The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
Prizes Are Awarded and Singers De-
part for Home.
The Mankato Singers and Others Got
Their Share.
Henors Are Divided Between Mankato
and Salem ChOirs.
Day of Delightful Song and Verse at
Lake Crystal.

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From Thursdays Daily.
The annual eistoddfod closed at Lake
Crystal last night, and the Mankato con-
tingent has returned with many prizes,
and without some that they had expect
ed to bring. The meeting was a very sue
cessful one, and largely attended, and
the contests were mostly very interest
ing.
The contest about which the most in
terest centered was that of the choir
singing. Each choir had three selections
to sing, one in the forenoon, one in the
afternoon and one in the evening. The
prize offered for the forenoon's contest
was $40, that for the afternoon $40,
and that for the evening $25 and silver
cup for the leader of the successful
choir. The Mankato choir numbered six
teen, and was led by I. N. Griffith. The
only other choir to enter this contest
was the Salem choir with twenty-five
members and led by Robert F. Jones OF
Salem.
The forenoon's prize was won by the
Mankato choir, the money was divided
between the two in the afternoon, and
the Salem choir was awarded the prize in
the evening. The Mankato choir con.
siders that it was entitled to the prize
in the evening because of the fact that
the Salem choir rendered the last halt
of the selection in two-four time, in
stead of in four-four time, as it should
have done. Many others thought the
same way, but both choirs did excellent
ly.
VIM R. Williams of this city won the
prize for the best tenor solo, and Miss
Maggie j. Jones of Salem for the best
soprano solo. Robert f. Jones of Salem
carried off the prize for the best bari
tone solo. I. N. Griffith of this city was
I, competitor for this prize.
No prizes were awarded in the con
tests between duets and quartets, or
the ground that none of them was
| worthy of prize. Mankato and Salem
each had duet, and Mankato had two
quartets and Salem one.
A number of Rotations, essays, etc.
were given in competition. Miss Blodwir
Evans of this city won the prize fol
the best recitation by a child under ter
years of age.
Mrs. ]. B. Richards of Mankato tool
the first prize for the best pillow case
and Mrs. w. r. Williams the first prize
for composition of certain kind.
Prof. Daniel Protheroe of Milwaukee
was the adjudicator, and he was an ex
cellent one, although he hurt the sensa
bilities of several by the way in which
he criticized their singing. He was the
adjudicator a year ago, and also foul
years ago.
One of the pleasant features of the
day was several duets sung by Prof
Protheroe and o. T. Morris of Minneap
oils. Their rendition of Excelsior" was
one of the finest things ever heard in the
state, and the big audience almost went
wild over it. They were called back time
! and again.
The eisteddfod this year will be re-
membered as one of the best ever held in
the country, and those who attended
felt more than repaid for the trouble and
expense of going. The program, as usual
was partly in Welsh and partly in Eng,
fish.
R. F. Jones presided at the concert
Tuesday evening. Between the two parts
of the musical program, select reading
for two prizes, So and 81, was had by
students of the Lake Crystal high
school. Inez Rowland won the first
prize, and Meredith Jones the second.
Rev. VIM c. Rowlands conducted the
session yesterday forenoon, Rev. VIM
E. Evans of this city that in the after
noon, and Thomas E. Evans of Lake
Crystal that in the evening.
Additional prizes than those above
mentioned were won as follows:
Translation of English into Welsh and
Welsh into English, VIM. R. Williams OF
/ Mankato, first in both.
Solo, children under fourteen years
Maggie Jones of Lake Crystal, first
Catherine May Jones of Mankato, sec
ond.
Short speech on "Genius," VIM. R.
Williams, first.
Best penmanship, Richard Price
Salem, first; Margaret Lloyd, Mankato
second; Jabez Lloyd, Mankato, third.
Piano solo, first divided between Bes-
sic Lloyd of Mankato and VIM. K.
Thomas of Judson.
Children's choir, Lake Crystal won
over Mankato.
Vocal solo by persons who had never
won prizes, Margaret Jones OF Lake
Crystal, first.
Recitation, "The Vale of Llewellyn,'
children under sixteen years, Katie
Roberts of Horeb, first, Gladys Edwards
of Lake Crystal, second, and Blodwyn
Evans of Mankato, third.
Best work knitting wooden socks, Mrs.
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