The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-04
PRESIDENT THOMAS PRESIDED
THE MENU.

benefit to be reaped from EiSteddfOdS,
as well as paying his tribute to the
Welsh people and Utah.
THE MENU.
The menu served was as follows:
Blue Points, Sur Coquille.
Sailed Almonds. Olives. Celery.
Amontilado Sherry.
Bouillon En- Tasse.
Batons Frontage.
Broiled Utah Black Bass
Sliced Tomatoes. Saratoga Potatoes.
Haute Lanterne.
Fillets Of Beef, Pique, With Mush-
rooms.
Pontet Canet.
Supreme of Sweetbreads.
French Peas
Broiled Breast of Teal Duck
Asparagus on Toast.
Meet & Chandon White Seal.
Roman Punch.
Shrimp Salad. Mayonaise.
Neapolitan Ice Cream.
Angel Food. Macaroons.
Pound Cake.
Edam and Roquefort Cheese.
Water Crackers.
Assorted Utah Fruits.
Cafe Noir au Cognac.
Cigars.
The toastS were all brief and to the
point. Mr.. Thomas did the honors as
toastmaster like veteran, and the re-
sponses sparkled with wit and elo
Cuence.
TOASTMASTER'S TALK
I'm 1885," began Mr. Thomas, I'VE
held an Eisteddfod in this city, and sent
for an adjudicatOr, whose presence we
are favored with again tonight. In the
east, and even to lands across the sea,
he nrtS hn Grcs%
Eisteddfed was among the best ever
held in any country. We had expected
to have Conductor Edwards from Penn
sylvania with US tonight, but l am
sorry to inform you that ne has been
detained, and will not reach here until
tomorrow. We do, however, have with
US that distinguished musical genius
and composer, DR.. Parry, whose fame
has spread so far and wide as to make
it necessary to bring him 5000 miles
to adjudicate the musical contests
which are about to take place" Mr..
Thomas then referred to Utah, the
young state and its young governor.
and called upon the governor to respond
to the toast. Our State"
GOVERNOR WELLS.
Governor Wells, in responding. ex-
pressed his pleasure at the honored
presence of DR.. Parry, and in the name
Of the state extended a hearty well
come. L congratulate the Cambrian
association, which has brought him
here to adjudicate the Eisteddfod,' he
said, and 1 congratulate the state up
on having among it's inhabitants such
thrifty, honest people as the Welsh
THE PRESS.
Judge C. C. Goodwin responded to the
toast, THE Press AS usual, he be-
gan humorously, gradually drifting into
the serious. He paid his tribute to the
Welsh race, which he declared stood
high for morality. honesty and upright
ness. He was glad of the approach
ing festival, and only hoped that it
would be an annual affair.
OUR SOLDIERS.
DR.. T. C. Tiff was called upon to re-
spond to the toast Our Soldiers" He
began By relating his enlistment as a
boy of Is in the Union army, and then
spoke of the gallantry of the American
soldier. Then turning to the festival,
he expressed pleasure at being able to
welcome it. IT'S an inspiration to our
boys and girls. Why, a few days ago
my little girl said: I am going on chill
dren's day to hear the best music in
the world Why, friends, such affairs
are worth more than all the gold hidden
in our mountains, for song and music
reach the heart"
THE GUEST OF THE EVENING.
In introducing Dr. Parry Toastmas-
ter Thomas referred to the work of the
lllustrious guest, both as a poet and
musical composer. 1T is with great
honor of presenting to you him whose
fame as an adjudicator and musical
critic has spread wherever the English
tongue is spoken, DIR. Joseph Parry of
Wales
The honored guest, as he rose to re-
spond, was greeted with applause.
IF L have any language, it's not in
the language of Shakespeare. but
rather in the language of Handel and
Beethoven in which to express myself.
I wish that 1 had the language of a
Shakespeare, so that 1 could express
the feelings of my heart. l do not
take this as an honor to myself alone,
but IS an honor to my family and
country as we'll"
The speaker then went on to say that
his first musical inspiration was re-
Then came a very pleasing tribute to
Utah'S talent.
''Of all the years in which l have
been called upon to act as adiudicator
at Eisteddfods, consider no honor
greater than this, to be called upon
to travel these thousands of miles to
act in such casacity at your
festival. 1 want to say, too.
that the compositions at your
Eisteddfods are equal if not superior
TO those across the ocean. You may
De sure. toe. that l shall not be slow in
to our Eisteddfodic world
that good results attained in this far
western part of the earth"
In concluding DR. Parry expressed