The Mankato free press., 1922-03-10

Indicating was conditioned that if the
writer was under twenty years Of
age he or she was to receive the full
prize of $500. However if he of she
was over twenty years of age fifty
cents of the prize money was to be
returned to the Eisteddfod committee.
One of the closest competitions of
| the day was in the reciting of "Y
Chwarelwr" by three young lady con-
testants. Hon. Owen Morris of st.
Paul awarded the four dollar prize
for he beet reLderilC of this Sc
lection to Mrs. Thomas Jones of
Judson.
The prize of IS for the best singing
Iof How l Well Remember by a
quartet was given to the Bethel
quartet in a three cornereu coulpe-
tition.
Four competed in singing any
! Welsh Air, open to all. The prize
OF $500 was awarded to Mrs. Evan
is. Jones.
Seven pillows received for adjudi-
cation were very beautiful, being the
best one set of fancy work exhibited
at the Lake Crystal Eisteddfod for
some time. and to the unframed eye
though the adjudicators found suffi
cient faults in them to be able to
decide upon the winners. Elsie
Evans Of Carmel received first prize
of So; Mrs. Clara Christensen of
Lake Crystal, second prize of 81.
Four double quartets competed in
singing Thou Knowest My Heart
Benediction." Two quartets from
Jersulem were awarded the prize OF
Three had written the four stanzas
in Memory of Henry R. Roberts.
William Thomas Of Mankato received
the prize of $500 for this memor-
ial.
The large crowd was beginning to
Heel the strain Of the day towards the
close of the evening meeting and
were becoming a little uneasy and
their nerves that had grown tense
with the strain came near the breaking
point as the three large choirs were
getting ready for the grand prize of
$4,000 on the competition of singing
(A) Madeline" OBJ "The Camp"
The Lake Crystal choir, under the
Leadership Of Mrs. Stanley Jones
s ing first, throwing considerable pep
into their singing sending a chal-
lenge tingling through the audience
that there was a wonderful musical
other choirs sung better. The second
choir to sing was Bethel under
the leadership of John e. Owens.
This choir also sang in a very pleas
ing manner, and to the unframed ear
were following closely upon the heels
Of the first choir The third choir
was Jerusalem led by John Price.
This choir also showed considerable
practice and had the advantage of
more matured voices than either the
other two choirs. The three choirs
were sufficiently close to keep a ma
Jority of he audience and members
of the choirS in a puzzle as to who
the adjudicator, Professor John Ho-
we'll Williams of Milwaukee, Wis
consin, would award the prize to.
The Grand Prize of $50 was awarded
| to the Lake Crystal Choir, but at the
some time the adjudicator gave the
other two choirs worthy mention.
Miss Elizabeth Jones was awarded
the prize of SIS for the best essay
THE Peace Conference"
In all over $175 were awarded in
prizes to contestants and during the
, four meetings. While this Eistedd-
fod has not probably come UP to the
standard of past years, it lacked
nothing from attendance as the
4 crowds have been very good through
out At the evening meeting, on
March first, one of the largest crowds,
| if not the largest, that has ever been
! inside the Presbyterian Church at
any one time. The large main room
as well as the adjoining room was
filled to over flowing. All the seats
! were crowded to the extent of being
/ uncomfortable to sit in, while ali the
available standing room was taken
up as far back as the outside entrance
These meetings had left an impression
on the minds of the public as all one
1 hears on the streets or in the homes
| is comments upon the merits of the
various adjudications. A great many
happy and we'll satisfied over
the manner in which everything
passed and others, no doubt they are
/ TREY satisfied and complaining that
| this one or that one should have got
ten the prizes and not the ones who
had, etc. But such is human nature
! The adjudicators and all others who
have had hand in making this
u, Eisteddfod success are to be com
plimented in the manner in which
| they have handled the work. The
prizes perhaps could have been equal
| lied better and made larger. but the
committee were doing the wise thing
/ in keeping the prize money down to
nominal sum in order to keep with
III UOuuuS AIIcI Iu0
expenses are all paid up and there is
balance left, that amount will be
placed in some bank to draw interest
until the next Eisteddfod, then then
/ if circumstances allow the prizes may
| be increased.
Those who attended the Eisteddfod
from away and having no part in the
adjudicating Wee Rev. John d.
Jones, wife and daughter Of Ottowa,
MINI. Rev. Baeen of Mankato. Mrs.
Richard Thomas, William R. Thomas
and Mrs. Humphrey Roberts of Man
kato. Mrs. Owen Morris of st. Paul,
and Mrs. ]. II. Williams of Milwau
kee, Wisconsin.
C. P. Christensen of this city acted
as chairman of the evening meeting
Mr.. Christensen was somewhat under
disadvantage in delivering his open
| ing address as he was considerable
OUT of breath. having made fast time
from his home to the church in re-
sponse to a telephone call asking him
| to hurry as they were awaiting for
him. Mr.. Christensen was sitting
peacefully at his home lost in thought
of what he would say Yin his address
when the telephone rang sharply. Mr..
Christensen was of the opinion that
the meeting was to commence at 8
P. NJ. instead of 7:30 P. M.