The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-20
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EIsTEDDFOD NOT A FAILURE.
j. D. Price Recalls the Meeting Held
in Mankato in 1891.


in Mankato in 1891.
From Thursdays Daily.
J. d. Price has the following commu-
nication in this weeks issue of The Lake
Crystal Uuion:
1t appears there is a rumor abroad
| that the eisteddfod held in Mankato in
| 1891 was a failure, and that it was
buried in oblivion on chat account
| There is no ground for such rumor, as
the record of that time will show. The
total receipts We're 1926, and the total
expense was $406, leaving a balance of
| go to be divided equally among the 40
shareholders.
subjects it was more successful than
! any one ever held in the state. Three
large choirs entered the contest for the
$50 prize Five competitors came forth
with poem on the Lake Pepin Disas-
ter" prize $40 and a bardic chair worth
$l5. Seven entered the field for essay
! on elements of True Greatness" for Il
$40 prize, and six on essay No. 2, prize
50; this subject was limited to certain
age.
/ The eisteddfodic interest was full of
] life, and good competition on all sub
jects. On the minor subjects, the inter
lest has increased of late years, while
on the main subjects it has decreased.
No candid mind will doubt for mo-
ment that the eisteddfod of 1891 was
the grandest in every respect ever held
in the state. The carrying out of an un-
lertaling of this kind means much la
Dor, care, and also great responsible
ty on a committee, therefore it was de-
cided to let the cisteddfod rest in peace
under the crown of glory, for time,
and then start it again. In the mean
time local association was organized
IN the three churches in Blue Earth
county known as the Literary Union.
! This proved very successful, and in the
course of time. the border line was eX-
TENDED to include all the Welsh set
Elements in southern Minnesota, except
Minneapolis. Later on this Literary Tn
i ion assumed the name of Eisteddfod, and
las become very popular and interesting
gathering of the Welsh people, and has
been the means of developing the young
mind in prose, poetry and song. For some
time past Mankato has made requests
for these meetings to be held there, in
Exchange with Lake Crystal, and this
was granted so the next eisteddfod will
be held in the opera house at Mankato
on the first and second of next March.
There is no cause for any one to be Of
TENDED at this move. Mankato and vi
leinity have always manifested the deep
lest interest in eisteddfod while held at
Lake Crystal, and why should we not
do likewise when ii is held at Mankato?
Let us sanction brotherly love-, and do
unto others as we would have them do
unto lis. Undoubtedly the eisteddfod of
Il906 will be held here at Lake Crystal.
and we will expect the support of all
Mankato people, and the press thereof.
1 The prospects for the coming eistedd-
fod begin to brighten, and the executive
lcommittec spare no labor in making ar
arrangements for its success.
] The service of j. H. Williams of Mil
lwaukee is secured to adiudieate the
music. Mr.. Williams is a man of noble
character, a fine tenor singer, and is well
lqualified in every respect for the work
entrusted him. Also Miss Clara Will
lams, the beautiful soprano, and gradu-
ate from the Academy of Music at Lon
/ don, is employed, and will be the eve
ming star at the concert. O. I. Morris of
Minneapolis is also engaged; Mr.. Morris
is a fine tenor, and his sweet, melo-
dio,ls voice will be great attraction.
The presence of these bright stars leaves
no room to doubt for grand success.
The time when the competition closes
is extended from Jan. 81 to Feb. lst;
competitors will please observe the
change.
Let all take hold and crown the old
eisteddfod with honor and glory.
Officers Installed.