The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-30

Object Of the Great Welsh Literary and
Munioal Eaefjval

object Of the Great Welsh Literary and
Musical Festival
Every natien has its characteristics and
its customs. its faults and its merits. its
weak and its strong points. A nations
custom is An animated factor to It's charac-
ter, and its character 10 the mark by which
one nation 10 distinguished from every
other nation. A nations custom. whether
it b for good or fog evil, is . power
amongst it, people, and cannot BE- easily
eradicated. The Welsh nation has its own
customs and national entertainments. One
of the most honored, popular and ancient
II the Eistsddfod. This grand institution.
which 10 OF cultivating nature, was for
several centuries the only institution of
learning which Wales possessed.
The Eisteddfod is sometimes called fes.
tiyal, but it Is more than literal festival.
1t Is also called an entertainment, but il il
much more than an entertainment. that
being its secondary object; but its primary
object ID the cultivation of the mind.
The four principal branches which tho
Eisteddfod has been the means of cult vat
ing are literature, poetry. music and arts.
TO which several osher branches have been
added from time to time.
The Welsh people have attained marked
degree Of success in those branches of
knowledge cultivated by the Eisteddfod.
and Notwithstanding the disadvantage of
language. which proved . barrier to those
not conversant with the English language.
yet large number of Welsh people have
reached world wide fame.
1t Is not. therefore, to be wondered that
the Eisteddfod has . remarkable charm
to every true Welshman. and wherever a
number OF Welsh people are found In any
foreign country the Eisteddfod il there
also.
In this country today there are no Less
than 100000 Welsh people. . large percent.
age OF which are still able to speak their
Cymraeg. In the Eastern and Middle
states, and even so far a. California. the
Eisteddfod 10 well and favorabiy known.
and where it Is best known other nation ali.
ties feel about as enthusiastic over it. and
take a. much interest in it a. the Welsh
people themselves do.
The coming Eisteddfod in this citv
which will be held ct the Armory hall ON
Christmas day. promises to be by NO
means inferior to those hello in the East.
The committee will introduce several nev
features TO it. which will undoubtedlv ADD
greatly to its merits. The choral contests
especially the one for q prize OF $3.50 and =
gold medal. will be very interesting and
well worthy of the attention of all lovers AZ
good music, and several strong choirs Are
diligently preparing for it a. well as for thu
various other competitions.
Another most interesting feature win be
the brass band contest. quite Q number of
which are already lingering their instru.
ments for the purpose.
The secretaries are in receipt OF eighty.
eight competitions on the various subjects
and several more received too late to hs
transmitted 70 the hands of the adiudicators
Compositions on Rotations, singing. etc.
Are requested to send their names to the
corresponding SECRETARY on or before the
10th. Those sending their names later viii
not b admitted into compsti don. Great
credit b due Professor ". G. Noyls for ~
selection a suitable pisces for the sinsins
contest