New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
A WELSH CELEBRATION.
oE THE EIsTEDDFOD.

ITc-ADDRKssEs BY DRs. DEvAN AND PRIME
AND COLONEL JAMES.
The New Yorll City Eisteddfod held Christ
mas celebration yesterday in Chickerlng Han
On the wall back OF the stage were blended
the National coldrs of Wales AID Amtrca'
with a banner bearing the emblem OF Wales IN the
time OF Henry VII Toe Rev. Dr. Lewelyn d. Bevan'
pastor Of the Brick Presbyterian Church, was the con
ducor Of the exercises The morning session was hed
at 10 Introducing the president OF the session. III
Bevan briefly stated object Of the EsioddIod whch
TO make Wclshmen love their native country better
and 10 engage various intellectual contests eseclaHy
IN music, poetry aud essay writing.
HOrao Gaies Jones, Of Philadelphia, member of the
Senate Of Pennsylvania presided at the morning session
lie spoke in part as follows: "An such gatherings as
this have powerful tendency to elcyac the people o
nationality beg leave the presidcnto OF the "cSh
Society of Philadelphia the Oldest Welsh organization
IN America dating back TO 1879 70 wish you one ana
ALL happy Christmas. Every Welshman here TO-DAY
must feel proud as Looks back through the 1000 years
of Welsh history and sees the progress our
people have made In science, art gov
eminent poetry, morals and religion The doctrine
OF religious liberty in America was first promulgated ~
that brave Welshman Roger Williams. When julius
Caesar invaded Britain it seemed as If the Welsh
people would he crushed out OF existence but even tho
language Of the oppressor has long been dead, while
ours is stlll spoken in all its purity and beauty ana
strength and all these years have been guided Uy
tai grand old Drudic maxim, The truth against the
world"
Tue call for addresses from the bards met with no re-
sponse prize of $40 was awarded to Miss ID
Campbell and H. c. Frink, of this city, for eNceulhg III
| the duet, "Whcn l know that thou art
near me-" Essays on tho "History and Pc
| cularities of Political Parties in the Umtcd
States" had handed in, but the audcator ProSi
dent Porter, OF Yale College, did not think any o 'em
came up TO the proper standard and tie prize was with
| Nfg..vs inn
Castle Garden as an Emigrant Landing Place
bnt the prize for this song was also WITH
held. a bass solo, "Tne Tempest" was sung 80
well ny Henry NJ. Lyman, Of Ne"-Iork ana Henry
T. Jones, OF Hyde Park, Penn, that the prize was
eou,lly divided between them. An ode on "Iht
Obesk was read and puze of $50 was gwen 10 'ne
| Rev J. G. Lewis. Of WikesbaTre, Penn. There were
yo competitors III singing sight but like many o'her
competitors they found that the adudicators were
difficult to please this prize was also kept oy The
committee
The Rev Dr. s IrcnTus Prime presided at the after
noon meeting He said that the only refson he knew
why he was called upon was that the Welsh were de
rived from his family, which he characterized as belnS
the "PrrIe-eyal family" He then spoke OF ms
friendly feeling for the people OF wales, caused
by his intimate acquaintance with them when
travelling through their beautiful country Tho pres
idcnt mex called upon Dr. john Hall, who made brief
address his experience IN Wales wule pastor ih
Dublin cyollng the welsh preaGneI ana lne eau, 't'3n
late the historic names OF Wales anu long 10 continue
aud rccit tiuns followed and prizes wcT" aNafced
Az follows: For the alto solo, MISS " Is.
Campbell, Of New-YorE; for an essay Oh The
Flow Gently, Dcva" Charles II. Thomson ana ~. ~.
Bslsanar" Isaac Btnamu. of Pcun-y wanna for bust
drawing o. Daniel webster Arthur Ireharnc tenor
IIio II fbonSoH and " H. McCuiT Of Jersey Ctg; Tor
tTansating The Old Oaken BncEct' mo welsh: tAn
pfize was divided between the Amateur cub OF New
| York and the Amateur club Of Newark y j.
Tne hall last evening crowded Postnasict-Gcn-
era james presided and being introduced by Dr.
B,yan, sad such wei ON 40 you nave eN'eidcd 10
gotten that maryred President James A. Garfield.
of ms advisers ipOongcd applause j for
AIN foolish enough 10 think TIA uhs Eiedt OVATION
pg YOU most heartily upon the success nai has attended
the OF the day le ne express she nope mat
| those which rang ont to startled shepherds
that hrst Christmas eycn' proG,aimins ,0n T1n
Manhattan Choral Union, Of NcwYork, sung me
God Is a SORT" in winch several cnoirs competed.
The psiAs was 4iyldsa tag s|ssoss& & omy.iS 1eia1 @ Inc
Strangers nom brook}n. An ode on the ' Tempest"
was read In the wein erra language % 'A' T6 Rhine
Maiden" there were SIX contestants. lac
excellence tuat II was Impossible 10 Geclic no Observed
the prize and advised ihat each lady should receive an
OF fyue Park PENN received the prze tnc beet rem
| dering OF "Tne Old Oaken bucket" \ chorus
| dered by three chOrIses ot eighteen voices
each. The hew-York G.ee tnb received i@e
prize OF $50. ghc CamDran EOrluS CluD "i t,s cjt
gave prize OF $40, of which G. Elmer jones oi Lra,
4 y Was given SO. Iir name Oi Ia" other 60 upcJl
whose production WAS considered tu be OI equal merit
was uuKnOWu the CDmmliic+'.
The principal feature the evening the rendering
| of McndclssulnI's chOrI-, Rise III, Arise tor
which o prize Of 500 Was gwen; For u.s
| urze two chOirs cuutcstcd-tHe Lackawaira
| = moral Society ana the manhattan Choral Union
Each cor consisted of 100 menDcrs Tae vsitora 'aue
nr-i. The prize equally iyldcd between tne tNO
| chOiIs. Acting upon suEgeHtlon from Mr. James, a
resolution adopted by which the present OiccI. 81
the EsteOdied in tns city were reelected ior another
wear with power TO make arrangements Tor National
| CrrlratiOu 10 be held next Christmas.