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Show Misses Lizzie Thomas and Cora Obray of Paradise; duet: "Christmas "Christ-mas Carol. " Fourth prize Two ladies 'work boxes, to the Misses Milinda Peterson and Agnes Liljenquist of liyrum 1st Ward; Swedish duet: "Poglens Visa." Fifth prize Boy's watch and' chain and an oil painting, to Joseph Jensen and Javan Jensen Jen-sen of Hyrum 1st ward; duet: "Utah". Sixth prize Two watches and two oil paintings, to the Nutall brothers and sisters , of College; "All will be Old Timers Bye and Bye." tire satisfaction of large audi- . ences The work of the judges was not easy, and while opinions may differ, let us consider ourselves our-selves in their position. One thing will surely come as the fruits of this occasion, and ithat is growth and improvement in the musical talent of our com-I com-I munity. As to Mr. Hanson as a i promoter of happiness and a (generous helper in advancing art and elevating, refined entertainments, we will only say, may he live to reap the fruits of I his noble efforts. j Respectfully, C. INSTRUMENTAL PIECES. First prize A beautiful and valuable violin to A. M. Anderson Ander-son of Hyrum 3rd Ward; "Cuckoo solo" on the violin. Second prize Webster's Unabridged Un-abridged Dictionary, to Orson A. i Bailey of Wellsville; cornet solo: "Holy City." Third prize Oil painting, to Miss J.ettie Critchlow of Hyrum ! 1st ward ; organ solo . This program was repeated in i the afternoon to a crowded house ! of children between the ages of i 5 and 15. Besides the regular j selections, Miss Lily Parkinson i rendered a piano solo and was awarded an oil painting, and three young ladies from Sterling were awaVded ihree paintings for a vocal selection. The oldest gentleman present. Mr. Gustave Andersen, received a silver watch and chain, and the next oldest gentleman, Mr. Hans Thoressen, a similar prize. I The oldest lady, Mrs. Hulse I of Hyrum 2nd Ward, an oil painting. The lady with the most living children, Mrs Lindley of Sterling, Ster-ling, 12 children, was awarded a fine 12 daj clock. A handsome album was sent -iiiUJJi 8 lllMi liendid Entertainment Prepared by Hon. Soren Hanson- Editor Nation: Christmas ay, 1901, will long be re-iembered re-iembered by the children as veil as grown people of Hyrum ,nd the surrounding towns in the .'.nt,h end of the county. In the to Mjss Humjpreys m Faracuse, i who s rendered very "able selec i tions, in her genial mann?r, up-1 on the piano. Piof. Samuel Mitton, of Lo-1 gan, presided at the organ and , piano for a couple of selections in his usual artistic manner. The committee was busy distributing dis-tributing the boxes of cand., nuts, and presents, which Mr. Hanson had prepared for the children, and a little more than 900 of these boxes were carried away by an equal number of happy hap-py and grateful children. . i At the conclusion of the after- noon exercises Mr.,H. H. Peter-', son, the Hyrum . photographer, got an excellent snap shot of the I whole party outside of the opera j house, just as they were giving three cheers for Mr. Hanson. To comment in just terms upon up-on this extraordinary generosity would be but a vain attempt, but in his own language, as he modestly mod-estly stated, when called upon for a speech during the rendition of the exercises: "I wanted to make as many happy as possible and spend my Christmas spare means in this manner, and I be-ilieved be-ilieved that fifty cents spent up-j up-j en each child would accomplish '.jrenoonof that day a fine audience au-dience of grown people filled the oera house its utmost capacity, j tid standing room was at a pre- j nium . A eommdttee consisting of j ' dozen of the young ladies and, gentlemen of Hyrum had appro-nately appro-nately decorated the hall and -allied around Mr. Hanson-to assist as-sist bimia evry way possible, "his committee. with' Mr, Han--n the generous promoter ot p whole affair, was seated np-fthe np-fthe stage as the curtain was ised Mr C. F. Olson con-juted con-juted the affair throughout the lav. " ,i. 1 my object ueu . uicm . expended a large amount upon ! grown people, and as I love ! children I find great pleasure in i causing children to be happy. ! I would therefore request that j no one considers himself or herself her-self in the slightest degree indebted in-debted to me for the little outlay ! I have made today, for I am sure I wUl be more than repaid in ! pleasure before the day is over, i and I wish to thank you a thousand thous-and times for the way you ap-i ap-i predate what has been done. I The excellency- of the - pieces 'rendered deserves a detailed mention of each, as they weie all I full of merit and most exquisitely rendered, to the delight and en- v- The following program, uid.u-kg uid.u-kg -the musical contest wa s toen erdered,-the order of wiuch as (ot given, here, but arranged le order of merit according to .- decision of the judges, which ,as announced in the afternoon. VOCAL PIECES. First prize-A beautifuh oil wenS:y oing cases, to the Mies "cv Eil jenquist and Ruby John-Vtwoktletolsof John-Vtwoktletolsof l yrum Irdjduet : "In the Shadow of ie Pines." . . in Third prize-Oil paintings to |