The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
FOR THE [ETEDDFO Cd
Arrangements Perfected For
Meeting at Spanish Fork.
FESTIVAL FOR TWO DAYS
FINE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN
ARRANGED BY THE SOCIETY.

Scoheld Sons Of ST. David society, and
the aid OF the Camorian association of
Salt Lake City. the Eisteddfod, an in
stitution all true TVelshmen are justly
proud Of, will this year be held in
Spanish Fork On Thursday and Fri
day next. the little Utah town, styled
the Metropolis of Wales" will have
several hundred guests within her Dor
ders, and will be the scene of various
contests in singing, reciting and the
reading Of essays. poems, etc. Follow
ing is the competitive programme, for
which numerous entries have been
made:
Chief choral competition, Skater
the Bonds" by J. Thomas, and "Jeru-
salem, My Glorious Home" by Doctor
Mason, for a choir of not less than
sixty voices nor more than eighty
First prize, 5000; gold medal to the
leader of the winning choir. Second
prize, 500.
Choral competition for a choir of not
less than forty nor more than fifty
voices, '.iIow AmiabIe are Thy Taber-
nacies," by DR.. Joseph Parry. Prize,
sold mounted baton and SO.
Male voice party of not less than
twenty nor more than twenty
NDlttSs CdilOIS AnOEuSs py
Prize, silver medal and $50.
Childrens choir of not more than
forty voices nor less than thirty
storm the Fort of Sin," by w. T.
Samuels Eight adults may assist.
Prize. SIS.
Female party of not more than thir-
ty nor less than twenty-five voices,
Sweetest May" by Mrs. D. o. Evans.
Prize, $50.
A,oato,,r h,oes hoo5 oo,+o-+ for .
band of not less than twelve nor more
than twenty-five instruments. up
Goes the Stars and Stripes, by z. S.
Morris. Prize, $50.
Male quartette, Might Breezes," by
Schubert Prize $40.
Trio, tenor, soprano and bass, God
Be Merciful' by Parry. Prize. Sc.
Comic duet to be selected by the
singers. Prize, So.
Duet, baritone and soprano, what
Are the Wild Waves Saying?" Prize,
Duet, tenor and bass, Flow Gently,
Deva," by Parry. Prize, 81
Tenor solo, My Blodwin, My True
Love" by Parry. Prize. $4.
Bass solo, THE Voice of Gods Gre
ation,' by D. o. Evans. Prize, 81.
Baritone solo, THE Comrade.'' by
Tom Price. Prize. 81.
Soprano Solo, 'aIy Western Home"
by e. Stephens. Prize, 81.
Alto solo, HE Sleeps Upon Havana's
Shore" by Dan Reese. Prize, 81
Best comic song, So.
Selection Oh the piano, THE Druid
Wedding" by D. o. Evans. Prize
awarded by d. L. Davis, So.
Harp contest, "Gwenith Gwin." and
Wales, published by D. o. Evans.
Prize, IS.
Impromptu speech. Prize, 81.
A letter written on the battlefield by
a son to his mother. Prize, IS.
Essay, "Utah's Volunteers" not less
than 200 foolscap lines. Prize awarded
by Governor Heber Nj. Wells, SO. f.,
An ode, Audi English or Welsh,
subject sea" Nor not less than 300
lines. Prize, chair and SIS.
A Welsh song, to be selected by the
singers, competition for persons over
90 years of age Prize, 81.
Recitation, competition for females,
to be selected from Standard Book No.
3, THE Maniac" Prize, 50.
Recitation, competition for males, to
be selected by the competitors, comic.
Prize, 81.
Comic dialogue, to be selected by the
competitors. Prize, So.
An Eisteddfod prize bag contest.
First prize, 81; second prize, 81.
For Widows And Orphans.
The above programme was prepared
last April, about four weeks prior to
the terrible mining catastrophe Many
of those who assisted in drawing il UP
lost their lives in The explosion. The
original dates were July is and II, and
after the disaster everybody thoTsht
the project would have to Re aban-
dOned altogether.
Not so, however. The remaining
members of the st. David society met
the day after their comrades had been
consigned to mother earth, and de-
cided to hold the Eisteddfod in August
and give the proceeds TO the widows
and orphans Of the disaster
ChOirS from Huntington, Lake Shore,
Eureka. PaysOn and Salt Lake have
entered for the grand choral competi-
ton, which takes place the second day
of the Eisteddfod. Five brass bands have
also entered. and as before stated, nu-
Eerous entries have been received in
the twenty-eight contests, leaving no
doubt as to the success of the enter
prise. The chOirs, bands and outside
visitors will arrive at Spanish Fork
early Thursday morning. A procession
will be formed at the Rio Grande West
ern depot and a march made to the
pavilion. where the Two days festival
viii be held.
The officers Of the Eisteddfod are:
Presidents, Governor Heber M. Wells
and Lewis George; secretary, A J.
Wilson; conductors or masters of cere-
monies, Ex-Governor Arthur L. Thorn
as and John James; adjudicator of
music Professor A. c. Smythe adjudi-
Gator Of literature, D. L. Davies, B. II.
Roberts and Apostle Reed SmOot; adj
Indicator of recitations, DR.. Matte
Hughes Cannon; adjudicators of prize
bags. Mrs. keenan,, Mrs. Walton and
ltrs. Weaver Of Scofield; accompanist,
Professor H. Z. Giles. The Salt Lake
chorus Of eighty voices, under the di-
rectiOn of Professor Evan Arthur, will.
It is expected, go over the Rio Grande
Western and return over the Oregon
Short Line. AS both roads have an
nounced reduced rates from all points
on Thursday and Friday of next week.
a heavy patronage is looked for.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, the Els
teddfodists and their friends will join
in one big excursion to Saltair. where
those who did not attend the two days
festival Mt Spanish Fork will be given
an opportunity of hearing the prize
winners in concert at the great pa
ViliOn.