Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06
Garry Away 1886 in Prize
M Money.
SINGERS Do THEMSELVES PROUD
Local vocaIists Sweep the Boards at
Annual Welsh Song Festival in Des
Moines-chorus Was Great Favor
ite-Meeting Successful.

Des Moines, Jan. 2.-(Special. 1.-The
sum of $685. was carried out of Des
Moines yesterday by the Ottumwa
singers, who competed in the Eistedd-
fod in this city. The big event of the
day, the competition for chorus choirs,
arise. All Ye Nations" for which a
prize of $3.50 was given, was captured
by the Ottumwa singers.
The mixed chorus also carried off
the second prize of $50 in the selec-
ton THE Summer" while the ladies'
chorus won first by it's excellent rem
dition of the chorus, The Bells of
! Ottumwa singers were the alto solo,
"a Dream" by Mrs. A. w. slaught
and Miss Edith Edmunds, the prize of
| SIS being divided
! Miss Fora Messenger carried off the
4 first prize of S. in the piano solo, Sill
very Thistle by Keterer.
ottumwans EIated.
The members of the ottumwa cho-
rus are elated over their victory in
/ luS GOutCSlS, anu diS s5lCdtly plSdSGu
that they so we'll sustained the repu-
tation they gained at the last meeting
4 of the Eisteddfod at Ottumwa, when
they captured the major portion of
4 the prizes.
4 In the solos, duets, trios and quar-
| tets the local singers acquitted them
selves creditably, winning honorable
mention from the adjudicators, al
Il !, ~ f,,l -
capturing any of the first prizes in
| these events.
4 Was a Great Success.
/ The Eisteddfod was great success
in fact. the meeting this year was the
most successful ever held by this or
ganization. Hon. T. j. Phillips, of OF
tumwa, was chairman of the afternoon
session and Governor A. B. Cummins
was chairman in the evening. The
i Plymouth Congregational church
where the meetings were held, was
taxed to it's utmost capacity to seat the
vast throng of music lovers which hat
gathered to listen to the excellent mu
steal program rendered by the talent
ed singers.
Chorus Was Favorite.
|
Those who represented Ottumwa a
the annual Welsh song festival have
every reason to be proud of the excel
lent showing they made. The chorus
was a great favorite with the audi
ence and was heartily encored at ev
cry appearance. Mrs. Frances e
Clark deserves credit for her estima
$ BILE work in bringing the chorus up t,
it's high standard. Mrs. Clark wal
one of the striking figures at the Els
, teddfod and shared with the member
2 of the Ottumwa choruses the nonor o
having won the lions share of tn
prizes.
The List of Awards.
The complete list of awards of prize
4 during the Eisteddfod is given below
Morning, afternoon and evening ses
, sions were held yesterday, and at eac
= session numerous prizes were giver
! The adjudicators Of music We're Pro
:, lessor Davis of Cincinnati, Miss Clar
. Williams of Minneapolis and PROBES
!, sor Grant Hadley of Des Moines.
: At the morning session the prize
= were awarded as follows:
Children's solo, 81 don't Want t
: Play in your Back Yard" for childre
!, under IA years of age: First prize {
SO, won by Miss Luella O'Brien of De
$ Moines; second prize of So, won b
Z Ray Harmon of Des Moines.
Recitation, "The Bird With the Br,
Y ken, Pinion," prize money divided b,
, tween Robert l.. Perry of Williams
!. burg and Clifford Carroll of Oskaloos
Piano solo, 'Valse," by Durand, fc
4 children under ID: First prize of s
r won by Miss Ollie Watts of De
IS Moines: second prize of So won b
o Miss Ellen Pugh of Williamsburg.
!, Recitation, "Yr Ystorm,'' prize of
4 Won by J. p. Evans of Lime Springs.
= Tenor solo, Il Am Waiting" prize
x $40 won by George Grigsby of Dc
le Moines.
Church choir, God, Love and Me