Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-12

Lord Windsor saw in the gathering tho
promise of international good feeling'
that would tend to keep the pence per
baps as much as the conclusions OF mo
conference at the Hague. Lord castie-
town. VINO Is most enthusiastic ieauer
Of the movement in Ireland, urged the
closer relation OF the Celtic family, ana
invited all to the Pan-Celtic Congress at
Dublin next year. The Breton Delegates
were most earnest perhaps OF al III
their insistence upon the revival or thu
spirit OF the race, and the reassertioh o.
ia intellectual claim. They brought Win
them the half part OF spit SWORD,
which was with much ceremony bouno
nm with another half on the part OF tho
Welsh. by a young lady, Miss Caledtryn
Williams. while the venerable arch-oruio
held IL aloft. or the preservation OK ,ho
Trisb language. Count Plunket SAID tnae
formerly Il was usual 20 ill-treat In mo
schools I'm Ireland the children VINO SpoHo
II hut at the present time IN the saIno
schools over 600 pupils had come up Tor
examination I'm It, Mr.. Pearse, delegate
from the Irish League at Dublin, In
written message OF congratuiatioh "hon
he brought. said there was rnovsihrn.
.agaiast the spirit OF Augmentation,
and that the people were returning "
the native speech"
Anart from these indications or an et-
Govt ia reanimate the Celtic language
and literature. the musical and other feh-
lures were very interesting. There wera
rnanv competitiOns, vocal and instru-
mental by single performers. by uuos,
ouartettes and large choirs OF mixed ara
Of male voices Some SAoU In prizes
were offered There was choir Tor inc
general uses OF the Eisteddfod OK ~"
voices. and an orchestra OF II" pe,Ionh-
ers Several special artists, INCLUDING
NJ psr Davies tenor, fresh from the
honor of singing before the Queen AT
NUindsor were present. Among tnose
o,ho conducted were DIR. Edwards, OF
Kingston. pa. and among tho adJudica-
tors were Sir Frederick Bridge organist
of Westminster Abbey and Dr. Jose.h
Parry. tho distinguished Welsn-Americaa
COMPOSER. In the department or pictorial
art Sir Lawrence Alma~i aue"a,
his new knighthood upon him, was an
adiudicator. There was an art depart-
r,cntp In which over 800 entries appeared;
!, Included. among other things, mo very
creditable display ot Welsh hand-maue
and other domestic goods, which are De-
inc encouraged by the society formed Tor
that purpose OF which the Princess OF
Wales consents TO be patroness.
The termination Oi the NSisn pr1ns"
% the Celtic history AhN
n the last few years, under the coHpe-
tent leadership Of Professor Hhys anu
other scholars, has been notable lea-
ure in the recent movement or intellec,
| in Great Britain. The University OK
Wales appears TO have been really ana
vigorously established. There Is a So
eie.v. whose meeting was held here In mo
| own hall yesterday. uncer the presi-
| tencv OF the Countess Of Bristol, TO pro-
| mote the education Of Welsh girls; us
! work is declared 20 be OF value AS ior
| music. especially that OK the VOICE, ns
| ,ulture goes on in every town and Village
| n Wales. and the enthusiasm OF ali ~
ts behalf. including the simplest OF 'ne
| ,eople the miners and other WORKERS, Is
! gery touching. .choirs and societies OF
| fingers some Of them children, como
! either from all parts OF the princlpahty--
| though chiefly. or course. for geosraphi-
al reasons, from the South. Next year
| according 10 the Arrangement asrssu =.
II alternating between The North ana
| south. the Eisteddfod vii be held AT
! fsvornool and In 1901 as Nerthyr TyaTi.
| g-he meeting OF 1879 will no doubt stand
,or long time. in point OF numbers pres
on, ana OF Pan-Celtic demonstration. as
ono OF the most remarkable OF those held.