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Show St David Day Celebration by WeSsh PeopBe of Salt Lake Highly Enjoyed ' Could the spirit of good St. David ha.ve hovered for a moment over Salt Lake Tuesday evening he might, have Imagined lie was back in Sir. Drofaldwyn or some other favored county of denr old Wales, Truly, tho spirit of Wales was rampant, for St David's day was being celebrated by tho Welsh of tho city under the auspices of the Cambrian society and the Sons and Daughters of Wales society. Odcon hall probably witnessed the largest larg-est crowd of the winter, nnd certainly It was the most successful Welsh reunion re-union over held in the ilty. the doorkeeper's door-keeper's count showing 5GU tickets presented. pre-sented. Both the upper and lower halls were used and the Insignia of Wales was gracefully entwined In many flags and bunting of the United States. A. L. Thomas, as president of the Cambrian association, acted as chairman of tho exercises in the lower hall. The programme was opened by the singing of "Hen Wlad Fy Nahdau." the Welsh national na-tional anthem, led by Evan Arthur. Miss Clarlbcl Gardiner followed" with tho solo "Cnrmina." Mathonlhah Thomas was the orator of tho evening, and he made an able address, ad-dress, dealing with the history of Wales, the traditions and characteristics of the Welsh, dwelling upon their love of country, coun-try, of religion and of song. . His address ad-dress wus all too brief and was thoroughly thor-oughly enjoyed by those crowding the hall. Following was a Welsh dialogue in costume. "Vr lien Morgan ai wralg," by Mrs. Tom Edwards and John Edwards. Then came the solo. "Gwlad y delyn," by Miss Esther Davis. Lifo of St. David. The Rev. J. Morlnls Richards of Sandy was tho next speaker, giving his address ad-dress In Welsh, and It evidently made n hit, for he was continually Interrupted with sincere applauso. Interpreted. hJs speech was a studious history of the life of St. David and his-history, with some thing of the history of Wales and the accomplishments ac-complishments past and present. In the peroration of St. David, he cleverly led up to that other noted Welshman of the present, David Lloyd Goorge, chancellor of tho oxchecqucr for England, giving that representative of his country full honor and -credit for his achievements. Will Phillips sang a tenor solo, "He Was u Prince. ' and Horace .Ensign's splendid baritone was heard to excellent advantage. Thomas Evans gave an old song of Wales In the native tongue and received the most extended applause of the even-ing. even-ing. IL was called "Bugall Hafod Y Cwm." and with five verses the audience was not content and had three more. Call of Counties. Then came the call of the counties to see how many natives of each were in attenduncc. The tally showed (In the Welsh Inngungc) the following; Sir. Ffllnt -i: Sir. Ddlnbych 1; Sir. Caernarfon I; Sir. Fon '1; Sir. Felrlonydd 2; Sir. Drefaldwyn t; Sir. Pcnfro I; Sir. Gner-fyrddln Gner-fyrddln 31 (applause); Sir. Forganwg S2 (great applause); Sir. Fsychelnwy I; Sir. Faesyfcd I and Sir. Fynwy 19 (applause). All stood up as the roll was culled, and led by John Morgan, the hymn lUno of tho Welsh revival was given- It was distinctly dis-tinctly one of the characteristic numbers on tho programme. It was also noticed that after the Rev. Mr. Richards had finished his address the audience spontaneously spon-taneously broke out In a religious song of the old country, which caused great enthuslam. At the conclusion of tho programme John James offered the following resolution, reso-lution, seconded by Harry Evans: To Send Choir to Wales. "Whereas, Tho Salt Lake Tabernacle choir Is one of the finest organizations of ks kind In tho world, anil can bo relied re-lied upon to reflect credit upon not only Itself but also upon tho people of Salt Lake City, and to win high honors In competition with the best choirs of the United States and Europe; and, "Whereas, Wo believe the time is opportune op-portune to demonstrate lo the world that Salt Lake City Is not only a groat Industrial In-dustrial center, but an educational, art and musical center as well, therefore be It "Resolved, That we, members of the Cambrian association, and the Sons and Daughters of Wales society, representing the Welsh people and Welsh descendants of Salt Lake City and Utah, do hereby give our hearty support lo the projoct of sending the Salt Lake Tabernacle choir to the National Eisteddfod at Carmarthen, Car-marthen, Wales. In August, 1011." It was unanimously passed, and Lon Haddock moved, with a second from tho body of the house, that tho resolution be sent to the presiding bishop's office, which has charge of the choir in any such connection This was unanimously passed. Dancing Is Enjoyod. Meanwhile, the large floor upstairs had been for some time the scene of a merry dance, many not being able to get Into tho lower hall. After the programme was ended, the lower hall was cleared and here, too. dancing wns In order. At 11 o'clock a regular Welsh tea party was enjoyed In the dining room. Te parti Cymrelg. with bara brlth and other dulntles of Wales. . All In all, H was a truly onjoyablc and successful celebration, and Its memory will long live with all who were present. Until :l late hour the songs of the o ci country, with reminiscences and ereot-lngs ereot-lngs between old friends, were heartily enloved until the time came to say goodnight. |