New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-30
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ru,, ,NvU,L CELEBRATION OF THE WELSH
RESIDENTS or FAiEt\vTN.
,..,,n.,,, a. pee. 30 l~uccan.-For DAYS before
r,,ira- The railroad stations Of southern vermont on
I.. ,,...f side ~ tno m9ln'tn' haf been p'a'afNel
yt,u p,,tri- Announcing nat t'' hi'' graz" a'''""
..Iif.d would Doc held hy pvain Fucir Lodge No.
~ T. T. A. I'm ra.rhaycn There were various an
.rrc,,.rt, ON tie programme 10 attract me "ci''
,.,ni, Forty year, t-o a large colony arrived from
t,.i 49,, .,trled u pou.,ucy. Fairhsvcn and other
.i. i'm t,c sane par; az vermont They wors'd
,,..ny tu ~. uuurrc-. sine" they were quarNH"h 10y
r,,o and instinct Their numbers were h'fr'S" Ii"H'
rim, IN time hy additions from the old country many
, ,enom .rf'lrd u Eastern New Work. NHcreNer
r,y ..,l,d II WIS only 10 add 20 the t''riit OF no
.,,uu.ity. and they were cordially received ~ de-
CRADLE resident. Tncy make splendid worhmen the
,,,,,.n are ruc ho.,chrcper, and the children aio
erfo.t specimen, of health and beauty. The parents
',ve cpdr,,nrcd 10 keep the Welsh tonSne fresh III
m mind. al the children. and ~ soon a. their NUMBER
,,ant.d &C. h.d tine first c'tcdiiod WIKI thH emo III
v..N. one third OF All the people OF tAHI"Nen arc
o,.,.h Ever, one Of the villages Tor niles around
contain, families OF tue same a'Iolail\' ana ueN al
,sa..t Al ma.Ius the Flrhayen csteddiM grand dis
play. ,.,
n fla. year 1t Is held dn Christmas and generally
ccut,., the greater part of the day and neht. PIet'
.,,ne,. and The successful IS crowned vita Ivy
md ..,trd m "A great od, chair. Mtmbloth CIloI'
ntcr the competition for tu" prizes for chorus SINGING
and thc ro,t.,t, Ar. spirited indeed The maEniicenct
# the ctoddfod ha, been dmu:cd 10y It's transportation
.r,-- the uc.,n bat the Ncl,hmcu who haze adopted
vnont re- ain all the prime pal features AID il Is still
. uuoi., festival. Noj all tle Welsh are of one ialth
and me, have two churches, which for years nave
| .ouductcd the Christmas cis'eddlod, Now Tire
,,at,rrit., a Welsh secret society has taken hold a
! the enterprise and VIII MAKE each festival more
! l,boi;,lc than the prcccdin. one. Viewed bi Aneu
An eve, the programme itself Was biz success aud
| .rc,A a nne u,t of words for u ~pelhns
| ,ai,h Il va, in Welsh entirely and 40
| . list Of subjects for essays, poems, rcltauOn'
| .,au,o,,ou, SOM, aud all the competitions
Tor which prize, were offered. There were three se'
.lons the nist opcih- u. 10 "'Io,", the se,oh 40
JciocA IN thc altclhopA ana iic tlI ~ ~ III ti
,ycuil- rhc children held fan sway AT IN morning
| ,~,ioa. Tie. lrCttd Welsh Gee ldidtlohs ana SANE
nri-u ,uns- That htpt Nl' cldc'p 10 Il huud Huilo.
rNer, va. . row o important looking JUDI range
! ,l.l. tl, scenery at 20" BACK OF ne Hb.c stage
,,n very s,cru bat Tie Cunuu tor VINO MOis mann
| uuth rel, willie and blue h"Wi pinned Over the spp
here 90, real heart Wa SUPPOSED I" b,at "o"h per
is. in telling funny Store, that did not lOn, any lll,
| ,rotn h,,ue tnld in Welsh All the ltu' prAr winner
Acrs decorated with ro,ctth that two pretty gli, WIZ
u,trcu, ewes. fastened c1!cfllN 10 their coas an'
.nVn, I,a. children, choir competition Wa o srca
interest Al the tll and winter the choir, of the I'VE
chrcic- had drillci, 90 dnNV aton al me cN'rluiui
| ana when they ranged themselves before Their leade
very one of the sin ycrs prepared 10 sing Ike
| Wcro "A boy who was abOu, twelve years oiu, Ior II
| rr-st choir ard grl Tor IN" second choir VINO wa
till In short skirts and wore her thioh soluel nal
| ossing aboat GA Ter shoulders. The Judge ordere
me prize ldcd between tn two chOIS. In me MSi
| noon The hall was packed. Up Ia the galely On
Young beauX Of the colony were gathered down In III