Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-01
EIS7EDDFOD At LOGAN.
A Two Days Musical and Literary Contest
Commenced by Cache Valley Citizens.
OPENING EXERCISES FULL OF INTEREST


Special to the News"
Logan, March 1.--St. David's day Is
being celebrated here by the local
Welsh people in an Eisteddfod In the
Tabernacle. There is no denying the
fact, the city has been turned over to
the sons and daughters of Cambria
and everybody, regardless OF nationai-
lty, seems to have imbibed the pre-
vailing enthusiasm. People are here
from all parts of the valley and quite
u number from other counties.
The train from salt Lake brought up
the following
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Morris, David
John. a. +. Evans, u. l.. Davis, H. }.
Thomas, Walter Brown, j. NJ. Tanner.
Il. A. Mcdaniel, j. A. Robinson and u
representative of the News"
Two sessions have already been held
today, and there is to be another to-
night. There will be three more to-
morr2w, the festival concluding with
a grand concert.
The program embraces both music
and literature, and some splendid talent
has been exhibited by u number OF the
contestants.
Today's exercises commenced with
the singing of America by the audience,
led by Prof. Alex. Lewis, accompanied
on the organ by Prof. l.. ID. Edwards.
Prayer was then offered, after which
an address of welcome was made by
Hopkin j. Matthews. president of the
Cache Valley Cambrian association. He
spoke of the Eisteddfod as an institu-
ton and the beneficial effect II had
upon those DESTROYS of cultivating their
tai ent. He welcomed all in true Welsh
style, and concluded by saying "Cymro
am byth." Your correspondents Welsh
having been sadly neglected in his
youth, he Is unable to say what
''Cymro am byth" means. but 1t seemed
as though everybody else in the audi
ence did, If the applause that greeted
the sentence is to be taken as cri-
terion.
The next was a recitation of Eliza r.
Shows celebrated hymn, o My Father;
first prize went to Elva Nelson. New
ton. The Judges were J. Edward Hyde,
James A. Langton and VIM. Apperly,
who recommended n second prize to
Alice Smith of Logan. Then came a
Juvenile chorus contest of thirty voices
three choirs competing from Logan and
one from Benson. The first-prize chorus
was led by Miss Clara White of the
First ward, Logan. The piece was the
Village Bells. The second prize went
to Conductor George II. Thomas. form
erly of Salt Lake. now of the Second
ward, Logan; the selection was the
Pilgrims chorus.
The adjudicators Of the music were
Prof. George w. Thatcher Jr., Alex
Lewis and L. d. Edwards.
There are ffty-two entries for the
various competitions. including nine
choruses and five brass bands. This af.
ternoon's session opened with the sing
ing of the Welsh national anthem
Hen Wlad Fly Rhadau," by Prof. Alex
Lewis and audience.
| Prof. George Thomas of the Brigham
Young college followed In an address OF
the Welsh American. He said tina
| Utah nor the United States had no bet
| ter or more desirable citizens than th'
Welsh people; that they had alway'
been found on the side of freedom from
the earliest period to the present. Th'
speech was well delivered and created
no end of enthusiasm.
The orchestral contest has Just beer
called. There are five contestants. Eacl
band has fifteen instruments and hal
from different parts of the valley.
The Salt Lake delegation has beer
honored with front seats.