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BARRY DISTRICT SCIENCE AND ART CLASSES. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES. TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE KITCHEN. On Friday evening the first animal distribution. of prizes and certificates awarded to the successful students of the Science and Art Classes was made by Mr. T. H. Riches (Chairman of the Cardiff Tech- nical Instruction Committee) at the Public Hall, 'Thompson-street, Barry Dock, before a crowded ,audience of interested spectators. Mr. J. Lowdon (Chairman of the Barry School Board) presided, and there were also present Sir. Roberts (Chair- man of the Science and Art Committee), Captain Davies (Dockmaster), Mr. John Robinson (Chair- man of the Local Board), Mr. Alderman Meggitt, Mr. Hosgood. Rsv. Graham Payne, Mr. Harry Inch., Mr. J. O. Davies, Mr. E. F. Blackmore (secretary) Mr. E. S. Johnson, Misses Lowdon, Misses Lewis (Ba,rry-road), Mr. p. Lowdon, Misses F. Grins: Llewellyn and Mr. Jones (Holton Schools). Mr. -Rees (headmaster Barry School), Misses Ph&lp, Jones, and Sanmers (Cadoxton Schools), Mr. F. W. Taylor, Miss Mackness, &c. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said ith e Science and Art Classes were started in 1830, that was before they had the benefit of the County Council money, and before the passing of the Techni- cal Education. Act. At that time they had a great struggle to find means. However, they got through all right, and in 1891 they started again. They started these classes with 60 pupils, and they all passed very well, and some of the classes passed 12 per cent. The present session they had had over 100 pupils, and the next session, which they in- tended organising in October he hoped they would be able to double that number. They were very glad and proud that night to have been able to get Mr. Riches to come down and distribute the prizes. He had done great work for years and years, long before public interest had been aroused to the ex- tent it had now. Of course, it had become almost fashionable to have something to do with techni- -ti -v cal instruction now-a-days. (Hear, hear.) The prizes were then distributed to the success- ful students by Mr. Riches as follows :— APPLIED MECHANICS (2nd class certificates).— Henry J. Roberts, Robert Prechions, and W. D. Bendall (examiner, Mr. Pullen). STEAM (examiner, Mr. Pullen).—1st class cer- tificates, W. J. Bendali 2nd class ditto, Alexander Lowdon, Percy Haigh, and Robert Prechions. MATHEMATICS.—Local prize, value 10s. (pre- sented by Mr. J. Lowdon), Percy Haigh. MACHINE COXSTKUCTIOJT AND DRAWING (examiner, Mr. W. R. Hosgood).—1st prize, value £1 (presented by Mr. W. R. Hosgood), and 1st class certificates, W. J. Bendali; 2nd class certificate, Thomas W. Davies and Abel Samuel. GEOMETRICAL DRAWING (examiners, Messrs. Iligraan and Williams).—1st prize, value £1 (pre- sented by Mr. Meggitt,) Henry J. Roberts prize (presented by Mr. J. Lowdon), T. W. Davies passes. W. Rock and Abel Samuel. FREEHAND DHAWING. — 1st class certificate, Norman Jones local prize (presented by Mr. D. Roberts), valve 10s., W. Rock 2nd class certificate, Isabella Inglis. Mr. Riches then said that it became his duty to say a few words to them on that most interest- ing occasion. It certainly was to him a pleasure to have the honour of presenting the first series of prizes and certificates. They were all aware that tin the earliest stages of the question the attempts to foster and to extend technical education were .made under extraordinary difficulties. As the -Chairman had told them in the earlier days they had invariably to be assisted very materially out of the pockets of those few enthusiasts who > desired to see technical education extended for the benefit of the people at large. He was sure, how- ever, they were all g'lad that the Technical Educa- vtion Act had been passed. He looked upon that Act as one of the most valuable in the Education Code, and one which would in the future do much fer all the branches of the technical trades. He would like to say just a few words upon what lie thought were the essentials of technical education. Let them take the important question of engineer- ing. The mere matter of handling the tools meant that he was a workman pure and simple. He did mot wish to underrate the value of having ,thoroughly skilled workmen, but his contention had always been that every lad who entered upon • a career should be able to aspire to the highest -position which that trade or profession might have -to offer. (Hear, hear.) If this was so then it was essential that he should know something more than the mere mechanical operations of the ^.handling of the tools. It was as necessary for an ..engineer to be well up in fignres, to have a fair HnlOwledge of drawing, to have at least an elemen- -tary knowledge of physics as it was necessary for him to handle the tools, and know what a good day's work wa3. (Hear, hear.) His experience had taught him that the men who were the most useful to employers were those whom the em- ployer could with' confidence leave in charge of any work he might place in their hands. To do tthis the man must bg able to read the drawing's, ,!and to understand what they meant. Then it was quite essential that if the mechanic desired to be- come a foreman, and ultimately a master that he must have a still higher technical and scientific education. (Hear, hear.) Now he had often seen particularly good workmen who had lacked in these essentials—men whom you could with con- iidence give a mere matter of mechanical -manipulation, and be sure that they would rfinish the work correctly and accurately, but who would be utterly useless if a drawing were put linto their hands and they were asked to construct something they had not seen before. There lay --the difference between the technically-educated 'workman and the mere mechanically-educated workman. Both might have an equal amount of .•ability and physical capability, but with educa- tion they became two people. One, he was going to say, was a machine. But in these days machi- nery has been brought into such a state of accuracy .that you could frequently find machinery produce as high-class work as the skilled mechanic. The requirement of to-day was to produce good work and to produce it economically. Therefore the introduction of these machines had not been the means of sweeping away the necessity for skilled. labour, but it had been the means of cheapening the cost and of bringing within the reach of a number of people necessaries which many years ago were outside the reach of the artizan popula- ,tion. Therefore he always looked with pleasure when he saw an intelligent workman look with intelligent appreciation upon a thoroughly good tool. He had said that machines had cheapened the cost of production. They knew that they would hardly get bread at the price it was now were it not for the increased facility with which flour was ground. They were also cheaper methods of getting the corn to the mills and exporting it from one country to the other. That being so, they would see at once how valuable technical education was, and how necessary it was that it should be widely dispersed. He would now turn to some of the subjects which would interest the -ladies. Why was it, with such a large population as ours, so difficult to find a dressmaker who could properly cut a dress ? Most ladies could sew, and very many could darn, sometimes-(laughter)- but he was quite sure he was right in saying that very few could cut a dress properly, and he was sorry to say there were a great many dressmakers who could not cut out a dress properly. And why ? Because they had not the necessary tech- nical training. The whole thing was based upon /practical geometry. Nine out of ten would say what a dreadful name, and what a horrible thing to learn." But there was very little in it. All these things were based upon several mathemati- cal rules, and as the small amount of geometry necessary to teach them how to cut out their dresses properly and make them was very easy to learn he hoped they would study and overcome it. 'The next point was the question of cooking. How many people could cook a potato ? How many people were there who, after putting the potato in the water in its skin, did not saturate the water with salt ? What was the influence of that salt ? So long as they kept the potato boiling in the -water in its ordinary skin the water could not get through, but as soon as the salt was put in the water penetrated through the skin, and instead of the potatoes being flowery and nice they were turned out in a soapy condition. Then let them consider the mixing of flour for making pastry. All these things were a matter of technical educa- tion. It was perfectly true that their mothers and grandmothers had taught them a great deal. But what they wanted to-day was that this technical education should be known by everybody. Instead of waiting for a mother to teach her child they wanted to begin at once, and teach the child to make the best use of that which it had pleased God to place within its reach. Coming again to the requirements of the mechanic he would say that they should learn the uses of the tools in the workshops. He was sorry to say that up to recent years that knowledge was lament- ably deficient. He was quite sure that the Chair- man and other gentlemen who had had perhaps as long;' as experience as; he had, had a similar experience. It was, however, always a pleasure to him when he met a man whose ambition was to know more than his fellows, for he knew that when he took that lino of conduct he would have less time to think of idling' and wasting his money in public-houses. And they could depend upon it that it was better for everybody connected with him. What had been the progress of technical education, in Cardiff for example ? He remem- bered that time when he was one of the first students who had attended the Science and Art Classes there. But since then., some 29 years ago, they had grown steadily, and to-day they mustered 2,000 students. But that had not been done with- out hard work—oteadv work endeavouring to put the requirement-) of the people within their reach. He was happy to say that they taught in their schools nearly every subject that the Science and j Art Department had in their curriculum modern languages, commercial geography, commercial correspondence and book-keeping', and a variety of other subjects. They were also endeavouring to start classes in navigation, and astronomy, and also plumbing classes were to be held. Then they had lectures on sanitation. They had also paid a cer- tain sum of money to University College, and they had 15 free studentships. The winners of these had the entire use of the College. They could entirely follow up their scientific training, or they could combine with it a certain amount of classical education. He hoped tha.t in the near future they would have the pleasure of seeing some of the students of Barry winning some of the studentships, and placing themselves in the position of obtaining the higher technical education necessary to fill any position they were aiming to hold. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that all of the students would keep his remarks in mind. It depended entirely upon themselves as to what progress they made. He congratulated those students who had won prizes that night. As he had Raid to one young roan, technical ieducation opened up a field. to him that he would be able to show what he could do and that remark applied to each and every student. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman next made a presentation to Mr. J. O. Davies, the late secretary of the committee. During the time Mr. Davies had been the secretary he had literally worked like a steam engine, and the committee felt that they ought to show some marks ef their appreciation of the work that he had done. Mr. Davies was asked what he would like, and he chose 25 volumes of poetry, so that by the time he had gone through the books he would be quite, a poet himself. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. Davies had made a wise selection, and he hoped he would profit much from a study of the books. On behalf of the Science and Art Classes Committee he had much pleasure in presenting him with the 25 volumes of poetry, and he hoped that in future years when he looked upon these books they would recall to him pleasant memories in connection with these classes. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Mr. J. O. Davies acknowledged the presenta- tion. Ho had hoped that this ceremony would not have been quite such an ostentatious one, but he was prepared to acknowledge his obligations and thanks to the members of the committee for their kindness to him in presenting him with these books. He was deeply sensible of the support and aid he had received from Mr. Hosegood, the Chair- man, and others who had had more experience than himself. Mr. Lowdon has contributed much to the success of the work by granting him some latitude, and Mr. Roberts' philosophy and company had been to him a stimulus. (Hear, hear.) After Mr. Riches address he was sure they would not expect a speech from him. He (Mr. Davies) had not lost sight of Cardiff, where he had received several presentations, which he did not allude to in an egotistical spirit, but to act as a stimulus to his young friends present. Alluding to his selection of books, Mr. Davies said that never mind how poor or obscure a position a man might hold, every book permitted to come under his roof would bring him in contact with a superior mind. (Hear, hear.) Books, like machines, were no good unless used, no matter how ornamental their covers might be. (Ap- plause.) The Chairman mentioned that the classes were open. to both sexes, and they were not particular as to age, as they would take anybody between the ages of 10 and 70. (Laughter.) Mr. Roberts said it was with much pleasure he proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Riches for the practical address he had given them that evening, which, he was sure, had given them all great pleasure to listen to. It would be invaluable to their young men and ladies. If there was one mistake made, it was that the presenta- tion had not been held in the earlier part of the session. If it had been held then they would have had more students he felt sure. It was a pleasure to have a gentleman like Mr. Riches there, who was connected with the Cardiff Techni- cal Classes, and had striven to give every facility to the poor boys of Cardiff, some of whom were now able to hold their own amongst the best men of the country. (Heat, hear.) It must have been very gratifying to him, when he looked upon the gentleman upon his left (Mr. Hosgood), who, at the age of 27, had taken in hand one of the de- partments of the Barry Railway, and carried it on successfully. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Riches' influence in Cardiff had been a very great stimulus to young people to go in for technical education. He was pleased to see so many Barry gentlemen putting forth every effort to give them every advantage, and if they did not do so, their children would not be able to hold their own with the children of other towns. He hoped that would not be the last time they would see Mr. Riches there, and he would ask them all to give him a most hearty vote of thanks. (Applause.) Captain Davies seconded the vote of thanks. It was a great honour to Barry to have Mr. Riches come there and give them the splendid address he had done. A good many of them knew that Mr. Riches had done much in Cardiff for technical education, and the encouragemant he had given the young men in che Taff Vale Yard to take up technical education. He hoped Barry would.not be behind hand in the matter of education. They were very lucky young men and belies-they had come into the world just at the right time to get education, and if they did not get it it would be their own fault. He hoped their chairman and Mr. Hosgood would do as much for technical edu- cation in Barry as their friend Mr. Riches had done in Cardiff. They knew both gentlemen were full of work, but they must squeeze them out a little. They looked to them to be their guides in the matter of technical education for Barry. The vote of thanks was carried with acclama- tion. Mr. Riches then replied, saying that the remarks which had been made had been too flattering. It was, of course, to him a great pleasure to know that old pupils of his held prominent and useful positions in the world. Mr. Pullen, Mr. Hosgood, and Mr. Walter Hosgood were old pupils of his, and he also saw many others in that room that night. He hoped that they would see the wisdom of en- deavouring to establish in connection with the classes at least one studentship, for it would be an encouragement to the scholars to stick hard at their work. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Robinson proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman. This was also carried unanimously. During the proceedings the following pro- gramme of music was rendered, Mr. A. J. Rees acting as accompanist Fantasia, La Reve D'or Barry Railway Band Son. I- They all love Jack Mr. J. Blethyn Pianoforte solo, Caller Herrin," Miss Pollie Roberts Song," Tintern Abbey Miss S. E.-Taylor Recitation, "Knowledge is power" .Mr. J. Davies Clarionet solo, "Blue Bells of Scotland" Mr. A. Lewis (encored) Song, "The Skipper .Mr. John Thomas (encored) Overture, "Babylonia" Barry Railway Band Song, Tired Miss A. Clemence Cornet solo, The Holy City "Miss J. Cload duet," Albion,Mr. J. Blethyn and Mr. J. Thomas m:: .b.. _<l1l3I
A NOTABLE ENGINEERING FEAT.
A NOTABLE ENGINEERING FEAT. MR. WOLFE BARRY AGAIN TO THE FRONT. The bridge now in course of erection across the Thames at the Tower of London is destined to be one of the bridges of the world. The engineer of this great project—which will cost the Corpora- tion of the City of London a million sterling-is Mr. John Wolfe Barry, son of Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Barry is an old hand at spanning the Thames. He was resident engineer of the Charing Cross Bridge, and of the Cannon-street Bridge, and engineer of the Chatham and Dover Blackfriars Bridge. I-Ie also built the Barry Dock, in Wales, which, how- ever, did not on that account receive its name. The story of the Tower Bridge goes back some twenty years. It was then recognised that the pressure upon London Bridge was greater than it could accommodate, and that an additional bond lower down the river, between the north and the south banks of the Thames, was needed. The first question to decide was what sort of bond this should be. One condition that had to be observed was that, whatever the form of the connecting link, it must not obstruct the shipping, and this immediately led to the formulating of a scheme for o high-level bridge, Parliament, how- ever, rejected the proposal, as it also did the subse- quent proposals for tunnels. Obvious practical objections to all of these ideas were the steep gradients that they would have presented to heavy traffic. The next suggestion was, for a double- opening-bridge—one that would act somewhat on the principle of a hook. This, too, was rejected; and, even had it passed, it is almost certain that its construction would hav» been financially im- possible. for it would have involved the purchase of much of the river front on each bank. Thus, by a process of exhaustion, the promoters of the project were driven to the adoption of the scheme that is now'in a fair way towards comple- tion. Even this, however, like all the others, had strong apposition to encounter from the whar- fingers, who saw, or thought chey saw, danger in it. In the early stages of the undertaking an active part was taken by Sir Horace Jones,, architect for the City and the architecture of the bridge, which Parliament insisted on being in keeping with tha style of the Tower of London was of his designing. As to the bridge itself, it is what is known as a bascule bridge, and its essential feature is in its central span. This span consists of two leaves, so to speak, each 100 feet long', which open up- wards, just as folding doors would open if laid on their sides. Of course, the necessity for having them to open is to permit high-masted vessels to pass up or down. The weight of each of these leaves, including the roadway and counter-balance weights, is 950 tons, and they will be raised and lowered by hydraulic machinery. It is calculated that to open these weighty leaves will take two minutes. "That is the estimated time," said Mr. Barry to the writer "bur,. of course, these things may not work out exactly in practise." When the leaves are opened—which, according to the present traffic, will have to be done for an average of about fifteen or sixteen craft per day— the vehicular traffic will be suspended. Not so, however, foot traffic. At each end of the central span, to which we are confining our observations just now, rise two enormous towers, to a height of upwards of 15.0 feet above the roadway. Between these are suspended two footways, 100 feet above the crown of the bridge and 135 feat above high water—sufficiently high not to inter- fere with ships' rigging. IJp to and down from these footways pedestrians will be carried by four hydraulic lifts, when they are prevented from pursuing the even tenor of their way through the bascule leaves being up. The unique character of this bridge thus lies in the quantity of machinery on which its working depends, and it is just here that the critical nature of the undertaking is situated. Machinery, we all know, is liable to go wrong, and the men that work it are apt to make mistakes. However, the enormous issues at stako may be taken as a guarantee that every safe- guard will be provided against accidents. The machine power is all in duplicate -in fact, the strength of the whole bridge is beyond the most exacting requirements -and comprises two steam pumping engines of j_ 360 horse-power each for hydraulic machinery, and eight large hydraulic engines and six accumu- lators, with four hydraulic lifts in the towers for passengers. The working of the bridge will be in the hands of the Corporation, but subject to rules to be laid down by the Thames Conservancy. By night navigators will know whether it is open or shut by the lights that will be exhibited. Four red lights —two on each tuwer—will indicate that it is shut, and when it is open these will turn to green. The Tower Bridge will doubtless be preferred to London Bridge for heavy traffic between the east and north of London and Bermondsey; for, whereas the steepest gradient of the approaches to the latter is 1 in 27, in the former it is only 1 in 40. We give the measurements of what, for a very long time, will be the most remarkable connecting link between the sides of the Thames :— Total length of bridge and abutments, 490ft. Total length of bridge and approaches, 2,460ft. Opening span-width, 200ft. Opening span— headway above high water when opened, 135ft. Opening span-headway above highwater,when shut, 28ft. Gin. Bide spans-width, 270ft. Side Rpans—head- way above high water, from 20ft. to 27ft. Width between parapets-opening span, 50ft. Width between parapets-side spans and approaches, 60ft. Depth of foundations, 60ft. below T. H. W., 27ft. below bed of river. Sectional area. of water- way, 20,040 square feet. (Note.—London Bridge, 19,3000 square feet. Depth of water in opening span at high water, 33ft. 6in. Depth of water in opening span at low water, 13ft. Sin. Size of each leaf of opening span, 50ft. wide by 100ft. long. Weight of each of opening, including roadway and counter-balance, 950 tons. Estimated quan- tities of materials in the bridge and approaches Bricks, 31,000,000 concrete, 70,500 cubic yards cement, 19,500 tons granite and other stone, 235,000 cubic feet; iron and steel, 12,000 tons.- Work.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE…
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE FARM. LOCAL AUTHORITIES TAKE THE HINT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. SIR,-Tho Technical Instruction Committee of the County of Glamorgan is about to purchase travelling dairy apparatus and to appoint a fully- qualiied dairy instructress, and will be prepared to receive applications from different centres for the use of the dairy at an early date. Societies desiring a course of practical instruction in butter and cheese making are requested to make applica- tion to the organising agent as under. The Committee confidently anticipates that all who are interested in dairy work and the improved principles of dairy management will render that assistance—to encourage this important branch of technical work-as to secure the advantages and instruction arising from the institution of such a school. WALTER HOGG. Pontypridd, 25th January, 1893.
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DEATH OP^aT^^TjONEs! PENARTH.
DEATH OP^aT^^TjONEs! PENARTH. We deeply regret to announce that Mr. J. P. Jones, of Ashdene, Penarth, who has been lying dangerously ill at his residence for several days suffering from abdominal inflammation, died at 3.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon. When seen on Sunday night by Dr. Treharne, Dr.. F. Evans, and Dr. Patterson, of CardifT, the symptoms were not quite so grave, but the patient was so ill that it was decided to ask Dr. Craig Smith, of Bristol, a well- known specialist, to come over to Penarth to con- sult. Dr. Smith arrived at Penarth, but Mr. Jones passed away before an operation could be per- formed. Councillor J. P. Jones was the eldest son of the late Mr. Daniel Jones, J.P., of Cardiff, and nephew of Alderman D..vid Jones, of Richmond-road, Car- diff. He was a native of the town, and received his education at the academy of the late Mr. Price of Charles-street, Cardiff. Although a compira- tively young man, having attained his 42nd birth- day in December last, he always took a most ac tive part in the social and political affairs of the borough. After leaving school he entered the drawing-offices of his father's firm, and at this time was one of the most prominent students at the local science and art schools. Subsequently, he set up on his own account as architect and surveyor, and during the past ten years designed some of the most important and palatial buildings in Cardiff. Amongst these may be mentioned the Market-buildings, Severn-road Board Schools, the High-street and Wyndham Arcades, the new portion of Messrs. Howell and Company's drapery establishment in St. Mary-street, the whole of Messrs. Howell's premises in Trinity-street, and the last, but by no means least, of his undertakings were the extensive alterations and additions now being carried on in connection with the Royal Hotel and Queen's Hotel, Cardiff. Mr. Jones's reputation as an architect was not, however, con- fined to Cardiff, as he was from time to tima en- trusted with commissions of more or less impor- tance in various parts of Glamorganshire, and we believe we are correct in stating that a short time before his death he was instructed to prepare plans for the re-construction of, and additions to, the drapery premises of Messrs. Ben Davies and Co., of Temple-street, Swansea. In politics he was, like his fathor, a staunch Liberal, but his broad- mindedness and honourable dealings in political matters gained for him the esteem and good will of all his political opponents. At the last County Council election he contested one of the divisions oft, Penarth with Mr. II. O. Fisher, and was re- turned by a substantial majority. He was one of the leading members of the now defunct Reform Club, and during the last general election worked vigorously to secure the return of Sir E. J. Reed as member for Cardiff. From boyhood he had been an active sympathiser with all sorts of field sports, and made a reputation for himself as a cricketer. He was one of the first, and certainly not the least prominent, members of the old Science and Art Cricket Club, which was estab- lished about 23 years ago in connection with the science and art schools of the town and from that club came some of the best of the local cricketers of later years. Until about four or five years ago he occupied the position of captain of the Cardiff Cricket Club, and latterly acted as treasurer. Of this club he was practically the mainstay, and it was brought into its present prosperous condition mainly through his efforts. Twenty years ago he played with the South Wales team against the Sussex Cricket Club, and rendered yeoman service at the wicket. He was also one of the players in the Bute Household v. All England cricket match in 1874, which was played on the Bute Grounds, in Cooper's Gardens, and in his day was looked upon as one of the fore- most cricketers in the county. Althongh not a football player himself, he was an ardent admirer of the. game, and followed the struggles of local football teams with the keenest interest. He was treasurer of the County Football Club, and was an active supporter of the Penarth Cricket and Foot- ball Club. He was one of the best amateur swimmers in South Wales, and was one of the principal supporters of the Cardiff Homing Society, most of the birds now flown in this district being from his strain. About a decade ago he married Miss Stowe, the daughter of Mr. Stowe, who then carried on business as a provision merchant in Cardiff, but now lives retired. A numerous family, all the members of which are living, resulted from the union. Penarth has indeed lost a worthy son, a gentle- man in the truest sense of the word. Endowed by nature with generous instincts, John Price Jones did not with expanding years check the growth of his finer characteristics. No man was less wrapped up in self, no man more ready to help a friend in any extremity. The extent of his private benevo- lence will never be known, but his genial cordiality and prompt and effectual sympathy with each and all of the claims made upon him will keep his memory green in many hearts. He was essentially a social success. Musically he was gifted beyond most others, at one time ranking among the notable tenor singers of South Wales he was also a fine pianist, and officiated as organist in the Baptist Chapel at Penarth, of which congregation he was a member. Needless to say, his boundless bonhomie and musical powers rendered him in great demand, whether in public or private gatherings. Nowhere will he be more greatly missed than in social circles, and the gap created by his death will not be soon or readily filled up. Mr. Jones's death has caused widespread sorrow in the district. The cutting short of a bright career has touched the hearts of numerous friends, and testimonials of the grief have been furnished daily. Mr. Jones was at one time a director of the South Wales Star, and at his decease was a large shareholder. Votes of condolence have been received by the family from the length and breadth of the district. Each institution with which he was connacted lias passed a resolution of regret, and the Conservative Party in Cardiff have also placed on record its regret at the loss of a fair-minded, honourable, and good-natured political opponent." Sir Edward Reed, M.P., has also written expressing his regret. THE FUNERAL. The funeral of Mr. J. P. Jones, Ashdene House, Penarth, took place yesterday, when the remains of the deceased were interred at the New Cemetery at Cardiff. The procession started from Ashdene at 12.30, and friends of the deceased who wished to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory joined at Tresillian-terracc, Penarth-road, at 1.15. The officiating clergy at the interment were the Rev. 1. O. Stalberg, Penarth, and the Rev. W. E. Winks, Bethany Chapel, Cardiff. The arrangements for the funeral were entrusted to Messrs. Stone Brothers, 5, Working-street, Cardiff.
MARRIAGE OF MR. CLIFFORD CORY.
MARRIAGE OF MR. CLIFFORD CORY. There was a very large attendance on Wednesday at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, London.W., to witness the very pretty wedding of Mr. Clifford J. Cory, son of Mr. John Cory, J'.P., of Vaindre Hall, Glamorganshire, and Miss Jane Anne Gordon Lethridge, daughter of the late Mr. Albert Arthur E. Lethbridge, grandaughter of the late Sir John Lethbridge, Bart., of Sand- hill Park. Somerset, niece of the present baronet, and sister of Lady Carew, of Castleborough, Enniscorthy, Wexford. The ser- vice was fully choral, beautifully rendered The nuptial ceremony was impressively conducted by the Rev. David Anderson, M.A., rector of St. George's, Hanover-square, and the Rev. Charles John Ridgeway, M.A., vicar of Christ Church, Hyde Park, W. Tne bride, who arrived punctually at 2.15 p.m., was accompanied by her brother-in-law, Lord Carew, who conducted her to the chancel rails, and in due course gave her away. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, 'Mr. Reginald Cory, who acted as groomsman." The bride looked exceedingly handsome in a magnificent wedding gown of the richest white satin, of the period of 1830, with very full and wide petticoat, long Court train from shoulders, with enormous sleeves, and corselet of silver. Her tulle veil covered a tiara of real orange blossoms in foliage. Her ornaments were pearls and diamonds, of unique description, and rare exotics composed her choice and much admired bridal bouquet. There were half-a-dozen bridesmaids in attendance. These vcung ladies were :—Lady Mabel Laura Egerton (daughter of the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere), the Hon. Frances Garnet Wolseley (only child of Viscount and Viscountess Wolseley), Miss Maud Anna Morris (daughter of Baron and Baroness Morris), Miss Cory, Miss Peel, and Miss Maud Joicey, who were charmingly gowned in white satin, with bright green velvet sleeves of latest design. They also wore large black picture" hats, ornamented with ostrich feathers. The bridegroom's presents to them, instead of the orthodox articles of jewellery, consisted of hand- some large white ostrich feather fans and nose- gay of selected white roses and lilies of the valley, tied with streamers en suite. The ceremony over and the register signed, the bridal party adjourned to Claridge's Hotel, Brook-street, where the reception was held, the spacious apartment being tastefully decorated with plants and cut blooms, which was very largely attended, among the invited guests, of whom many were present, being the Countess of Ellesmere, Lady Egerton, the Earl of Ava, Viscountess Wolseley, Hon. Frances Wolseley, Lady Esher, Emily Lady Carew, Lord Morris, Lord and Lady Reav, Countess Spencer, Sir Kenneth Matheson, Sir James Fergusson, the Belgian Minister, and Baroness Solvyns, Lady Conyers. Viscount Bar- rington, Dowager, Lady Napier of Magdala, the Hon. Gerald McGarel Hogg, Hon. Mrs. Leslie Melville, Lady and Lady Carew, Mr. and Mrs. Cory, Connteos of Huntingdon, Countess of Lind- say, Countess of Cottenham, Countess of Dun- donald, the Italian Ambassador, the Turkish Am- bassador, Lord Delamere, Viscountess Maitland. Lady O'Neill. Sir Julian G-oldsmid, Sir Wroth Lethbridge, Sir Alfred Jodrell, Viscountess Chefc- wynd, Lord and Lady St. Leven, Lady Decies, Hon. Dudley and Mrs. Leigh, Prince Frederick Dhuleep Singh, Lady Hester Carew, Lady Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord and Lady Henry Fitzgerald, Lady Henry Fitzgerald, Lady Mary Bertie, Ladies Laude, Hon. Gilbert Hastings, Lady Theresa Boyle. Princess Malcon Khan, Mr. William Gillett, Sir Arthur and Lady Haliburton, &c.s &c.
-.-------THE BARRY DOCK WORKING-MEN'-S…
THE BARRY DOCK WORKING- MEN'-S INSTITUTE, T ANNUAL DINNER. On Thursday evening the first annual dinner of the Barry Dock Working Men's Club and Institute was held in the Assembly-room at the Club pre- mises, the room having been nicely decorated. There was a large attendance of members, the place being thronged. Mr. J. A. Allott, President of the Club, occupied the chair, and full justice was done to a substantial repast served by the manager of the club, Mr. Dodds. After dinner the usual loyal toasts were proposed from the Chair, add duly honoured by the com- pany. The Chairman next proposed Success and pros- perity to the Working Men's Club and Institute of Barry Dock," coupled with the name of Mr. Hill, the secretary. The toast received a very warm response, and, in response, Mr. Hill eaid he should like the toast to have fallen into better hands than his. (No, no.) The club was formed first that the members might have social intercourse with each other, and mental improvement and recreation, which hitherto, until the formation of the Club twelve months ago, they had not had a chance of getting in that district. It was then suggested that they should get a house of their own, and he was pleased that they had achieved such a success. They had had, however, a struggle with their black-clothed brethren, and in the struggle their own landlord was forced to drive a knife into them. Well, they formed a deputation, and helped him out of his difficulty by going to Cardiff, and seeing the landowners. During the interview which took place he pointed out to the owners that nine out of every ten members of the club were mechanics. The landowners were much surprised, and he took him in the rules, bye-laws, and general laws, which the landowner said were grand. It was not long before they had an answer telling them to carry on the club. The club was formed with a membership of 10 or 12 in the South Wales Coffee Tavern, now about to be turned into a boot depot. They were anxious to be registered under the Friendly Societies Act. and he was glad to- tell them they had had their certificate of registration from the Friendly Societies Registrar. (Hear, heard, and applause). He did not think they would ever came to the climax they had, but it was a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether to attain the success they had attained. (Hear, hear.) They had had a lot of members join and a lot leave, and some of those who had left had done so because of the subscriptien of Is. 3d. per quarter they levied. They were a recognised body, and they demanded the subscription, but if any gentleman could not pay it, and would tell 1 hem they would subscribe together and pay it, but, of course, they could not touch their fund to do so. If a man was asked to pay it and would not do so he was not worthy of their company. (Hear, hear.) He was more than proud that they had surmounted 1111 difficulties. The great increase of the shipping nnd the increase of the inhabitants had caused their success to a ■ great extent. There was one thing he should like to say, and that was that if every shoulder was put to the wheel they would do something to get other industries into that district. (Hear, hear.) The financial statement was as follows :—Cash in bank December 31st, 1893, ZP,3 18s. 3d. stock in hand, A133 15s. lld. effects, furniture, &c., 287 15s.; credit to their account, 2., 6d.; total. £ 292 17s. 9d.; balance in favour of clnb, £ 62 16s. :3c1. In conclu- sion he trusted that all present would spend a a pleasant evening. (Hear, hear, and applause.) The Chairman, in eulogistic terms proposed The Press," Mr. Cornish (South Wales Star), Mr. Llewellyn, and Mr. Jones responded. Other toasts followed,including the Chairman," Host and Hostess," &c., all of which were duly acknowledged. The following programme was gone through :— Overture (piano), Mr. Llewellyn; song, "Soldier and a man," Mr. J. Barry recitation, •' Christmas Day in the workhouse," Mr. G. Penn song, True till death," Mr. W. Colley clog dance, Master Mooney song, Shakespeare's seven ages," Mr. W. Lewis song, Bugle horn," Mr. W. Minnis song, On the bridge at midnight," Mr. R. Ashton; recitation, Kissing cup," Mr. G. Penn clog dance, Master Mooney; stump (speech, Drin1: Rev. McGinty. A luncheon of tongue and ham was served up at the end of the programme, and a most success- ful meeting terminated in a quiet and orderly manner.
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HEARTS OF OAK DINNER AT BARKY…
HEARTS OF OAK DINNER AT BARKY DOCK. A dinner to celebrate the opening of .tCourb Anchor," of the Roy^l Hearts of Oak Yearly Divided Friendly Society was held at the Victoria Hotel Barry Dock. on Monday evening. Dr. Livingstone (medical officer of the Lodge) took the chair, and he was supported by a company numbering about 50, p I including Mr. T. Evans (inspector of the Order), Mr. W. Conybeare, Mr. I. Jones (treasurer), F. Dibble, J. Tobin, C. Natharel, F. King, T. Sloeombe, J. Evans, A. Pearce, T. Murphv, N. Jenkins, G-. Talbot, F. Tobin, F. Fowler. W. Gulliford, T. Mazv, W. Leyshon, R. Turner, F. Clarke, F. Walls (Barry Lodge). &.e. After a substantial dinner, which reflected great credit on Host and Hostess Williams, had been done justice to, the tables were cleared, and the Chairman gave the usual loyal toast, which was heartily responded to. Mr. W. Conybeare afterwards gave the toast of Success to the Lodge." He said he was very pleased to call upon them to respond to the toast, but, at the same time, he must regret that the sec- retary and the assistant-secretary were unable to be present. The Lodge was opened in July last, with fourteen members. Since that day they had progressed, and now there were 48 good members on the books, and, with the new members recently made, the total had sprung up to 54. The income for 1832 was £ c0 1/s. -1.1. the sick pay had amounted to zC24 7s. 8d. and they had in hand £ 11 9s. Therefore, he thought that they were- getting on very successfully. The Lodge had been opened under the new Friendly Societies' Act, and he niily believed they were on a, fair way to become a successful society. '(Hear. hear.) The toast was warmly received, and Mr. T. Evans suitably responded. He expressed his pleasure at being present that evening, and he was also quite sure that they were all pleased at the report wh:ch Mr. Conybeare had given. He naturally felt an interest in their lodge and every other lodge in the Barry district because he had had the pleasure and the honour of being present at the opening of the three lodges in the district. As a consequence he noticed their pro- gress with very much interest, and he hoped he would never have to witness any decrease in any of their membership, (Hear, hear.) He was glad to say that the Barry Lodge wa-s one of the most successful lodges in the Order.—(hear, hear)—and he was pleased that it was making such great strides. He trusted that ere long they would be able to couple their name with the Barry Lodsre as being two of the best lodges in the Order. (Hear, hear.) It was no mean (task to build up a Lodge in this district at the present time. They had lodges of every description, Oddfellows, Shepherds. Foresters, and all the rest of them. But what was remarkable to him was that though tbey had so many institutions of this kind that there were so many outside the pale of friendly societies. They all knew that to connect themselves with a friendly society was to provide for a day of sick- ness. It was practising thrift. They recognised at once that a man who did this did not depend upon other people. He maintained that friendly societies were institutions which helped to keep ri 'I men from being dependent upon others they became dependent upon themselves and upon their hard earnings. He felt also that all the members of the "Anchor'' Lodge should evince as much interest as possible in the affairs of their Order. Once a member, the first thing to do was to look after their own interests. That was the great drawback of nearly every institution the mem- bers invested their money, and then thought no more about the affairs of the Society. Now he would impress upon every member that it was to their interest to look after the affairs of the Lodge. If they paid Is. Gd. or Is. 7d. they should demand as a right to know where the money went to. (Hear, hear.) If they had more men of that kind" within their lodges they would not bear of so manv secretaries "doing the lodges. He had in his mind an ex- perience of that kind. One treasurer had decamped with £ 7 belonging to a very young lodge. What was the reason ? The members had trusted him implicitly, and had believed him to be honest. But they should remember that there were checks even on treasurers—they had to give a bond. (Hear, hear.) The central office had issued instructions that every officer shoull fill upon a bond. He did not wish to cast any aspersion on any person there, but he said it was simply right that the members should have protection, and the treasurer and the secretary too. (Hear, hear.) He was very glad to tell them that the Order was making progress. This Orrter was a Welsh order. They had not many Welsh orders in the Principality, for there were only two or three which had sprung from South Wales in existence to-day,, and he was glad to say that the Royal Hearts of Oak was one of them. (Hear, hear.) He was also glad that they could boast of a membership of be- tween 5,000 and 6.000. That was no mean work, seeing that they had been in existence only 2- £ years. He hoped every member would endeavour to work amicably and in unity with the central body, and help them to carry on the good work they had done. They had helped people to live when on the verge of starvation and if the Royal Hearts of Oak had only done that, it was a sufficient plea for their existence. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that those members who would be elected to attend the meetings in Cardiff would do their level best to support whatever stringent measures were brought forward for the protection of the whole body, and others connected with the society. He was glad, that the society had been a success,, because the great bone of contention between them, and other societies had been the adoption of the. dividing principle. In conclusion, he trusted that. the Lodge would become one of the strongest in connection with the whole Order. (Hoar, hear.) The other toasts were "The Press," proposed in eulogistic terms by the Chairman, and received with musical honours, which was resoonded to by the Editor of the South Waile» Star. Mr. J. ft. Llewellyn, and Mr. S. Jones; "The Host and Hostess,1 and "The Chairm.an," also with musical honours. The Chairman responded in his usual happy manner, thanking them sincerely for the hearty way in which they had received the toast. In the intervals between the speeches a most enjoyable musical programme was gone through. Songs were given by Mr. Ashton, The bridge Mr. Roberts, "I could do with a bit"; Mr. S. Jones, "The Eisteddfod"; Mr. Dyer, "Sailing": Mr. Clnrk, Ehren on the Rhine Mr. Kathrens,. "Help a weary brother; Mr. Reed, The old brigade The Chairman, Be true dear," and Jack's Yarn and Mr. Roberts, I put it on." Mr, G. McDonald was an efficient pianist.
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