Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-10
THE EISTEDDFOD.
Committees Of The CambTIan lssOCIa.
ton Working For Success.
nE LATEST FESTIVAL NEWS.
Irigiu Of the welsh Elstsddfod aud How
lei Observed by Cambrians iu
their Native Laud.

The vHti Iur committees OF tue 'hhl'
lrian ASSOCIATION now hold weekly
nee,iHgs, (which questions affecting
40 festival ars discussed SD sioIs
AIKEN ~ insure success ~ every par
ticulat. TIE past wtUh has been an
ivoniiul one; ,utri,s iOr the various
contests teiug numerous from all
Jafta d. the West Tue lai.
st ntws from Dtnv'r l. thsi the
,hoir Mt that place ~ working
1srd Mt fchosr,ing tue contest plece,.
Negotiations are now gong on with a
ihOif leader In Iowa, ami the chances
rem good Tor n cnofus Ui 100 voices
rom that stAe. The railroad uc.pIr
must be- said u their oteuil, no."
sorking with the committees aud are
nakiug every reasonable couCcssiol IN
he matter of rates from ~ points.
Excursions will commence T. run on
he 8,n VI september. ~ that tue peO'
ple might be- here IN ample time for
he festival. Arrangements arc
lelng made for the coming "
William Apmadoe, Of Chicag',
who viii conduct the EiftbIdioi,
and Haydn Evans, Of Scranton, rs,
uue Of tho adjudicators, aud Ihc win.
nur Of the Worries Fair chorus pfiar.
Both tho gentlrmt "a are cmiucntiu the
world OF music aud undetslaud their
busiu.ss thotouybIy Mr.. Ar,mndg,
-.'.,..-,r, ,n, ,-,,.-
nh oon""u'"u noH''J -'' W ''ln''"'
gatherings In THIS country, ana 10 Ia
millAt with every detail OF tho lis
teddfod.
Prot, stephens aud Secretary James
nfu Ina citr,spu ndenco with two other
Eastern musicians, and II iasRpsct,d
that an agreement with them will ne
made shortly.
IA, nighI before the firtt day. pro.
,..dlnv, an Invitation will be sxt,ntlsl
to ali oboits, their leaders ami those
taking mart, 10 meet with the pro.
mutpfs and the iudg,s In IA sort OF an
Informal meeting, when matters psr.
t,Inipg 10 music viii b. talked o. "A
little singiDg had, an acuualnlanc.
made ald general s8ci 4 tius ia.
Obliged In,
A mood many prople desife 10 know
the m.anirg Of the word Elsioduiod,
aud more particularly A. 10 howl In
pronounced. The literal MEANING
OF the word L. "a srysiDn or sIttiup. ami
IL pronounced Ict.t,th.yod. Tho word.
which A. many centuries old. alWays
arouse. the national pTIus OF tie
WelshmAu, aud was the torn given
tor th, ANIMAL u.,tiov of mn, nn,i.nt
bards Of Wales, on which occasion,
literary AMI musical contests were
held as well as contests In the arts ami
sciences, These gatherings arc held
annually with the people OF Wales,
and there IL no doubi but what this
oan bo given Us ia, reason why TINS
Welsh prorle As a nation are 90 much
farther ahead In vocal music, tho hAr.
mOniElnE OF parts, more ESP ciaIIy,
t"an are tho people OF any other ma.
i1n.
IL lisa mistake, as many .uppose that
tutte cnntesta 40 connnrI 10 The
Welsh alone. Ga the CONTRARY. they
have always been thrown Omen 10 the
world, aud while the Welsh have
been the insligatJts aud promoters at
the Eisteudfud, Utsa matter of 2, rotd
that other notions, Including tue Irish,
English, Scotch, Germau, Frsnch ani
Swiss have mes with them In the arena
OF conipotition. This was notably INC
ease at the great EisIaddfod held la
London In 1870, AT which there we're
10000 people OF all uaIionalitiss In at.
tendance, Including the crowned anu
heads OF EufoIs. The oompetituu
among the various nations was sXcit.
ing In the extreme.
On this occasion "CarAdOcD with A
choir composed chiefly OF coal miners
from Wales. electrified III. gteat
thtong with the superb work Of hls
plugefr. uCafadur.0 wAs Awarded
nrst prise. This was a terrible tnkr
down 10 the cTrck oholfn OF LONDON
anu other large cities, Tut nil were
comprIl.d TO admit that they had been
isifly ana sluaTely beaten. II is SAID
Of his royal highneas the Prince Of
Wales, who was present with other
members Of the royal family, thal IL
WAS tue only time IA ; ever showed any
enthusiasm NJ "a public gathering, Tor
hs arose Ia his seat after the singinp
was over and am auisl vocl orously.
shaking hands atd CONTEMPLATING IN,
famous leader and uyery menIrr Of
the chorus. suL iuy.tlny .h.m 10 stuy.
Tor his special benrh AZ The royal
pAIarr.
ms Ei,tetJfod IN Wales aIV.ys
attended by persons of ut.tiuyui-rs
fnnk IN rublIc life. G.Bstuu, .I,t
Dtrasli were ft,uuert yl,it.f..n,WrII
NJ her msItsiy. The queen. Madam
Patti, the queen u R0umauia, Prince