The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-04
FESTIVAL WAS SUCCESS
Eisteddfod Nicely Carried
Out, Lake Crystal
PRIZES WERE AWARDED
Orpheus Quartz Pleased the
Audience With Number of
Selections

Lake STySIdI HOplS diS " bS ~.
graduated upon the success with
which the annual eisteddtod was car.
ried out in that city, February rs ana
March 1. The lncient Welsh custom
was held undeplthe auspices or Jeru
salem, Salem AID Lake Crystal Welsh
Presbyterian 1urches, and the cere-
MONIES were Ield in the Welsh Pres
byterian chufh In Lake Crys ntnr ta and
Owen Morris acted as conductor, anu
q. w. Chamblin was chairman or the
meeting. Anong the officers or the
eisteddiod Who deserve great credit
for the success OF the functions are:
Rev. H. q Griffith, president; John
b. Jones' treatsurer; w. o.. Hughes,
secretary Mrs. Stanley Jones, accom-
PIANIST: f5bn. Owen Morris, conductor.
DuringIthe eisteddfod the Orpheus
Quartet III Mankato rendered mum
Der of we'll rendered vocal selections,
which were greatly appreciated py the
vast throngs of people in attendance.
secretary OF the Lake Crystal elstedd-
fod, in z statement to The free Press
this morning said that Lake crystal
people felt greatly honored by the
presence of the Mankato vocalists,
whose singing made a profound i'm
preston on the assemblage.
=, Competition For Children.
Tuesday morning after the opening
song and address by g. w. Champlln,
chairman, the competition ror children
under twelve years on recltatlons was
carried out, Ivan Davis Of Lake Crys-
tai winning first prize; Edgar Evans
OF Judson, second, and Myranwy
Jones, and Maldwyn Price OF Judson
third place. Mrs. Stanley Jones OF
Lake Crystal won the prize for the
challenge solo out OF a competition
of six
Rev. Hugh C. Griffith, adjudicator
on questions. awarded the foliow1ns
prizes for answering questions In the
history of Jonah: Esther James,
Lake Crystal, first; Mabel Thomas,
Lake Crystal second; Willard Jones,
Mankato, third; and Emily Jones OF
Lake Crystal fourth place.
w. o. Hughes, one OF the adJudica-
tors on art, awarded the following
prizes for artistic foot stools: Ivan
Davis, first; and Edwin Jones, second.
Rev. +. Tegfryn Roberts of Ran
dOlph, Wis, adjudicator of poetry and
recitations, awarded first prize for the
poem, ITO The Spring" to Evan Price
of Cambria, who won out over ten
competitors.
In the competition for children's
solos by children twelve years of age.
out of thirteen competitors Evalyn
Jones of Lake Crystal took first place;
Barbra James OF Lake Crystal, Sec
ond; and the third honor was divid
gu DelWecu GiduyS duu llilIaA tlopOi 70
of Judson.
Edward N. Jones of Mankato, adju-
dicator of questions, in the hand
writing competition, awarded Ruth
Wigley of Lake Crystal first prize ;
Gladys Lloyd and Edith Roberts Of
Judson, second place; and Hazel An
derson of Mankato third place.
Prizes for Recitations.
In the recitation, They Say" frs,
prize was awarded to Dorcas Thomas;
second prize to Ivan Davis, and third
prize to Myfanwy Roberts Of Lake
Crystal.
William Prichard Griffith of Cam
bria was the winner of the first prize
in the drawing competition; and tn
Ivan Davis and Edwin Jones of Lake
Crystal.
A very interesting competition for
children in darning stockings was
carried out. Thirteen youngsters ap-
peared on the platform and piled the
speed. Dorcal Thomas was awarded
first prize; Ruth Owens second; and
Glayds Lloyd third place.
The Lake Crystal high school came
out victorious in the competition
children's choirs, taking first place
This choir is under the leadership
Miss Lizabelle Norman of Lake Crys
tai.
In Tuesday afternoons program
Rev. L. G. Reser Of Lake Crystal acted
as chairman. After the opening song
and the address by the chairman on
bardic salutations, the following prizes
were awarded for solos rendered b.
years: In the solo, Just for Today,
first prize was given, Margaret Jones
of Salem; second prize, Miss Edna
Thomas, Lake Crystal.
Miss Laura Jones won the first
prize in the recitation, Life at Last"
Miss Emily Jones was awarded frs
prize for a table runner.
Best Male Quartet.
In the competition for the bes
male quartet, Jerusalem church quar-
tet won first honors; Others in thi
contest were the quartets of cam
bria and Lake Crystal churches.
Mrs. Evan S. Jones of Lake Crystal
won the prize on the best essay on
Benefits of Woman's Suffrage.
lunch cloth, Miss Katie Williams.
took first place; Margaret James, Sec
ond; and Elsie Evans third.
The tenor solo, 1.-THE Shoe Upon the
Shore was won by Hugh Owens OF
Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Thomas Jones and Mrs. Ed.
ward Roberts of Judson won the
piiLS III ZIG SoAt0oL iOI Lie pest sung
duet.
Out of ten competitors in descr,p-
tive letter of Lake Crystal and vicini-
ty, Evan Thomas won first prize, and
Esther James Of Lake Crystal second
place.
In the competition between quartet
from Lake Crystal, Jerusalem, Hor-
eb and Mankato churches, Horeb
quartet took first place.
Miss Laura Jones of Lake Crystal
took first prize in reading.
Jerusalem church double quartet
won first honors.
In the epigram, 1.-THE Newspaper"
out of thirteen competitors Rev. Josh
ua T. Evans of Minneapolis took first
prize. IL. ....a
Thomas Thomas OF Lime Springs.
Ia, and ugh c. Owens of Lake Crystal
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