The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23
SILVER MEDAL
CONTEST HELD
Under Auspices of Dow City w. c. T..
u, a Contest of Unusual
Interest Is Held.
MUCH TIME TO THE PROGRAM
Mesdamcs Chas. X. Meyers and e. r..
Williams, of Dcnison, Act as
Judges of the Contest.
Dow CITY. Dec 22-Snccinl-

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a large audience was present Sun
day evening at the NJ. Il. church to
hear the contestants in the silver med
al contest given under the auspices
of the w. c. r. u. of Dow City. Mrs.
A. III. Cook, local president. presided.
The first number was Il song ''l'lc
Fight is On" by the congregation.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. A.
Nelson, A vocal duet by Misses Gen
evieve Dow and Bessie Alexander was
beautifully rendered and greatly APP
preciated. Bryce Binnall gave the
opening number in the contest the
subject being "A Winning Crusade"
For good reasons Mr.. Binnall had not
had time to commit his article to
memory and had to read it and this
lessened his chances but he appeared
because it was necessary for six con-
testants to enter. Miss Jean Roland
appeared next with "Do we need the
reyenuc?' Miss holland had her sub
ject well in hand and delivered it i'll
a way that brought forth great ap-
plause. Tommy Brown" was the sub
ject assigned to Miss Nivicn Sharp
who appeared to good advantage and
did exceptionally well in her imper-
sonations of Tommy, his mother
and the school teacher. Mrs. Frank
Howorth next gave a beautiful instru-
mental solo which pleased her listen
ers greatly. Florence Miller gave
"The Indictment of the Criminal and
the Remedy for the Crime" Miss
Miller had Il very strong paper and
delivered it with Il good voice and
expression. Horace Thumas'S subject
"A JOY Ride On the Water Wagon,
was well handled and pleased the
audience very much. IiS topic was
afterward taken for the keynote of Il
short address by Rev. Adams which
contained many excellent thoughts.
The last contestant. Daniel Kick. was
to speak on the subject National
prohibition in 1920" Mr.. Kick was so
greatly cnthuscd over his subject
that he soon talked the audience right
into the saiue enthusiasm. Tic gave
the important parts such emphasis,
and spoke with such clear and distinct
enunciation that the assembly con
ceded him first place before he was
through. Tho judges We're Mesdames
Chas. Il. Meyers and II. Z. Williams,
of Denison and Mr.. NJ. b. Bailey. OF
Dunlap and under their markings the
medal was awarded Mr.. Kick, Miss
Vivian Sharp taxing second hOnOrs.
Rev. Adams made the presentation of
the medal. Each of the other contcs-
tants was presented with gift books
as token of appreciation OF the eff
forts. After another solo by Mrs.
HOwarth. Rev. Adams; delivered the
benediction. The training for this
contest was done under the director
ship of Mr.. Fred Glassburner and he
is entitled to no small amount OF
credit for its success. All the young
folks did eXcellently and impressed
their listeners with the fact that
much time and effort had been cX-
pended in the preparation for the
event. ". G. Il. u. were proud indeed
of the showing made and feel that Il
great deal of good has been accom-
plished for their cause. We are inform
ed that the first five speakers arc con
sidering another contest at Arion un-
der the auspices ,of that branch.