March 2, 1884
I attended the Meeting in the TabernacleG. Q. Cannon spoke
to the people 45 Minutes, W Woodruff 10 Minutes & Orson Whitney 15 Minutes.
I attended Meeting in the 16th ward in the Evening & spoke to the
people one hour Bishop Kesler spoke a few Moments
~ Monday
3 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Br Wilkenson Mrs Birgess &c
~ Tuesday
4 I returned from the farm and spent the day in the office
~ Wednesday
5 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from SusanSarah & Bell Moses. Susan
was in vary Poor health I spent the forenoon in the office
~ Thursday
6 [FIGURE] I had an interview in company with the Presidency & some of
the Twelve with Adelna Patti, Represented as
the greatest singer in the world she never sings for less than
$5000 dollars a night. She visited the Big Tabernacle and Assembly Hall and was much Delighted with both she then invited
us to visit her private car which we did it was a small carr but
considered the most costly car in the world $60000 dollars had
been Expended upon it we visited each department of her bedroom
hot & cold baths and all got up on the grandest stile imaginable, we
all drank to her health in a little champagne I attended the
Evening singing in the Theater they were mostly Italians &
Germans the Main singer was Madam Gerster, she got
$2000 for her singing. Galassi gets $800 per night
The whole Recept for the night was $4475 dollars but the
Business Maniger said the Entertainment had cost the company
$4000. I took Bulah with me to the Theater
7 I met in council at the Endowment House and decided concerning
the sizes of the Altars in the Temple we had a snow storm I
gave a lease to John Peterson for 10 years 20x60 for $10 per Month