Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-10
ARRANGING FOR A CONTEST.

will assemble this evening in the lecture
room of the Welsh Presby terian Church on
Second avenue for its first winter rehearsal
preparatory to entering the competition 1or
the 81, 0G0 prize and the gold medal embie-
matte OF the championship at the WORLDS
Fair Eisteddfod at Chicago next August.
This will be the first regular winter re-
hearsal since the summer vacation. iull
attendance OF all members is expected IN
order that all preliminary work may De
completed. and that no time will be lost in
commencing active work OF the competi-
tive selections for the musical feast next
year.
While a large number OF these festivals,
commonly termed by the Cambrians as Els
teddfods, have been held in this and other
large cities in this country, the meeting nr-
ranged for the Worlds Fair city eclipses
any hitherto attempted in the magnitude OF
its national character, and surpasses the
liberaliJy of the cash premiums oHere1 FOR
chorus work at any EiSted1fod ever held on
this side of the Atlantic.
One of the most successful and largest at
tended festivals held in this country OF
recent years was the one that cOngre:ated
in this city in 1887, when over j., coo people
attended the various sessions. 1t was the
first contest ever held between the II usicul
organizations located East and " est of the
Allegheny mountains. Scranton, with its
we'll disciplined organization augmented
and aided by some of the best musical talent
OF the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys,
represented the Eastern section of this
State, while Utica looked after the Western
part of the Empire State Cleveland. 1Oungs-
town ana MasSilion sent delegates from the
Western reserve, while the aruuous duty of
defending the musical honors of Western
Pennsylvania against such worthy ant ason-
i.ts devolved upon the Cambrian CHORAL
Union. under the conductorship of Prof. ID.
j. Davies.
The Executive Committee of the Cam
brian Choral Union, which is composed of
the most prominent kymry of this city, un-
der the leadership o! It's chairman, ID. W.
Llewellyn, is laboring assiduous.y To make
the visit of the Choral Union to the Windy
City IL success, and the singers are enGhus-
tastic in their discrimination to capture the
| S., COO prize and the gold medal.
| The Cambrian Choral Union Will give r
| series OF three musicaleS here previous to
| the Chicago NEE ing, in order that the
| friends OF the Union and those in sympathy
/ with the movement NAV be accorded an op-
| poTtuniGy to review and jude the progress
| of the chorus work previous to the grand
| contest. The first is arranged Tor Saturday
| evening, December q, and will take place
at Old City Hall.
WITHIN the last year or two the women
of Pittsburg-maids as well as matrons-
| have given up much of their time that was
| formerly devoted to social occupations to
| the improvements of themselves, intel
| and societies all over the two cities, the
| objects of which are mental or physical
culture, or both, and the effect of these So
cieties is felt in many directions that at
| first sight would appear to be beyond the
| influence of this tendency toward improve
| ment manifested by the fair ones. The
keepers of bookstores say that there is a
| steady demand for books of an instructive
| character, while the sale of dictionaries has
been absolutely unprecedented. Among the
| societies that are particularly commendable
| is one that meets every Friday afternoon in
| the Concordia Club. 1t is composed OF a
coterie OF the daughters of the best Hebrew
| families of Allegheny, course OF lectures
| by Miss Craig, OF the Pittsburg High School,
| is occupying the attention of the club at
present, her subject being English history
| The members OF the club are as brighteyed,
| rosy-cheeked and altogether attractive set
| of young girls rs one would wish to see,
| proving cOncluSively that study is not dele
| terious to the health when pursued with q
| due regard to phys steal demands.
THERE was large attendance at the en-
| terteinment of Mrs. Jarley's wax works, in
the Central Presbyterian Church, Allegheny,
| last evening, and the unanimously expressed
| opinion was that the performance through
| out was Il delightful one. Miss Mary Nelson
represented the famous Mrs. farley in an
able manner, and exhibited her wax figures
| in an amusing way. The figures we're as stiff
and staring as they could be. and there was
| no fault to be found with anything they did,
because they did not do anything except
| stand still to be admired. Mr.. c. NJ. Carothers
| recited "The Chariot Race" from "Ben
| Hur." and a piano duet was well executed
| by Misses Strouss and Donaldson. MesSrs
Strouss and Donaldson and Miss Marquis
| sang and Miss Twitchell recited. The pro-
| gramme was carried through smoothly, and
| all the performers were literally Hpplauded.
WOMEN are naturally more inclined to
| see the suffering of those around them than
are men. This has been said so often that
there is nothing novel in the fact, but it has
| just been exemplified in q marked manner
| by the women of Williamsburg, who are ex-
| ertins themselves for the benefit of the
motormen on the Duquesne traction line,
| and especially on thea Williamsburg branch.
These men are compelled to stand on an
| open platform. with no protection from the
weather, and yet with all their senses on
the alert to prevent their making any mis-
take in the management OF the car. The
ladies will send q petition, signed by practi-
cally everybody IN the borough of wilkins
burg as well as by many along the route TO
East Liberty, to the managers of the com
pany, begging them to build cabs for the
motormen. The wind blows in their faces
and the snow and sleet will punish them Sc
verely when the winter reaches its full
force, say the petitioners, and they ask IN
the name of common humanity, that some
protection be afforded the men. 1t Is ex-
pected by the ladies that the company will
not turn deaf ear to their entreatieS, the
priD cipal thing they are anxious about being
that the changes in the cars shall be made
before the severe winter weather sets IN.
Social Chatter
THE Central Young Women's Christian
Temperance Union has introduced pleas
ant Iorm of entertainment at their rooms,
Penn avenue, on Fridays in the shape OF
noon concerts There is instrumental and
vocal music, and the young girls who 20 to
the rooms for luncheon and to rest for an
hour at midday are re freshed by the har-
monies and are enabled to return to their
regular duties in store, Office or workroom
with energies renewed and an 1ncrest OF am
bition that is beneficial to their employers
as we'll as themselves. The music is always
good and the noon concerts are looked
forward to with much eagerness by the
members of the association. The entertain
ment Yesterday was unusually pleasing.
SURELY two brides were never more grace
fully honored than were Mrs. David Bissell
and Mrs Thomas Patterson at the reception
given for them yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Moses Atwood, of Ridge avenue, Allegheny.
Flowers were used literally IN the deeort-
ton OF the elegant home of the hostess, and
the group of ladies in their pretty toilets
gathered in the parlors completed u charm
ing picture. Brides receive so many atten-
tions for so long after their marriages in
Pittsburg and Allegheny that IL IS good
thing to be bride evidently
TIE Travellers Club held an interesting
meeting Yesterday afternoon i'll the Bible
House, Arch street, Allegheny. Like all the
other meetings of this instructive society,
that of Yesterday was informal and sociable.