The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28
EIsTEDDFOD.

Observance OF the Annual Festival in
EmpOrlas
Christmas is day always observed by
our WEIGH citizens with song and literary
exercises. Three exercises are in the ma
ture Of contests for prizes offered by the
musical and literary organizations among
them. They call together goodly num-
Der OF these people, who are noted for
their high social qualities, and for their
music and literature. On Tuesday the
annual Eisteddfod was held In Emporia,
and consisted Of these entertainments
during the day, forenoon, afternoon and
evening. a special train came down
bringing two car loads Of people from
Usage City and .ArVOnia, and few from
Topeka.
The president OF the day was Rev.
John Jones, of Emporia; secretary, j. w.
W illiams, of Emporia; conductor, Rev.
N. B. Merrls, Of Arvonia. The princi-
pal musical organizations taking pat
were the Usage City GIee Party, the En-
poria Glee Party, ard the Emporia Choir.
The morning and afternoon exercises
consisted Of singing, Rotations, declama-
lions, and the awarding Of prizes to those
| who were adjudged entitled to them. The
evening was devoted to . grand concert.
The attendance was large all day, and
in 1.-THE evening Bancroft hall was full.
| There must have been five TO six humid
red people present. The programme was
q long one and we have not room to men
ton each performance. The prizes
amounted to 800, % Of which wree carri-
ed of by Usage City, $40 by Arvonia, and
the balance by Emporia. The little
daughters of K. j. Roberts aged five, and
j. w, Williams, aged seven, both Of this
place, took literary presents, ana attract
ed much applause. 71a--
In the afternoon the principal musical
contest was on a piece entitled Bavaria
The judges were Prof. Shook. of the Nor
NAL, Clint Waite, and Joseph c. Jones
This prize was taken by the Imports
choir.
In the evening the leading contest wal
on chorus entitled the "Hunting Song
The Emporia choir took this prize also
This organization is composed of thirty
five members, and is under the leader
ship OF that competent director and ex-
cellent singer, ThOs. II. Lewis, Of Per
ley's clothing establishment. When Prof
; Shook arose and announced the award o
the prize, it was received with loud ap
plause. The piece was certainly very
finely rendered. The Usage Glee Party
sang so satisfactorily that they were seY.
eral times called back before the audience
to repeat. The leader Of this organIza
tIon is David jenkins, and he has q ii q
> voice under splendid cultivation. One o
the most pleasing features Of the eVenin!
was the singing Of ''COmin' thrO' tn
Rye" by little Clara, daughter OF J. w.
Williams, the Palace drug store. sh'
; is aged seven years, and sings like lark
Her voice is very sweet, and Of sufficient
strength to be heard in ali parts Of thu
hall. She was enthusiastically applaud
ed, and there was no cessations Of tn
demonstrations Of delight until the littl,
, progidy returned and sang another piece
the title Of winch we did not get. He
musical training at home has been first
, class. Mrs. Nellie Newman presided .
the instrument, and her charming per
formances were one Of the leading feat
> ureS Of the concert.