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CLYDACK NOTES At the Quarr Hospital on Friday evening th" wounded soldiers were en- tertained by H comvrt party represent- ing t11,- ked S.'ilcni (C.Al.) Chapel. Mr. H< rlKTT Gibbon presided and the pro- gramme, nhieh bcotn arranged by Mra. J. Li. Hill. Yardre Houae, was ably contributed ;o by Miss Minnie Jonc:, Hefts; Samuel D;->ties, Dd. J. Rees, Arthur .James, D. Morria Evans ■(songs), Jjjhn Lewis (penillion with harp) Ilid D. Roderick (Terwi). Mr. Dd. illiaxn>, L.K.A.M., way the ac- eonip.inist. At the the party were warmly thanked for their visit. £ rpi!t. Minister of Pensions has ap- pointed Dr. John Jones, M.D., Peny- bank, Clvda-rh, to be medioal referee (disabled r:;idu>rs and sailors) for the Swanpert si ley area. j The funeral took place on Sltturdtlv last of the Late Wis. Ann Jo nee, of St. John's-road. widow of the late Mr. JSvan June: butohef, late af High- •streot. LVooasrd, who wag 75 years of age. r.ic a T,ell-kntiwn and aoch es- teemed inhabitant of the neighbour- hood. The interment took place at the local Sl. John's Churchyard, the Rev. Thomas Morri.-i (vicar) assisted zy the Revs. V.-Hltu find Jones (curates) offi- ciating si tite burial. At a social ^rening held ali his ■SB Th iin>d«y, Trimmer Trevor J. Wal- ters, Carmawr, CiydacJi, who was kome jon leave, w..s made the rewpient of a handsome illuminated wristlet waoteh by the neighbourly mmitoitts of Caemawr, nf- a slight token of their warm regard and appreci&tiea of his I sendees t,) his eountrry. The presenta- j tioai was made by Mrs. David. Addres- aes were made by Mrs. T. James and Mrs. 1L I)avi««s. The recipient warmly; thanked the people of Caemawr for their humkomo gift and good wishea. j A pl<'<?'i)t evening was spent. j A? epJ.nåned if? a preTiou8 para- graph, Mi-. David Roderick. Clydach's versatile genius, visited the Quarr Hospital on Friday evening when be entertained the wounded soldiers and staff with some verses whioh he had Composed for the occasion. The verses, which he sang to the familiar tune of "Gwneweh bobpeth yn Gymraeg and afooompanied on the harp, contained Some English passages which sounded rather "Wefehy," and ripping laugh- ter showed the appreciation of his jovial audience. The verses were as follows: Mv dear faithful comrades, iRl promd to he wirit Yon'n' fought for our lre«d»», [ You we lovely i And i&us is our busineiws j Up at the Quarr to-mgkfc. j To trv and make you chawrf-al-7 I We do it with delight. ¡ The lady from the Vardre, Her name is Mns. Hill,  She knows the a.ncWnt pr*verb || "Wh?re is a -ay bher*'o wMl, ? <j for Pver I'll remember When I wa? but a ooy, I used W do he.r ernudt-- j 8hf LUed my b<? ?? ?? j I had a .lla, just latdf' Jj Wiik mme of yea kmye I About the Clydach distrist, j The mountain and the glpa And also .1 ?0 Br, The Ch?f, ø'6 HIM a bmi,, j Her name do sound qaito ■ Mias Bach from Birmin i 1 Again there's Sister Ajshiey, I) She's pJecwsnnt find polite, |! Jt httle bird informed me Her home iq Isle of Wi??; ) And all the other ladies They're f?tMiil, true. &Bd kind— 1 In Vhe United Kingdom Their equal you won't id. And now my breath is failiag I cannot sing no atore, And. when tfiie verso is ftniaheel, 1!11 walk out Qlmngh that fleor. trood-ni^bt!. good-nigh* bravo fellows I hope you have enjoyed, We'll CKnne ain to sec you- If yon wcn't be annoys. Ptt>. X<xah R.-f4m (Welsh Re^iflaent), 7)D of Mr and Mrs. John of ,th,e (3y<feueh, was Teeently "giiwi^d" in France and is in this country. Writing å1<ne rwjnfcW trwa ileso- jjo-taauia, Pie. HonÏJ- T. Dukes, of Sybil street, explains that lie has met .an old friend in the pertWB -if J. JtleCl-ea^i. CfiydatJi taicketorc, will probab-lv rexiamnber MeOean as the skilful tvitsman and Ivowley who played vel', gocd dll-Tpund gaiam for the sQydach Crk-kev Club about twelve veaxs He waa at that time the star player of the, team. Swaxisea Vnlle., ericketrs will wksh -their old friend every good-luck. A sucswiSfiil whist (trive aad dance, promoted bv hployePB of the Mond NUr-kel W.orkp, wtefre heJd at the <Jhuix-h Hall, on Thu-rsday evening of last week. The large. gathering in- •chided the w^uaded sc-td iers from the Quarr hospital A pleasant evening was spent. performance of the Christmas cantata, "Bundle of Sticks" was given bv the C !ycia»ch Forward Movement Chu1"{-h Choir (conducted bv Mr Lewis Thomas) at the Public Hall, "ÜD Thursday evening of last week "There was a largo attendance, and the singing wa» much appreciated. the s-. r g :.u g xnucl i apprec i at-e d The usual serviced were held at the ra.rious church on Xmas morning, and in the afterii-oom interesting competi- tive meetings were promoted at same of the chapel schoolrooms. In the evening, the annual concert was held at Hebron, when a very good perform naw-e of the second part of "St. Paul" was given by Hebron Augmented Choir (c'cixlucted by Mr Edwin D-avies) assisted by the Misses H. Williams (sonrano) and M. L. Wil- liams (contralto); Messrs. David Harry (tenor), and Llç-w. Bowen (bass) and the Mond Orchestra (conducted by Mr WJliie Griffiths). There wa.s a l'*vex*v large attendonee, all of whom thoroii"gh]v appreciated the splendid performances of artisies, choir and orohestra. The miscellaneous items given during the second part of the pro2Tamine were mttch eaijoyed. Mr Gwilrsi Grave acted -9, organist for the choir, and Mrs. T. Stephens acted as aecompa-niat for the miscellaneous contributions. The oroceeds were in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Mr and Mrs. George Reef, of High street, Clydach, have been officially advised that their eldest sen, Pte. Ivor Rcas, is in hospital in Bagdad seriously ill from. the effects of dyeentry. Pte. Recs has been in Mesopotamia for many months past. Christmas Day was happily spent amongtlt th. wcuudcd soldiers at the Quarr Hcspitai. A competition for the hasfc aatd most a.rtistiœll-de>c'!{)l"lil- tf>d ward having been decided upon, the soldiers, assisted by 'the nursing staff, had for some days past been pre-ooc-upied in the exercise of the.r Artistic talent, and keen and healthy rivalry hold a,way. The result of their efforts was a decided success, and proved quite an agreeable surprise. Good conception was disclosed and urpdsing. skill in decorative arrange- ment nraB shown and the art .st c effect produced throughout attained a high standard of merit, for which all con- cerned are entitled to the warmest congratulations. The judges in the datjon ooinpetition were Mrs. (Dr) Havai-d Jones, Mrs. Herbert Gibbon aaid MJiS. D. Eiddig Jones, and the a wards'* were:—Fist prize, Ward iNo. I Sergt. Rayner (in charge), Lance-Corpl Branstoo, Ptes. Brown, Pace, Large, Hill, and Nelson, assisted by Sister Asiiley and Nurse Leslie. First prize, Ward No. 6, Corporal Smith (in charge), Corporal Murch, Ptes. Mel- ton and I^awton, assisted by Nurse O. Jones. One of the two first-prizes offered was an additional prize given by Mrs. Havard Jones and Mrs. Herbert Gibbon. Second prize, The Lounge, Sergt. Hillcn (in charge), Lance-Oorpora.l Lappin. Sapper Hooey- NittB. Ptts. Sundls, Taylor And M itcheit.- • iwisted by Xurse* David; and Bow.n. Tkirfi prime, Th, BilliArd: Rocon, P.O. Johnstone (in oharge), Lsanoe-Corporal Taylor, Ptes. Boyle, Simpson end Morrid, assisted by Nui««b Morris, Jenkins amd E. Wil- lianifc. It is softly whispered that Saaita Clous, availing himself of the Time-honoured chimney entrance, paid them a silent visit in the am»' i hours of the morning, and left each øi thO men in possession of a Christ- mMH stocking, full of what the Welsh ntJuld d«scribe as "gogoniant amryw- jaeth" (beauty of variaty), but, cLe one liTeti i. thwo &,TO withia the shadow 0 tko Dofene* of iifcaluia Act, to diflolog» some of tlie myeijeries of the stocking would, perhaps, amouui io i a "eonfcempb of court" In the afternoon, all, including a few guests, were entertained to an ] excellent dinner. The carving was performed by Dra. Havard Jones and j Joihn Jqrnep and the Rev. D. Eiddig Jones, and, needless to add, fuli jus- lice was dQooby one and all to the sumptuous spread provided. Bergt. Or«p, apparently poseeeeing deep con- victiofis 00 the subject of the excel- knt cooking provided, subsequently rose to acknowledge, and overflowed with thanks to all and sundry for the ample preparations made which left noUiing further to be desired. Ihe i pixfyeatatiicnj of the prizas was nu. de by the Rev. D. Eiddig Jones duxiflg ■ dftmer, and at its close the toast of w as loyally bon<mred. A supply of Christmas crackers, oantaillg caps and cigarettes, were aJl n .a and kiaxttv provided by the lKJy8 of the C'ly'dach Infants* School. All the arrangements for the daT were efficiently supervised by Sister Bach, who was in charge of the hos- pital and who overlooks no oppor- tunity in which to ensure the comfort and happsiess of the men in her eare. In the evening, the men attended the ftnmial concert at Hebron, and on re- turning arranged u pleasant musical evening amongst themselves, a most happily spent- Christmas Dav being -Pventu"v I"ught to a cioee with the fiiitging of "Auld Lang Syne." 1 A successful competitive concert was held at EsLian Baptist Church, Oraig- oefnpaix-, on Saturday evening last. Mr Evan Thomas presided, while the ndjudioabora were: Music, Mr Errdyn Foster, Cwmrhydyceirw; literatura, Mr Trevor I^ewis, Cwmrhydyceirw. Mr N.oo.h J. Havard was the accompanist, while Messrs. Evan Thomas (treasurer) and William Recs (secretary), made a <<ouple of efficient officers. The awards were: Solo'for children (under 12),: 1 Lydia Hopkin; 2, Annie E. Evans. Sr>lo for children (under 16): Gdyn Williams. Recitation for children (tmder 12): 1. C'cinwen Rees; 2, Muriel Jones. Recitation for children (under 16): Divided between May Lewis and Mageie E. Gittins. Soprano solo: Di- vided between Maggie Thomas and S. A. Thomas. Tenor solo: Divided be- tween Tom E. Jones and Jacob Jones. Baritone solo: J aoob Jones. Open solo 1 Maggie Thomas. Essay: Ivor Bowen. < Story: Islwyn Griffiths. Duett, Jaoob I Jones amd Tom E. Jones. At a patriotic concert held, under the auspices of the local S. and S. Reception Committee, at Elim Bap- tist Church, Craigcefnparc, on Mon- day evening, Messrs. Thomas Havard, D. LI. Thomas and James Appleby were honoured on their visit home on leave. Mr W. J. Lewis presided- Ha, vard and Thomas were made the i recipients of a copy of the Bible by Elim Sunday School, the presentations being made by Mr Rhys John and the Rev. Rhys Lewis (Sunday School teachers) respectively. Havard was I also made the recipient of a dressIng case and Thomas the recipient of a fountain pen and a Welsh grammar 1x)ok by the Reception Committee, these presentations being made by Messrs. Ben Hopkins and William Hopkins respectively. Councillor Lewis Da vies, on behalf of the Re- ception Committee, presented Appleby with a gift of money. The recipients acknowledged the gifts. The follow- ing contributed to the programme provided: Pianoforte solo: Master J. Elwyn Jaanes; songs, Misses Maggie Thomas and Ruth Jones, Messrs. O. Havard, .William Rees, W. Ewart Thomas, Noah I.J. Hav.%rd and Tom V. Jones; duett, Messrs. E. Evans and J. Refts; recitations, Misses Maggie Jones and Ceiawen Rces. At a sacred concert held at Salem on Sunday evening last, a very good programme was contributed to by Miss B. John (soprano); Messrs. W. G. Evans (tenor), and David Rees (baritone), and Miss Rachel Morgan (elocutionist), all of Clydach. Mr Rhys Williams (Clydach), was the ac- companist. Annual special preaching services were held at Elim Baptist Church, Craigoefnpare, on Christmas Dav. The Rov. D. P. Williams (Swansea), officiated. Mr David Roderick has sent the following lines oomposed to the Clyd- aoh Boys serving with the Colours:— "The heroes of Clydach on land and on sea, We send you our greetings where'er you may be, Oh, God of our Fathers, be Thou to the-m near. And grant them endurance and Happ- New Year." — "Welsh Llewellyn."