The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THE OPENING GORSEDD. cA NOTEWORTHY GIFT TO THE ARCH- DRUID. A siumerous gajfcoermg assembled between 7.30 and 8 a.m. in the irioinity of the Muwicatwl Bmildraga for the prooesaiou to the Flag-staff for tie Goraedd, and prompt almost, to the minute the Ardbdrtud and his ooiieagues left th groundis for their waJk to the deiighfcf ully-artuafced "Fanaitg." The procoasioBX, a modiest one in | point of nruiznenoal strength, waa made up of the Qki Coiwyn Silver Baad (led by Mr H. Jcwee). Jibe Colwyn Bay Fire Brigade, tie fcSeteddfoa Oammitoees, the Chairman of the Urban Dia- ■ triofc Counail (Mr David Gamfcao, J-P-), memben eff tie Urban District Gounod, the Herald Bard wish tie Goraedd banner, a group pf bards, fairlaa horn, ajiotih»or group of bards, the sword bearer, thd Arabdrukl, aooamparued bj4 Cadtvasi, Gwynedd Eifionydd and Elphm; bards, liierabfci and! muiiciaffie, Ceidrwaidl y Porth, the generai public bringing up the rear. The route lay by way of Comway-roed, Lana- dowrte-road, Braokley amiue, Oak Drive, and tie Llanrwst-road to the Lower Lodge of tie flagstaff. By the tune the prooeaBomsta had reached their destination, however, they nad jo- caneased very considerably in number, hundreds of people having preceded them to the entrance gates. The barcEo circle was quxkiy surrounded by a crowd! oif exceptional strength, taking afi the circumstainoes into consideration. Prami- aenft witihin the circle wero "GwenHiaji" (Hon. Mrs Laurence Brodaack of Coed Ooch), Major- General S:r hor Herbert, MJP., and Mi8 Herbert, Sir J. Pochard (London), Sir Vunoent Evans, amd the wife of Dewi Ciwyd, a peasant woman from the v ale of who, in her WeJeh coetiUBne, presented win. ap- pearance of a typical native. The <soom gwi^a" waa sounded by Mr H. Jcaiee, oaasiuotor erf the Old Cohryn Band. Me Arohdiruidi them formal- ly OP--d &e Pmceo&,ngo with the cueoonvwy 11e.r)<Z", df<^aring: subsExjuerttly the frrat ra&et- tog of fee sbeddiod at 10.30 a.m. "A mi bydd cfim iioeth arf yn ei herbyn," einpftiatioafly ejscu&Lbed Dy". The Garseôi prayer was pronounced by Dr. J Abel Parry, of Rhyd, im the aieesit-o at GwilL The Artihcfe-raid then addressed tie gathering' in his own efeganfc Welsh. He remarked that twelve months and a day previously while stand- ing on that identical "maen tie raan foil in sudh copious ahowftra tfcat it was queatic«nai>le wJiether the stone had property (IrK-d yet 'WigiptcrrJ. N on that oooaeson he vemtrared to predSot success to tie Cohryn Ba.y National E, and he ffvt tiat his pre- dicion was about to be fexlfiiied eo let no roan henoeforti deciare they were "gau bropirwydii" (false PmPheta"hear, hear]. No Eisteddfod had ever bean held in a spot more beautiful tlJan that, witih its pure atmosphere drawn from sea and n, hear), to be sure the Gcraadd wm AT THAT MOMENT NEARER HEAVEN on that elevated spot than it had ever been 00- fore (laughter). And tb&t was quite an appro- priate circumstance for the wiote object of the Gorsedd, and the Eisteddfod waa to elevate the people. Proceeding, Ehrfed csriticieed in a few cawatio aaafeeaoM tile eftcrfas oif £ boee who -wens for ever seeking to upset the Eisoododrod machi- nery the inAuaoea oi lfodh perscwM were Lke leprosy trymg to III&.t into the conatitntpm of the good amum Tb" was dte sort of thing tihafc aooountad for 9m low oi tlmr natapoal inde- perjdence (appta>wo>. To aucb acd a £ oibets ids advisee was tfeoWe "TletMwch" (peaoeO, but in the face of ftmt riamm of people who disbar bed that peace, tb,& Goraedd sKwcsid was ssttoog enoagh to def tie fiffk" of We&& literatairs and of tbe WeJai mawes gewwiity ffisfceddiod was a natknaJ iustituiioo, bnt eaøenbÕABy an in- n of Qie people. They weee ouiy & MnAll action, but die < i iatVju< aatiozM so far were fioae that had rnMM h greatest mairk upon lie hdstorr of ttte worM. Let tham ;-4 make m effort to heip forward t own great and wortfity snstitatitB. Ia ooneiusion, Dyfed an- zaoRmoed 6bat at tJva* stagn scsnatfSng now in ttte history ci tih» Gocnedd was to taie place, and ArltHKrdd Pen-ygarn wouid eocp^ain tie na- ture oi it. A ^m^PTRE FOR THE ARCHDRUID. A Ponyigam stated that at that juno- teiav a prereototkm W to ba marfe of very great interest aadeewi, naanoiy, a gift d. a. sceptre to tie Arcfcd,ns<t (}<ecLt". hear). WW Eisr-edifoo was held in London last year a. genueu-nan wiho observed the Gorsedd alld Ewteddiod ceremonies wa^ so much intonaBbed £ hat he deetrmined to do something for them- He was afraid that a. good many entered tho bardac circle and ooai- 8idered that aufforent. witlio-ut doin- much after- wards. The gbe referred to was the Rev. C. E. L. VVrtgfct, of Kent, who was pre- sombgw a very beoutifat work of art wlykh voutd a^iad for enwr as a memorial of his kiixincsa. "te Arcidruid woold carry it, and at would be carried by many of his auoooBBtxrs. So fine a wwk was tie eoepine tiat it oould hardlv be TOrpaased in ita way (rifrplrnvn) N--t" tien fonrnevMy introduced t'he donor to the Arehdrttid, the Rev. Q. E. L. Wright handingr over hje beautiful pxesoat' m the oourss of a neat little speech express-' ing a sincere hope that the Archdruid would live long to beai the tro. Thro Ardbdrtrid said he thaicJced. the donor verj' sincerelY on bdhalf of tibe Gorsedd in general. T3*ey going to iareet Mr Wnght with a title, but it should be dae- tiaetiy understood tiat he waA not mv^eetcd Oil account of his gift, for he would have had the Lon.ycrr --&r-d upon a.t that Gorsedd had there beee no preeenit of amy kind, be- cause he had otherwise weii won rocogryi-tion yhear, hear). He hbd, tiereiara, much pleasure in investing Mr Wright t.ber.e and taisen, and kis drrudicaJ title henceforth wou'd be "Carwr OynLru." This iittie ny was cheered to the echo, and "Carwr Cymm" azkDowiMgd ia a tow grateful gentenom. -X DESCRIPTION OF THE SCEPTRE. The soeiptre waa deaigiked and executed I v Messrs Spenow and Co., Great Queen-srtrr^t, Hoi born, London, after eaggeetioris atmpliod by Mr T. H. Tkomaa (Arhxnjidd Penygarn), berald bard of tie Goreedd, and is baecd as to goeneraJ form upon tiarf; seen in the otile- brated scul<ptwre of a Dnrid found at Autun, Pranoe, but Y-itli imponrfcamt enrichment c i dctaila. It eonsists of a richly gilt tapered baton, with circular moulded bo^es, and fin-iahed at the lower end with an e^<y-si: a.p~d finiaJ. It is suxujounUsd by a larg3 egg- shaped crystal--& vtry ram apadmm, bdag uanwuaUy pure, clear laaul brilliant. TJié ejiabolwm conrcyed by the egg-efaaped arystil wilX be uaaeisbood by all atodenbj of Oeufcic antiquity and history. This myariic egg is secuixd in a chapiet composed of tliroo beautifully modcfilod oak leaves farming a cup cmverkug tihe wlioie hood uiix) a Lugd ooarn with ite leaves beiug tbedhit-,f symbol of tbr9 bardic order. Noar tke top of i ho eoeptre ie czgravod tie crest of tie don^ ajid the triple d^n of ti«2 Gorscdd. Hkjms ■aine tw»o uiecriptTocfi upon tfc/e stccn, oiso ixt Weigh in the bardic lettering r.-adiag "Cj^- 1'rvyii^dig i Orsedd Betrdd "TnyB Prydain yng Ngholwym Bay, Medi 13cg, 1910, gan y Paroh^. C. E. L. Wri^it, fCarwr tyanru )," th>9 ether in E&giisih: "Preeeoted tihf Goraedd of the Bawls of the, Isle of Bn.tain a*t Oalwyn Bay, on September 13tiu 1910, by the Evv. O. E. L. Wrigit, MX ( Lfovar of Wa^es f'—tie bardic titlo of tho donor. Ttuc ao&ptsre ia a rujagBciioent spoci- men of tho goldsmiti'e art, aod is caidoacd k a beautiful morooco caas linod -with eatin aad Teffeft, THE OOTrrSTESS OF DUNDONALD IN HER BARDIC OOBES. Other investstures then followed. Miss Herbert (daugMecr df Sir Ivor HPrberO vw fiv«n tihe title of "Serra Gwent/' ruid expnosahig bin dleligit In being tTirn^ able to do honour to a m-iiib-cr of tl-j over family—cce of the most pairaolic is ti3 wfeolo coomtry. TTM) Dfext was tho ILord Miiyar of Cardiff (Mr J. Ciappell), who -t%-we h^s official robes. Hie tatle was "Gaardrdd*" Hie of DtccAwiald wae made an ovate with the titie "Riianan." Thin waa ffliIo«ed by sonve capita! ]>2!Il.MIl" iom singijw by the veboran Boo Dar. G then delivered a short address empiaedscng the importemice bo fhc Wcl".h naiioc of niaintsining too "College 01 the PeopJ«, which tho Ewtedd.fod waa in. a very neal sease. He congratulated the local Ðús. teddfod Committee upon t:1¡.eir daring the past twelve moaths. In flowing ve,I--se B fdix, Y augh.^n Hughes (Ametriea), Spuitfier, AlaXon eaid p paid tribtree to various pluaoes of national li4fe, Eos Dar foclowfeng with a few more pecnilliul, Ap Eoe y Berti supplying excellent harp acoomyamimeiit. Peavoerdd Orwig and Tryfan having an- nounced a few of the principal subjects for competition at tie Csnnai'then National Eisteddfod next year. Gwynfe delivered a. memorial address upon the lamented (Ir-at4 of P.edr Mostyn. "Hen wlad fy niadau, led by Eoa Dae and acooim)aa*d bv the iarp, rendered by the assembly, brought l-o & clo»e a memorable opening GonBedd ceremony.

IN THE PAVILION. DETAILS AND RESULTS OF THE CONTESTS. INTERESTING CHORAL COMPETITIONS. I SOUTH WALES MINISTER WîNS THE CHAIR. Tegi«L of the cc.rxkK.ror>, opeuod tie tirst Eisteddfod meeting- on TWwday morn- ing with a dfeert speech, in wiiah he | stated thaft tio meeteags were those of a WeLih Eisteddfod, and tivit the prooeoduiga would ooivgeq ueo tly be c*rr>ed on mainiy in tihe Wefeh liogua^ia He added that he felt cure 'hat tho English friends who had attended dc- md to see the Eisteddfod in iin pure Welah garb i-)-d. on ite native heath, and that it would be an justice to the old institution and to those pre- nont, to rob it of ite national characteristics. DYFED, THE ARCHDRUID £ Rev. Evan Roeq). MR JAMES AMPIILETT, (Chairman of tiid Executive Committer

Mr BariaA Kvimal Special Dee- criptlv* IMoIm will be found I on e.

OUR PICTURES. (Bv our S1:aff Photographer.) (1) Interior of the Pavilion M it appeared on Monday. (2) Exterior of the Pavilion. (3) Read- ing left to right, Mr J. H. Ellis, J.P., Rhyl, Mr H. Taylor, H.M.I.S. (one of the Art adjudicators), Mr L. J. Roberts, H-M.I.S., Mr Griffith Lewis, Colwyn Bay, and Mr Taverner, J.P., Rhyl. (4) The Bardie Procession leaving Town Hall. (5) The Arohdruid receives sceptro from ti* Key. CL B. W. Wrifiht

The Eiatocldfod song, "Y 1r," was SIA witJi great effect by Mr Ivor Foster, and it followed by li» recitation of a ehort ode by Arohdruid, .^yeoiaiSy oocoposod for the THE PKi^II>i.N-ra isPiilECH.. Ilao Hon. laudaaoo Drjcwk, Woo ww Tectu nlUt 01_ ctaavtiLtsi a coU^iariy ^pBBpMeto lyWftTas, tan. «a cu SESftaPiaoc of spuec8i-n»atnig wws. uisfoTta^ fttB&Ey naftmt<r»rtxxL aad txrt^uaJit to a 6,1 n33rca». "He paod'a. fifonET 1 i lKItø to Cfxs nzenxtry or the eaoo King £1<Ý "Vll.. the revered wSwau. of tire KaiteckEfod, j i>tij3^'tia¥ Cfo unsw erring loy*d ij oi Ute> iwuion to him wonld be poured out .1.11 fuller meaenire to lias sori anct aucoassor. Geor^pa "Vrn[cheeraf. 15se ErateseBsKod, tanuea', was "nuaetuig for £ 3>e Brut time JO wyn B*7> tfnd in rraaie of ti»e town Q°,' I Ulom (WT a rigirt btauty weaoouae. Ii iwd oale fhnA <3c>Twyn 15ark Jaafijert -imAwrIg fe^uiat*uv tmc o-rlot was ricsti in (kaoctuazu, ana alter oantwaea of stnfo flJKt a*xon uijiLoa to-eay m ooeng iooour to to JJ tow tiiuooetsa cf the Eiat&gdfod^ d a ftautx) hfruj ttn wiUMxrtw fwjem toe tho world, we stress of poSKfea. tEe .11\ L.o.t tMfeasWI 1 00 I Mi4 Mw ummmwvft wboov to Q» twill ftfld esu Xco MMne^Sed J s* tkit no baoa or aawwtt arouia oroø i-w bkvwaom. JL,t ibo wip6a»;^v*».in. u» maetL of tbd sma assart 1 WM flen«sS4» ei nsiicajfl £ 4y, ^jjd pajit fQ 10Qllt naatiartsaa oi ocm6y, fm mot jwBaw cA tiwso ««f*r t Wifim mwim; own w 4"01. had to d* I rne a-ViHiitia VNO" no iouuui:— UUhMa Tba jaiitsiuo for a WMCOOSttWJuad INV • i1 in tiv-PU Jaosoaet 'ks'i*wkjx Soath far 2 £ a* D. G*i»i>b. OBttfiw for m»*> V«m* vim pML»<afert» 1, Mr U JQ. P^ciy, iiu&k Kif vo4»»< L £ >. D. r«*i, j Qtuutett* **Sol y B3seadaa" ( gambq''), Q iS m tBo Ttt*ey eea^U^m, *&po»a&3 o» 7i2tti &gi*a> waa avramfed to Moonwotk 'Die iawatftore tpm m»4» by tie Ut*#7^ of the Oounoil (Mr D, Gntnto). „ eti Serrano actio, (a) "OJ liad I JuImI'o lyre, "O^MLW j* Fv^-t>w*><jcanp8PtiteMrjMid «oie«A frrsiiusry ooum»*tt»n. Ot th*e A«« oil tie piartown, brt Urn wi$e*<*Uoc in max ka naaatiaiwd thai tben were aioat P*gji oompe^itora quae wwrthf of *ppe*-EH«' fiziat bent: 1. Bkadwea LAiMg^i00^ Seuth WaJo. LADIES' OHOIR OOMSXTITLOK Bajsgqb Oomm The chief aiuaeuon. vi hise teacBOig J w.:36 the iadieti' Qiwir cwa&etmm. SIs. dJI7P: tOO >&&$* immmy: L jja»iuea (J>oar; Arxawaci <l&eg^ noetii; 3, JJwwiato l^tUa' CSbotr; A, Oor yr IwesoAcwi W; S, IS*«ee« Ldw:kom 6, Hoiyi»ea<i txaroK>«uo Uhecc of rwmg.rJr«>nL> Tihfl.ri^enft* Aia QBBtpetetoaP waits tibt* W<*an otHnrs »6o wcrds in ono of tot fieet pieoaft toJ lri*h gave an exoeiJeot reatUariag in Wefch. euanoiaticm vuu. dO puto libat ene n^MiXxUy^ ektdtod Jbe party oooiaiaed come We*h 00 bera; but oTasbar«Li«i« pe-Wtt-% la^r ooodactof, o«w gepaaaantateye was latero1*^ that Sii the ladies weee of LrMh matiooaitfy- Di. Rogers, in g&riag his adi«dica<i«i\ 'M ii&t it was very dobcuit to decide on tie oi the ottodra, each, one garo a' exoaHent irriyirr>r«^a>t»on. aod were worthy of -j traditioofi of NatkwaL ^Meddfod. A Eacels.01 the awacd » ao icaom. KedT«»rr^eUbdM mate&xi throat •V 2.—Ttone nel ao «dl m tlMt of No Jii goad sod aweet boom pe.rt» overdone, W Nt). &-Well balanced cioir: not mm teoo <rw6<rt» vpod*3iy te&ibmng of (5v> emood ofton» afeo 8°°rVi Jfe 4,—Tbe attack and tore bai tl» reoadarixtg' waa not oanvincseyf aJtnoW" geeqnl^, v./L Tone geod; ^caj&irng brigit; and xateipiwtaiaon ffo«. JZn, g, — ReaadertBg; sJisJiiuy alower oOiftr ohflim, 1Sjare was a Jack of nTwityp in tta»- TVtp flt» prfc»e was awftjdteJ to No. 1 (V6^ Mtiwn Ohol^, and N*v 5 (Bajngor) atwoiwl plaoe. Tj» jwwift was reoeiwd with jplrawe, po*J tb» erre^y tiet <*wnfan ttib saffefted. jplrawe, tmd tN- erre^y tiet <*wnfan ttib saffefted. POBTKt. POOR ENTKEBB. Lovo-aong, lrDeirdr>e>" (Ceitio Story) (tlutf* oceBBpetitoj^: R«v. Maobi«fli Rees. London. Ooragpoeritiaro af apiece of poetry soitabfo {w' tecatatfaon test ($1 ooampititoisj: 1» Bry*><» Ekenan Fesihiiog. Out of the 153 competitors who aent in oocV pcf=itk>«s ia (he aitaraa oon^oeetkm, tie Arei* drtiid staetd that not one of Che parduotkms w* kworthy a (lie prhm r-IrmAtivRa. For the best handbocic containing short bio- graphies and eetfeetiorss fTonn the vrosrfct 0f most eminent Weish poets from the time of UmW Moms, togeS>er with sa hvtrodaction. Tbeff was only ona oompetitor. and tie prise waa w £ fe- bela. The beat county of {a} Mecioooth. IfestgoRKHqy, (e) Btecfcgqek. Tho prieas *«• WithieJS in earn caae 0$ocvnKWtitor^- Trazj^iilon, EngHak ef<to Weiah, "John B«o yAe fmamutap Prate dftrifed beftweevr G **a Parry, C-MID, and '^TbdflsiarT^

Tranalaticaa inW Wafch of "The GeofftaphioaJ Dveaiiien of Wale%" by the Rev. M«r?xEti Hyghea, Precta^yn. Tbjejn> yrere six oompetiloni, bat tie prize was wiS&e^d owaag? to insuSidQzife. naorft. WoWi handbook on eJoeution: Priao divided betrwe*a Nomnaji MoLeod, PwCheli, and "Iod Aivrcmaa/' REdTATLCBiB. "Rooitafcion of "Ystoim ar y (Islwyn) 57 eompetitora had entsred> two appearing on flb» platloi-m: 1, D. Rogers, Wrexham. ART. Needlerwork, ( creM work; 1, Elizabeti Greason, Holybead; (b^ ditto: 1. Bsyilk Eiizabeihan L*d«pBead {wodbed in old En- glish onewei wo>rk) (ai: 1, Ida M. WiHiarn^ Upper Colwyn Bay; (hi baby's robe: 1. Mnj A- blouae: Aim Snell, The Readisra, Gjotaoasterahaze; (d) ahould- er oapo: 1, Mrs T. H. Roberts, Breeze Hill, Colwyn Bay. (eJ Se-t of ineartiona far shoed shairas and toweda: 1, Mias A. Harris, Carmarth- en. (f) owitce: L Miaa E. N. Waiter, Goedooch-rood, Cohvyn Bay. (g) Afternoon tea cloth: 1, Margarei E. Rees, maeskg. Design fcr a. publio clook tower (20 o&mpetL tors): 1, J. D. Anfor Jones, Higibury, London. gu for viUagie oiub liouse 15>e name of tho Witraer did not traoxpim. Design tor square group of four oo*te^jes: I, J. D. Arfor Jonea. Liaaded liglit window with \Y6Sh onib'f-m: 1, Ciifford Morgan. ISsbw Yafe. Welsh oak5ndar i« ooVkw. 1, Gwendolen. CVsriifxiafce for tio suooewsfu! at the Ewteddicd: 1, E. Lev/is Kvans, Rhyl. A pif^niro il ciil or water ooksur of arty inci- dent in WdI-Jt iktory or legend: 1, H Jllk.n." T>ardsMpe in oil or water ooloar (<of)fir»ed to amateurs): I, Mw "Rvaai, LTanbfdr, TaJycafii. Study of a Has ntme of t winner did not trangprre. T