The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-26
| WELSH FESTIVAL.
Huge Gathering of Washington
Cambrians.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY PRIZES,
franklin Carries on she Trophies fol
Band Playing and Choral Singing
-Carbonado Second.

/ Christmas VAS merry day for the
| WeIshren Of Washington. Their great
musical and literary festival. the Eisteid-
| fod. was held IN the Arnory, lasting from
10 O'Clock in Tie morning until late II
night.
Even IS early as Wednesday morning
/ the Welsh from all over the state and even
/ from Oregon and California began 70
come. The neigIborIag mining towns,
/ Gilman, Franklin. Renton. Black Dis
mond, New Castle, and Carbonate sent
large delegations. The hotel registers
! were ful of Welsh names, and Seattle be
| came veritable New Wales by the tine
the hour was reached for the opening OF
| the E:steddfod
The huge Arrnory was filed, and there
l was standing room only about the back
and sides OF the hall The enthusiastic
! WelShmen-for they were enthusiastic
! had not only turned cut IN full force, bus
! brought With them their wives and chill
/ dren, their sweethearts and friends The
/ ATTnory was trimmed with greens and
/ with flags in true Christmas style. From
I the gallery in the middle Of the hall hung
/ the arms OF Wales Over the stage was
| the inscription, ''Goreu aTf a-f dysg The
/ hest weapon IS the weapon OF education.
l Opposite the stage. IRA Nor Ira BTy-
/ thon'' touched the heart of every true son
/ Of Wales with the feeling that 50 long as
] the sea endures. so long the Welsh. over
] the door vas written, .-CyTuru Fn CyTnTu
( Fydd. which, being translated, means !.
wv aies n tie past. W alEs n tina future =
The officers Of the morning session were:
/ president, Rex. ]. w. Hughes. CT Seattle:
/ conductor. Mr.. w ]. Watkins. The exer-
| cises opened with an address by Mr..
Hughes, who spoke IN Welsh on the his
/ tory OF the Eis1eddfod and It's influence on
the race az home and all over the world
The EiStc1dfod Is q festival which has
( come down from TIE ancient times OF the
/ Dr1ids. There are records Of II as early as
the ninth century, and by the fourteenth
century its standing was fully established.
l At the close Of the address, which vas
/ tumultaously aprlauded, the national air.
I Land OF Ny Fathers" was sung. Mr.
Arthur Cover, of Carbonate, took the
/ solo part aad the whole assemblage Joined
/ IN the chorus Eith al effort which was
/ tremendous. for the Welsh are musical 20
/ the backbone.
/ The address BY the poets, which came
next, arc survival from the times Of the
/ Druids, xiIei the ra-is Used 10 recite or
Welsh poems YESTERDAY: ]. 2. Jones. Of
/ San Francisco: III. q. Roberts. of Seattle,
and Frederick l.. Jones, Of Sprague.
Then came series Of competitions N
which intense interest was taken IT.
| Arthur Cover. OF Franklin, and Mr.. John
! +. Jones. Of Kingston, Pa, won prize 81
| So by singing the duet. Parrys Two
I Sailors" Mrs. II. Tucker, Of Edgewater,
| took SO for composing four sianzas On
The Chinook Winds" Mr.. P. MoTSans,
1 Of Seattle, s. for recitation, s-Rienzi's
| Address to the Romans" Mr. William t.
/ Williams. of Franklin, and Mr.. W. Wat
I kInS, Of Seattle. tied for s. IN Parry'S BARI
tone solo, The American STAR" Miss
| chatham. of Carbonate, took s. for sing
/ ing Brinley Richards solo. The Black
| Bird Rev. u. Thomas. of Carbonate, -
| for transIating into Welsh kotzebue's
Ruins of HercuIaneum;" Mr.. Joseph &
| Thomas, Of Seattle, s. for an extempore
speech. and Mr. r. C. Benjamin, OF Black
| Diamond, so for reciting soiiloquy OF .
man out Of employment.
AFTEgyoox sEssrcy.
At the afternoon session the crowd was
even larger and more enthusiastic. The
success of the Eisteddfod is rousing the in
terest OF the Welsh IN the Northwest was
complete. Mr.. Fred L. Jones. OF Sprague,
made speech in Welsh on the object Of
the Eisteddfod. and Rev. ]. n Hughes, Of
Seattle, acted as conductor.
After Rev IL p Jones, Of Eigewater.
had given poetic address the rest Of the
bonado male chorus captured $50 for their
rendering OF G. events "Harlech War
Song: Mrs. ID. O. Davies, of Seattle, s.
for reciting ..Aorfa Rhudlan'' in Welsh:
and a trio led BY Morgan Hunlphries, OF
Franklin, si2 on .'Fair Flora Decks"
Several literary prizes were awarded.
Mr.. ]. L. Lewis, Of Cleveland. took $40 for
an essay on THE Elevation OF Women;
T. C. Barry. of Pennsylvania, 50 for
| Welsh poem The Horse Shoe" and Rev.
| ID. Thomas. Of Carbonate. s. for translat-
ing into English .'Ymadawiad Madoc 0
| Gynra.s
The afternoon closed with competition
between the brass bands OF Newcastle.
| Black Diamond and Franklin. The
| Black Diamond band gave with much
I spirit Southweil's Crystal Palace Over
! ture," under the leadership OF Mr.. John B.
| Waugh. The other members of the hand
We're: Joseph Hilton, Alfred Wilson,
William Jones, Robert Bowron, John
| Wells, Fred Bryant, Tallie Jones. Charles
| necht, Fred Schultz, William Murray,
| Stramus Parker and Alfred Bowers
| The Newcastle band was large and rem
| dered admirably Ripley overture, Grown
/ Of Victory" The players were: Leader,
1 Fred Westerlain, and Lewis Lamotte, T.
/ ley, Peter Greffkens, August Trieyere.
Henry Hahnecht, John Griffith, Frank
/ Biart, John Doyle, John Agnew, George
/ saxby, Joseph TrseyeTe, Jacob Macy,
/ William DOYLE, David Morgan, Ralph
/ Lowry and Robert Lowry.
The franklin band gave with splendid
| effect Pettee's Overture Polyphone" The
| band consisted Of the following: Leader,
/ ;. Z. Price. and James Dalzell, William
| Bevan, David Galloway, John Marshall.
/ Thomas Aiken, David Williams Ben
/ iamiD Mees, Leon Thibauit. Peter Green.
| Robert Robertson, Joshua Morris
The prize Of 500 was awarded for the
franklin band.
EVENING SESSION..
At the evening session. the concert
| proper, Mr.. William J. Watkins presided.
/ The hrst number was a piano solo, med
| ley, given by Mrs. y. Ellis. who was
warmly applauded. Professor D. p.
I Hughes, Of Oakland, who has q beautiful
| aad highly trained tenor voice, sang Tel
! Her Love Her Still He gave tie solo
/ with exquisite feeling
| Miss Maggie Williams, of FRANKLIN. san-
''Chwino's C4dach Gwyn;" Mr.. Morgan
I HUMPHREYS, OF Franklin, Flats ana
/ ShaFps;" Mr.. Howell T. Jones, of New
/ castle, Hes Been Friend TO Me- and
I Mr.. Arthur Cover, OF Carbonate, Banner
+ oil OR Country
/ The first competition Of the evening was
/ very exciting one fcg prize of SIS for
I singing G. events elee. The Summer. Is
/ The Carbonate Choral Society, the Frank
( lin United Choir and the Black Diamond
I Choral mon took part