The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07

science to rest easily. The first prize
was awarded to D. Gilbert Johns of
Slatington, Pa, and the second to NJ
D. Edwards of Preston, Ida. The last
announcement was greeted with hearty
applause by the audience
UTAH" NO GOOD.
Rev. NJ. A. Ellis, the adjudicator on
the literary productions, arose to re-
mark that in connection with the
awards for the best poem on Utan, II
had been submitted He outlined the
requirements laid down by the commit
tee, and stated that none of the com
positions had come up to the standard;
therefore, all were rejected. These
poems were limited to 100 lines, and
superfluous wording was prohibited.
All were deficient in the essentials
which the committee demanded, and
it would not be justice to the commit
tee to make an award
In connection with the treatise on
1.-The Introduction of Christianity Into
Wales" the speaker declared that eight
had been received. Two were excellent
The writer's gave ample evidence OF
erudition in connection with the sub
ject which they were handling, showed
thorough knowledge of the facts OF
history and the language employed
was excellent. He declared there were
lNO WHICH SlOOQ dl lllC ilCdOs lAAC
its of which were so nearly equal that
he felt constrained to divide the first
prize between D. w. Williams of Jack
son. o., and w. D. Williams of 296
Ninth avenue. New York City.
John D. Lewis of 2419 Spafford street,
Cleveland, o., won the prize for the
best poem on 1.-The Dead Sea of Amer
ica."
ANOTHER NO GOOD.
MI. Ellis declared he would make no
award on the treatise on THE Welsh
in Utah" A contribution had been re-
ceiVed, well written, covering seven
sheets of foolscap paper, in which the
writer waded through five in a trip to
Norway and Sweden, back to Utah, and
the only thing Welsh about it was the
recital of the life of a girl, who lost
her temper somewhere during two
years location in some place, a very
unfortunate matter for her. He thought
II utterly unworthy of consideration.
Mrs. Emily l.. Woodward of Boston won
anew the admiration of the people at
tending the Eisteddfod by singing an
Regiment" which was rendered in a style
musical in the extreme. She was warmly
applauded for her effort, and can be as
sured of a good audience whenever she
sings in this city, for she is an educated
and talented vocalist. As an encore she
sang 'Jerusha," an English composition.
MARK TWAINS EXPERIENCE
Miss Catherine Butler was awarded the
prize in the humorous recitation contest,
Mark Twain's Experience With Euro
pean Guides" Miss Buffers conception
of Mark is not exactly up to the standard
required by those who know Mark, but
her effort was an honest and sincere one,
and she did eXcellently well. But there is
a peculiarly about Mark which, when
one knows II, leads him to expect a coun-
terfeit when another attempts him. Miss
Butler was handicapped by her sex in
this respect. 1t takes a man to recite the
story she recited Just as II requires a
man for his yarn about taking home the
corpse of his friend in the baggage car.
Professor Webster did right in giving her
the prize.
VIOLIN SOLO.
Those who delight in the violin the in
strument which comes nearer expressing
human emotion than any played, were
edited by the solo of Professor G. NJ.
Harris accompanied by Miss Grey. Pro-
lessor Harris has a wondeIfu comma d o
the instrument, and those who know what
a violin is are just as certain that his
violin is a part of his daily life as if they
roomed in the same house and were cog
cial commentator at the hands of his
listeners
CONTRALTO SOLO.
The contralto solo contest proved to be
one of the treats of the evening. The en-
tries were Miss Elsie Barrows. Mrs. d c.
Bassett. Miss Olga Wehrand, Ogden; Miss
Emma Ramsey. Provo.
Creole Song" Dudley Buck.
The prize of so. given by F. Auerbach
& Bro. was awarded to Miss Ramsay,
DR. Parry pronouncing il the best solo in
the Eisteddfod. Miss Barrows was given
second place.
CHORAL CONTEST.