The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08
"MOr O Gam"
Cymry Denver YIN 900.
The rlost Elaborate Programme of the Year.
Five Thousand Dollars i'm Prizes and Medals.


.. Poem in Welsh or English Of not
less than 500 lines or more than 100 lines.
Subject: prospective view from PIKE :
Peak" "Golygfa Ben Pixies Peak.
First prize, 800; second prize. gold medal;
third prize, silver medal.
3. Welsh or English essay (TraethawD.
Subject: ''The Nineteenth Century in Its
Relation to the Past and Future" Bed
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yn ei Pier.
Prizes, SIS. $50 and silver medal.
I. Exclusively English essay, THE Po-
litical and Industrial Advantages Of Arbi-
tration." Prizes. se5 and gold medal. sill
Yer medal
5. Welsh or English essay, "The Superb
or CHARACTERISTICS Of the Welsh Lam
guage" "Nodweddion Rhagoriaethol y
Gymraeg." Prizes same as above.
Welsh e.; %sih Sr Enssh s, essay sS,nn
:. Original English oration. Subject:
"Patriotism and the Doctrine of Non-Tn-
tervention." First prize. $50; second prize.
sl5. Time limited to fifteen minutes.
s, English recitation. M Part second,
canto 6. division % OF Lucille with certain
lines omitted from the text: Oh "Modies-
ka as Camille" by Eugene Field with
stan2as omitted. tThe exact composition
10 be rendered can be obtained by address
ing the secretaryD Prizes, $40, silver med
ais.
9. Welsh recitation. "Y Ffoadur." "
Prizes. $40 and silver medal.
10 Translation English to Welsh, ma. ma,
Welsh to English, "Y Gorllewin Gwyllt."
from Y Drych No. Prizes. $40 and silver
medal.
Arts and sciences.
I. Original oil painting; view OF city
park from Twenty-tirst avenue. Prize.
.. Original water color any popular sub.
ject. Prize, So.
3, Original crayon drawing. Prize, SO.
=, Original pencil drawing, confined 10
children under 10 years Of age. Prize, S..
., Original landscape photograph. Prize.
g.; 8, Original p hand-kni'ted woOlen stock
I. Personal collection of Colorado geo.
logical fossils. Prize. $40.
8. Original architectural design Of Den-
yer auditorium, consisting of ground
plan. sectional plan and elevation, to be
handed in at earliest convenience. Prizes,
$2j and gold medal.
9. Original four-part song. Prize, so5.
10. Best china painting. so.
Conditions OF Al Contests.
First--Adjudicators will divide or with
hold prizes according TO merit.
Second-Wheneve more than three en-
tries in any contest are presented, prelim-
mary EXAMINATIONS will be held at an hour
and place to be ascertained from the Sec
retary.
Third-The decision OF the adjudicators.
shall, In all cases. be final
Fourth--All prize competitions shall be
the property Of the Western Eisteddfod
association.
Fifth-Successful competitors shall as,
sist, If required at the grand closing con>
certs.
Sixth-Competitions are open to all, re.
gardless OF creed or nationality.
Seventh-At the grand parades. all com,
peting bands shall contribute their SER
vices free OF charge.
Eighth--All competitors in each contest
shall designate to the secretary the class
in which they intend to compete and all
compositions shall be submitted to the ad-
INDICATORS on or before the 18th day of
July. A. A.. 1896.
NinthThe first and second prize win.
ners in the grand chorus will be expected
to sing the anthem, 20 Soul Have Mercy"
under the baton of the conductor of the
first prize winner.
Tenth-When there are test selection (a)
and 10, competitors must render both on
each class, as the adjudication will COM
prise the best average rendition of both
selections.
Eleventh-No adjudicator shall be al
lowed TO compete on any of the subjects
for which prizes are offered
Twelfth-Should necessity require. the
executive committee shall have the power
to nominate other adjudicators than those
originally named. at any time.
Thirteenth-All compositions shall bear
an assumed name or motto only, but com-
petitors may forward their names and adj
dressed under seal tothe secretary.
Fourteenth--AM matter addressed to the
secretary should be prepaid and regis
tered.
Fifteenth-No prizes will be delivered
except to the winner or upon his written
order.
acknowledgements not acceptable
will be returned to the owner upon receipt
of sufficient postage for that purpose.
Seventeenth-No mmber of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Western Eisteddfod
association shall be allowed to compete
In any department.
Nineteenth-No competitor will be con-
sidered without full compliance with these
conditions.
That 1t will be the musical event Of
the year 1896 there Is no doubt. The
board of officers include the names Of
ladies who will, collectively. stamp
with individual character Denver's
first eisteddfod: they are women of in
tellect, executive ability and social
standing. AS an outcome of this. selec-
tion and collection Of brain workers
a halo of success will encircle and char
acteristically stamp the Denver els
teddfOd among the great musical festi-
walls of like character at home or
abroad. 1t was A splendid stroke Of
good policy to- call the ladies to take an
important part in the management of
the stupendous undertaking, and it's
success is now assured.
il |! II
Notes from Wales.
There is an octogenarian at Carmathen
named George Dickens. who is second
cousin to the eminent novelist. Charles
Dickens: The old man IL proud Of the re-
lationship, and has a large stock of in
ieresting "reminiscences of the family.
The relationship between Welsh Nom
conformists and the church of England
clergy are not always strained--vide vote
Of thanks Just passed by monthly meet
Ing OF the "Corph" to the Vicar of Aber-
grave for his services in helping them to
get land from the Ecclesiastical Commits
sion.
If Sir William llareourt is Welsh UT
lander he is very enthusiastic one. Re-
Gently he went round with the hat for
the Welsh university; he is now throwing
himself into the Welsh musical movement
and will doubtless be made bard ut the
next national eisteddfod.
A vicar of one of the parishes Of Great
er Cardiff on Sunday asked his congrega-
ton II they thought II 1t was any salts
faction for him to be told. as he often
"aS ~ 'oiie ptoIiC were HtSiStut
Of the early communion that they were
present in the spirit" when, at the
same time, their bodies were snoring in
bed.
War "reminiscences are being busted
and aired. The Rev. Joseph Johns. u. A.,
rector of st. Lythans has in his possess
sion an old chest and other curiosities
which were used on board II. NJ. S. De-
fence on the Battle of Trefalgar. The