The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-26
AFTERNOON SESSION.


When the afternoon session was
opened shortly after o'clock, there
was scarcely a vacant seat in the
church. Hon. John r. Farr, speaker OF
the house of representatives, was the
conductor, and made 2 stirring ad
dress along the lines of the perpetual
ton Of eisteddfodic competition. HIS
remarks We're listened to with marked
attention, and were very we'll received
Mr.. Farr introduced him as chair
man of the afternoon. and he made
a short address. in which he said that
the Welsh people were to be COM
mended for perpetuating the friendly
contests of the eisteddfod, and added
that if there were more Of such gath
erings in the city there would be less
need of collecting police fines from
those who do not appreciate the true
worth of such events.
The competition on the recital ton
Guilty, or Not Guilty" brought forth
eight little girls, who gave excellent
Interpretations of the composition. The
first prize was awarded to Miss Maud
Wetherhogg. whose rendition the
judges considered perfect. Tydvil
Jones received the second prize, and
Saran Lewis the thlrd.
David j. Davies, Thomas Elias and
John Williams, three good singers, en-
tered for the tenor solo prize, "Only
Once More" and the first named gem
tleman carried off the prize Miss
Norma Williams acted as aCcompan-
ist. In response to the call for ai-
dresses by the bards, Thomas Jehu
OF North Scranton, and Mrs. George
W. Powell, of Wilkes Barre, responded
and each read short composition in
honor of the occasion.
Two little boys, Chester Davis and
BERTHE Reese sang the selection 30
How ! Love to Talk With Jesus" and
were awarded first and second prizes
respectively. The competition on the
recitation why Should the Spirit OF
Mortal be Proud" was deferred until
The evening session. Edwin Bowen
sang "Hosanna" in q. very pleasn,
manner. There was no competition on
the song "Intercession," for men over
nifty years of age.
In the absence of competitors for
the quartette prize on the selection
''Sin No More" Henry p. Davis and
Mayor Moir were called upon to ad
dress the audience, and both spoke
entertainingly. The afternoon session
closed with the adjudication on the
"Englyn," The Northern star"
IN THE EVENING.
Last evening the eisteddfod was pat,
ronized by an unusually large assem-,
blage and proved to be the most in.
teresting session of the day. Hon. II
NJ. Edwards was the conductor and
made a short address, which capt.,
waited his hearers. He was asked L
speak to the audience in English. bu
said that inasmuch as this annua
event was the only time in the yeal
when he had an opportunity to speal
publicly in the Welsh language he pre-
ferred to make his remarks in tn.
Welsh tongue. This he did, and, a!
usual, won the hearts of his hearers
Judge Edwards said he would rathe
sacrifice gold silver and preciou
things than his knowledge of tn,
Welsh language.
John w. Jones favored the audienc
with an excellent rendition of For f,
Nhad," and was complimented by tn
conductor for nIs Interpretation of tn
song. Miss Annie Grifiths was tn
pnly competitor on the soprano solo
"rhe Black Bird" and received tn
prize of 81. The competition on tn
composition OF four lines Of poetry oI
the subject "The Eisteddfod," had ..v
entries, and the prize was awarded t
Henry w. evans, of Duryea.
Benjamin T. James, of Bellevue, wa
the successful competitor for a priz
OF 80 on an essay on 1.-The Moon.
There was four contestants for thi
prize. Mrs, Frank Brundage followe
with solo, The Running Stream,
and received merited applause. Judg
Edwards then introduced City Solic
itor A. A. Vosburg, who made a witt
address, interjecting his remarks wit
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