Show MI AA A A AAA W 1 AAA AAA THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE TABERNACLE CHOIR 4 i M n II i iI 1 s Y 11 I 1 Y 1 f 1 Ii r If J h 1 s sn 1 n 1 ii i 1 i 1 A t r I t I t 1 Iv r L Nl J s sat 1 I I 1 L 11 at VJ I I I II Ii i 1 i i j 11 k OJ i II l t tI 1 11 1 1 J t 1 t I I Ii I 1 1 e c a i 4 Y Y f A AY Y 2 fi t tt Y i z z r t 1 1 1 z 1 r 1 j e i x 1 A AY Y y z r rr 1 Y Y 1 1 t y y i 1 A y A t r 11 t i z y y y yz z I GEORGE y y For years earll rain or shine Georgo e has been In his place on the tenor bench of at the tho Tabernacle choir hall He Ile is the oldest living member of ot that noted organization and his seat Beat Is reserved for him by his fellow tellO tenors as us religiously as though he lie held the title deeds to It Iti Indeed the sing singer er who Inadvertently dropped into chair on Sunday would be Je deemed almost to have committed an In act of ot sacrilege Although his high Ion H 11 flat today would probably be found to have taken on something of ot u I quality he sings the tenor parts of at such sn h lung lun testers na ns the Hallo Valle chorus and Unfold Untold Ye Yo Portals Portal without a n and scorn to consult the notes rather Father Joined the choir In ht when Professor ProCessor George Careless was wall Its leader and very tow tell have been or meetings meet meetings meetIngs ings he ever missed until about eight years ago when It was unanimously resolved that on account of at his advancing years ears Brother be released from tram attending rehearsals except when he be chose to come George was born October 15 1816 at nt Davenport Devonshire Rag Eng England I Ragland ng land He lIe married Hooper In la 1539 Ife IIa 11 was always of at a II musical turn of at mind and learning the violin he lie took pleasure In playing It In the various churches of ot his hia neighborhood as he belonged to none and favored all Ilko lie He finally Joined the Mormons In 1849 1819 being baptized by b Elder Charles Harmon Hannon and came to Utah in For ninny many years he was employed In the Dinwoodey establishment as ns cabinet maker but being now 85 86 years of ot age he does no active labor tabor passing most of ot his time working In the Temple a n peace peacefully peacefully fully tullY flitting pursuit for tor the evening of or so busy bus a n life lite George was the father of at th gifted Careless a n sketch of whom also appears on this page |