The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26

The Anthracite Glee club held their
first annual eisteddfod yesterday In
Weber's rink at Taylor. Several }f the
competition prizes went to Hyde Park,
the Robert Morris Glee club wi ling a
$40 prize in the male chorus mpeti-
tion in the afternoon. The AM racites
We're the only other glee in the contest.
Rev. H. II. Harris. pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church at Taylor. was
conductor of the eisteddfod and he
made a very pleasing manager. In the
morning the session opened with solo
by win Jones, of Taylor, followed by
remarks by the conductor. ]. NJ. Kem-
merer, of Scranton, made an address
and then came the first competition on
Day Is Done,"a recitation for little
girls. prize 81. The money was divided
between Henrietta Harris and Mar
garet Evans. Eddie Evans and Louis
Nichols We're given a purse, contribute
ed by friends.
16 years, prize So was won by Reese
Reese, of Miners Mills. William Evans.
of Hyde Park. captured the baritone.
Hen Lad Delyn," prize s4. There
We're six entries, The chorus competi-
tion on Tell You To Go Forward" was
won by the Band of Hope from the
Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church
at Taylor. w. II. Thomas was leader.
The other chOirs were:. Welsh Baptist
church juveniles, leader VIII Jones;
Calvary Baptist church choir Arthur
Morgan, leader. The prize was $50.
b. ONLY BARD TO RESPON'
William Holmes was the only Welsh
bard who responded to call for a
speech and In the test of answering six
questions there were two men who at
TEN lted but neither was deemed
wor, of the 81 prize. In the i'm
prom.tu speech, subject, General
Weyler." John Y. Davis, of Hyde Park.
won the 81.
Miss Aida Davis. Of Bellevue, won on
the alto solo, Loves Sorrow" The
prize was 81. 1t was Miss Davis first
effort as an eisteddfod soloist On the
Welsh recitation. "Cregen Gwergion,"
two speakers entered and the prize Of
s4 was divided between the two, Daniel
Evans and j. d. Thomas, of Taylor
In the afternoon a duet for tenor and
bass was won by Tom Beynon and
James Watkins. The prize was So.
For the best singing of Flee As a
Bird" by quartette, there was but one
entry and that was from Taylor. viii
Jones. leader The prize was given
as the quartette singing was worthy
of it.
Solo, w dy Slut SIldDtl,
prize $5, was captured by John O'Mal-
ley, of Avoca. Only persons under Is
years of age were admitted in the con-
test. The closing number of the after
noon session was the male chorus COM
petition of Dudley Bucks "On the Sea-"
Robert Morris glee, of Hyde Park, and
the Anthracite club. led by Samuel
Evans. Adjudicator II. j. Davis, after
a careful judgment decided in favor of
hA i0n Inn nd ha
prize of $40 was handed over to the
successful leader, Lewis Davis.
When it is considered that the Robert
Morris club held bus three rehearsals
on the piece the achievement Is all the
more praiseworthy. The club has
among it's members some of the best
singers in the city. To this is attributed
the victory.
IN THE EVENING.
The evening session opened with
song by Edwin Bowen, the sweet tenor
singer. Judge II. M. Edwards deliv-
cred one of his brilliant addresses
which are 80 popular with the Welsh
people. The first competition of the
evening was on the tenor SOLO Thomas
Beynon won the prize of five dollars.
In the recitation Evan Evans won the
prize of 81. The sight reading contest
Was WON py uudTtette WITH tne loi-
lowing singers; Tom Beynon, James
f.. Watkins, John Jones and William
Thomas.
A prize of 81 for the soprano solo was
divided between Mrs. Robert Llewellyn
and Miss Martha Thomas. The main
competition of the eisteddfOd was on
Praise Ye the Father" four choruses
competing viz: AvOca, Bellevue, Tay-
lor and Miners Mills. The $50 prize
was won by Taylor. This closed the