Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26
EVENING SESSION.
ottumwa Chorus Wins Big Contest
Successful CLOSING PROGRAM.

The house was crowded when the
evening session of the Eisteddfod be-
gan at 1880 o'clock. The audience
first sang the Welsh national hymn,
Hen Wlad fly Nhadau," which is
translated Land of My Fathers" Prof.
W. B. Powell of Williamsburg, acted
as leader. The program was changed
for the evening and instead of the al
to and baritone duet the recitation for
girls less than fifteen years of age
was taken up Six little Misses recit-
ed Trowbridge's Strawberries, all
doing excellently. Their names are
Ruth and Margaret Davis of Kirkville,
Carrie Smith, also of Kirkville. Vida
Pike of Williamsburg, and Anita Grips
and Irene Hedrick of Ottumwa. After
spirited contest little Ruth Davis
was declared the winner and given
the prize of 81.
| AS there were no contestants for
the prize offered to the best alto and
baritone duet this number was strick-
en- from the program after being call
ed the second time. There were four
singers to compete for the prize offer
ed in the contest for tenors. Three
| were Williamsburg men, David Will
liams. Owen G. Jones and Blaine J.
Nicholas, and one, Reese Solomon,
halls from Hooking. Mr.. Solomon was
awarded the prize over his three con-
testants. and the decision of the
| judges met with the approval of the
audience.
There was no competition against
the Ottumwa double trio, composed of
the Misses Vida Throne, Myrtle LIE
Compile, Clara Scully, Marie Van de
Ven, Edith Edmunds and Mabel Ma
der. Miss Sophia Throne acted as &C
companist The song was Down in
the Dewey DELL" by Smart, and the
| concensus of opinion was that even
had there been competition the Ottum-
vans would have won, SO well did they
sing. They were given the prize of
| Sc, offered by the association.
| A number that was not on the reg
ular program, but which was neverthe-
less enjoyed. was solo by Caradeg
Brazil, the little son of the leader of
the Brazil singers. Caradeg is a di>
minutive youngster. but his voice is
strong and true, and his singing met
with much applause.
Four excellent voices were heard in
the soprano contest. The song on
which the voices We're tried is THE
Voice of Gods Creation" by Evans.
Mrs. HI. e. Hull of Williamsburg, was
declared the winner and received the
prize of SO, Her competitors were
Miss Nellie Denefe of Ottumwa Miss
| Sarah Savage of Eldon and Miss
Maude Edmunds of Ottumwa
The Ottumwa high school girls glee
club contested with The Nightin-
| gales" of williamsburg, for the prize
offered for the best rendition of
! Sweetest May" a chorus for female
voices written by Mrs. D. o. Evans.
The competition was close but the
Williamsburg chorus was awarded the
decision and the prize of $25.
Thanks the Contestants.
| As in the afternoon, the band con-
test that had been slated was omitted
last evening, ana the two last num-
bers were sung. Before this part of
the program was taken up, however,
John P. Reese. the conductor of the
day, took occasion to thank the people
for their patronage and at the same
time to chide those who We're not pres
ent for their failure to attend. He
conveyed to those who had contested
the thanks of the association for help
ing to make the affair success.
The Festival Hymn" by Dudley
Buck, was sung by the two church
choirs which had competed in the af-
ternoon, one from Williamsburg and
the other from Beacon. This time the
tables We're turned and Williamsburg
received the prize of $50 over the vic
tor of the afternoon
ottumwans Win.
The big contest for which all had
been waiting, the choral competition
between large bodies of singers from
Ottumwa and Williamsburg, was the
last number on the program To the
winners was offered prize of 500
and gold medal. valued at S25, for
the conductor. Two chorus classes
took part, one from Williamsburg, lead
by =. w. Lloyd. and the other from
Ottumwa, lead by Mrs. Frances Clark
Fanning's THE Song of the Vikings
was rendered eycellently by both but
Ottumwa won fairly and received the
prizes, much to the delight of the au-
dience. This closed the program, one
of the most successful ever given by
the Eisteddfod association of Iowa
The purse won by the Ottumwa chorus
is to be donated to the local Young
Women's Christian Association.
The Program.
The program, exclusive of extras, as
carried out was as follows:
10 a. m.-introduction of Officers by
Hon. 7. j. Phillips. president, Ottum-
wa.
Prayer, by Rev. Alfred E. Craig, Of
tumwa.
Address, by Hon. Samuel B. Evans,
Ottumwa.
Recitation, for boys under Is, Mar
co Bozzaris," Halleck. Prize 50.
Piano solo, .Valse Arabesque." TIL.
Lack. Prize S..
Bass solo, Man the Life Boat" Rus
sell. Prize So
Chorus of pupils in the seventh
grade, not less than twenty-five voices,
from any school in Iowa. Lilly of the
Valley" Pinsuti Prize s25.