Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-26

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lance, and the song was rendered with
much spirit by the houseful of people.
Everyone was glad to note the pres
ence on the stage of President T. ].
Phillips, who attended the afternoon
and evening sessions of the Eistedd-
fod. but took no active part in the ex-
ercises.
The first contest was for baritones,
and three men sang Trowbridge's
City Celestial" The competition
was close, especially between c. G.
Keyhoe and Louis A. Witter, the two
Ottumwans who sang. The decision
gave Mr.. Witter a percentage of So,
and to Mr.. Keyhoe IS 2-3. The other
contestant. Elmer Pugb, of Williams
burg, received grade of SO per cent.
Accordingly Mr.. Witter was declared
the winner and received the prize.
Two quartets were entered in the
competition for the 81 prize which the
association offered for the winners in
the contest for mixed voice quartets.
Although this was the case there was
no competition to oppose the Stellapo-
lis quartet, of Williamsburg. which is
composed of Mrs. H. L. Hull, Miss
Cora Williams, o. G. Jones and H..
| Williams. After rendering the quar-
tet very satisfactorily these four sing
ers were given the prize. "Stellapolis, !"
the name used by this organization.
was formerly the name of the COM
munity which is now Williamsburg,
and was appropriately taken.
The third competition for the after.
noon was between adults, and four
people answered the call. The con-
test was on the recitation of Choate's
| The Heroism of the Pilgrims" and
the prize offered to the successful con-
testant was So. Luther Jones, of Will
liamsburg, and Mrs. Marion Keyhoe,
of this city, received grades only diff
fering four points in 800, Mr.. Jones
leading with 275 %. Monte Pike. OF
Williamsburg, was third and Blaine
Nicholas of the same place,was fourth.
Mr.. Reese introduced Rev. Owen
Thomas, of Wales, Iowa. as the only
man present who had come to Ottum-
wa from Wales without crossing the
ocean, Rev. Thomas was invited to a
seat on the stage, and later on in the
| afternoon he gave humorous recita-
ton in Welsh, which was much ap.
preciated by the Welshmen in the aur
ldience. He also told comic story of
the mishaps of little Welsh boy in
| Ohio who tried to succeed in the mer,
camille business without learning the
English language.
Spirited Contest.
| The contest between the mems che
ruses was Very spirited one. Accord
ing to the restrictions of the program
each chorus was to contain from six
teen to twenty-five voices exclusive of
the conductor, the winning chorus to
receive prize of S25. The song was
"On the Ramparts," by Saints. The
two contesting musical bodies were
the Jasper County Glee club from Col
fax, and the Eurekas of Williamsburg
After much elaboration the judges
awarded the prize to the Colfax sing
ers, paying high compliments to both
choruses. David Jones, of Colfax, is
the leader of the Jasper county organ
ization.
AS there were no bands to enter the
competition in the seventh event on
| the afternoon program this number
was passed. The next number was a
contest for altos, Broome's Recon
ciled" being the song with which the
test was made. Miss Edith Edmunds,
of Ottumwa. was winner in this con-
| test, receiving a grade which was a
| tri1e higher than that of Miss Hannah
Lewis. also of Ottumwa, the other con-
| testant.
AS in the alto solo number, the ten
or and bass duet contest brought out
hut two competing parties, both from
Ottumwa. 1.-The Call to Arms" by
/ IrQ a IF he
contestants did excellent work. Felix
Hughes and l.. A. Witter sang first
and were followed by II. E. Swenson
and C. G. keyhoe. The judges award
ed the prize of 81 to the latter duet
The two last numbers on the after
moons program were very interesting
These were the anthem contest and
the contest for chorus classes of from
| forty to sixty voices. The Baptist
church choir of Beacon. won the first
competition and the chorus recently
organized and drilled by Mrs Francis
Clark, of this city, was awarded the
prize for chorus work.
In the choir competition the Beacon
choir was opposed by the choir of the
Congregational church at Williams
burg Barhouse's Forever" was sung
| by both organizations. and when the
judges awarded the prize of S25 to the
Beacon choir, smaller organization
than the Williamsburg choir, the audi
ence was well pleased.
One number which was not on the
regular program. but which was re-
ceived with applause that shook the
house was violin solo by Prof. Hans
Albert of this city. who by chance was
| in the audience and raSnOO6o1 IN n
request that he play. His beautiful
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