The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Pastoral Bazaar at Rhos. '¡lit. A Galaxy of Roses. Picturesque Scenes. Interesting Speech by Bishop Edwards. [BY OUR OWN REPORTER.] THE historic old ruins of Llys Euryn, near Llan- drilto Church presented a brilliant appearance on Wednesday, on the occasion of the holding Z!1 of the Pastoral Bazaar and Regal Rose Fair. The ivy-clad walls, the romantic remains of what was centuries ago a princely residence, looked down on to a scene of fairy beauty. The gateway leading to the field on which the rums are fituated, was gaily decorated with a beautnul floral archway, and the pathway was turned into a charming avenue of streamers and nags. Within the ancient walls a spacious awning had been erected, and the interior formed a perfect eallerv of roses of all hues and description. Here the stalls were situated, each one being aedica, zdI to its own special rose, the rose being the em j(etn of the fair. The scene was pretty beyond descri the effect of the mass of roses being simple charming The following is a list of the sta givjng the special rose of each one, and the ^jame Gf the stall- holder Stall i. Blush Rose," urytne arts and industries stall, Mrs E. James Evar stall 2, » La Frailce," fancy and tombola stal. ^[( S Horton and Madame Riviere stall 3, "Wt A. Richardson," china stall, Misses Barlow ar,d \Miss Kent stall 4, Gipsy," plain needlework stall, Miss Rachel Hughes and Mrs Barlow stall 5, Gloire de Dijon," miscellan- eous stall, Miss Morgan and Mrs Starr stall 6, "Amazon," cake stall, Misses Farrar and Miss Parry-Evans stall 7, "Cabbage Rose," produce stall, Mrs ]. R. Hughes stall 8, General Jacque- minot," flowers and fruit stall, Misses Jones, Dinarth Hall stall 9, Beryl," fancy needlework stall, Misses juckesi After the Lady Mary Cayley had performed the opening ceremony, with much eclat, the scene became an animated one. The stalls com- menced "business," and the fair ones with flow- ers to sell and articles to raffle were simply irre- sistible. Ping-pong tables, phonographs, hat trimming competitions, cocoa-nut and Kruger shies, character reading, donkey and comic races, and the menagerie tent were but a few of the many attractive methods of tempting over the nimble, silver, and copper coins. A pastoral play in the open air, at 3.30, was an exceedingly pretty little affair, and the children's operetta, "The Fairy Chain," which was per- formed at five o'clock, was enjoyed immensely. From four to six o'clock a cafe chantant was held in a large marquee erected outside the rains, and performances were given whilst tea was served. At 6.30, tableaux illustrative of the history of Bryn Euryn old ruins were shown in the marquee, and at 7.30 a fgymkahana was held. Rrviere's Orchestre de Salon, conducted by in, Mons. Verbrugghen, played a charming se- Lection of music for an hour on Wednesday after- noon. Opening Ceremony. The Vicar said that the first thing to be done was to present her ladyship with a bouquet, which would be done by one of the oldest parish- ioners in Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, a statement which caused some amusement, when the speaker's lit- tLe son, prettily attired in white, stepped for- ward, and graciously presented Lady Mary with a beautiful bouquet of roses. Her Ladyship accepted the floral ^ifts with a charming smile of thanks, and then the vicar again addressed the audience. He said his first word must be now a word of welcome to Lady Mary and to Sir Everard Cayley for so kindly coming amongst them that afternoon. He did mot think he should be mistaken in saying that this was the first occasion on which Lady Mary had appeared in public in that manner in the district, and they welcomed her all the more, and hoped that she would come here very often again to 'grace the neighbourhood. (Hear, hear). He should like to say that for his own part he looked upon Sir Everard as the squire cf the parish, and they hailed him that day as the squire of Llandrillo, and he was sure they were all most delighted to have him in their .midst. (Applause). Sir Everard and Lady ■Mary had a great interest in the district, and that interest would no doubt grow more and, more. They had done a great deal for the dis- trict. The District Council would' answer for that, but he should like to say something with regard to the parish as its vicar. Since he had been here he had found Sir Everard most kind. He wanted a new vicarage, and asked him to help the parishioners out of their difficulty by a site upon which to build a house adjoining the ,old garden, and Sir Everard readily fell in with the suggestion and made a present to the parish cf, one acre of land. (Loud applause). He was greatly obliged for the splendid gift, and on his -own behalf and on behalf of the parishioners he tendered sincere thanks. Now, .one word with regard to the objects of the bazaar. It was on behalf of the 'building fund of the proposed new church room which they were going to build. They had nothing except the old church, but they hoped to have beiore long a church House where they could hold meetings and entertain- ments and so forth, and even bazaars. It would be seen that, being without a church room, they had to hold their bazaar in the open air, and he hoped those present would all sympathise with -them.- The committees had worked hard, and it was hoped1- that the object in view would be realised. He should like to say a. word with re- gard to the Rev J. G. Haworth. That gentle- man had kindly promised £ 100 on condition that another Zgoo was collected by the commit- tee within twelve months, and now, the period being nearly at an end, they were still Z400 short of the required sum. In conclusion-, he desired to thank all who had assisted in the pro- motion of the bazaar and all those who attended to assist in making the undertaking a success. (Applause.) The Rev Thomas Parry, J.P., chairman of the District Council, now stepped forward and pre- sented her ladyship with an album containing fourteen platinotype views of the principal places of interest in the locality. Upon the fly- leaf was the following inscription:—"Presented 'by the Urban Council to the Lady Mary Cayley as a welcome to Colwyn Bay on the occasion of the opening of a pastoral bazaar held in the ruins of Llys Euryn." Mr Parry referred to the remarkable development of the town, and de. scribed some of the views to the recipient of the album. As a town they thanked Sir Everard' Cayley for what he had done. (Applause.) The Bishop of St. Asaph, who was received with applause, said there was nothing very new 11 to be said about a bazaar, but when the vicar mentioned the fact of them having to hold tv gathering on that spot as an argumnet in fav f, of having a parish room, he thought it v '°ar somewhat precarious argument—(lau'ghtf a cause he could not imagine a more bea 51 healthful spot than this. (Applause.) 01 ing, his lordship said they met he • ^on inu" ment when practically one thour minds. The ship of State ha-" t ^ed heir and stress, but it was now ^been in storm seas of peace. (Applause m su™mer they looked back over th ;» suPP°sed> as trusted that as a natio 'wax-and he to gather up the nr would not be slow material fruits of lesfns a= weli as the +t,Q that great combat—that one proud of, was they as Englishmen were sense of du1 4 aot 'onl>r courage and hl§h but the cr shown by the army as a. whole, less me ~»nduct of the common soldier was no in thr -citorioas. His character had come out brightest of colours under the severest j, They were proud of their country, which ^ad through many political changes during the last century, changes which had transferred the balance of power from one party to another. He thought it spoke highly for the upper classes that throughout all those changes their influ- ence and power had not diminished, which meant that the people of England—be the class clerical or be it lay—had no desire to take the power from any class, provided they did their duty, and it was in that spirit that he hoped they would not find the war an unmixed disas- ter. (Applause.) He also hoped that it had done much to quicken the sense of duty in every class in the country. (Hear, hear.) They were all willing to do homage to men in high positions so long as those men recognised the duties, as well as the privileges of their high position—(cheers)—but they would not and could not lookup to the class who simply lived for pleasure, and pleasure alone. They did not want an aristocracy whose time was taken up by playing bridge, but an aristocracy who would arise to a high sense of the r duty, and In that spirit he would propose a vote of thanks to the squire of the parish, Sir Everard Cayley, for what he had done. He was sure they had noticed the great readiness with which he came forward to do his best for those who had been placed within his sphere of influence. When he heard that Sir Everard had come from Yorkshire on purpose to attend the ceremony he thought it proved that the squire realised his high sense of duty to to the parish. (Appiause.) Sir Everard Cayley, Bart., who received a warm greeting, said it was almost impossibe for him to thank them on behalf of his wife for the kind reception which they had given them thatafteinooii. Far from it being an inconvenience, or a bore, if he could use such a word, for them to attend, it was, on the contrary, a very great pleasure to attend such an interesting gathering. As to the official welcome which had been extended to them by Mr Thomas Parry and his fellow mem- bers, he thought a quite undeserved honour had been conferred upon them, and he thanked them for their hearty and kind reception. He only wished that the whole of his family could have been Jpresent to witness their proceedings. He congratulated them upon their ship having come safely through a little place called the House of Commons. He now referred to the Improvement Bill. It was a great honour for Colwyn Bay and he wished them peace and prosperity. With regard to the object of the bazaar he was told that a site had been promised by a parishioner for the Church-room, which was so necessary, and which was a foregone conclusion would be built For some cause or other this matter had fallen through, but as he would not like their kind vicar, or any of the parishioners to be disappointed, he had great pleasure in stating that he would give to the parish a suitable site free of charge. (Loud cheers.) The Vicar said that he must say a word of thanks before asking Lady Mary to open the bazaar. The kind promise they had just heard came upon him as an agreeable thunderbolt. (Laughter, and hear hear.) Sir Everard had promised another site, as had already been announced, a acre for the new vicarage,and now he was going to give them another site for a church room. (Hear, hear.) I think," added the Vicar with a smile, this is perfectly splendid. I only hope that every land owner throughout the country will follow Sir Everard's example." (Applause.) The Bishop said this was a very substantial and pleasing gift, and would prove a great benefit to a parish where good work was going on, and good feeling existed. It was a pleasure to see Mr Parry and a great many other Nonconformists present to help the bazaar. The longer he lived in Wales the more convinced he was that all strife was cooling down, and the more the different denominations knew of each other the better friends they were. They should return their warmest thanks to Sir Everard for his kind gift. (Applause.) The Lady Mary Cayley then stepped forward and said My Lord Bishop, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to come here to open this bazaar The results' I hope, will be so satis- factarv that Mr Evans will find himself in the unusual and delightful position of being able to carry out his plans and provide the parish with everything that it requires without being hampered by want of funds. Although Sir Everard has done so, I think I must on my own behalf thank you for the kind way in which you have received me and for the beautiful album you have given me and which I shall value most highly. As we want to get to the real business of the day I will not keep you any longer, but I will at once declare this bazaar open and wish it every success. (Loud and prolonged cheering).