Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-28
THE Est EDDFOD
The Preliminary Program Has Been
Issued.
TO MEET IN OTTUMWA DECEMBER Is


Association-Has Worked, Hard for
Its Success-Program Contains Ma
ny Valuable Prizes.-The List.
The preliminary program for the
Eisteddfod association of Iowa which
will hold it's session in this city, We'd
nesday, December 25, has been issued.
While the program is but prelimin-
airy of what the regular one is to be,
some idea of the valuable prizes that
will be offered can be gained from it.
Ex-Mayor T. ]. Phillips of this city is
president of the association, and it
was largely through his efforts that
the meeting of this association will be
held in this city again this year. 1t
will be remembered that when Mayor
Phillips went into the executive session
for the selection of place of holding
the meeting he had but two votes out
OF 45. With much perseverance, how
ever he won his point and succeeded
in bringing the meeting here.
The Officers.
Following are the officers of the as
sociation: President T. j. Phillips,
Ottumwa; vice-president, P. H.. Water
man, Hiteman; treasurer, q. G. Moses,
Jr., Hiteman; secretary, G. B. Rounds,
Hiteman; assistant secretary, James
II. McCauley, Abba; press secretary,
William J. Evans, Hiteman; directors,
w. B. Powell, Hiteman; D. O. Camp
bell, Cleveland; D. e. Waters, Pekay;
D. L. Lodwick, Mystic; w. E. Will
liams, Keb; and w. B. Williams,
Laddsdale.. The conductor of the day
will be John P. Reese, of Abba, pres.
ident of District 10, United Mine
Workers of America. Adjudicators of
music, Dr. M. l.. Bartlett, Des Moines,
Prof. William Soloman, Oskaloosa, and
Prof. j. Maurice Kroeger, Ottumwa.
Adjudicators of recitations, Prof. q.
G. PIERCE, Ottumwa; Prof. ]. r. Treas
ure, Hiteman and Prof. H. G. Hol-
lingsworth, Abba. Official accompan-
list, Mrs. H. E. Voiland, Abba. Vice
presidents of the day, H. L. Water
man. of Ottumwa, Major H. 81. HUI.
Williamsburg and Edwin Perry, Oska-
loosa.
The Program.
The program is as follows:
Chief Choral Competition-45 to go voices,
exclusive of conductor Song of the Vik-
o.. Evans, Youngstown, Ohio Prize, 500,
and gold medal, value s25, to conductor.
Giee choira9 to 60 voices, exclusive of
Maiden" T. II. Cowen-Published by Clay
ton F. Sunny Co, Chicago Prize, 500
Anthenl-For Church Choir. 20 to 30 voic-
es. Forever G.. L. Barnhouse-Publish
HEmn-16 to So voices. FESTIVAL Hymn. .
Dudley. Buck, OLIVER Ditson & Co.'S Edi-
tom Clayton F. Sunny Co, Chicago. Prize
Band competition-1e to "a instruments
allowed. la) Golden Nuggets"-C. L. Barn
house; lbj THE Sky Photo L. Barn
wa. (a( to be rendered at afternoon ses-
SION SION Pglze e $50 rendered At evening ses
chorus-For Male Voices, 1e to % in
Ramparts." A. Saintis-Published by d.
o. Evans, Youngstown, Ohio. Prize, SIS.
Chorus-For Female Voices, 16 to % in
female) Sweetest May Mrs. b. o. Ev-
ans-Published by .. o. Evans, Youngs-
| town, Ohio. Prize, $25.
turn of Spring" Philo A. Otis-Published
by Clayton f. Sunny Co., Chicago. Prize,
Double Trio7Tor altos and sopranos,
Published by D. o. Evans, Youngstown,
Ohio. Prize, So.
Tr0EGT and has, Sweet
o: Evans, Youngstown, Ohio. Prize, S.
Duett-For tenor and bass. The Call to
Arms" r. $. HughesamPubllshed by, D. Q.
Duet--For alto and soprano. "Hoiy Faith;
er, Guide Our Footsteps, w. Vincent Wal
l ESieaIo p4ss y White Smith Co.,
dom Of Love- o1 ~ b. 1 o. Evans.Pubiished by
same, Youngstown, Ohio. Prize, 81.
Piano solo .valse ArSa;bssaue~ tn Lack
Prize, So.
soprano solo, "The Voice of Gods Crea.
ton" high yoice9 D. Q. Evans-Publish-
Tenor solo, "a Souls Deire" W. n Ga.
briel1sold by W. B. Powell, Hiteman, 10.
Alto solo, "Reconciled," Edward Broome
Published by D. o. Evans, Youngstown
Baritone les solo, To- .srhe city Celestial" j.
Bass solo, MAN the Life Boat" Henry
Rnssell-Pq ,l J. by White, Smith & Co.,
not less than IS voices. from any school ii
Iowa. Lily of the. Valley Giro Pinsuti
page. 1os. Natural Music Reader No. a
age Marco Bozzaris.''-By Fits Greer
Halleck, as published in H la New Sci
4 Recitaton--For girls under Is years OF
age, Strawberries" e. A. Trowbridge
| Speaker, No. published by Henry j
4 Welman, 10S Park Row, New York. Prize
$500.
Recitation-For adults. 1.-THE Heroism Of
| the Pilgrims" Rufus Choate, pages 45 tt
AZ, Dewitts Improved School Speaker, No
S-Published by Henry j. Welman, LOS
| Park Row, New York. Prize, So.
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