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ST. DAVID'S DAY AT LLANDUDNO.

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ST. DAVID'S DAY AT LLANDUDNO. At the Clarence Hotel, I.landudno, on Mon- day evening, the annual St. David's Eve dinner took place. The chair wiaa occupied by Mr. E. W. Johnson and the vice chair by Mr. John Roberts, and every seat in the dinung-hall was occupied. The loyal toasts having been proposed from the chair, fr. T. B. Faxrington proposed the navy and army, to which ( olonel Eles and Colonel Sarson responded. Mr. T. Griffith proposed the clergy and ministers of all denominations, remarking that all the clergy and ministers in Llandudno were on very good terms with one another in spite of theological and methodical dithcukies. The Rev. J. F. Reece, in. reply, said that at time, the memory of the great men of Wales was not honoured by many monuments, but he was glad that at last '\V.'ik\s was recognising her great men. Father Ratcliffe and the Rev. J. Irvon Davies alM> replied. The latter said that there was a feeling abroad that the clergy and ministers were non-producers but heavy consumers, and he would Il,.t be surprised to see some. Budget scheduling their stipends as unearned incre- ment. The best way few the clergy and minis- ters to vindicate their position was to live thoroughly up to their mission. They must in this age of growing materialism and indifference emphasise the three overwhelming terms—God, enmity, and the soul. They must see they did not set c1.ass against class, but rather link hos- tile classes together, and humanise much of the a-speritv prevailing in their midst to-day. (Applaw<e.) The Chairman proposed the immortal memory of St. David. The toast was not needed tk). immortal ise that memory, but it served a beneficent purpose by bringing together for once in a while the great variety of conflicting sentiments which possessed' the land. (Ap- plause.1, As a Welshman, born and bred in Anglesey, he felt there, was too little toleration among them. toO little of the milk of human kindness; they did not come together often enough to compare notes. The amount of money spent in Wales upon fostering religious and political differences was truly colossal. He was sorry to strike a note hardly in tupe with the eloquence of the occasion, but he felt that the tn patriot did not want to see the time, the energy, the money of men expended in the perpetuation of what were re all v petti- fogging differences. Did they think enough of the possibility of blending their forces for the benefit of their common land? English, Welsh, Scottish, .and Irish were really pulling alontr the same coach of Empire to which thev were all so proud to belong. (Aoplause.) Mr. John Rort". the vice-chairman, and Mr. James Marks .also responded.

LLANDUDNO JUNCTION.

GLANWYDDEN.

BETTWS-Y-COED,

MAE NAN.

GYFFIN.

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DINNER AT LLANDUDNO JUNCTION.…

DINNER AT LLANRWST.

CAPEL GARMON.

PENMACHNO.

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