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" Song of Miriam 11 and the…
Song of Miriam 11 and the Martyrs" at Bethlehem Chapel, Porth. The people of Porth, last week were favoured with a musical feast of intrinsic merit. This musical festival was held at Bethlehem Chapel on Wednesday, Thurs- day, and Saturday evenings, of last week, and included two exacting works in "The Song of Miriam" (Schubert) and The Martyrs" (Maunder). The first-mentioned I is for soprano and chorus, and The Martyrs," a cantata for chorus, with solo and orchestra. The chorus in the Song of Miriam gave a very intelligent rendering, the bassi and soprani being particularly good. The intermediate parts were good, but a little lacking in firmness of attack. In Mr. W. no WELLS, L.T.S.O. J 'Tearfulness and dread upon them fall "I the chorus excelled themselves in depict-i ing the picture of the deserving host. But in the finale, Strike your timbrels," the chorus rose to a majestic climax, befitting the avenged Israelites — But they smile, they find a music, centered in a doleful song, Steaming up, a lamentation and ani ancient tale of wrong." Full justice was done to the soprano siolo, which was taken by Miss May John, R.A.M. Principals, orchestra, and chorus, rose splendidly to the occasion in The Mar- tyrs," Mr. W. Howells, L.T.S.C., the conductor, having his forces well in hand. Mi-. David Ellis (Cefnmawr) as "Thasis" won for himself high ecomiums in the tenor solo, "Woe, woe, to the fool," whilst Miss May John, as "Phias," and Mr. David Hughes, R.A.M., as "Lycon," were equally delightful. We heartily congratulate Mr. Howells, the conductor, on the marked advance- ment made by the choir under his direc- tion. Prof. T. D. Edwards. A.R.C.M., at the piano, and the orchestra, under th 3 leadership of Mr. Percie G. Smith, played the accompaniments in a praiseworthy manner. In the miscellaneous portion of the prc- gramme, Mr. David Ejlis (tenor) struck a tragic note in his recit. and aria "Deeper and deeper still," and "Waft her Angel j 1 responding to a well-deserved encore. j Miss Jenny Jones rendered a 'cello "La Reve" (Golterman) effectively, Miss May John sang "Gethsemane" Christmas Williams) in a fervent spirw not responding to the merited recall. [ Mr. David Hughes (basso) gave as item, the popular, "I am a Roamer (Mendelssohn) being obliged to> j to a vociferous encore. [ Large audiences put in an appearand each evening, and there is no room f°r doubt that the performances have been success, both financially and musically*
Eisteddfod Iat Ton.
Eisteddfod Iat Ton. r On Saturday last, at the Workmen's Hall, Ton, a grand eisteddfod was held, under the auspices of the Princess Rhondda" Lodge of True Ivorites. In the absence of Mr. E. H. Davies, junr., the meeting was presided over by Coun- cillor Edward Jones, J.P., Ton. Mr. Tom Davies (Cenech) acted as conductor. The adjudicators were:—Literary, Mr. Tom Davies (Cenech); music, Mr. W. Howell, G.T.S.C., Porth; ambulance, Dr. Phillips. Ystrad-Rhondda. Mr. Tom Davies, Pen- tre, was the accompanist. The sue es;- ful competitors were:—Juvenile solo, 1st Esther Ann Jones (Treorchy), 2nd Nancy Jones (Treorchy); juvenile recitation, 1st Gwladys Davies (Pentre), 2nd Harold Hughes (Gelli), 3rd Esther Ann Jones (Treorchy); violin solo, 1st D. Lewis (Treorchy), 2nd W. J. Evans (Treorchy); soprano solo, Miss Collier, Blaengwynfi; contralto solo, Miss Mary J. Jones (Gelli); tenor solo, divided between Mr. Evan Griffiths (Cilfynydd) and Mr. Wm. Davies (Eos y Ton); elegy in memory of the late Mr. Rhys Williams, Pentre, prize divided between the Rev. D. Bassett (Cardigan) and Mr. G. T. Levi (Gweledydd), Aber- crave; open recitation, prize divided between Messrs. Samuel Jones (Mardy), Edwin Pariy (Gilfach Goch), and Living- stone Perkins (Treherbert); bass solo, Mr. D. J. Thomas (Treorchy) j for the best answers to six set questions 011 ambu- lance, Mr. John Rees (Ton); choirs, Glanyrafon United, under conductorship of Mr. John Jones (Pef tre); chief choral, Ton United, under conductorship of Mr. Wm. Davies. conductorship of Mr. Wm. Davies.
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"British Widows."I
"British Widows." I Annual Meeting of Porth District. Shady Insurance Methods Exposed. The annual meeting of the Porth Dis- trict Staff of the British Widows' Assur- ance Company Ltd., took place at the Washington Hotel, Porth, on Wednes- day, the 10th inst. The chair was taken by the Rev. O. Waldo James, D.D., and as a mark of appreciation of the specially good progress made by the district dur- ing the last few months the Company's secretary (Mr. C. H. Ashley, A.I.A.), came down specially from London to attend. Among the guests were Mr. Enos George, Mr. 0 Oatridge. M.E., ar.d others. After a substantial tea the business part of the Meeting commenced with a propo- sition, "Success to the British Widows' Assurance Company, Ltd. moved by Dr James and seconded by Mr. George. In reply, Mr. Ashley took the opportunity of addressing the Staff on various phases of an agent's career. He had some good advice to offer on the subject of loyalty to the office, and he warned the agents present against being hoodwinked and led astray by Officials of sundry Insur- ance concerns, the insignificance of whosr- business was as nothing to the insignifi- cance of their financial position. Inform- ation which had come into Mr. Ashley's knowledge within the last few months led him to think that several of the small- er frv in the Insurance world had been making an unscrupulous attempt to im- prove .the appearance of their 1908 accounts, which through the prevalence of unemployment were likely to' have shown an unprogressive condition, by the twisting of business belonging to other offices. The year 1908, said the sneaker, had been a difficult year for all Industrial Offices and it would probably be found, when the different accounts were made public that the premium increases would not be so good as earlier years, or at any rate, that the increases would have cost more money to attain. It was a matter of great regret to him that he should have known numbers of instances in which men representing a financially strong Industrial Office had been allured to give up their positions and go over to obscure Friendly or Cbllecing Societies by plausible offers of substantial fixed salar- ies where the object of the seducers was sinwlv to poach upon or twist the busi- ness belonging to the Agents and for which the former Office had paid the agent. Moreover these obscure Collect- ing Societies were obliged by law to keep their expenditure! withJIl the means of the separate management fund. Their position in struggling to get a foothold in the Industrial Assurance World was there- fore, one of considerable disadvantage, compared with a Company such as the British Widows', where abundant funds were available for present outlay on business extension, part of such outlay being recouped in later years. Mr Ash- ley was happy to think that such despic- able methods of one office tampering with another office's staff were now practi- cally unknown among the principal In- dustrial Offices. He felt that this Meet- ing, being purely one for the British Widows' Staff, was a suitable occasion to speak his mind on this delicate subject. In the whole of his experience, he had not come across a man who had yielded to I temptation and found the change of employers permanently to his good. No one office was better to work for than another. All the respectable offices were engaged in a friendly though keen com- petition, for business, and there was more business which ought to be written than ever had been written. The work- ing classes as a whole, were grossly under insured. Assurance should not stop at a mere provision for burial expenses. The three biggest Industrial Offices were, of course, more widely known than the British Widows', but that was no reason why in particular localities like Porth, the British Widows' should not be a household name. The British Widows' agent had much to offer the public, which the biggest Offices had not, for example, the Assurance Tea Tables and the Free Accident Benefits. As a set-off against this, the biggest offices had longer lists of claims paid than the British Widows', and so there were also. points of differ- ence in -practice which made the task of a British Widows' Agent not more diffi- cult (probably less) than the task of the agent of the largest offices. Continuing, Mr. Ashley pointed out the greater opportunities for promotion, open to the agents of the British Widows.
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Of Interest to Tonypandy.
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Porth.
Porth. Bear in mind that the Ninth Annual Oratorio Concerts of the Ebenezer Choral Society, Tony pan < takes place on Thursday and Saturday next. Oars via Penygraig pass Chapel doors. 4678.
Cymmer.
Cymmer. Presentation to Refuge Superintendent. —A very interesting meeting was held at the office of the Refuge Assurance Co. Ltd., on Thursday, January 28th, when Supt. Tom Phillips was presented with a handsome bookcase, suitably inscribed, on the occasion of his marriage to Miss M. M. Morgan, of Clydach Vale. After par- taking of a substantial repast, provided by Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, the company adjourned to the large sitting room, where the presentation took place. Mr J. Williams, superintendent of the Tre- alaw District presided, and said that it was a pleasure for him to be present on an occasion of this kind. He had known Mr. Phillips for a number of years, and could testify that he was fully worthy of the honour which they were paying him. The presentation was made by Mr. W. Lewis assistant superintendent, and endorsed by Mr. David Morgan, agent, Abergwynfi. Further addresses were delivered by Messrs. J. W. Jones, agent, Nantyffyllon; Hopkin Williams, Aber- gwynfi; John Lee, Maesteg; Stanley Martin; and an old friend of the recipient, in the person of Mr. William Evans, Clydach Vale. Mr. Phillips re- sponded in suitable terms, and said that he hoped all his men would do well again in 1909. Vocal items were contributed by Messrs. Ernest Johns, Edgar Jones, and John Lee. Votes of thanks to the host and hostess and the chairman brought a pleasant meeting to a close. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips' are well known in the Rhondda, having resided in the locality for a number of years. It is also gratifying to note that they are also very popular at Cymmer having already enlisted the affections of a large number of influential friends.
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"British Widows."I
It was the desire of the Management- ar-d they were evidently prepared to carry it out—that development of the Com- pany's business should continue as fast as their young men could be trained to fill the supervisory positions. Mr Ashley could pledge his word that so soon as an agent had proved himself a successful agent and fit for promotion he would be promoted to the rank of Assistant. The Management was simply yearning for the Company's own agents and assistants to distinguish themselves and qualify for higher positions. When an emergency arose, and an official position became vacant, it was a matter of the keenest regret to the company when they were unable to select one of their own staff for the post, and as a last resource had to take an outsider. Mr. Ashley then gave the Agents some advice on the selection of lives, pointing out the extreme im- portance as well as the difficulty, of as- certaining sufficient knowledge of the habits of the proposed, to justify the agent's recommendation of the life. Mr D. Davies, South Wales Manager, responded to the toast of Success to the South Wales Division,' and expressed his satisfaction at the splendid progress made by the Division during last year, in spite of the adverse circumstances of trade, etc. He also congratulated the Porth District on attaining top position for the South Wales Division, and has ing obtained also the unique position of being top of the Company's list for low- est arrears at the end of the year. The progress of the Porth District since the advent of Mr. J. P. Williams, had been n.ost satisfactory, and with the re-organ- ization of the district and the a-nnoint- ment of such an able Assistant at Tre- orchy, as Mr. R. W. Rees, it was expect- ed that the Porth District would still retain the premier position for the South Wales Division during 1909. Mr. W. Morgan, superintendent, Pontypridd, however, who was present as a guest, threw out a sporting challenge to the Porth District, tha,t the Pontypridd Dis- trict would beat their records during the current year. It was worth noting that the contest for the top place during the whole year rested between those two Districts of Porth and Pontynridd, and the running up during the last few weeks of the year was a close one, and he (Mr. Davies) availed himself of this opportun- ity to congratulate both Districts on the splendid results obtained. Mr. W Rowlands, district agent, Porth, proposed a vote of thanks to the guests for their presence, which was seconded by Mr. J. Broad, district agent, of Pentre. Mr. W. Morgan, superintendent, Ponty- pridd, and Mr. S. McLean, superinten- dent, Aberdare, suitably responded on behalf of themselves and the other visitors. During the meeting, Mr. Ashley pre- sented Mr. S. McLean with a silver- mounted inkstand as a memento from the Porth district staff on his promotion to the superintendency of Aberdare, and a presentation of a gold-mounted fountain pen was made to Mr. R. W. Rees, the new assistant, for having obtained top position as agent in the South Wales Division for the last quarter of 1908. Fountain pens were also presented to Agents J. James, J. Rees and Howell Jones for having obtained prominent positions on the honours list at the end of the year. During the meeting, songs were given by Mr. J. Broad and Mr. D. Howells, and a recitation by Mr. Garfield Thomas. The meeting was closed by a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman. In his reply, Dr. James stated that he was very pleased, as an old insurance official in his former days, to congratu- late the superintendent and staff of Porth on their splendid achievement, and he earnestly advised all the young men to study their business thoroughly and thereby attain to the highest positions obtainable under the company. The sub- stantial state of the British Widows' funds was such as would commend itself to young men of ambition and having the capabilities to distinguish themselves in such an honourable business. Mr. Enos George and Mr. C. Oatridge, M.E., also emphasised the remarks made by Dr. James. A most pleasant and enthusiastic meet- ing then came to a close by the singing of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau."