THE PITTSBURGH EISTEDDFOD. Piano solo-Divided between 53 10 00 Miss Mary Roberts and Miss Louise Ark, Pittsburgh.... 10 00 Poetry" Brwydr Maes Braddock;" best, Mr. John D. Lewis, Newbury, O..... Alto solo-"The Day is Gone;" best, Miss Alice Evans, Lima, O., $5; Captain W. R. Jones gave $5 each to the others, Miss Edith Harris, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Sadie Young, Cleveland, O....... 15 00 Male chorus-"Y Gôf" and "The Little Mountain Church;" divided between Gwent Glee Club, Olyphant, Pa., leader, Daniel Thomas, and Pittsburg Blacksmith Glee Club, leader, Morris Stephens, (Llew Aber).....100 00 THE PRIZES were awarded as fol- Chorus-"Arise, all ye Nations;" lows: Bass solo "The storm wind;" best, John Lewis Thomas, Gomer, O.... $50 00 Essay in English-"The effects of atmospheric changes on the human system;" $25; best, Rev. Tavalaw Jones, Mineral Ridge, O.; also in Welsh, $25.. Tenor solo-"Yr Esgid ar y Traeth;" best, T. Williams, (Eos Cynon,) Hyde Park, Pa. 5 00 Duet "O Lovely Peace;" best Mrs. Sadie Young, Miss Rose Phillips, Cleveland, O...... 10 00 Quartet "Good night, beloved;" best, J. H. Francis, Walter Hawley, Mrs. Sadie Young, Miss Rose Phillips, Cleveland, O.... Recitation-"Cywydd y Daran;" divided between Mr. Ben. Griffiths, Hyde Park, Pa., Mrs. Thomas Walters, Johnstown, Pa., John J. Jones, Coalburg, O... choirs competing: Cymrodorion Choral Society, Hyde Park, Daniel Prytheroe, leader; Pittsburg Choral Society, David J. Davies, leader Johnstown Choral Society, Thomas Morgan, leader; Youngstown Harmonics, J. Powell Jones, leader; Ambrose Choral Society, Youngstown, John B. Lodwick, leader; Massilon Choral Society, Hugh G.Jones, leader; Newburg Choral Society, Fred. Jenkins, leader; best, Cymrodorion Choral Society, Hyde Park, Pa.... EVENING SESSION. .250 00 President Captain W. R. Jones, Braddock, who made a short, inspiring speech and was received with en16 00 thusiastic cheers. 8 00 5 00 Presidents-Mr. John Owen Jones, morning session, (President of the Cymreigyddion Society); Mr. Josiah Perry, afternoon session; Mr. T. Conductor of the day-Mr. G. H. Humphrey, A. M., Drych. Musical Adjudicator--Prof. Courtney, New York. Secretary-Mr. John C. Roberts, Drych office. Ben. Griffiths, Hyde Park.. 24 00 Solomon Griffiths, evening session. Baritone solo-"Bedouin Love Song:" best, Thomas Jenkins, Olyphant, Pa...... Duet (male)" Y Ddau Awenydd, ("The Two Bards,") by Prof. J. W. Parson Price; best, Llew. Herbert, and Thos. Williams, Hyde Park, Pa... 10 00 Soprano solo"O Loving Heart;" $10 each were given to Miss Mary A. Lloyd, Pittsburg, Miss Rose Phillips, Cleveland. Miss Harriet Treasurer-Mr. W. B. Parry. Adjudicator of Poetry-Rev. D. Celyddon Phillips, Johnstown, Pa. Bard of the Eisteddfod-Mr. W. C. Cudd, Utica. Vocalists--Prof. D. Gordon Thomas, the celebrated Philadelphia basso; Warrall, Youngstown...... 30 00 W. J. Stephens, Utica; the Gwalia Glee The excercises were delightfully varied by recitations by Miss Lizzie G. Harries, Hyde Park, Pa., and by songs by Prof. Apmadoc, Utica; Prof. Courtney, New York City; Miss Tavalaw Jones; Mr. J. Quincy Hughes, Utica; Mr. Dan. Prytheroe, Hyde Park, Pa.; The Gwalia Glee Club, Mr. John Davies, leader, and the Newbury Glee Club, Mr. Fred. Jenkins, leader, were presented with $25 each, by Captain W. R. Jones, Braddock, and Mr. Thomas C. Jenkins, Pittsburgh. THE UTICA EISTEDDFOD, The Utica Eisteddfod proved to be in many respects very successful and enjoyable. The following were the various officers: Club, under the efficient leader, John THE PRIZES. $5.00 Prizes were awarded as follows: Englyn, "The Blossom," forty Essay, "Slander," four com- Bass Solo, "The Storm Fiend," ... 3 50 10 00 2.00 5.00 5.00 THE UTICA EISTEDDFOD. L. Jones, $5; second, Mary Hughes and Thomas Pierce, 5 00 Elegy on the late John Ed Essay "Mental characteristics of the Apostle Peter;" three comp., best, Petros, Rev. Wm. H. Williams, Wilkes Barre, Pa.... Quarrymen's 5 00 chorus-- John 40 00 Davies' party,.. Epitaph on the late John Ed- 10 00 2 75 50 00 Recitation-Children under 12; Recitation by young ladies- 30 00 55 7.00 5 00 6 00 wards, Rome; eight compe- Choral Competition-Two selec- NOTES. 5 00 50 00 The subject of the chair poem next year, will be "Knowledge. Edward Jones of Detroit, Mich., will give $10 for the best recitation next year. Among the visitors were R. W. Hughes, (Menifard)d, New York City, Mr. and Mrs. James Anwyl, Parsons, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Jones, Detroit Mich., and others. Prof. D. Gordon Thomas, the great Philadelphia basso, is as popular as ever, and his songs were greatly enjoyed. The Gwalia Glee Club was special24 00 ly commended for their rendering of the "Quarrymen's Chorus." President J. O. Jones, in his speech, reviewed the history of the Eisteddfod P. Jones, Marcy, $1.50..... 4 50 under the patronage of the Cymreig yddion Society. He said that the receipts from the Eisteddfod in the last twenty years had been $15,695.45, the expenditures $15,291.35, leaving a balance of about $400. Whatever may be the political or religious difference of the Welsh people, they all believe in the Eisteddfod as their national institution. Mr. Josiah Perry, in assuming the duties of chairman, in the afternoon, spoke as follows: nothing tells like success. Success is the fruit of brain and industry. In the accumulation of property no people excel them. Perhaps individuals of other nationalities acquire more wealth, but the Welsh people as a class are well to do. They know how to economize. By far the larger part of them are not only above want, but have a competence laid aside. Sometimes they are accused of being miserly, but they always partake freely, not only of the necessaries, but in the enjoyments of life. Our charitable institutions are less burdend by Welsh people than any other class. But their success is not confined to the accumulation of property. In all the walks of life they have held prominent positions. From the days of Roger Williams down, the pulpit, bar, stage and other stations in life, have been blessed by Welshmen. This being the our festive day, as Welsh people it would not be immodest in us to speak of some of the virtues of our nationality in this, the land of their adoption. There is no class of immigrants who so soon become Americanized as do the Welsh. Oil never can be mixed with water, neither can some foreigners who come to this country mingle with Americans, take in the ideas of our people, and become loyal citizens. But not It is also a marked virtue in the so with the Welsh. No sooner do Welsh of this country that they symthey get here than they begin to feel pathize and feel attached to their that the nation has an interest in own nationality. Sometimes they them, that here they can make them- are called clanish. But it is very selves happy homes, and protected by natural that they should have this a good government. As a result, feeling. If Americans were living in none more loyal citizens can be found. France or Germany they would be The Welsh never find fault with our just as clanish. The Irish and Gerlaws, but on the contrary, seek to mans in this country feel and act the adapt themselves to live up to the same way. Members of the same porequirements of those laws. No one litical parties feel bound to give has ever heard of a Welsh anarchist. each other support. Secret societies This is the feeling which should pos- exact an oath of allegiance from all sess every Welshman on our soil. who join them, and yet fault is found Wales is a grand province, and when because those thro whose veins the sometimes you burst out in poetry same blood courses, have a near and and song, telling us of the glories of dear feeling towards their own people. that land, we imagine there is none so We should have a common feeling good. But the fact that so many towards our own people, sympathize Welsh are here to remain, speaks with each other's misery, and glory louder than words that their new in each other's success. But above country is much better than the old. all let us be true and loyal citizens, Give Wales a warm place in your conducting ourselves so as to merit hearts, but think dearer and better of the respect, not only of our fellow America. countrymen, but of all mankind with The Welsh are successful here, and whom we come in contact. THE WELSH LANGUAGE. We, the younger of our countrymen, must take the place of those who are gone. A year ago on this stage sat the venerable Dr. Roberts, his face glowing with happiness; but his smiles will no more greet our Utica Eisteddfod. Here, too, was then the free-hearted Lewis H. Williams of New York, full of enthusiasm, giving us good advice and words of cheer, and contributing his money to the maintenance of this Eisteddfod. But we have received from him his last gift. Let the young seek to fill the place of these and many other good Welshmen who have gone, thus bringing credit to themselves and honoring the communities of whic they form a part. 57 score a total of 150,000 copies. A leading firm of publishers in the Principality are said to have laid out a sum of £18,000 in the production of a single Welsh work with fair pecuniary results, and a Welsh-English dictionary, now in course of production, has taken a half-a-guinea quarto volume of 400 pages to reach the end of the first letter of the alphabet. That says even a larger volume for the copiousness of the Welsh language, but it is not exactly encouraging for any enterprising Englishman who may find his own literature insufficient, and may therefore contemplate an incursion into that of Wales. BY MRS. H. GRATTAN GUINENSS. On assuming the chair as president A STRANGE BUT TRUE STORY. of the evening, Mr. T. S. Griffiths made an interesting address. He said that the first Eisteddfod in America was held at Carbondale, Pa., several years prior to the founding of the Utica one, and that Mr. B. F. Lewis of the Herald office, Utica, was one of the successful competitors in that Eistedd. fod. A wealthy farmer, who cultivated some thousands of acres, had by his benevolence endeared himself greatly to his large staff of laborers. He had occasion to leave the country in which his property was situated, for some years, but before doing so, he gave his people clearly to understand that he wished the whole of the cultivated land to be kept in hand, and all the unreclaimed moor and marsh lands to be enclosed and drained and brought into cultivation; that even the hills were to be terraced, and the poor mountain pastures manured, so that no single corner of the estate should remain neglected and barren. Ample resources were left for the execution of these works, and there were sufficient hands to have accomplished the whole within the first few years of the proprietor's absence. He was detained in the country to which he had been called very many years. Those whom he left children were men and women when he came back, and so the number of his tenantry and laborers was vastly multi |