to e Sunday Stands Bunda evening c and enjoyed a delightful canyon canon dinner Miss lIss Lea Cannon of Salt Lake Is visiting for tor a few weeks les with Mrs Irs Joseph A. A Josephson ML l s Manilla of Salt Lake passed the week end here herewith herewith herewith with her parents Mrs airs J J. J Walker alker A. A entertained ata at ata a a. surprise party parly for her husband evening In honor of his birthday la A delicious lunch was served late In tho the evening Twenty ty t guests enjoyed the party Miss Afton Anon Thain and Miss lIss Mary of Logan Loan spent the week-end week as guests of Mrs Darrell Welling here Store George L. L Johnson and family returned Sunday Sunda evening from a pleasant outing to 10 the Bear Lake resorts Errol Valentine and family mo mo- motored motored to Bear Bc ar Lake where they have been spending several days Miss Nyman of Logan has re returned re- re returned returned turned home borne after aCler passing a few weeks as WI the guest of ot Miss ss Lu- Lu Lucille cub cille Stohl Mr and Mrs Joseph N. N Stohl and daughters Ruth Lucille and Wanda Yanda will leave lea l O a Tuesday Tues lay morn- morn mornIng mornIng morning Ing for a a. trip through Yellow Yellow- Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone stone Mr and Mrs Henry Frogley and family and Mr B. B C. C Fife FICe and family have returned from an outing to Bear Lake Mr A A. W. W Dixon and family and Mr William Nichols and family passed pass d Sunday Sunda at Camp Klesel KIesel 10 op DOG DOO AND ANI ROBIN PALS I DANVILLE Pa A A robin which was protected by a I. I family here when It fell out of a nest sl has become the Inseparable com corn companion panion pan ion of a fox terrier Frequently the bird rides around on the th dogs dog's back |
