Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-25
LIST OF CONTESTS
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FOR
ElsTEDDFoD AT ALBA
HAS SO NUMBERS
Prizes Range From $3.50 Down to s2-
Open to Amateurs-chief Prizes Of
Tered are for Muslc-Literary compo.
sltjans and Declarations Included.

/ open to Amateurs-chIef Prizes Of
fered are for Muslc-Literary compo.
sitjans and Declarations Included.
The preliminary. program for the
Eisteddfod contests which are to take
place In Abba Thanksgiving day in
clude thirty-three contests for which
prizes are offered. They run from
$3.50 cash for the winning chorus in
Inc chief event Of the day to 81 offered
for the winners of declam ations and
Rotations.
These competitions are open to al
amateurs. and the eocietv -et.irs ~
right to withhold the award when the
efforts of the contestants are not con-
sidered worthy of the prize. The
names of all competitors must reach
the secretary, c. B. Rounds, of Hite-
man, before November 1. In the main
program not more than three contest
ants for each prize will be allowed and
! II there are more than this number
entered for any prize preliminary con-
| tests will be held to reduce the mum.
Der to three. The editions named in
the preliminary program are the only
ones authorized to be used.
Preliminary Program.
The list of contests and the prizes
which are offered for the winners is
as follows:
Chief choral competition-Not less
than IS voices. ana the Glory VI -.
Lord" Messiah. by Handel FRS,
prize $3.50; second prize $75.
Glee choir-Not less than 40 voices
when Winds Breathe Soft" Samuel
Webbe. Prize 500.
Male chorus-Not less than %
voices. valiant Warriors Jenkins.
Prize $50.
Female chorus-Not less than 25
voices. "The Kings Roses" J. W. Par
son Price. Prize $50.
Childrens chorus--Not less than rs
voices. Great God of Wonders" Duw
Mawr Y Rhyfeddodau,i Gwent. May
be rendered either in English or Welsh.
English words by A. p Daniel. Eight
adults allowed in addition to above
number. Prize $50.
Quartet for mixed voices-"Hark!
Apollo Strike the Lyre." Bishop. Prize
s12.
Double trio for female voices-"Jesus
Lover of My Soul" Protheroe. Prize
SIS.
Trio-Soprano tenor and bass. God
Donated by Cashier Hardware Co., AL
bia.
Duet-soprano and tenor-"Howell
and Blowden." Jos. Parry. Prize Sc.
Donated by G.. W. Monroe and G. D.
Miller, Abba;
Duet-Tenor and bass. "Life's
Rosy Morn" w. A. Maine. Prize Sc.
Donated by the officials of Monroe
county, Abba.
Duet-For children under 10. "Mr.
and Mrs. Snyder" From "Children's
Songs" BY Gabriel. Prize 81. Do
mated by Clever Brothers, Abba.
Soprano solo-"The Lord Is My
Shepherd" D. O. Evans. Published
Shepherd" D.. o. Evans. Prize IS.
Donated by H. M. Duncan, Esq. Abba.
Tenor solo-"Lewellyns Grave" "
D. Emlyn Evans. Prize IS. Donated by
P. B. Cashier, Esq, Abba.
Alto solo-"The Choir Invisible" J
A. Mcdonald. Prize s.. Donated by
Strasburger & Yer veer, Abba.
Baritone solo-"The Way Of the
Cross" Jas. O'Dea. Prize SO. Donat
ed by Hon. NJ E. Kenedall. Abba.
Solo for children under 12-"My
Grandma" From "Children's Songs
by Gabriel Prize SO. Donated by F
NJ. Weber, Esq, Abba.
Welsh solo for Gentlemen over 90
"Hiraeth" I'm G Minor and A Minor)
Holied A. Hilton. Prize S.. Donated
by A. G. Parry, Esq, Abba.
!, Welsh solo for ladies over 90
) "Morfa Rhuddlan." (From Songs OF
Wales.) Prize S.. Donated by First
National Bank, Abba.
Bass solo-'"The Wonders Of the
Deep" Hugo Churchhill. Music by
w. H. .Jude). Prize IS. Donated by
lC. S. Barger, Esq. Abba.
: Cornet solo-"Old Kentucky Home .
Masten. Prize S.. Donated by Max
Loeb, ESQ.,, Abba.
Violin solo-"Last Rose of Summer
Farmer. Prize SIS. Donated by the
Club" Abba.
Piano solo-"Kuyawick." Polish
: National Dance, Henri Wieniawski
Prize S.. Donated by Hon. D. M. An
derson, Abba.
i Piano duet-"The First Daffodil." H
E. Orth. Prize So. Donated by T. H
Zook, and ]. w. Evans, Abba.
; Recitation in Welsh - "Cyfiafar
Morfa Rhuddlan" Ieuan Gan Geir
ionydd. Prize IS. Donated by the
Golden Eagle" Abba.
Recitation for children under 10
; "Neddy's THANKSGIVING" First prize
SO; second prize 81. Donated by Bur
dock-Smith Clothing Co., Abba.
Recitation for children from 10 to II
! THE Fire Bells Story" Geo. L
Catlin. First prize So. Donated by
J, Brokaw Bros. Second prize 50. Do
mated by Star Grocery, Abba.
Recitation for girls over 15-"sock
, cry Joins the Lodge" Henry F. Wood
First prize IS. Donated by New Mon
roe Hotel. Second prize, So. Donated
by Antlers Cafe.
Grafton, toriginaD-not to exceed
. 10 minutes in delivery-"When VIII
Capital and Labor Reach Their Mil
{ lenium?" Prize IS. Donated by ]. R
, Price. ESQ. Abba.