The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-06
FROM FOUR STATES COME CROWDS TO CONTEST
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were the entries together with the
names of conductors:
Canton Choral Union, conductor, G.
| A. McAfee.
Alliance Choral Society, conductor,
John M. James.
Amphion Choral Society, Massillon,
conductor, William Simpson.
Tuesday Musical Club, Akron, con-
ductor, Harry Ivan Williams.
Cleveland United Chorus, conductor,
VIM. j. Davis,
| Philharmonic Society, Utica, N. Y,
conductor, Prof. l T. Daniel.
Braddock United Choir, Braddock,
Pa, conductor, Benjamin Francis.
Pittsburg Choral Union, conductor,
John Harries.
| Hayden Choral Society, Martins Fer
ry, conductor, George Rowlands.
| In the drawing of lots Martins Ferry
won first chance to sing, Canton sec
ond, Braddock third, Utica fourth,
Massillon fifth, Akron sixth, Pittsburg
seventh, Alliance eighth, and Cleve-
land ninth. AS the choirs left the
lstage after having performed, they
we're greeted with round after round
of APPLAUSE and well did they deserve
it all, for never before has such Choir
us singing been heard in Canton.
AT A LATE HOUR.
The hour was fast growing late SO
1.-THE next events were run through in
rapid order.
The baritone solo, "At Last From
Aries Rolls the Sum-" was won by u.
j. George of Homestead. Prize $40.
The prize for the piano solo was
awarded to Miss Edwin S. Grifflths,
of Cleveland. Prize 500. This was
awarded to her for her superior work
in the preliminaries. There was no
final competition.
The recitation was also awarded In
the same manner. The prize of $1U
was divided between George Williams,
of New Castle, and Thomas Reese, of
Youngstown. The recitation was
, "Othello's Defense"
The male quartette with three en-
J tries was awarded to the quartette
from New Castle, composed of David
: Lloyd, Llewlyn Jones, John Thomas
and Isaac Jones' The prize was 500
The tenor solo, "Llewllyn's Grave"
was won by David Lloyd, of New
/, Castle. Prize S8.
|, The soprano solo, Cry Aloud, Spare
Not" was divided between Mrs Cross,
of Pittsburg, and Hazel Neff, of Ply
mouth, Ind. They. secured $40 apiece
al The bass solo, THE Hermit" was
won by j. Tarvanlais Thomas, of New
: Thomas has voice of great quality.
The audience led by J. Parson Price
of New York, sang Jesus, Lover OF
b My Soul" and then preparations were
!, made for announcing the winner OF
: the chief choral competition.
4 The nine choruses taking part:
. Canton, Massillon, Akron, Alliance
Pittsburg, Braddock, Martins Ferry
r Cleveland and Utica had rendered
their versions of the required pieces
< early in the evening and the audience
9 were anxiously waiting for the deci
sion
a The percentages of the choruse!
p were:
Tuesday Musical Club, Akron, 80;
q Pittsburg Choral Union, 80; Philhar-
monic Society. Utica, N. Y, 8S; Can
, ton Choral Union, S5; Cleveland Unit
. ed Chorus 81 2-3 Amphion Choral So
ciety, Massillon, 81; Alliance Chora
I Union, rs; Hayden Choral Society
n Martins Ferry, 77b; Braddock United
r Choir, TN.
After the announcement that Ak
a ron was the winner the people in that
q section went wild with delight and
r when Henry Williams came upon the
stage to receive the prize of $500 ano
a gold medal which had been award.
ed to him he was surrounded on al
q sides by the admiring multitude. TIL,
ladies of the Akron society were not
= satisfied to stay in their places but
focked to the stage to congratulate
9 their leader. Several of them kissed
. Mr.. Williams and he certainly would
n have put Hobson to shame had he no1
been rescued in time.
: NOTES OF EVENTS.
/. "The finest and most interestins
; Eisteddfod ever held in the Unite
; States" was the general opinion o
a hundreds Of visitors who have attend
: ed them all.
}. The Steubenville male chorus mem
\ bers were dissatisfied with the deci
= sion of the adjudicators, which CAV
> them second prize and Utica first
= They gave vent to their feelings in
= manned not creditable, to say thu
= least. 1t was the only unfortunate in
cident of the whole affair.
Coming up on the train from Pitts