The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-26
THE FEAST Or SONG
Results of Contests at the
Ivorite Eisteddfod.
SOME PRIZES WITHHELD
Two of Them Were Divided-One on sing
ing and Another on Recit alton Only
Two Thirds OF the Chief Prize Was
Awarded.

AWARDED
The principal attraction in town yesterday
was the eisteddfod given in Ferguson's |
theatre under the auspices Of the Ivorities. !
While the attendance was not as large as on
previous occasions of a similar kind the re-
coipts we're very satisfactory and tho festival |
was a fine artistic success
There were no large choirs outside of the !
Shenandoah organization, but Minersville |
sent male party under the direction of
David Miles and a a'number Of outside towns
sent individual competitors.
Prof J. Lloyd Evans, OF Wilkes Barre, was
the adjudicator on the musical competitions.
Prof. Evans is a gentleman of established re-
putation in Wilkes-B Barre business circlee and
hss acquired considerable fame throughout
the country,sS a musical conductor Among
his most notable achievements was the
winning Of q $500 prize st Scranton, Prof
Lloyds Wilkes Barre choir being the victor
and competition with a male choir at the
Worlds Fair last summer which won high
praise from some Of the best musical ,adiudi.
Gators in the world.
Rev. d. l. Evans, pastor of the Welsh
Baptist church, was the adjudicator on
recitations and acquitted himself Of the
duties with credit. The accompanist Of the
day was Mr.. Evan T, Jones, OF VIM. Penn,
who made his services very valuable.
Mr. Edward Reese, OF Centralia, was to
have been the chairman of the day, but on
account of seriouE illness was unable to
respond and the place was very acceptably
filled by Mr.. T. J. Edwards, of Mahanoy
City.
The first competition was baritone solo,
| in which there were four competitors and
the prize of So went to Rees Rosser, Jr., OF
Mahanoy City.
The morning session of the eisteddfod
opened with an address by the chairman
followed by addresses by the bards, Messrs.
William Davis and Thomas P. Evans, Of
VIM. Penn
The quartette "Peace on the Deep, brought
out two competitors ana the prize of $l2 was
awarded to Misses Edith Morgan and Belle
Brown and Messrs. Thomas B. Hughes and
D. j. Price
Ca the recitation "The Fireman." there
were three competitors and the aaiudicator
announced that he was unable to award the
prize to either of them.
Miss Helen Price, of Shenandoah, was the
only competitor on the piano solo, 'Tuvita.
tions to the Dance" and was awarded the
! prize Of 50.
| The AIinersviile Excelsior Male Party and
/ th shenandoah Male Party were the only
competitors for the $50 offered for the best
rendition OF "sleep, My Lady Love" and the
! udiudicator could not award the prize to
either.
The duett, Let Music and Song" brought
out two competitors and the prize of s. WINS
awarded to Miss Lizzie and Gwendoine
Reese, of Shenandoah.
The Juvenile Choir of Wm. Penn won the
S25 prize for "The Border Land of Canaan. -
1t was the only competitor and was under
the direction of Thomas d. James, of VIM,
Penn. The sdjudicator paid the choir high
compliment.
The morning session closed with the
choral competition "Freemen, Lift Your
Banner High" The Shenandoah Choral
Union, under Prof William IL. Waters, was
the only competitor and the prize of f75 was
not awarded.
In the afternoon the first competition was
on the tenor solo Mona" there being seven
competitors. Prof VIM, II. Waters, OF
Shenandoah, won the prize of S..
The prize of $5 for the violin and piano
overture, Grown of Gold" went to Richard
II. Jones, of VIM Penn. There were three
competitors.
Miss Edith Morgan and Messrs. Thomas B.
Hughes and j, j. Price of Shenandoah, were
the only competitors on the trio, "The
Hawthorne in the Glade" and were awarded
the SO prize.
The prize of $50 for the female party com
petition Rise Again Glad Summer Sun"
was awarded to the party under the leader.
ship of Miss Lizzie Jones, of Shenandoah.
The soprano solo, "When the Flowing Tide
Comes in" brought out six competitors and
the prize of S. was divided between Mis-.
Edith Morgan, Of Shenandoah, and Mrs.
Evan J. Davis, of Wiliamstown.
The $4 prize for the recitation, Twenty
Years Age" was divided between Miss Sarah
Jane Blower and Miss Maud Gilpin O
Shenandoah.
There was but one competition on the NAL,
duett, "For so Hath the Lord, - and the adju
dicator was unable to award the prize of S.
The competition on the choral, Sing Unt,
God, " was only participated in by one party
the Shenandoah Choral Union-Snd in max
ing the adjudication at the close of the con
cert in the evening Prof, Lloyd said that tn
best he could do after full consideration o