The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-18
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sedd gathering. Within a circle were
twelve unhewn stones, and the Logan
stone which is the throne Of the Arch
druid. 1t was here the eisteddfod was
proclaimed year ago. The stones of
the circle Were wreathed with laurel
wheat, yew and barley and thither in
possession came the Druids, bards and
oVat IS.
After entering the circle, Archdruid
Hwfa Mon took his position on the L.o-
gan stone and conducted the rights of
the Gorsedd lin the face Of the sun the
eye of light" for such is the law, cloth
ed in a pure white robe and crowned
with a wreath of autumn oak leaves,
he indeed appeared like priest of
olden time The Druids, bSrds and
OVates robed in white, blue and green,
gathered around him and after the her.
aid of the Gorsedd had sounded the
trumpet of proclamation the Archdruid
half drew the Gorsedd sword from it's
sCabbard "A oes heddwch" Us there
peace) he cried aloud. Three times the
question was asked, and three times
came back the answer "Heddwch"
(Peace) in token that peace reisned and
the sword was returned to it's sheath.
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onbardd (Dr. II. q. Edwards of Ameri-
ca) read the Gorsedd prayer.
After the usual order of opening Lord
Tredegar presented to the Gorsedd the
model of a Hirlas horn which he in
tends to present to the Gorsedd. After
the ceremony closed the bards marched
back to the pavilion. This meeting of
the eisteddfod was ushered in with
l,A ell
Lord Tredegar and the mayor of New
port in his robes of office which was a
scarlet mantle trimmed in black velvet
and fur. Then came forward the Rev.
Il. C. Edwards (cynonfarddD, of Amer
lea, with his deep rich. voice so famil-
ar to all Americans. 1t was the only
voice on the platform with the ex-
ception of Mahons) that could be heard
throughout this Mammoth building. He
seemed as much at home conducting
the meeting as if he was in America.
Lord Tredegar then made his address
speaking of the Gorsedd ceremony. He
said that some people criticised ii, 9TH
ers ridiculed it, but it had been for
hundreds of years part and parcel of
the national life, and they were only
celebrating what they believed to be
one of the oldest of religious institu-
tions handed down to them by tradi-
tion from musical standpoint, Alone
the eisteddfod was grand parent to all
the academies in the world.
The mayor of Newport having well
coined the eisteddfod to Newport, Ben
Davis sang the eisteddfod song, WAIT
Her Angels" and as an encore a pop
ular Welsh composition.
In the principal awards for soprano
solo, "Oh, How Pleasing to the Senses
there were sixty entries, only two came
to the platform. The prize was AWARDED
to Miss Marion Isaac's, of Cardiff.
Violin solo for juniors, seyenty-f1ve en-
tries, the prize to Miss Maud Evans
Gondon) Miss Josephine Grifiths
(Newport. Then came the harry solo,
which was won by Miss Margaret Irene
Jones (Pontnewydd). She was a lit
tie girl and dressed in Welsh costume
The event of the day was the second
chief choral competitions for prizes of
seventy-five pound and gold baton to
the conductor, Its test pieces were
REST i'm Peace" (Bach), and Coed yr
Hydref" (Emlyr Evans). Nine choirs
competed. The first prize was awarded
to the Bulith Choral society and the
second prize to "Morrlston Glee So
ciety."
In the evening Mendelsohn's oratorio
Elijah" was given; il was very fine
but to be candid ] have heard the
chorus part better in America, but
the artists were, without a doubt, the
finest l ever heard Following are their
names: Madame Medora Henson, Miss
Clara Butt, Miss Ceinwen Jones Miss
Marion Evans, Mr., Ben Davis, Mr.
Ffrangeon Davis, Mr. Gwilym Rich
ards and Mr.. David Hughes. A more
appropriate selection than the Elijah"
could not possibly have been made to
suit this great pavilion, Morfudd.