Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
Meeting of the Eisteddfod Broke
all Records.
THOUSANDS ATTENDED SESSIONS.
ottumwa Singers to the Front, Win.
ming Fair Share of the Prizes
ottumWa Likely to be Made the Per-
manent Meeting Place.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Tod association of Iowa, held in Ottum-
wa on Christmas day. was the most
successful that the association has ev-
er enjoyed. The attendance was fully
up to the expectations and the finan-
cial success of the affair leads to the
general belief among members that OF
tumwa will be made the permanent
place for holding annual meetings in
the future. The contests yesterday
were all satisfactory and the closing
concert was a winner from every
point of view
Both of the forenoon sessions were
largely attended. The interesting
features of the morning program were
the introduction of officers by Mayor
T. ]. Phillips, president of the organi-
cation, prayer by Rev. j. R. Beard, ad-
dress of the day by Hon. HI. L. Water
man, president of the. day, the boys
recitation, bass solo, mixed quartet,
ladies chorus and the mems chorus.
Ralph Jones won the 81 prize which
was awarded for excellence in the
boys recitation; his rendition of Far
mer Stebbins at the Bat" was satisfac-
tory.
Jerry Jenkins, of Ottumwa, and A.
w. Jones, of Pekay, We're the contest
ants in bass solo, and the prize was
awarded to the latter.
Mixed mems quartets from Pekay
and Williamsburg, contested for an
SIS prize. singing abide With Me-
The female chorus contest was won
by the Hiteman ladies' quartet of the
Hiteman Choral Union. led by Miss
Lizzie Truman.
The Hiteman Choral Union mems
fhs IF ~ 1,, i
with similar sized choir from Will
lection, Come Out: TITS Now Septem-
ber,' by Morrison, was pleasingly
sung.
The Afternoon Session.
''The Kings Roses was the title of
the selection rendered in the ladies'
quartet contest. There was no com
petition however, and the honors fell
to, the Ottumwa ladies' quartet, an or
ganization composed of the Mesdames
II. p. Swenson, F, M. Hunter, Marga-
ret Walker Stevens and John w.
Hughes.
THE High Tide on the Coast of Lin
colnshire" was the subject of the reci-
tation for girls, and Miss Maggie Will
Hams, of Williamsburg, was the only
one who appeared to strive for the
honors. 1t is perhaps as we'll that she
had no competition, for she would no
doubt have been the winner so we'll
did she do her work.
As there was. no competition in the
childrens chorus, the children's choir
from Hiteman was awarded half of the
$40 prize in that event. w. J. Davis
was the leader of this choir.
c. G. Keyhoes baritone solo was
pleasing number. There is no doubt
that he would have been an easy win
ner even with competition
The contest for the prize for excel
1ence in singing an alto solo, was a
spirited one Miss Edith Edmunds,
of Ottumwa, was the winner, and
those who opposed her were Miss Sci
pie. of Fairfield, and Miss Marian
Jones, of Keb. Miss Edmunds was
successfully accompanied by j. Mau-
rice Kroeger, Of Ottumwa.
Mrs. H. E. Hull, of Williamsburg,
and Mrs. John A. Phillips. of Pekay,
were the contestants in the soprano
solo contest, and the honors fell to the
former.
The officials.
The officers of the meeting were w.
q. Powell, of Milwaukee, conductor of
the day, Professor D. Protheroe, of
Milwaukee, adjudicator of music. Pro-
fessor A. W. Stuart and Mrs. H. L.
Waterman, of Ottumwa, and T. T..
Isaacs, of Hiteman, adjudicators of
recitations, and Professor John Owens,
of Pekay, official accompanist.
Last Nights Concert.
The closing meeting of the Eistedd-
fod association. which began at 8
o'clock last night centered largely in
the choral competition, which was be-
tween choirs from Hiteman and Will
Harrisburg. The baritone solos by
Professor Protheroe were received
with much appreciation and the pro-
fessor was compelled to respond In
an encore to his first number. Ottum-
wa was not without its honor in the
evenings program, however, the duet
by two members of the Ottumwa Lad
les quartet. Mrs. Fora ID. Swenson
and Mrs. Nellie Brown Hughes, was
deserving of special mention. This
was to have been sung in competition
but as no competitors appeared, the ad-
Z Indicator, Prof. Pfotheroe, awarded
the ladies the prize, and took occasion
to add 1T was charming song, by
two charming ladies'"
Practically every seat in the Grand
opera house was occupied when the
conductor of the day, Professor W. F..
Powell, of Milwaukee, stepped to the
front of the stage and announced the
opening number of the program, a
baritone solo by Professor Protheroe.
This was followed by hearty applause
and Professor Protheroe responded to
1 an encore with an old Irish song, "Off
for Philadelphia, the first verse be-
Ing sung in English and the second in
Welsh.
Awarding the Prizes.
After the second number on the
program, the announcement was made
that the delivery of prizes would take
place. Heretofore, at the meetings of
the Eisteddfod the awarding of the
& prizes followed the announcement of
1.-The successful contestant, but in yes
terday's program, is was decided to
present the prizes at one time and ac-
cordingly all the successful contest
ants We're called upon the stage and
Miss Maud Edmunds, of this city,
dressed to represent columbia, !" in a