Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
THREE "BOLTERS"
So T. j. Phillips Charaoterizes Men
Who Gall Eisteddfod Meeting.
SAYS THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
ottumwan Interested in Eisteddfod AS.
ISOLATION Says Accounts of Associa-
ton Are Straight and Meeting Will
Be Held in May.

Although the regular meeting of the
Welsh Eisteddfod association of Iowa
to arrange for the eisteddfod to be held
next winter is set for some time in
May, three men have constituted them
selves committee and have called a
meeting for April 25 at the Kirkwood
in Des Moines, at which time they in
tend to make arrangements for hold
ing an eisteddfod at the capital city
on next New Years day. These men
are w. ]. Rees, Dan Thomas and Thos.
F. G. Morgan. The latter, who is sec
rotary of the committee, resides in
Des Moines, and Mr.. Thomas, who adj
dressed to the Courier some time ago
letter asking where the money made
at the eisteddfod last winter had gone,
lives at Marquisville, a small mining
town near Des Moines. He was for
merly a resident and coal miner at
Keb and is well know among the min.
ers in this part of the state.
The Call.
The Courier is in receipt of letter
asking that the following call be pub
ished:
Is. A called meeting of all those who
are interested in having the next els
teddfod in Des Moines on New Years
day, 1904, will be held in the parlors
of the Kirkwood house Saturday even
ing. April 25, at o'clock.
''All lovers of music, both men and
women, are invited to attend this meet.
ing, and 'Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pekay,
Hiteman, Colfax and all other places
that are interested are invited to send
a representation, as We intend to carry
out the spirit of the eisteddfod and
make one of the most successful meet.
/ ings ever held in the state of Iowa.
Therefore your humble committee in
vites all interested in the same to be
present. Respectfully yours,
CIV. ]. Rees,
& 'tDan Thomas, ~ 81
"Thos. F. G. Morgan,
Committee"
Calls Them Boiters.i
T. j. Phillips of this city, who is the
local secretary of the Iowa Eisteddfod
association and one of the prominent
members of the organization in the
state, was asked about the call today
by a representative of the Courier, and
stated that he knows nothing of the
committee nor of its plans, but believes
IudL luSSc IuIGS luSH nave COLI
stituted themselves a committee, being
disgruntled over the outcome of the
eisteddfod held in Des Moines last
winter.
Referring to the article Mr.. Thomas
had in the Courier some time ago re
garding the disposition of the money
realized at the eisteddfod held in Des
Moines in January, Mr.. Phillips said
that he has now in his possession a
copy of the report showing the condi
ton of the organization and stated al
SO that this matter is entirely satisfac
tory to the officials of the state orga
nization He says that Mr.. Thomas
has heretofore had little to say regard
ing the doings of the association and
gives it as his opinion that little atten
ton will be paid to the call for meet
ing in April
Mr.. Phillips states that Hon. e. T
Johns of Des Moines, the secretary and
treasurer of the state eisteddfod asso
citation, has charge of the arrangements
for the coming meeting in May anG
will within few weeks issue his cal
and name the date