Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-02
EISTEDDFOD AT CHICAGO.
The Event Which The Tabernacle
Choir Takes Parl Ia.
other Features Of tho Grand Inter
national Program for the Fonr
Daya-Ih. Great Bardic nay.

The September number Of tho Gam.
bran, a monthly magazine devoted y
the interests Of the Welsh.Ampriosn
people, contains ne its leading article
an official account Of the "gTand Ia
iernational Eisteddfod Of the World'a
Fair, under the auspices Of the National
Cymtodorion society, TO be held Sep.
TENDER 9th, 9Th, 9TH AMI sih, at Chi.
cago.D IL is generally understood that
this IL the event which the Salt Lake
Tabernacle choir has gone 10 Chicago
toparticipate In, but the term "World's
Fair contest" In connection with the
competition, has obscured the lmpof.
tant fact that the Welsh society is the
head and front and prime mover Ia
the whole affair. This ls well tx'
piained ia the article referred (Which
10 from the pen Of Professor Apmaicc,
secretary OF the Eisteddiod. 1t was
called to the attention Of the NIws by
Capt. d. l.. Davis OF this city, aud Is
reproduced with pleasure, It will DO OF
interest 10 every reader Of Welsh
nativity or extraction, and In some Of
It's features, notably the program and
tho proceedings Of the historic Bariic
day, will be appreciated by every
bodyi
September 8, o, 7 aud s, In Festival
hall NJ :he Fair grounds, the Welsh
people Of the worl1, under the imme.
diate leadership Of their country men
In Chicago, are TO inaugurato new
era In the national Welsh Institution
known A. the EistedufOd.
The Elstoddiod IN the competitive
literary and musical festival OF tho
Welsh nation. Through the centuries
It has lived In the henri. and on the
tongues Of the sous anu daughters Of
the nation, and today " II Ia more
Furnishing condition than ever. For
tue last sixty yoRrH, choral cOmpUt.
ton has been one OF the most attract.
i've featufef. Aud we respectfully
submit, that tho choral competitions,
choral mAsssinEing, hnTp.plnying ava
the bafdio chair ceremonies nj the
W0rd'e Fair International Eistedd.
fod have been planned ON such n scale,
and In euch n manner, as 20 surpHss
any exhibition ever attempted before.
We ask for the publication oi these
statements and the following features
OF the Worlds Fair Eiale1diOj, sub.
ieut 10 slight alterations In some OF the
detailp.
Monday evening Sept. 4, the Ma.
tlonal Cymfodorion VI Chicago, aud
the Representatives OF the CAmbtO-
American Literary and Musical sOcio.
Ties VIII receive and entertain the
delegations Of the London CymrOdDr.
ion society, the Grand BarIic Order u
the Isle Of Britain, tho National
Eisteddfod association aud the dlstin.
sulshed presidents, adJudicators, at
lists, conductors anu ali eminent per-
sous IN Welsh literature, music anu
art.
FIRST EIsTEDDFoD DAY.
At Festival hail, Tuesday, Ssptem.
Der o, ut " noon 10 p. m. Organ pro.
cessiOnal march, by DR.. J0hn II.
Cover. Two distinguished gentlemen
will preside. Bardic addresses. M.
tionai anthems, "Amorlcan and "rhe
Land OF our Fathers" by all the cnoirs
combined anu audience. Solo cOmpeti-
tlOns, etc.
Grand competition Of eight male
choifH leach numbering from ffty to
sixty voicesl for the prizes: lst $1,000
qua 5000, with gold medals 10 winning
conductors. Adjudicator,; Dr. John
IL. Cover Beaver; Mr.. John Thomas,
hsTpist 10 ner majesty the queen; Mr.
w. Il. Tomlius, Chicago.
Three OF these cholrs are from
Wales, and have paid their entrance
ices. A. the close OF the contest all
tho choits will combine 10 mass
chorus singing. Grand evening Els.
teddfod concert will be held by all
Elsteddfod artists, among them MIR.
John Thomas, harpist 10 her majesty
the queen; Mrs. Mary Davies, London,
the leading soprano; Mi. Ben DRviet,
the lannon's tenor OF London; anu
Madam josephine Chatietton Of
Chicago, by special request, viii plsy
several harp duets with her distin.
guished friend, MIR. Thomas. THIS
concert will close with the celebrated
Welsh anthem, "Arlso all ye Ma.
tons" Aung by all the onoiIs com.
binod.
sEcoND EIsIEDDFOD DAY.
Wednesday, September O. Gym.
Todorion congress will met ut 10 n. m.
ut Mubio hall, when eminent Welih
scholars VIII speak upon questions
PERTAINING % the government, liteta.
ture aud music Ofthe prlncipailty, and
questions affecting Celtic scholarship
ana fellowship.
Second Eisteddiod session, Wednes.
day, September oh, p. IN. Compeli.
tive features, etc. Choral and barIic
opening ceremonies. Grafton by one
OF tho presidents OF tue day. Mass
ohoiussluging at the close OF the samr.
Awarding Oiprizes for best essays, petty
and art Competitions IN solos, hGrp.
playing with songs by distinguished
Httists. Welsh melodies by all the
chOirs combined.
Evening session. The dramatic
cRntala Of SPENCE Llewelyn," com.
posed by Mr.. J0hn Thomas, the word.
renowned harpist, und the principal
OF the harp at the London Royal
Academy VI Music, aud sung by
select chorus Of 1900 voices, under the
direction Of the distinguished author,
accompanied by tho Chicago Harm
orchestra of fifteen trained harpisls, 81 e.
clally rsheursed Tor the occasion by
Mausme Josephine Chalterton.
Third EIsTEDDrOD DAY.
Thursday, September Z. Gorsedd
congress nc 1880 q, M, when sugoesa.
ful candidates for G0rsvdu degrees viii
bo Announced. The congress Will he
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