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Show TABERNACLE IS CROWDED AT NIGHT The chilly mountain wlnda la6t evening caused no lack ol attendant at the Tabernacle service, for th" big!' edifice was filled to capacity, n num-Ibor num-Ibor being required to stand in the ' alslea. The meeting was hehl under the I auspices of the Mutual ImprOTcmi nl associations of Ihe three stakes, with President Seaman ol the Weber stake Y M M I. A presiding, and the pro- j gram was greatly enjoyed by all prea ent After the organ prelude by Organ- j 1st Ham F hi taker aud the slngin(; I of the anthem, ' O, Come Let Us Sing." by Win. S right and choir, :thc Invocation was offered by ApostK I David O. McKay. I President Seaman, in a brief address, ad-dress, said that th" musical program bad been arranged b Prof Ballon-1 tyno to demonstrate what could bo ac com dished In a musical way by the young men of the throe stakes in four part singing Elder Chas. J Ross, In a few well chosen words, announced the recital of Emma Lucy Gates for the evening of January S, slating that In Miss (Jatt.s. Utah wns represented among tho few states In the union that Miflld boast of having contributed a gra n d op-fra star to the musical world and , iiuiuo all pr.-sent to attend the re citai The first group of songs by the ma lc r boms ln luded 1 omin' Thru the Rye " L "List Nigbt." with tenor solo by I George Douglas I "Annie Lattrle "Last Rose of Summer." with so- I prano solo b Myrtle Ballinger Hig-1 1 ley. I Tho choruses were all excellently sung, the two solos adding delightful melody to the harmonious renditions I Apostle Heber J Grant, the speaker speak-er of the evening, h.'gan bis address by saying that ho was deeply Interested Inter-ested In mutual Improvement work in all its branches and that be had been extremely pleased with progress be Ing made in singing, as was evldenc ed by the program he had heard. He also said lhat it was very important that tho young men should learn to sing, as music played a big part in missionary work Continuing ou the theme of the evening ho kept the congregation In a merrj humor with an Interesting narrative of the mam difficulties he had pncouniered in learning to carrj B tune For many years, he said, he had practiced for days, weeks and months to learn a single line of mu clc, but by persistence, at the pros ent time h? knew more than ISO songs and could learn others Ith little trouble. TIk- point he emphasized empha-sized In toning of his early Inabllltj and present ability to can a (rune was the fact that in both cases t was the same eye, oice, ear and hand, that tho song was just the same but thai persistent effort increased the capacity to aecomplisb results This fact he also demonstrated bv pxamples from his experiences in other oth-er fields of endeavor. Apostle Grant s remarks were listened lis-tened if. attentively and beneath the humor those present found moch good advlco Tho closing numbers by tho male '1 chorus were: "the Old Folks at Home." "My Old Kentucky Home.' with tenor solo by George Douihis I'recedlnc tbo benediction, which 4 was offered by President .Lim.-s W'oth-erspoon, W'oth-erspoon, the Tabernacle f'holr u'ave a beautiful rendition of "Hark. Hark, My Soul, ' with Myrtle Ballinger Hig-!e Hig-!e and V.'alter Siphons ns soloists. '.M |