Show FIRST EVENING OF EISTEDDFOD GIVES I MUCH OF INTEREST Five Five- Five Year Year Old Lad Wins First of Prizes Awarded During Initial Pro Programs Program gran I IThe The Thue home talent eisteddfod Riven I H under tinder the tIle auspices of or the tue Sons and artl Daughters r of ot Wales at Barratt hall luau last night was as the culmination of conscientious conscientious conscientious con con- effort upon tho the P part pul rt of oC tho the I managers and contestants President Evan an Arthur of ot the tho Sons arid and nd Daughters Of or Wales Introduced d Ws Vi W V i- i s. s u c illiams chairman ch who made mA-do appropriate appropriate ap ap- ap- ap remarks about the elevating Influences of music its effect upon civilization and its part In the national nation al ci I lire life of oC W Wales Jes In turn Rev Re P. P A. A wn was Introduced b by Mr r Williams WIlliam After Arter the singing of oC tho the lien Uen Wlad C ty i by bv the audience TIC Rev Mr tIr Simpkin acting as conductor announced the tho numbers of oC the program program pro pro- gram Th The first contest was a a. recitation Psalm of Life Ife b by Longfellow Master Calvin Muir aged agod 5 5 boin being the only contestant was awarded the tho prize of 5 G. G Ills His matured conception of the poem won the hearty heart approval of the audience aa as well n as that of the a adjudicator adjudicator jud- jud Charles W W. Meakin For the tenor solo contest Queen of the Earth by L. L S. S Acomb won first prize of 10 and J. J H. H Bull Dull was Wa awarded second prize ten len weeks weeks' vocal lessons Miss Evangeline Thomas was first Clr t tInn Inn winner r in ill the contralto solO olo contestS contest S Storm arl Sunshine by b Du Dudley Duey ey Buck Duck and received cel 10 11 Mrs J. J ra Baer was Sec second C fl ii Mrs Maggi Tout rout soprano one of ot th the official 1 eisteddfod soloists so an sang Tosti's lostis Good bye in faultless style and was S1 given n a I vigorous o ous encore to which SilO she graciously responded Meditation The Thc violin solo contest from rom Thais Thu Is by bv Mas n t was perhaps the most mODI appreciated of tho the evening Inthis in inthis this the prize of 10 10 was divided be between between be- be tween Roland und and Miss liss Mae 1 Anderson n l ers on of or the The fhe Ia Ladles Ladies quartet Birds Night by hy Sullivan with a prize of ot 10 was won by the quartet composed of oC Miss Olive Gren Miss Minnie Unnie Poulton Miss Irene Ilen Seville Sc and Miss s Sarah Hanks All AU work b by the contestants was vas above the average As Adjudicator Squire Coop said the Impetus given to amateurs urs and young oung musicians by such opportunities Is of or great reat help In their careers and to such an eisteddfod at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of his career he owed his Isis lire present sent musical position Most Mast In t of the contestants contestant were young oun people nc Rev Mr 11 Simpkin watt was unable to act as conductor during the entire evening e and Postmaster Arthur L. L Thomas took tonI tho the chair for the latter Jatter part of ot tho the pro pro- gram |