The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-03-10
Successful in Winning LaureIs
at Eisteddfod.
' Awards to Others Who Partici-
pated in Contests.
Musical and Literary Festival
Ends Last Night.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Welsh residents of Mankato and their
friends have ample reason to feel highly
gratifed at the marked success that
crowned the efforts of those in charge of
the Eisteddfod, whose program was fine
w brought to close in the opera house
last evening. The officers attribute the
excellent results in large measure to the
general public, who by their attendance
and encouragement, gave the partlcl-
pants the natural and wholesome in
spiration that is needed by any who are
engaged in such doings. Those in charge
also desire to express their thanks to
the newspapers of Mankato and other
localities, by which means has been
spread among the public the knowledge
that the great annual literary and must
cal session was to take place in Manka-
to and the time and place of all the
events. Satisfaction is general and
As is usual, the event which excited
the keenest interest was the choral
competition. Three choirs took part in
this, and were respectively under the
leadership of Robert f. Jones of Butter
nut Valley; and Mrs. S. S. Ingram and
Mrs. HI. A. Patterson of Mankato. There
were about hundred voices in the three
choirs, all of which sang "Yr Haf', sig
nifying in English, "The Summer" The
adiudicator, j. Howell Williams of Mil
waukee, declares that he never in his
life heard the song rendered so beauti-
fully by three choirs, and never had
such a task in deciding between singing
competitors. The result was that the
first prize was won by the Country
choir, led by Mr.. Jones and the second
by the Euterpean Choir union, led by
Mrs. Ingram. These two leaders had a
great advantage over Mrs. Patterson in
that they had practiced and heard the
song on many previous occasions, where
as it was entirely new to Mrs. Patter
son at the time when she began drilling
her choir. Mr. Jones has had the adj
vantage of hearing the song at a COM
petition in the old country and he knew
well just what was expected.
Winners in the Afternoon and Evening.
Other prize winners in the afternoon
and evening sessions were as follows:
Translation, "Gwelliant eymdeitha-
SOL" Social Improvement, Evan Price,
Cambria
Soprano solo, 'Yr Esdid ar Thaeth,"
(The Shoe on the Beach,, Miss Jennie
Hughes, Mankato.
Recitation, "Dring i fyny," Climb
Up) Miss Olwen Evans, Mankato, first;
Miss Blodwen Evans, Mankato, second.
'Gwraig rinweddol," (The Virtuous
Woman), James d. Price, Lake Crystal,
first; Hugh G. Roberts, Mankato, Sec
ond.
Contralto solo, "Allan or dyfnder,"
Tout of the Deep, Mrs. Evan Hughes,
Mankato.
Questions on subject, sly temptiad,"
(The Temptation), Hugh G. Roberts,
Mankato.
Best cane, William o. Hughes, Lake
Crystal.
Dfax fnr oh, 30
choir under leadership of Mrs. Ingram,
Mankato.
Poem, 'Buddugoliaeth y Groes," (The
Conquest of the Crosse, Rev. Thomas
Llewellan APP Griffith of the Cambria
Congregational church. The prize
chair for this event was donated by
John Klein & Co.
Parsing of Luke 2:l0-1l, Evan Price,
Cambria, first; Mrs. Annie Parry Jen-
kins, Lake Crystal, second.
Pencil drawing, Miss Lizzie Jones,
Mankato, first; Miss Lillian Hughes,
Mankato, second.
"Araeth ddifyfyr," (impromptu
speech), William R. Williams, Mankato,
and Evan d. Price, Cambria, tied for
first.
Mixed quartette, Evan Hughes, Will
lam R. Williams, Miss Jennie Hughes,
Mrs. William r. Williams.
The awards in the evening follow:
Table center piece, Mrs. S. S. Ingram.
Tenor solo, "Nant y mynydd," THE
Mountain Brook, Rees Jones, Ottawa.
Male chorus, "Mwynder meusydd,' y
1.-THE Wood CUTTER, led by Prof Ingram
Translation, ''Hiraeth yr alltud,'
tLongings of the Exile, Rev. Thomas
Llewellan APP Griffith, Cambria.
Essay, "Dylanwad Electromagnetic
Influence of Christianity, Rev. Thomas
L. A. Griffith, Cambria. and William
o. Hughes, Lake Crystal, tied for Sec
ond place.
Duet, "Gwys If Cad" (Call to the