The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-31

and attack. Their singing, he said
combined all the essentials to a finished
| performance and was by far the best OF
| the three.
| The prizes of $50 and $40, donated by
| District Attorney w. II. Lewis, for the
| best "Ffug-Chwedl Gyreig" (Welsll
noveD of 10000 words, went to DR.. D.
! I. Richards, OF SlatingtOn, first and
Evan r. Evans of Carnarvon, Wales.
| Mr.. Humphreys. in announcing the
result of the adjudication, said that all
of the ten contestants had submitted
| work bearing evidences of much labor
| and thought, but on the whole being
more on the order of essays or histories
than novels. He suggested to the
writer's to study the style of Mrs. Stowe,
Bronte, Dickens, Scott. and others.
The three bass singers selected out
of the seven entries to try for the D. M.
Reynolds prize of $40 for the best rem
dition of Handel's Just Are the Ways
of Man. were William Watkins, of
Harrisburg; Daniel Fl. Lewis, of Ed
wardsville, and Edgar Probyn, of Pitts
ton. Adjudicator Price declared the
judges unanimously agreed that Mr..
Probyn was the best. He also paid him
high compliment and said if his
voice was only a little broader it would
be remarkably good.
The first prize of So for the best
Welsh poem descriptive of Niagara was
withheld because none of the ten COM
positions submitted We're worthy of the
first prize. the adjudicators said. The
second prize of $40 was awarded to
John d. Lewis, of Cleveland, o. Mr.
Lewis was present to receive his prize.
The prizes were donated by John r.
Jones. In awarding the prize, Mr.
Humphrey said:
Strange that none of the great Ameri-
can and English poets have given lis any
descriptive poems this great theme
Byron is the only one who has given us
anything worthy of such a subject The
fact is greater than the imagination here,
and with every effort of the muse the
.oet realizes with tile Psalmst that
Deep caileth unto deep"
Among the ten competitors in this con-
test are some very able writer's. but we
fail to find the fifty descriptive lines"
demanded by the conditions suitable for
Il recitation. and | am constrained to
withhold the first prize, but the second
prize is awarded to the one nearest per-
feet. viz, John ID. Lewis, Cleveland. o.
Especial interest attached to the
mixed quartette competition for the
Mrs. Joseph O'Brien prize of $50, be-
cause the competitive piece. Sunset"
was written by Prothevoe. There were
two parties entered
L. The Watkins Quartette-NIrs. Eliza
beth Watkins, Miss Edith. Mcssrs. Civil
lynn and Arthur Watkins, Harrisburg.
Tina R,rIpf. OuD a p---A Mrs. Era nix
Brulnagc and Miss Via ,Jones, Scranton;
George Cave, Wilkes Barre: William L.
Jones, Taylor.
In awarding the prize j. w. Parson
Price expressed regret chat the beauti-
full competition had not been given
better rendition. He said the second
party had given evidence of ability to
win, but hadn't won. because of faulty
reading. The prize was awarded to the
first party consisting of Mrs. Wat
klns, of Harrisburg, her daughter and
two sons. Mrs. watkins was applaud
ed most heartily as she received the
prize from the composer, Dan Proth-
eroe.
The Scranton Liederkranz, led by
Theodore Hemberger, was the only So
ciety to enter for the Glass b, German
u.ale chorus trophy, IA beautiful sterl-
ing silver punch bowl, valued at $500.
The prize was awarded to the l.!eder-
kranz with many warm compliments
from the adjudcaiors. The selection
they sang was Carl Flgue's Der Pilot"
At this juncture the audience was
treated to a pleasant surprise. the rem
diton by Gwilym Miles, of Walter
Damroschs setting of Klpling's
"They're Hanging Danny Deever in the