Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-18
Preliminary Program for This Year
Muting is Issued.
TO DE HELD At DIES MONIES
New Years Day is the Date Agreed
Upon-The Program Is Far Ahead
Of Any of the Former Ones and
Many More Valuable Prizes Offered.

The preliminary program for the
next annual meeting of the Eisteddfod
association of Iowa, which is to be
held in Des Moines New Years day,
has been issued. 1t is far ahead of
anything that has yet been attempted
and this years meeting promises to be
a great uccess Hon. T. j. Phillips of
this city, who is one of the leading
spirits in the organization will conduct
the afternoon session, and besides this
he has offered a $40 prize for the best
GRAFTON on the History of the Welsh"
If possible it is the intention of Ottum.
wa singers to send a chorus to the
next meeting, their great success at
the last meeting having given them
much confidence.
officers and Directors.
The officers and directors are: Rev.
R. w. Hughes, president, Oskaloosa;
VIM. P. Jones, vice-president, Des
Moines: Hon. T. e. Jones. secretary
and treasurer. Des Moines; Hon. Owen
Bromley, corresponding secretary, Des
Moines; Samuel Jones, Des Moines;
l.. B. Thomas, Des Moines; John T..
Jones, Colfax.
Local secretaries-Hon. T. J. Phil
lips. Ottumwa; Jenkin L. Rees, Oska-
loosa; Daniel Rees, Givin; John Ow-
ems, Beacon; David Waters, Pekay;
John Savage, Eldon; Rev. Owen Thorn
as, Wales; David T. Davies, Perry;
VIM. S. Thomas, Abba; David o.
Campbell, Cleveland; Peter Welsh,
Hiteman; e. G. Thomas. Lime
Springs; David Lodwick, Mystic; John
R. Roberts, Iowa City; Humphrey
Richards. Cotter: Thos. E. Jones,
Spencer: VIM. Davies, Grinnell; How
ell Williams. Jr., Williamsburg; L. l..
Lodwick. Willard.
Honorary MISUNDERSTANDING A. B.
Cummins; Dr.. l.. NJ. Bartlett, Hon.
John Hughes, Jr., Hon. w. w. Will
iiams. Hon. VIM. G. Jones, Hon. VIM.
Theoliphus.
Master of ceremonies for the day
DR.. T. Cynonfardd Edwards of Penn
s%ylvania, the most successful conduc-
tor known to the Eisteddfodic world.
Within a few years he has been called
to England and Wales eleven times to
lead their great Eisteddfods. and is en-
gagged to go next September to conduct
the national at Bangor, Wales.
Associate conductor-H. W. Hughes,
West Liberty, president of the Alum
nj of Iowa college, Grinnell.
Eisteddfod soloist-Miss Clara Will
liams. She has served as instructor
for four years in the London Royal
Academy of Music. She is entitled tc
use the letters A. r. A. NJ. and holds
the gold medal of that institution. She
is engaged as artist or soloist at the
national Eisteddfod of Bangor, Wales
next September.
Eisteddfod accompanists-Miss Lii
liam Hughes of Oskaloosa, who has
charge of the piano department a
Penn college. and pipe organist at the
Central NJ. E. church, one of the larg
est and finest churches in Iowa. Miss
Irma Threkheld, student at State Nor
NAL, Cedar Falls. Ia, a very promising
young woman in the musical world.
Adjudicators of music-As a specia
favor TO a friend of her father, Miss
Clara Williams, the Eisteddfod solo
list, has kindly consented to act as on
of the a~djudicators. This is a "nev
DEPARTURE and to the management o
!; the Iowa Eisteddfod will belong thu
honor of taking the advance step of Sc
curing the first woman adjudicator flo
a state E%isteddfod. With her on thi
!, board will be Prof. David Davies, o
!. Cincinnati. O., and Prof. Grant Hadle,
!, of Des Moines.
Adjudicator of orations. recitation
, and poetry-Dr. Cynonfardd Edwards
! Decorators Of prize winners Mis-
Ruth Evans of Columbus Junction.
former student at Drake university
= and Miss Lizzie A. Hughes of De
! Moines high school.
At the different sessions on the Els
teddfod day, the following persons will
preside:
, Morning session. Jenkin Hughes
Red Oak. la. Hon. T. J. Philips, eS
mayor of Ottumwa, will be presiden
= of the afternoon session. and Iowa
popular governor, A. B. Cummins, viii
:, preside at the evening session.
The Program.
{ The following preliminary program
has been arranged:
e Competitive Subjects.
/ Mixed chorus for choirs not unde,
{ SO nor over rs voices, "Arise All "
Nations" first prize, $3.50; secone
prize, 500.
Mixed chorus for choirs not unde
! so nor over rs in numbers, Summer
by Gwent, first prize, 500; second
$50.
Children's chorus, 80 to so in nun
Der, under Is years of age, assisted b,
e eight adults to sing tenor and bass
Jesus is Passing By" by Index pub
I lished by J. B. Sodwick, Youngstown
Ohio, prize $50.
Male chorus, 16 to % in number
Cambria Song of Freedom by Da
e Wis, prize, $75.
Ladies' chorus, Is to 25 in number
e "Jesus Lover of My Soul" by Proth
ero, prize, $75.
g Church choir, 20 to 35 in number
"God, Love and Mercy" by Professol
William Solomon, Oskaloosa, priz,
$75.
Male quartet, Jolly Jonathan
prize $40.
Mixed quartet, S. A. and T. B, Goo
is a Spirit" prize, $40.
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