The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-01
Committee Arrang ng For Musical an
Literary Event in February.
The Territory Of the Association Is
Greatly Enlarged Also.
List of Awards Should Create Much
Interest Among Welsh.
Arrangements For the Affair Pro-
crossing Most Favorably.
From Fridays Daily.

AS more than sixty five-dollar shares
have already been disposed of, the execu-
tive committee of the association, meet
ing at Lake Crystal yesterday after
noon, decided to enlarge the territory
whence members are to be taken. The
association henceforth embraces Min
nesota, Iowa and the Dakotas.
The committee also decided on many
arrangements for the annual eisteddfod,
or Welsh literary and musical session,
which will be held by the association at
Mankato in the opera house on the eve-
ming of Feb. 81 next and all day on the
22d. The concert will be held on the eve-
ming of the 2lst. There is a long list
of prizes for the best literary and must
cal numbers, as well as for several other
features of this well known Welsh event
The prizes will be awarded as follows:
MusicalEFor the best choir of not
more than twenty-five voices, $lOO; Sec
ond prize, $50; for the best mems choir
of not less than twelve, $40; for the best
choir of children under fourteen years
old, $25; for the best quartette perform
ance, $40; for the best singing of con-
gregation hymn by choir of twelve,
$40; for the best duet, 81; for the best
tenor solo, So; for the best baritone
solo, So; for the best soprano solo, So;
for the best contralto solo, SO; prizes
for solos by children under fourteen, So,
81 and rs cents; for the best solo from
one who did not compete before, So; fes-
tival march as an instrumental solo,
So; prizes for instrumental rendition of
congregation tune, 81, IS cents and 80
cents.
Literary-For the best ode on "The
Conquest of the Cross" not over 200
lines, So and chair; for the best
verses, not over twelve, on the "Memory
of the Late William A. Jones of Otta-
wa" S.; for not to exceed six verses on
the memory of the late Humphrey H.
Jones of Lake Crystal" So; six verses on
youthful Recollections." by those un-
der thirty years old, So; prizes of So and
81 for the best Welsh epigrams; essay
on Influence of Christianity" So; essay
on the advantages of the Welsh Set
tlement of Blue Earth County," for com
petitors under twenty five years old, 81
and So; translations, $l.5O, $l5O and
$l.5O; model letter, So; best hand
writing, children under fifteen, ST., Is
and so cents.
Other Prizes-For pencil drawing of
cow and calf, $l.50 and 81; twelve ques-
lions on Luke, $3.50; extempore address,
ST.; best walking stick made at home, 81;
parsing words from the book of Luke,
81 and so cents; best table center piece,
So; best wool gloves, $l25; best pic.
ture frame in burnt wood, $3.50; prize
for best recitation of James T. Prices
"The Volcano" So; for recitation of
THE Day of Battle" by Hwfa Mon, by
children under sixteen, 81, IS cents and
so cents; for recitation of "The Depar-
ture Of the Cuckoo" 81, IS cents and so
cents.
The executive committee, having the
Eisteddfod in charge, is as follows: Will
lam S. Hughes of Butternut, chairman;
Rev. w. E. Evans Of Mankato, secretary;
W. M. Jones of Lake Crystal; R. F..
Jones of Lake Crystal; James T. Price
of Cambria; Hugh Jones, Peter Lloyd,
I. N. Griffith and w. R. Williams, all of
Cankato; j. R. Hughes of Ottawa, and
John Ellis of Judson.