The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-24

Special Correspondence.
LoNDoN July IA
M NE more royal national eistedd-
Hi fod is DER and royalty has cast
Ill its benignant smile on the ole
W land of Cambria and everything
still goes on the same. The ancient anG
historic town Of Carnarvon. the birth,
place of the first Prince OF Wales gave
u magnificent reception to its presen
figure head, and in the old historic Cas-
tie square admitted the prince and his
family into the mystic circle of the
famous Welsh bards
The spectacle was one never to be
forgotten. The Arch Druid. .Clwyd
fardd. q spruce young man of 81 years,
appeared in tall headgear resembling d
bishops mitre and flowing white robe
of cashmere and with massive
sword in hand performed the Ger,
emony. Sir John Puleston, formerly d
next door neighbor to Scranton, in the
years when he edited the Pittston Ga.
zette, introduced the prince. who was
initiated as '1orwerth Dywysog" ed
war;, the prince The princess, in.
troduCed by the bishops of Bangor AMI
St. Asaph rs "Hoffder Prydain (Bri-
tain's delight, the Princess Victoria,
introduced by Lord Peurbyn rs Bud
dug" (the queen of the Iceni) The
prince was more than delighted with
the magnificent welcome and expresse d
his regret that he was not able to reply
in their own language
SOME EIsTEDDFoDIC FEATURES.
The eisteddfod WAS held in the pa.
vilion erected at q cost of $45, 600 and
often was well filled A few features
worth noting were the literary Welsh
policemen. carried the literary blue rib.
bon Of the eisteddfod for the third time.
Charles Ashton, the Dinas Mawddy
police officer is q wonderful man hav-
ing succeeded in vanquishing highly ed
ucated opponents in the essay on The
poems of Iolo Goch with historical and
criticol notes thereon" The priz
was $3.50
The chief choral contest took place
in the presence of 8 900 spectators The
best piece being Mendelssohn's chorus,
"All Men All Things" and J. IL.
Parry's "Ys Ynys Wen" The adjuii
Gators comprised the flower OF the
British profession, viz: Caldicoff Emlyn
Evans, Penswdd GwaIia,J. H. Roberts,
and G. F. Lloyd (E,on). The first
prize of $3.50 was taken by the Rhvmney
United choir and the second of $l25 by
the Cardiff Choral union. The subj ct
for the "coronet competition" was /, 900
lines on Lord Tennyson and was won
by Rev. Ben Davies. Congregational
minister, Ystalyfera. who was crowned
with the silver coronet with great tpomp
SCRANTON MUSIC SUNG.
The second choral competition was
the rendition of the glee "D9isyiad y
Wawr" Welsh American piece the
author of the words being D. NJ
Williams of your city. The prize of
$3.50 being carried off by the Holy
head Harmonic society. Out of the
multitude of poems the following are
certainly worthy of reproduction. Dy-
fed Lewis sang to his highness the
Welsh version of God Bless the Prince
of Wales"
Ar Dwys-o-g gwlad y bryniau
y boed II nefOedd wen
Roi lido, gyda choron,
III bendith ar ell ben.
Pan syrthio'r aur-wialen,
Pan elo un ir nef,
nef Il ddalio fyny,
FL law frenhinol eff.
The world famed Lewis Morris then
expressed his sentiments to his high
ness:
But who come here?
A long expected guest.
After those silent centuries long,
A Prince of Wales once more,
As in those unforgotten days of yore
And with him smiling comes, gracious,
serene,
The fairest mother Cymric eyes have seen,
And young lives, too, in whom we joy to
brace
Their mothers royal grace.
THE BIG CHOIR COMPETITION
The great annual event of the els
teddfod is tho chair competition,
the subject Of the ode this year being
Self Sacrifice Amid intense excite
ment the adjudicators declared that
''Aristides" was the successful bard.
and the fortunate owner of the nom de
plume was requested to stand if pres
ent A moment afterward, form
was seen outstanding, and amidst deaf
ening cheers the we'll known features
of EIvet Lewis, Congregational minis
ter OF Llanelly, were recognized. "El-
vet" was then conducted by the bards.
the eisteddfod band playing, See the
Conquering Hero Comes,' handker-
chiefs wildly waving. cheers upon cheer
rent the air, and for few moments the
immense pavilion was pandemonium
of noise. Arrived at the great oak
chair, the venerable arch druid for.
mally chaired the bard by declaring
peace" with the uplifted sword and
handing over the chair as trophy.
Miss Mary Thomas sang the chairing
song. "Cymrn Ffydd." and thus closed
the chairing scene of 1894; one more
added to the hundreds which have
been SO impressively enacted amid the
wild mountains of Wales OWEN.
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