The San Francisco call., 1903-01-02
SONS OF WALES
HOLD FESTIVAL
Celebrate the New Year
With Old-Fashioned
Eisteddfod. +.
Bards- From Land of Leek
- Meet in Friendly
Competition. ...s.=
Oakland omce San Francisco. caii.


Ills Broadway, Jan 1. :
Eight centuries ago there was founded,
in old Wales an institution. that called
into competition. every year the bards and
singers and harpists. Of all the country !:
round 1t came to. be known as. the Els
:tecGfod and achieved such an Important
place in the amusements. Gf:.the .peopler
that the. nuTturius hand: of the, Govern:
ment was extended to it, To this day=the
Welsh hold their national Eisteddfodeau
and to them thousands OF pilgrims. gather
It's Influence has extended to: America.
the nome Of many Welsh and their de-
scendants, and one OF .the best:evidences
o. it's. impress was the big crowd that
assembled at the. Eisteddfod to=dax:in the
/ First Unitarian ChurcA The: audience
was composed almost entirely Of Welsh
people. conTe. to renew acquaintance with
old friends and listen, TO the songs: and
poetry Of. competitors from distant places.
The EisteddfOd was arr9nged. By the
CymrodOrion Society. "a society for the. en-
couragement of Welsh lfteratIire and
music 1t was as nearly a counterpart. or
the Efsteddfodeaa. Of Wales. as could be.
Not only were there competitions in
music and poetry and recftations. but
compeeitiogs in painting and. embroidery
and knitting: including the making Of
-four pairs of .;gents' knitted WOODEN
sccks;' - . -. 49, ~.
There were :nuuieEoUs.: conpetito but
they entered. undeE..hctfti0us: names. 50
that rhere could. be no Shadow Of fav0rit-
ism. The noms;. plume Eof the. winners
were CaFled: out and they stepped TO the
Judges plat form, where they gave their
true names and ;then received the prizes.
The adjudicators for the=vari0ls cOmpeti-
.tiohs were the Following lfanneCf:e
Vocal 'i1lusic.- >,E,r6fsss6r Ituehes and
piano. j.: w AEercslf =: mandolin John Baker.
essays and trains ions. Rev. owen Jones.
MA: Seattle< poetry }eVE J. R. Jones' Cofdni-
iish racftstr5n- 1iisszii5I. -fsffh5: us5siie4yoF
Mrs. john :E9waris; san Brsnciseo5 patntirs,
Mrs ID. p hughes and Mrs IT +. Al: POWELL
knitting, Mrs. Charles *Cieddal H. san Francisco.
AZ Both. afterfloony and 5eyering sessions
:ScTOs and>piano. selectieus- were given by
|. well known, fEllsfeia ms, he performers be-
ing Miss MaTgaFet: Davis Mrs. j. LleW-
ellyn .Wif1a1is... Ekiss. Julia johnson and
a male -'duartet :pifder,- he direction. or
The Ladies' Aid .S0cdety:Gf. the Welsh.
Presbyteridn Church: assisted, in the re-;
I ceptio4 of VISITORS and afteryEar1, served. T.
refres hri erit s.: Those 3serV on the COM
mitees were the fo1lQwtllg named: .. ....-
|. Reception: Mis-: ::Ial%dd5 Hughes. Miss Fl.
Williams Mrs. T'hofnas.; Nus. E. Roberts. Mrs
.
Mrs: Js n. :Eyans NIgs:- Is r y ll5siass 4its>
H. Davies.::Mts- ,:F2 IIugh IS: Mrs; Nyil1
iiams of Alaniedd, Mrs: tqgeFs.: Of Berkeley.
Mrs :BOnsall Mrs; ichaFd JON - 80 :. -.
De6oratiorf- Miss f: Row lands Nj ss Jennie
Williams Mrs. Arthur ZONES Miss. NtitIa
LOUIS. Mrs f. C.: Hum
Refreshments. Mrs: E. J, Edwards Mrs.. Cay
| ner Jones. MIS-. Hicks; Mrs Williams. Mrs.
Lily Williams, Mrs Il. Hughes Jr NJ rs: VIII
Hams OF Iowa 8lrs:' 'Iehil Mrs Nj w fuiarns
Miss Amelia. Williams, Mrs bradshaw, Mrs
Lloyd Mrs III lis ort thtngton.. Mrs John
Worthington- Mrs:'R:. E.@yNillha{ns Mrs. d: NJ
Haghes' Mrs. Bichard Williams. Mrs Will
liams of Lake; Mrs F. - Williams. III.
Half< of ;: the awards were made: this
afternoon and half this evening: In some
cases the winners .dtd-net respond to their
names. but:will be identified later. Those
who .recetved prizes. this afternoon were
tile: foHoyyine- ItaIned.:: ? :: 49, ~.
l.. Poetry. William Jones. o. .spokene. The
B1poklet. = st&nza tO.tlfe lag:. E.. T. Jenkins OF
Los ANGELES essay: J. N. James OF Mslrose
nd .Idwal Lloyd Of san Francisco divide first
prize translator of, TeIiny s.. poem.
. Higher F'aht1ieisIrss. :fTorI English TO Welsh.
e IT Jeq kins recital tien: Of Hamlet soIilQquy
Miss (AIinle Edwa{ds.. Of oakland; embroidered
bGreau scarf Iss. Frances Williams of oak
landi> teTor:sol e be 5a iIc-s CiraSe' TsoTaas
'Grfdths OF: Cssrbona.iOs. WASH. duet. .Janu=
arys Misses Ann and, Mabel. Williams: