Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-11
DIR. PARRYIS IN WALES AGAIN
The Famous Welsh Musician Tells Of His e.
pcrierees IN Salt Lake.


south wales Daily News: Dr. Joseph
pafiy. the weli.known welsh musician.
arrived home IN Cardiff ON saturday
evening after an absence N eleven
weeks In America. where he OBLIGATED
as the chief musical adJudicator at the
great Eistcddf1d held By tide MormuuH
ou the 9Th and 9Th Of this month at Salt
Lake CITY. Utah. Dr. Parry looks an
the better for his long journey 90 the
Far West. and when seen on Monday
by "a South wales Daily News repre-
sentative had a good deaf 90 suy of nlH
experiences among Brigham Noung's
people.
well. and what about tho Eistcdd-
oIic 81 m0nsy' asked our represent
tive.
'rho Einloddfod was a huge success
iu every way" said Dr.. Parry. IT
was held in connection with % Mormon
festival called the convention. and was
attended by ten thousand people. The
great Mormon Tabernacle wus
crammod.
"Of course y,lu came across many of
your c9untryfncn among the Latcr-day
saintHT"
MY dear cir. met scores of them.
They came Into tho city from an parts
'A lA' 'thA. Nl NAhNH AiiNNH NNNW =
met some MCfthyf people who attended
the samu chapel aH I did when boy.
aud they well remembered my parents.
Others again came from the llI1uddu
valley, Abprdufs, Curmufthrn. Penn
hrokcshirc, North Males-ln fact from
an over the Principally"
monsg'
Every one " thcin."
Including ynuWuif.'
sir happily the doctor saw
the Joke. "Nu." De- added, 'thry made
90 Mormon of me- nor. fair play. d.d
they attempt u. They are In no way
Intrusive as o. their religious View.
why, ! never saw nicer people in an
my llfe. pnlyrumy there IL absolutely
re- thing 81 the past Another man 1
met came ffum Rhyi. and he was "a
member ~ the Cambridge choir ut the
time took my doFroc."
md salt Lake City-wcrc you Inn
pressed hy ~"
'lmmensciy brigham Young had a
Fenius Tor organization, There ~ DOL
hgautiiul city, 100 miles away from
''nNcr The nearest clay un the east.
and 300 miles from California uu fhe
west planted IN the center % what was
years ago vast wilderness 10 H. now
hiEn.heouily wooded. and tn roads
are 10 feet wide. aHcrndrd the sum.
nat of Ensign .eak. where nriehnm
Young planted The Mormon nag. and
! could NOT Distinguish the city for the
trees. II aian1a In an enormous am.
rhiihc1ier surrounded hy the snow.
canraf Rockies. and presents one %
the most impressive pictures I have
ever trcn. The buildings are maFnln.
cent. They have the Tabernacle. which
holds 10000 people. Inc Temple. an
opcrt house. baths and other superb
structures"
And how ala the inhabitants receive
youT"
Z was never better treated In all my
NE. They simply overwhelmed M
With kindness. I was among then Tor
two weeks hut one day. ana had inter.
views with nearly an the Mormon lead.
efs, Including President Snow. co.
Bishops, uud the Apostles I attended
one % their services on sunday night
The Ciy o. divided into q wards They
have place uf worship In each 10
these, ana on Sunday they all meet In
the Tabernacle. whore tho EiFtedifnd
was held. They made me president %
one ~ the Eisicddf1d concerts. and on
another night i delivered my lecture on
The Masiers' before crowded audi
ence az the Hibernate"
"Aud what had tho Mormon leaders
20 tell you " their Welsh cu.reiigIou-
lstH7'
"rhcy ranl, tho wehh among the
best citizens IN America"
'The ElHtediiod-ln every respect
was % WciHhg'
"Wcli. 70 was originally promoted by
| the Welsh section, This was tho third
Elgtcddfod held. The committee. how
| ever, Included WClshmHn and GenillcH"
How about tho mua'c-Nha u Euoif"
"fhe singing VI tho rnmpriliors HllO-
lists. and choirp was fully NJ 10 The
| standard OF the welsh National Els
| teddf0d. and to my surprise come ~ the
| compositions sent Ia were excellent.
| They are truly muslc-loylng people.
They have "A choir ~ coo voices a.
tlchod 20 The Tabernacle, and they had
the members photographed rpecially FOR
me- and placed M 'n me cruicr'
And you are gDlng there again, OF
| cnurso9"
Well. ihsy intend Co have another
/ EiateddfOd there Two years hence, and
| they, have pressed me i1 Doc there, aud
| ! d6n't know that, Y alive and we'll
l shan't 60"