Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-03
SINGERS
WIN in CHORUS
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SINGERS
ATTENDED IN FORCE AND ARR
SUCCESSFUL.
OTTUMWA WINS SECOND
Several Individual Singers and Quar-.
tette, Ladies and Mixed, Win in
the Competition Many OF.
tumWans Attend.

FROM Saturdays Daily.
The Iowa Esteddfod association
which met at Abba Thursday Mt
Kings opera house was one of the
most successful in the history Of the
association. Several hundred singers
from over the state were in attendance
and participated in the competitions.
About one thousand people were pres
ent.
Besides the Ottumwa delegation
representatives from Des Moines, Col
fax, Cotter, Abba, and Hiteman who
came in on special train, Hickory,
Frederic, Centerville and Pella com
peted. The Pella singers from Cen
trail university carried away the first
prize of the chorus singers.
OttumWans Are Winners.
Ottumwa was not as strongly repre-
scented as in former years, but never
theless came away with prizes aggre-
gazing $113, and received second hon
or in the chief event, being chorus
of not less than 80 nor more than As
voices. 1t is said that had Ottumwas
chorus mustered the limit Of the
chorus, instead of having had the
minimum strength that there would
have been no question Of their ability
to carry away the first prize of $125.
The Ottumwa singers had efficient
service from their very capable
pianist, Miss Ada Hall.
| The chorus singers and soloists
were ably directed by James Swirles,
,.nder whose direction in the past they
have won reputation in musical
circles.
In the afternoon Ferry Rinardy, VIC
linist, of Ottumwa with Miss Hughes
of Penn college, Oskaloosa, as accom-
PIANIST, took the audience by storm by
his violin interpretations. Mr..
Rinardy but recently came to Ottum-
wa. His work is said to be Of a very
high order. He did not compete. Fol,
lowing the program the singers and
audience sang that good old Welsh
song, 1.-THE Land Of My Fathers"
Prizes won by Ottumwans are as
follows: y
Bass. solo-Ben Lewis.
Ladies' quartet Misses Maude Ed
munds, Regina Parks, Genevieve DAILY
and Mrs. ]. H. Hughes.
| Baritone solo-Ben Hughes.
| Mixed quartet-Miss Maude Ed.
munds, Mrs. j. H. Hughes and Messrs.
G. Hoxey and w. Martin.
Ladies' chorus, sixteen ladies' from
the Ottumwa choral society.
Soprano and alto duet-Miss Maude
/ Edmunds and Mrs. J. H. Hughes.
Chief choral competition, second
| prize of $50.
1 Those in attendance from Ottumwa
RE Haslach, Florence CRUDE, Gene
/ ~, IL
munds, Grace Parks, Regina Parks
Beulah Adler, Helen deacon, Carolyn
Dudley, Lulu Ryder, Lettie Collier
/ May Douglas, Ada Hall, Anna Smith
! Florence Tibbftt and Miss Grooms
Mesdames Nellie Brown Hughes, Car
| RE Deacon; Messrs. Ed Mather, j. K
Mahon Charles Hoxsey, E. Larson, F
1 Pearson, ben Lewis, J. Toland, VIII
Foster, William Martin and James
| Swirles.
The, amounts of the prizes are not
considered in an Eisteddfod meeting
it is the glory and honor that is sc
attractive to the musical people. This
year the attendance was the larges
that has ever been known and the
association is now out of debt and has
money in the treasury for the star
for next year. The adjudications this
year were good and were given In tn:
kindly spirit that left no sore spots.
1 The hundred or more students of Pells
who had come to the city for the da!
gave evidence that they appreciated
the honor that had come to their col
lege with their YELL There was goos
competition in all the classes and tn.
award of the prizes carries honor t
all parts OF the state. Ottumwa pee
! pie Jared especially well and won IL
five events after the warmest kind o
competition. The Eisteddfod officer
will hold meeting and check Vi
the years business and the effor
made to have even greater crow
present next year.
4 fer Of Mr. and Mrs Iaaaa RnI1r, q r