The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-13

man invasion Of Britain. Originally the
Bardic membsrs included perhaps the
emipently religious, as the Druirs, tie
poets and singers. Later, however, 1t has
gwen Its honors and dsurees TO mrsicians,
psintsrs, preachers. ard writer's As well.
Ihs Initiation and tho Standardization
of the oaths Ia In the Welsh Language and
the scene was very picturesque AS the
singer ood on the dope to the ieft OF
Taliesin monument with the audience
around and below her as In an amphithe.
atre.
numbers that she cluld sing without an
Accompaniment Fad IL been possible,
the use of the Welsh harp would have
wen complete d this antique grouping.
The following extracts ara from the
s,cisiy paper, "a visitors" chronicle for
Coiwyn hay Liar diillo. Conway Durnn'
wny. ard Penmasnmawr, cniifd 'Thc
eThs annual warranted porsscd' Of
the bar d, Of the psinoiraiity OF Wal 90
was held on the Mount OF Song. ON the
banks of sbe Geiriony id Lake. on Mon
day, in psautifui weather. Several bardic
degrees were confsrr, d after examination.
and the $ ioce.sful competitors WIRE In
itiated in the usual way. Those upon
whom degrees were conferred fnciuded the
Hon. Mrs. Cecil Pcpbam. Mrs. Arnold
Penmaenmaw =, ard Miss Clara Perrin.
assistant secretary Of the Gwyntd I'D
Ladies' Art society. The Gorsedd was
adjourntd to n latsr period In the after
noon, and was then held on Tuiiesin =
lawn, where four more aspirants were
initiated, including the Rev. John Nor
han, n cDor Of Llaprwst, Druid's d,Rfee,
loan Ceredig.' end Miss Elizabeth Driver
OF Cambridge. Mass first Ovsts's degre,.
Limos Ma'dwyn Miss Driver, who Is
staying at the Bridge hctel Conway;
with her parents (Dr. AID Mrs. Driyer)
favored the ar d'ence with o song. Ariel
from ms ndel ut the subsequent ai-fresco
Eists dc fod. held under tte pre- sidency OF
the rector Of Llanrwst ard MIR. Iaoed
Jones. j. p. and In resi- onse to an en-
thusinstio encore. rang with rsre charm,
tbs sentimental comic song Love go
thanks to Miss Driver. passed on the
proposition Of MIR. Arthur Evans, second.
ed by MIR. lscoed Jones. The mover re.
fsrrins TO the reception ri q natise-born
American sopgstIess into Geirionscu
Eorsedd and Eisteddfod, and one who,
moreover, he Was proud to say. oopntsd
among her ancestors, Morgans nom Mont
gomsry shire. said that that cay signe lizec
the forging Of q new link of union, gym
rathy and oomradeship betwe n the
Britons If the United States and the
britous OF the United Kingdom, whose
armies anu ntvlte Wuglu hWneb ScOboa
ate for the repre- ssion of injustics and
make SECURE the cause OF peaos."
Ard again, 'Reverting once more TO the
annual meeting or ths Geii ionydd Cor
sedd, held ON llth August, ON Il e Mount
of Song, by the banks OF Geirionydo
Laks, Il is worthy Of note that Mics Eliza
beth Driver Of Cambridge, Mass. Ia the
fret lady from abroad who has won bar
die ho-o-s since the initiation OF her
Majesty the Queen OF Roumapia, In
August, 1850, who. on that occasion, re-
ceived with evident pride, the ardio
name of Carmen Sylvia Miss Driver.
after Ieceiyipg she bar5ic name Of
| Limos MaldwyD,' was invited to Plas
! Maur, Conway (the old palace Of Queen
| Elizabstb), whers. standing on the time
honored barcic Ct me in the centre CT the
| first courtyard ION which the Queen OF
Ro1mania stood on the 18th September
| les-. } she poured forth the magnificent
strain OF s,ng which SO delighted. She
achieved (uo small toaor In this land oil
sppg) the distinction Of enrolment as O
Welsh hard of this honorable and sncien'
Institution
The bardio name given With all degrees
| Is ohosen by an especial committee.
"Llinos Maldwyn" msars the "sonn
Linnet Of Montgomery nire. '-Cam'
bridge Tribune, Sept. %, 1880.