The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-25
EISTEDDF0D In THE
PROVIDENCE ARMORY
CONDUCTED BY THE SCHUBERT
GLEE CLUB.

CONDUCTED BY IhB SCh u BENT
eLEE CLUB.
The Festival Comprised Three Ses-
sions-The Affair Was a Musical
and Literary Success and Was
Productive of a Goodly Sum of
Money for the Club-Providenc
Choir Captured the Big Event of
the teddfod-olyphant the Only
other Competitor for the honor.
The big eisteddfod auspiciously con-
Quoted by the Schubert Glee club, of
North Scranton, in Company II ar
mory yesterday was u grand success,
both financially and musically. The
affair attracted quite Il great deal of
interest among the City's sons and
daughters of old Gwalia, who were
present in large numbers.
The singing was excellent. the COM
petition bringing forth contestants of
established local records. The literary
numbers were also good.
Three sessions were held in the ar
mory, in the morning at ten o'clock,
the afternoon at o'clock and the ev-
ening at o'clock. The presiding Off
cials of the session were 7. II. Wat
kins, conductor; and d. f. Lewis chair
man for the morning session. Attorney
A. A. Vosburg was chairman and ID.
Il. Lewis conductor Of the afternoon
session. Hon. II. NJ. Edwards was
conductor and L. e. Robathan chair
man of the evening session. Adjudi-
Gators, music. j. Alfred Pennington;
literature, j. II. Powell and w. II. My
les; accompanist. Miss Lizzie owens.
officers of committee: President, j.
b. Owens; vice president d. II. Reese;
recording secretary, w. j. Owens: fin
ancial secretary, /. S. Jones; cores
panding secretary, j. j. Evans, treas
urer Wade NJ. Finn.
AN INTERESTING GATHERING.
The session brought together many
| of the old musical lovers and critics
| in the two counties. This was espec-
| tally true of the evening gathering
which tested the capacity of the ar
| mory.
At the morning session Conductor II.
II. Watkins made the Introductory
| speech a solo by Llew Herbert was
! intensely enjoyed and after ii d. f..
| Lewis, chairman, made an address,
| Several bards rendered a number of
| poems.
In the competition contralto solo Put
| the Lord is Mindful of His own" (St.
| PauD, for which a prize of 81 was Of
| fered, two young ladies competed. Miss
| Miah Davis, of the North End. and Miss
Margaret Evans. of Olyphant. Both
| sang beautifully and from the adjudi-
Gators point of view Miss Davis was
| awarded the prize.
| There were no competitors on the
| adjudication epigram Dewey" Miss
Maggie Davis sang with pleasing eff
feet
A North Scranton competitor. Will
| lam T. Davis. member of the Glee
club. carried off the honors for the best
rendition of the tenor solo, Total
| Eclipse" (SampsOn). from a field of
eight competitors. The prize was SO.
| Rev. ~. r. Watkins was successful in
the only literary number on compo-
sitiOn for "Stan2as in Memory of Wini-
fred Morris" The prize was s.. do
| mated by Matthew Morris.
| Much surprise was oCcasiOned when
the competition for q Quartette of
| mixed voices on 20 Lord, Not Thy
Face" the main feature of the morn
ing session, for which a prize of $S was
| offered was announced and no contest
ants were present. This closed the
| morning session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
\ large audience attended and a
great deal more interesting session was
! held in the afternoon. Chairman Da.
vid T.. Lewis made the Introductory
! speech, which was followed by a solo
| by Prof. j. y. Evans and an address
| by Chairman Nosburg. Prof. Griffith
| Davis, tenor sOlOist of the Welsh Prize
| Singers. who appear in the Providence
| armory tonight. was present. His
magnificent singing was one of tho
treats OF the afternoon. Poems by tho
hards We're again recited.
Two competition numbers Were
omitted, there being no contestants
one was the soprano solo, Let the
Bright Seraphlm." and the other an
rlocutionary number Rough Riders
The prizes We're to nave been "a and
$40 respectively.
Mrs. d. d. Lewis sang in her usua
pleasing way, after which the compe.
tition speech on the American Flag
was captured by James Watkins, Oi
TAYLOR.
Great interest was manifested in the
next number. the main feature Of tht
session. the competition on What is
Baautifur (J. p. ThOmas), for NAL,
parties. The prize was $3j. Two gle,