The OGDEN STANDARD EXAMINER OGDEN, UTAH. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1955 DAYS OF PERSECUTION ARE OVER Bands of Kilted Pipers Welcome 600 Mormons Touring Scotland GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Bands of kilted pipers and mayors of Scottish cities extended themselves to give a hearty welcome to 600 Mormons from Salt Lake City who descended on Scotland yesterday in one solid mass. About 360 of the American visitors are members of the famed Salt Lake City Latter day Saints Tabernacle Choir, who are starting a European tour with a concert in Kelvin Hall in Glasgow tonight. After leaving the liner Saxonia at Greenock, Scotland, the party came on to Glasgow in 20 buses and immediately was given a folksy greeting by the citys colorful lord provost (lord mayor), Andrew Hood. He had them all over to the palatial city chambers for refreshments. FRUIT JUICE Its not tea, or coffee, or even Scotch whisky, said the lord provost. It turned out to be fruit juice, and in the chatter which went with the drinking, the Mormons quickly got on familiar terms with Scotsmen. The Scots are singers, too, and they were surprised to hear that there are a few bagpipers in Utah. The lord provost said in an address in the city chambers banquet hall that he first became acquainted with a Morihon, a missionary, 40 years ago. And I have never known a finer man, he said. Yet you have been victims of misunderstandings. But the world grows better and I think that for you the days of vilification and persecution are over. Even in Scotland, where we hold to our opinions stubbornly, you will find tolerance. We have reached the happy state in which we are trying to appreciate the other fellows point of view rather than look for points of difference. Emphasizing what is common between us makes it easier to attain the peace for which we are all longing. The response was made by the Mormons leader, 83 year old David O. McKay, president of the Church. He said the tour, which will take the choir through Britain and numerous continental lands, has two objectives. REWARD SINGERS First, it is a reward to the singers by the church and its supporters for many years of devotion to choir work. Second, said President McKay, we like to think of them as ambassadors of peace and we hope that their presence among you will do something to allay the suspicions which distress the world. The singers got a welcome also from Francis Flood, of Oklahoma City, U.S. Consul General in Glasgow. They are, he said, very good assistant ambassadors. Men and women of the choir were marked persons in the streets of Glasgow the women because of their bright American summer dresses and the men because of their white shirts and black bow ties. The shirt and tie are the uniform for concert. Scotsmen everywhere manifested friendly curiosity. A question which inevitably popped up after ice was broken was about polygamy and the visitors were saying over and over that the church hasnt permitted it for 65 years. Really, I have only one wife, said President McKay with a broad smile.