Show I I l CHOIR TO The wl l t JV announce ment taken the Dis path will m be found ot of to many Salt Lake singers A meeting of the Eta Eis Eisteddfod a assocIation will wUl be held next lien week to take the e initial taps steps In the the tnt em 18 t that wIn he be h held In this city k bl May ay 1 iNG The success that the national eisteddfod held lore last t year leU will be an Incentive t make the festival the themo mo most t ever held In the unit united fd ed States Stated It wIll probably wt laM three the being ing held heldI II I DecoratIon D Day and clo on 01 the third day with a grand concert concertin concertIn in which the el eisteddfod luminaries of tr both sitU And Europe will m par The prizes that will be or of for competitions will In iii even een those award awarded i td ed at t the thO Fair tb only international event eDt ever held in this country to the plans under con oon h man many new tc features tures will b added to those no now In vogue at atthe the National Eisteddfod of Wales Vales I to the rules and rites or of ortH the tH ot of Great BritaIn chairing of the bard Is not sane I outside tIe ot of the principality of W without a special dispense lion and I is proposed tp sen send a n from th Pittsburg Els is t lon to the National to be held at Ithyl North nall Vt next August the object of said mv will wUl also be extended to the chief bard of ales to preside I at the chairing exercises and the as has baa every reason to believe that the invitation will be accepted Famous Sin Singers ers From rom Wales While th will wUl embrace I c competitions om peU It 1 art the chief I ter In the Ule choral contests whIch will wUl I bring te this cit city the greatest thins societies ever er heard beard in this country It la Is laUk Uk ly the chIef eh choral award will be which be Into three prizes viz Iz First prIze OO second I 1500 lOO thIrd 1000 with a diamond I m medal dal emblematic or of the eisteddfod championship offered to th I conduct conductor I or of the chorus winning the first honors Contests Contest for tor male and fe female male choruses aiso be arranged I I and the prizes will be sUfficiently lib eral to induce the best beit represents Live societies of Wales Vales to participate In thorn them Indeed assurances assurance have alread already been boen made or of the intention of the famous male chorus ot of South Wales ralee the Talbot Talbott Gle Giec club to c con contest n I test against the American clubs and It Is confidently that the Royal Female chorus or of Ca Cardiff wIll fill signify Its Intention in the near fu future tune ture to come over The chorus is I no non on the te e of preparIng f for r this the national contest In iii August and the president ot of the Royals assures the Pittsburg association that if success successful successful ful In that contest It will most as endeavor to capture the thc hon honors ors at the festival here hele Another Welsh chorus that will be e invited here la is the ont one which the Marquis ot of conducts which contains some o of the best voices ever pro produced d In North Wales The nr is ont one or of the wealthiest person personages ages of and is noted for tor the Immense emus 0 ot h hp devotes to the cultivation n oJ of music Ne He Is an ardent eisteddfod 1st and a familiar figure at the national g gatherings s In connection with the International contest arranged for tor male clubs th the Prince of Wales alos will be extended an invitation to preside at the session when this competition o u And In with an he wilt wUl sed t tt 4 eup to the Ut I dt lt Roose el r at t tle e eF F 7 f 7 c I chief chIel choral session and n a commit tee Will 1 dl visit with the express purpose or of tender tendering InS ing him nn an invitation 2500 Voices Will B Be Esard Another feature under tion b by the executive committee or of orthe the association Is the arranging or of competItions competition for class n fl choruses societies unable to comp compete tc in the chief chIet event because the they are ar out outclassed classed in numerical strength ThIs will give the numerous societies of PennsYlvania OhIo and other states opportunities to participate In the minor choral contests as well as the part songs quartets duets and solos EOlo Among the eisteddfod soCieties that wilt will be invited partICipate in Iii the Are those of Utica Johnstown PlUs burg Youngstown Columbus Ada Lima Van Wert Chicago Mu waukee and RacIne as well ns as the celebrated Salt Lake CIty tabernacle choir Is acknowledged to be the center of America And is within roach reach or of both the eastern and choirs When the subject of holding an International festivaL was broached nt at the sessions held here i lust last year the leaders of the various societies were ere unanimous in the Ion that title this owIng to Its con cen central contral location and easy onsy access was 9 the best suited for the festivaL and the officers of the various societies pledged their support to the move meat ment The societies referred to above 9 will bo be requested to cooperate with tho In the tho movement thus assuring the united efforts of the most proficient and aud best cia or of America In what is expected expect d to be the largest gatherIng ot of e r held in this c cOuntry as at least an 2500 9 a will likely participate In the s i i |