Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-27
ETSYEDDF0pD.

EIsTEDDFoDD.
interesting Meeting Of the Society
at New Castle, Pa.-News Of Inter-
est to welsh Residents.
An Eisteddfod was held at the Opera
House, New Castle, Pa, on Saturday,
February Gath, under the auspices OF
the Welsh Congregational church. The
following were the officers OF the COM
mittee: Rev. T. Henry Jones, presi-
dent; Mr.. Isaac Jones, vice president;
Mr.. John Beyson, general secretary;
Mr.. John D. Williams, financial secre-
tary; and Mr.. John Chappell, treasur-
er. President of the morning session,
Mr.. Joseph Roberts; the afternoon ses~
sion, Rev. ]. M. Lloyd; and evening
session, Hon. j. B. Brown. Conductor
of the day, Hon. Judge H. M. Edwards.
of Scranton, Pa; the adjudicators Of
music, Prof. w. S. Evans, Youngstown,
and Prof. John Lodwick, Cleveland;
of prose, poetry and Rotations, Mr.. T.
P. Williams and John Gray (Eurfryn),
and Mrs. D. r. Harris, New Castle, Pa;
accompanies, Prof. Lewis Watkins,
and Mr.. Ed Absalom, New Castle; ar
lists, Prof. Harry E. Jones, ]. Taran-
lois Thomas, New Castle;. Miss Annie
Anbry, Youngstown; Mrs. Miles Bey-
son, New Castle, and Mrs. Richard
Ward, Akron, 0.
The competitors were numerous on
all subjects, and preliminaries We're
held at the Y. M. G. A. rooms, select
ing the best two from each COMPETE
ton for the Eisteddfod. The prize
20 ri, r-fn @t,, CD, ft1~ 6Evx-i n o. -
was won by Mr.. Ben Phillips, Youngs-
town, o. Mr.. Thomas E. Davis,
Youngstown, took the prize for recit-
ing "The Storm" Miss Maggie Evans,
New Castle, took the prize for recit-
ing 1.-THE Ship on Fire" Soprano solo,
Meadows Sweet" was won by Miss
Kate Walters, Youngstown. Mr.. Tai
iesin Morgan, of Nfw Castle, won the
prize of $3.50 and a chair for the poem
on Dewey" out of nine competitors.
Mr.. William C. Lewis and Llewelyn
Jones won the prize for singing the
Duet, "Angel Voices" The prize for
the best Love Letter" was won by
Mr.. Taliesin Morgan, New Castle. Mr..
Evan Hopkin, New Castle, won the
prize for singing the tenor solo ave
Maria" The prize for singing contral-
to solo, abide With Me- was won
by Miss Lizzie Walters, New Castle.
Mr.. Llewelyn Jones, of New Castle,
won the prize of s1.00 for the i'm
promptu speech; subject, Dollar"
The prize of $4,000 for singing the
male chorus, "Sleep My Lady Love"
(Guent) brought out several parties,
and the prize was divided between the
w. Lewis party, led by Mr.. William c..
Lewis, and the New Castle Musicians,
led by Mr.. John Leyshon. While the
adjudicators were summing up the adj
Indication, the large audience sang a
Welsh tune under the baton of Prof.
Harry E. Jones, and the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
The evening session commenced
promptly at 1880 After an address by
the president, Hon. John B. Brown,
Mrs. Miles Beynon rendered on open
ing song. Eight competitors took part
in singing THE Noble Boy of Truth"
and the prize was won by Mr.. BENZ.
Phillips, Youngstown. Three competi-
tors entered in singing any Comic
song The prize was won by Mr..
Thomas D. Richards, New Castle.
Five parties competed in singing the
Duet, Call to Arms and the prize
was won by Messrs. Harry Bona and
VIM. Price, New Castle.
Between the competitors the follow
ing songs were sung: Fear no Foe"
by Prof. John Taranlais Thomas and
in response to an encore sang I'm Off
to Philadelphia in the Morning" THE
Mighty Deep was sung by Prof. Harry
e. Jones, and as an encore he sang
For Ever and For Aye" The great
choral competition in singing DR..
Parry's anthem, How Amiable
are Thy Tabernacles," for prize OF
$4,000 brought out the following
choirs: Elm street Congregation
al church, Youngstown; conductor, Mr..
w. D. Davis, (Glan GwilD. 2.-Welsh
Congregational choir, New Castle, con-
ductor, Mr.. Llewelyn Jones 3.-Eman-
uel Baptist church choir, New
Castle; conductor, Mr.. Thos. D.
Richards. 4.-Walnut street Baptist
church choir, Youngstown; conductor
Mr.. Walter Joseph.
In spite of the severe weather the
large opera house was now packed to
it's full capacity and while the adj
Indicators were preparing this adjud-
ication the audience sang "Diadem"
and America" under. the leadership
of Prof Harry E. Jones. The prize
was divided between the Elm street
church choir and the Welsh Congre-
gational choir of New Castle.
The Eisteddfod was a decided suc-
cess, and the committee will have a
nice sum turned over to the benefit Of
the church.