Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-06
Entries for Contests Are Coming
In from All Over the
Country.
TWENTY FOR SOPRANO SOLO.
One IS Received from Miss Ruth Par
ny of Scranton, Pa.-Bocal Citi-
zcns Unsolicited Oncr Prizes.

interest IN the forthcoming national
Bisteddfod grows apace. a fact which
makes 1t extremely gratifying TO its
pronoters-thc Salt Lake city Cam
brian association Although the festival
is more than four months away. en-
tries for the smaller contests are COM
ing In from all parts OF the country.
and that the preliminary Judges win
have their hands full In determining
VINO are eligible for final contest honors
Is now q fofgone conclusion. only
three Of any n0mber entered can appear
before the public and receive an award.
IL is estimated that there will be at
least ~ entries for the soprano solo
contest alone. to say nothing OF the
other IA or more numbers on the pro-
Gram. In order TO show the far reach
ing effect of the Eisteddfod an entry of
the past week came from the far east
II was from Miss Ruth Parry of Scran-
ton, Pa, who writes the corresponding
secretary, saying: Please enter my
name az a competitor for the soprano
solo contest, No. 10. ] shall be in Salt
Lake early in September. accompanied
by my parents. ard would like YOU to
arrange at least one rehearsal with
your Olllcldl accompanied.
CITIZENS IN LINE
IN this connection It is Interesting to
note that Mr.. Max Florence. manager
OF the Elite theater. unsolicited sent
the following communication to the
0lm'brian association. under date of
June 3: Il cut the program of your
Elsteddfod out OF the Saturday News
OF March 81 and since then have been
stVaUr laaN =
cause. In the east believe II is GUS
tomary for someone to offer prize.
and, II there are no objections. | shall
send you my check for $50. and would
like to have the same awarded the win
ners of the first and second prizes of
the soprano solo contest" 1t Is per-
haps needless TO say that Mr.. Florenc,,'s
offer was accepted by the Cambrians
with a hearty vote of thanks.
Mr.. j +. Boes of this city also sent
in a communication to the society dur
ing the week In which he made the
offer of gold medal to be given the
leader of the successful military band.
Mr.. Boes' offer was accepted with a
vote of thanks.
NEW YORK SINGERS COMING.
Another feature OF the week was the
receipt OF u letter from Mr.. w. S.
Randolph. general passenger agent of
the New York Central lines, with head
quarters in Albany. y. Y, addressed to
MIR. T. #. Thomas, chairman Of the as
sociation's transportation COMMITTEES.
stating that the Philharmonic club. a
chorus OF 20 voices, of Utica, n. Y, was
DESTROYS of entering for the male chorus
contest and would make the trip pro-
vlded satisfactory rates could be OBJ
tanned Mr. Randolph urged that the
matter of rates be taken up at once
with the following roads: The West
ern Passenger association, the Central
Passenger association, the Trunk Line
association and the Continental
lines Mr. Thomas wrote to each OF
the roads and feels confident of favor
able action. especially when 1t Is re-
called that all the western roads be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake have
granted rate OF one fare for the
round trip.