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Show PATRIOTIC SONGS ARE TO BE HEARD AT MASS MEETING TO BE HELD THIS EVENING Every patriotic citizen is urgent! invited to attend the mass meeting in the Tabernacle tonight at 8 o'clock. The program assures oratory' and mu sic of the highest order. United States Senator William H. King and Charles R. Mabey of Bountiful Boun-tiful are on the list of speakers. Senator King may be expected to make a statement of startling interest regarding the war situation, since he has been at Washington in conference with tho senators of the foreign relations rela-tions committee and the high officials of the administration. Like Paul Revere, Re-vere, hero of the Revolution, warning the people of danger. Senator King has lost no opportunltv since election day to preach from the text, "Prepare, prepare!" His speech tonight will doubtless be of unusual importance, since he Is officially and direrth a representative of the Washington government. gov-ernment. Superb Music Assured. The musical program will be all that could be desired at a patriotic mass meeting, called on short notice. Pa triotic songs will be sung, probably the "Flag Without a Stain," and the "Star Spangled Banner," by the Weber We-ber Academy Faculty quartet, composed com-posed of William H. Manning and H A luxon, first and second tenor, respectively, re-spectively, and T. Earl Pardoe and William H. McKay, first and second bass. The Eagles' quartet, locally famous for unuuual talent, will sing, besides familiar patriotic songs, an original war anthem, the music and words of which were composed last night. The singers will be: H. L. Syphers, second sec-ond tenor, lead; C. A Knowlden, first tenor; Ben A. Cntchlow, baritone, and Charles L. Farr. basso. Immediately after being Informed of the patriotic mass meeting the Eagles quartet met last night to prepare something extraordinary for the red-letter red-letter occasion Each of these young men is a real singer and musician, and each could make his living that way, so everyone says, if he desired, but when the singers last night nominated nomi-nated Bert L. Syphers as their poet laureate and ordered him to muke the muse, he stubbornly protested that he wasn't a poet. "I'm no more a poet than a sheep is a go-at," he said, but fellow singers insisted, as a matter mat-ter of patriotism, and he produced within fifteen minutes, on the spot, a most impressive and powerful little poem of several verses, with the following fol-lowing chorus: "O. America we love thee! The land of the brave and free; America for Americans We love our liberty." Born of Patriotism. This song was truly born of patriotic patri-otic feeling The marvel of It was that it was produced within fifteen minutes and within the same time CharleB L. Farr hummed the new tune while Charley Thatcher wrote down the music Iisclaiming his own work. Mr. Farr said today: "Mr. Thatcher's work in that fifteen minutes was certainly cer-tainly 100 per cent efficient. There aren't three musicians in the state, in my opinion, who could equal his feat in composing. Sing, heavenly muse! And. believe ME, she sang! The song tonight will be brand-now and if the audience likes it, it may be heard all over the land." (Mr. Farr's enthusiasm enthusi-asm evinced his patriotic feeling.) The new song will be made pari of the big smoker program of the Eagles lodge at their housewarming Saturday night. In addition to these musical attractions, attrac-tions, a young son of Prof. A. W. Nichols Nich-ols will play an original violin solo. Boys Quarantined. The Industrial School band was desired de-sired for this occasion and the boys yearned for an opportunity to attend, but they are, unfortunately, barred by a measles quarantine. The arrangements committee today-was today-was trying to find LeRoy Jackson, a noted local baritone, who is a "bear" as a singer on patriotic occasions. He also is a soldier and will probably be in the audience tonight. If present, he will be wanted for the' musical program without any further invitation. invita-tion. Mr. Jackson, it Is said, can sing with splendid effect something appro priate to the tune of "Maryland, My Maryland," of which the following paraphrase par-aphrase has been suggested: "Come, for thy shield is bright and strong. America! Come, for thy dalliance does thee wrong, America! Come to thine own heroic throng, That stalks with liberty along. And give a new key to thy song, America, my America! "I see the blush npon thy cheek, America! But thou wast ever bravely meek, America! But lo! there surges forth a shriek, From coast to coast, from creek to creek, Pacific calls to Chesapeake. America, my America! "Thou wilt not yield the vandal toll, America' Thou wilt not crook to his control. America! Better the fire upon the roll. Better the shot, the blade, the bowl, Than crucifixion of the soul, America, my America! "We hear the distant thunder hum, America ! The Old Line's bugle, fife and drum, America ! We are not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb-Huzza! dumb-Huzza! We spurn the royal scum, We breathe, we burn we'll come' We'll come! America! America!" Grand Old Veterans. Among the Grand Old Veterans of the war between the states, of whom the local number is sadly diminishing. M. M Clothier and Captain Edmund T. Hulanlski are expected to attend. Mr. Clothier is not only a distinguished distinguish-ed soldier, with a war record of achievement second to none, but he is said to be a splendid speaker on patriotic occasions. He has promised to attend if his physical condition will permit, and to make a brief speech to "Young America." District Judge Alfred W. Agee and his colleague. Judge Arthur E Pratt, are on the speakers' list and are expected ex-pected to talk, if time permits. Commander Roy B. Hall of the Har ry A. Young camp No. 2, Spanish War Veterans, was obliged to leae the city Inst night on business, but he left word for Past Commander R. A Nor-rls Nor-rls to round up as manyr veterans as possible and represent the post at the mass meeting. These veterans already have volunteered in a body to respond to tho first call in case of war. Captain J. Ray Ward of Troop K and Captain William B. Kneass of Troop B will attend the meeting, together to-gether with a large number of the troopers. Everybody is invited, men, women and children. |