Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-04
DENVER EISTEDDFOD.
Company 10 Garry II Through 10 Be
incorporated.
TUE $4,000 AUDITORIUM.
Distinguished Coloradoins Taking Part
In tile Enirrpris --Hrrhi Pom
isrs Tor 1870


luH DtuNtI people, or hfhhIN iulIN !
prof efly fpuakiug, tie G. llltai people, /
are making mI.t extensive rrvpaia. +
tIons Tor the Es.ciiioI inr 1855. The
whole stare seems outau ci with o.,
grand and R10d purpose O. 'flta ila go.
pie. The COVER msut ni iolt afr lm.
hued with "a dcsi,r iY .Ia I vituu |
the power Of thu executive aul irgis.
ativo department, Tor tup enterprise.
The city government isIu.l 10 cuthus..
aBu; and the active amt enthusiastic
mayor gives It hls hearty support.
II lie the good fortune VI the Welsh
people OF Denver to have the unauim.
Gus cooperation Of all literary, musical
and ontefp'Ising cltlzene; and an take
to the great Welsh festival With en-.
thuslasm. The daily and weekly news.
papers Of tho city a1d state are
ever ready with their columns T.
give the Eisteddi5i all the space
desired. Olo potent reason Tor
tue phenomenal success IL the fact tina.
the Chamber Of Commerce IL taking 10
Wv " .HN WAhh NJ W so NNAf W
tAbliehed power. The result has been
that well formulated plan IL on foot
to erect Mt once iue auditorium
building, with a seating capacity Of
5000. IL will be constructed after the
most modern plan Of an auditorium
with good acoustic properties. The
building alone ~ expected 10 cost In the
neighbothood Of 100000.
The Welsh people Of Colorado, and
especially Of Denver arc the motive
power Of the auditorium project. They
selected, NJ meeting held al the
Chamber Of Commerce publlo hall, on
tbs evening Of Nov. 0tn, an executive
committee OF fifteen representative
Welahmen. Those selected were! J1-
slab HuRhes, member Of the Hughos
Lumber company bright literary
young man; Rev. 81. a. Ellis, the
we'll known and 81, queut Welsh dl.
vine; Rev. oven jones', the pastor
OF tue Welsh church Of Den.
vsf; II. ID. Reese. brilliant
young lawyer John q. Jru-
kins, the established leHuer OF the
Welsh literary aud musical socleiio,;
I. NJ. Richards, an energetic business
mau Of standing ana wealth; Fred W.
Herbert, d bright, enthusiastic, as well
as very able young business man;
Lloyd Jones, an attorney oil large pfsc.
lice. who contributes much 10 the sue
Gets Of the project by being attorney
| for the AThphhoe Press association ~
the West, besides being n member Of
| the ohAmter Of C0mmetce; Prot. Win.
cent Morgan, ono OF the leading com
posrTs and vocal musical directors In
the Wesl; Exam q. Clemens, deputy
| sheriff aud man OF large business
and social ittluence; Archie Davis, one
OF the ablesI young business ami rail.
road men In the state; II. J. Griiiilhs, n
| prosperous young mercantile man;
| Pierce Kyfini true Social
and business man Of mean;
aud Hugh Il. Hughes Of the Denver
| Abstract company, who not only gives
TO this EiHteduiOd euterpTiso the bsneflt
| OF large business anu social acquaint.
Anoe, but also Au ability and gsnialiiy
that comes Of youthful business Ia.
tegrity.
Out Of this committee was teleotod =
comm tioe 10 confer with the Chamber
Of Commerce aud urge the construction
Of an auditorium; which has been tue
getminatiOn Of tbs scheme for the oiu-
sIruotion Of a tiuo building.
The executive committee, at Its fret
meeting, elected john q. Jenkins
president and Lloyd Jones secretary.
IL has arranged 10 incorporate and
Issue stock On the same plan a. the
Worlds Fair project. The inc9rpora-
ton papers are ali prepared anu by the
Let VI January tue company, now
under the name OF the wesiefn Eis-
teddiod association, will 1OAS it, stock.
IL will be n success from Its Inception,
Tor Its stocks are already In demand.
On the certificates OF stock will be an
admission ticket TO the series q enter
tainmentA OF the histeddfod.
There will DO several vice officers Mt
the head Of the association, Among
the distinguished names on the ad.
visory board VI management will be,
Governor McIutire, Of Colorado,
Mayor McMurrAy, OF Denver, NJ. q.
jackson, secretary OF the chamber OF
osn,mtfco OF Denver, Evan Stephens,
OF Salt Lake City, ex.Governor
Thomas, OF Salt Lake, John James,
general secretary OF the Cambria Of
Utah, and I. +. Thomss, OF Salt Lake,
owen lie Fevre, district juuge, Robert
Steele, county Judge, DR.. Kerr
luppe tho noted divine, Rev. Myron
Reed, tho celebrated lecturer and
preacher, members OF the chamber Of
commerce, leading musicians, all the
leading dlvlneg. bankers aud others Of
the best known and most influential
men and women from all parts Of the
slate.
one Of the best Inspirations thus far
received by the Welsh people Of
Denver came in the persons OF John
James and r. +. ThomAp, OF Salt Lake
City, VINO paid visit TO Denver last
week. A brilliant reception was
afforded these two popular youug meu
on their arrival, Tuesday evening, the
26lh ull., ut tho elegant home
OF the BruDAkerH, No. 027 Bhur-
man avenue. An address was de.
liveTei On this occasion by
John James, In response to an address
( welcome ny Josiph Hughes, pfesi-
dent OF the CAmbiriRus Of Denver.
MT. IT. i. Thomas sang n fOlo, aud
"a quent responses TO the young visi-
tors salutAliOns TO Dsuvo1were ma 10
Wy Rev. NJ, a. Ellis AMI Lloyd Jones.
DR.. NJ. A, Ellis and wife spread an
elegant banquet for tho guess on the
evening Oi tho twoniy-ninth; ana
the entire stAy In Denver Of Messrs.
James and rhomas (whilo not In a.
tflcial capaoily) was marked with pro
gftss Tor tho great Ei6teddfod Tor 1895.
Taken all In all tho present indioa-
lions are that Denver and Colorado
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