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LOCAL GOSSIP. In the Windsor Magazine" for July an article bv Austin Chester on The Art of Mr ?Vank Bramley. A.R.A. is given^ front place. Mr. Frank Bramley is a brother of Mr E Bramley, auctioneer, of Bridgend and Laleston. and extracts from it will be of in- terest locally. The article is profusely illus- trated. •• Boldly experimental, the young men of the late 'seventies deserted the English for the French schools. and sought instruction m a place whore revolt against the conventional was in full flood. It was a time in France of great enterprise and much achievement. The first cause of romanticism, to unite Corot, Millet, and Corbet, those geniuses who were poets as well as painters, and who in romantic language in paint preached lay sermons, had passed but materialised and a little garbled by Fleurj, Butin, Breton. Lapage, Dn«, Bmet and men of that ilk. remained, and when the New .yn school, as the little group of painters estab- lished in the fishing-village on the Cornish coast, was called, was founded by Walter Langley and Stanhope Forbes. it was essen- tially French in character. "These men believed strongly in the realism to which they had been converted, and advo- cated a strict adherence to the teaching they had imbibed, not only in. subject, but in tone-gradation. They told the story of the every-day life of the men by whom they were surrounded, men whose garments smelt of the sea. and whose hands and faces were worn and toughened by the. wind and weather, in terms of paint: but although they portrayed the occupations of the people, through the paie, grey vapours cast up by a turbulent sea with the help of a close scrutiny of Xa- ture, and a great ability, it was not in their work that we found that mist of idealism which distinguished, from the time of his first joining the group, that done at Newlyn by Mr. Frank Bramley. He was influenced bv the naturalistic tendencies of the time, but he was never actHally of the so-called Newlyn school; his art was more supple; none of that painful accuracy, which de- nudes pictures of poetry, was in it observ- able and although he showed us the tragedy of daily toil' for food. and we came, in his canvases, in contact with the fisher folk, the rusticity, with which they were concerned, dea't Less with the outward parts of seafar- ing life than with the spiritual significance of simplicity. He painted, therefore, an idealised Nature holding a combination at ence judicious and appealing. His old people were creatures of sentiment as well as of earth, and his young men. maidens, and children were, seemingly, as flawless as waa the tonality in which they were shown. Thus we saw, even at that time. that. in his work he subordinated the literal to the ideal His relations with harsh facts were marked by a certain formality, which, preventing his ever coming to too intimate terms with them, caused his work to appear as a transcript of every-duy life; and the material charms of technique never lured him into eccentricity in brushwork. --Exactitude, atNewlyn. was being pushed to the utmost when. in 1888, Mr. Bramley painted A Hopeless Dawn" and voiced in paint the whole of the romance of the pluralistic school. The picture held a visionary quality which struck at onro a, sonorous and hamonious note and startled., the world into acclaiming his talent. It I was a natural, human scene that he painted, not necessarily even national, since any sea. port on any coast might have held it, and it is one by no means uncommon at Newlyn, where, on rough days, when the boats are out it is customary to see gathered on the quay, women waiting—waiting interminable hours, the non-appearing boats. It is a pic- ture of singular accomplishment, and in it Mr. Bramley holds the scale evenly balanced between knowledge and feeling. Stamped with sincerity, with keen, artistic observa- tion, subtle in technical treatment, as duma. in paint it could hardly be surpassed, The pathos of the women's figures, as we see them stupefied with fatigue and grief in the light of the early dawn, is admirably portrayed. Admitted that the pathos is a little obvious —it is the only time in Mr. Bramfey's art in which there is any suggestion of appeal being obvious—the conception and execution of the work axe so vastly clever that. when the pic- ture was exhibited in the Academy, in 1888, it brought to the artist a vertitable triumph. "The picture was bought for the nation out of the funds of the Chantrey Bequest, and although it needs no written description of its subject, we append the lines of Ruskin which are embodied1 in the official catalogue of the National Gallery of British Art: Human efforts and! sorrow going on perpetu- any from age to age. Waves Jolling for ever, and winds moaning, and faithful hearts wasting and sickening for ever. and brave tives dashed away about the rattling beach like weeds for ever, and still, at the helm of every lonely boat. through starless night and hopeless dawn, His hand, who spreads the fisher's net over the dust of the Sidonian pal- aoes, and gave into the fisher's hand the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.' "Born in May. 1857. the third son of Mr. Charles Bramley, of Fiskerton, Lincoln, Mi. Frank Bramley was educated in his native place, of the towery hill." and received his nrst airt-edueation in the local School of Art. which held, perhaps, even at that time, a loftier scheme of conventionality than do m'any of the training centres. Then came the term of tuition at Antwerp, and the full awakening of what Rousseau call's the artistio sense, that quickening process which renders U3 aiive to beauty in both life and. art; for Mr. Bramley certainly returned to England with a multiplied consciousness of the won- ders of creative art, and. for one so young, a verv complete technical equipment. Of the success achieved by his important picture, A Hopeless Dawn,' we have already told, but it was a success in no way unexpected, for the work sent into the Royal Academy from his father's house in Lincoln, in 1884. a memory of a Venetian scene, called Leisure Mo- men.t8, and that sent in subsequent years frta& Swlyifi had already marked: him as a OM&mg man. "The most important subject-picture which Mr. Bramley has painted of late was that done three years ago called Grasmere Rush- bearing,' which commemorates a very old cus- tom at-ill continued in many churches in Westmorland. This takes place in the month of July. when the floors of the aisles and pews of the church are strewn with freeh. rushes. There are two phases of Mr. Brantley's art which are, seemingly, the products of a life spent in the habit of obervation; one of these he has always pursued, and from the begin- ning of his artiotic career he has had a claim to the title of portrait-painter, but the other, that of landscape painting, is comparatively new. In looking at this out-of-door work we get a sense cf exhilaration almost physi- cal, for in it Mr. Bramley uses a wonderful fluency, thus proving that subject may be anything, the form in which it is worked everythi ng."
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In recognition of the honesty of a St. Asaph Workhouse boy in returning to her a purse containing £ 1. which he found, the wife of Archdeacon Evans, of St. Asaph, has sent 10s. to be divided amongst the Work- house children.
BRIDGEND POLICE COURT. ♦_—-
BRIDGEND POLICE COURT. ♦_ —- Saturday.—Before Messrs. R. W. Llewellyn. (chairman). E. F. Lynch Blosse, J. P. Gibbon, W. Edwards, W. J. Lewis, W. Howell, J. G. Loveluck. STRAYED FROM SEALANDS. Edward Williams, Sea lands Farm, St. Bride's Major, was summoned for allowing six horses to stray. P.C. Parker gave evidence as to finding the horses in the roadway at Wick. Defendant was a very large farmer, and he was not aware his fences were bad. Defendant said there was no water in the field where the horses were turned out. and owing to the farm hands being busy with the hay harvest they were overlooked. He though the animals broke out to look for water. It was customary to water them twice daily. A fine of os. was imposed. John Pteece, Porthcawl, publican, had to pay 11s. for allowing a horse to stray. TAKING TROUT FROM THE OGMORE. John Rose, 1 Beach-row, Pontyrhil, and William John Greenslade, o Garw Fechan. Pontyrhil, colliers, were summoned for groping for fish in the River Ogmore. The summonses were taken out by Walter E. Purfield, at the instance of the Ogmore Ang- ling Association. P.C. Cole said he saw the defendants groping in the river at Blackmillj one man having his coat off and the other his shirt off too. Both gave wrong names and addresses. In one of their coat pockets he found twelve trout weighing altogether lib. 12ozs. Defendants said they were out of work, and did not know they were acting illegally. A fine of £1 each was imposed. Mr. Pui-field also summoned two Nanty- moel youths for a similar offence—Alfred Seabourne, 19 Dinam-street. and William Lewis. 24 Dinam-street. P.C. Pugh stated that he saw the defend- ants and others in the river turning over stones looking for trout. Mrs. Lewis said her boy was only looking for tadpoles. She thought he was at chapel. Defendants, who were not nresent. were ordered to appear at the next Court. BRIDGEND HUSBAND AND WIFE. Thomas Say. Cheltenham-terrace, Bridg- end. insurance agent, was summoned by his wife under the Married Woman's (Summary Jurisdiction) Act. The ca",e had been ad- journed from the last Court to enable appli- cant to call a, witness. Mrs. Sarah Jane Jones now appeared, and said she had heard defendant sav he wished his wife dead out of the way. She did not know whether he meant it. because when a man had had a drop of drink he would say anything." She had not seen defendant ill- treat his wife. In reply to the Chairman. Insnector Evans said defendant was fond of drink, but he had not been before the Bench for drunkenness. The Chairman said the case would be dis- missed on payment of costs. Probably de- fendant had frightened his wife. It was his duty to take care of her, and when she was ill to see she was attended to. The costs were 9s. GARW APPLICANT FAINTS. Elizabeth Thomas. 4 Mount Pleasant, Pontycymmer, summoned Hugh Lewis, St. Helens. Lanes.. to show cause, etc. Defen- dant did not appear. Alderman T. J. Hughes. for the applicant, said defendant left the Garw. and some diffi- culty was experienced in tracing him. He was an Army Reserve man. and it was through the good offices of the officer com- manding the regiment of which he was a re- servist they were able to find his address. Wheni complainant's name was called, it was stated that she had fainted. a.nd the other evidence was taken first. John Thomas, father of the complainant, said defendant sought his permission to marry his daughter at Christmas. In March he stayed a night at the house, the marriage beingarranJged for a week later. Witness had not seen him since. MTs. Thomas, mother, corroborated. Applicant, who had now recovered, was as- sisted into court looking extremely ill. Lewis, she said, promised to marry her be- fore anything wrong took place. There was no defence, and defendant was ordered to contribute 3s. per week. and to pay the costs-£4 3s. DAMAGED DOOR AT BLAENGARW. William Ingram, 59 Blaengarw-road. Blaengarw, colliery signalman, summoned Thomas Jones. 3 James-road, Blaengarw, a collier, and William John Davies, 8 Blaen- garw-road, Blaengarw, collier, for commit- ting damage to a door and window. Mr. Pilgrim Morris was for the complainant, and defendants did not appear. Complainant stated that on Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, he was disturbed from sleep by stone's being thrown at his door. He came downstairs, opened his door and saw the defendant on the opposite side of the street. He asked them why they came to disturb him, but they made no answer. When he dosed the door a stone came through the fanlight into the passage. The damage amounted to dEl. P.C. Williams spoke to complaints of dam- age to doors in Blaengarw-road. The Chairman said if men did wilful dam- age in this way they must appear at the Court. Mr. Pilgrim Morris: The prosecutor does not wish to deal harshly with them. He only wants to put a stop to this behaviour. A warrant was issued. '• THREW A KNIFE AT HER." Daniel Davies, 6 West Rhondda, Ponty- rhil, collier, was summoned by his wife under the Married Woman's Act. Complainant said she had been married 19 years, and there were four children. Her husband had threatened to kill her, and a fortnight ago threw a knife at her.. The case was adjourned for the appearance of the defend-ant.. DOMESTIC INFELICITY AT TONDU. Joseph Lewis Stubbs, 4-5 Maesteg-road. Tondu, engineman, was summoned by his wife for persistent cruelty. Alderman T. J. Hughes was for the com- plainant, who stated that she was married in December, 1899, at Pembroke Dock, and she and her husband had lived. at Ogmore Yale a.nd Tondu with her brother-in-law. There waa one child three months old. Defend- ant had,treated her brutally during the past two yea.rs. While in Ogmore Yale he held her by the throat so long that blood came from her mouth, and for a fortnight after- wards she could not take solid food. He had struck her many times for the most trivial things, and had torn nearly all the clothing she had just to spite her. James Lewis, brother-in-law of the com- plainant, spoke to acts of cruelty. Defend'ant denied persistent cruelty. He admitted on one occasion ill-treating his wife, but was sorry for it. He hoped his wife would make it up. A separation order was granted, defend- ant being ordered to contribute 15s. per week, and to pay the costs— £ 2 7s. ad. BANKER AT MAESTEG. Four youths—David Simeons, Nanty- ffyllon, Albert Davies, John Lyons, and Wm. Rule, Maesteg, colliers—were charged with playing a game of chance in a place to which the public has access on Sunday, July 5th. P.S. Rees Davies said the defendants were playing Banker in a field near The Park. P.C. Gibbon caught Davies, who admitted the offence. Lyons a.nd Rule appeared, and denied they were playing. Rule's father said he did not think his boy could play cards. The Chairman: Boys can do a great many things their fathers do not know of. (Laughter.) Simeone and Davies were fined 10s. each. and the other youths were bound over. Abraham Jenkins and Joseph Rees, Nanty- ffyllon, for a similar offence., were also fined 10s. each. NO EVIDENCE OFFERED. Frederick E. Williams-, 6 David-street, Blaengarw, collier, was charged by his wife with doing her grievous bodily harm by kick- ing her. Supt. Menhinick said the police did not propose to offer evidence in the case. Defen- dant was arrested on the charge of doing grievous bodily harm. but after going into the facts he was satisfied that if there were grounds for a charge, it was only one of com- mon assault. Defendant's wife did net appear, and he was discharged. MAESTEG AFFILIATION CASE. I Lily Thomas, 20 Ewenny-road, Maesteg, summoned David John. Jones. 9 Brithdir-cot- tages, Maesteg, haulier, to show cause, etc. Alderman T. J. Hughes defended. Complainant said she was keeping company with a coloured man named Brown until she met Jones in April, last year. Afterwards she walked out with Jones. Intimacy took^ place in April and Ootober. The child was born in January. She had spoken to defen- dant both before and after the birth. Asked what defendant said, complainant replied, He looked at the child, and that's all lie said." (Laughter.) I' Alderman Hughes: Why did not you take out a summons till June?—Because he promised to give me a little every fortnight. You have tcid the Bench lie said nothing? —That was in February. Further cross-examined, witness said the confinement took place at the house of a Mrs. Ford, who told her she was paid by someone. She did not know whether it was Brown, the coloured man. She denied telling people before the birth that the coloured man was going to marry her. Her child was white. Mrs. Parkhurst said she had seen defend- ant speaking to complainant. Thomas had been in her employ as domestic servant for IS months. Cross-examined: Brown, the coloured man, lodged with her. It was not true she told a Mrs. Davies on the previous night that- Brown paid the expenses of the confinement, Mary Dow, 1 Jenkins-row, was called by the complainant, and asked if defendant made an admission to her, she denied that he had. By Alderman Hughes: In November last witness expressed her sympathy with the com- plainant, who replied that it did not matter, as the father was the coloured man, and he was- going to marry her. Witness had seen complainant with a man named Bristol. The case was dismissed without- calling upon the defence. SCHOOL CASES. The following were summoned in respect of the non-attendance of their children at school: — Aberkenfig.—John Lyddon, Park-road, fined 10s.; James O'Brien, Tynygarn, dismissed, a doctor's certificate being produced to say the child had been suffering from typhoid fever; Ann Llewellyn, River-row, os. Pyle.-uriah Thomas, Ash Grove, fined 15s. Thomas Rees, Pont George, 5s. Jas. Thomas, Llanmihangel Mill..5s. Catherine Shannon. South Cor nelly. 5s. George Bur- bridge, Kenfig, os. David Richards. Pant | Mawr, South Cornelly, 5s.; George Bowen. 1 South CorneUy-road. two orders to attend John Murphy, Maudlam, 5s. Porthcawl. — Jessie Evans, Old Harbour Inn, fined 58., 5s., and 5s. Cefn Cribbwr.—John. John, Law-street, fined 15s. Robert Phalters, Law-street. 5s. Richard Jenkins, Llangewydd, 5s. Mary Powell. Overt-row. 5s; Daniel David, Tyisha- road. 10s. Harry Styles. New- Buildings. Penyfai-road. dismissed, defendant produc- ing a medical certificate: David Morgan, Bedford-road, os. Dan David, Tyisha-road, order. MISCELLANEOUS. The use of indecent language led to John Jones, Nantymoel, collier, being fined los. Thomas Davies, Nantymoel, collier, 20s.; Richard King, Pontycymmer, collier, 15s. Lucy Lewis, Pbntrhydycyff, married. 10s. John Dunston, Pontycymmer, tailor, was fined 59. through, his chimney getting on fire. Ejectment orders were granted Samuel RobeTts, Cardiff, agent, in respect of Elias Pitt, 25 Railway-terrace. Caerau, and Reea Hughes. 33 Gelli-street, Caerau, the orders to take effect in 21 days. Jenkin Burns, 71 Tonna-road, Nantyffyllon, colliery plate-layer, was ordered to contri- bute 2s. 6d. per week to the support of his father and mother, who are in receipt of out- relief. The following boys were ordered to pay the costs—5s. each-for bathing in a pool at Maesteg without wearing proper bathing ap- parel :—James Davies, David John Jones, and Oswald G. Rees, Nantyffyllon John Mc- Graith. Joseph Williams, and David J. Thomas, Maesteg.—P.C. Gibbon, who gave evidence, said thitopool was 120 yards from the public road, but there were a number of people about. For drunkenness, David Llewellyn, BTaeiv garw, labourer, w-ae*fined 15s. David Jones, Pontycymmer. collier, 10s; James Sheppard. Cymmer. collier, 15s. For being drunk and disorderly. Joseph Thomas, Aberkenfig, labourer, was fined 15s.; James Kenny. no fixed' abode, labourer, 15s., or seven days; George Darby. Pontycymmer, collier. 15s. Rees Thomas, Caerau, haulier, 20s.; Jenkin Evans. Nantyffvllon, collier, 20s.; Gomer Griffiths, Nantyffyllon, haulier, 20s.; James HeatTey, Kenfig Hill, collier, 20s.; David Ballinger, Kenfig Hill, collier, 20s. Richard Davies, Pontycymmer, shoemaker, and John Lewis, Pontycymmer, collier, were each fined 10s. for falsely representing them- selves to be travellers and obtaining drink at the Green Meadow, Llangeinor, during pro- hibited hours. Monday.—Before Messrs. Oliver Sheppard and W. J. Lewis. HUSBAND AND WIFE. Mary Rees, 4 School-road, Kenfig Hill, summoned her husband, Baniel Rees, Sta- tion-road, Kenfig Hill, collier, for desertion, and applied for a separation order. After hearing the evidence, the Bench de- clined to grant a. separation order, but or- dered defendant tp contribute 10s. a week to- wards his wife's support. SERIOUS CHARGE. Leyshon John (15), Salvation Army Bar- racks, Pontycymmer. was committed for trial at the Assizes for an aileged unnatural offence. Tuesday.—Before Messrs. J. M. Randall and W. J. Lew is. A BIT' SQUIF'FY.' Esther Dibble, 43 Commercial-street, Maes- teg. married, was charged with stealing a gentleman's coat, value 20s., belonging to Asberry Henderson, a coloured man, of the same address. Patrick USeil stated that defendant pledged the coat at his shop for 4s. 9d. P.S. Rees Davies gave evidence of arrest. In answer to the charge defendant said, I did not steal it. I have no recollection- of taking it to the pawn shop. I may have taken it when I was a bit 'squiffy.' Defendant was fined 20s., or 14 days.
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Mr. Trevelyan. M.P., announced on Mon- day to the committee considering it. that the Access to Mountains Bill will be withdrawn.
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IYORITES FRIENDLY SOCIETY…
IYORITES FRIENDLY SOCIETY —♦ IMPORTANT UNITY MEETING AT BRIDGEN1>. ACCIDENTS AND SICK PAY. I THE OLD AGE PENSIONS BILL. Bridgend was selected this year as the town for holding the annual conference of the Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites (St. David's Unity), which covers South Wales. The conference took place at the Free Lib- rary Hall on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. a public meetirfg was held in the Town-hall on Friday night, and a parade took place on Saturday afternoon. +
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. VALUE OF LODGES. EFFECT OF HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS. The annual conference was opened on Fri- day afternoon. Mr. Rees Jones, Coychurch, president, presided. The other officers pre- sent were Mr. William Simon, L'landilo, vice- president Mr. David Davies, Aberdare, past president; Mr. W. B. Jones, LIanelly, Unitey secretary; and Mr. James Jones, Aberystwyth, Unity auditor. There was a good attendance of delegates. Mr. James Jones (auditor) read the report of the audit, which showed that the Unity had gained during the year the sum of £1,316 5s. 1}Ù. The number of members had decreased by 568. They did not know how to account for this, unless it was in conse- quence of the Workmen's Compensation Act. With regard to the application of the Tegid Lodge, the accounts, as they appeared in the books, did not tally with the published accounts in the reports from year to year. They believed it would only be a waste of money to grant the lodge any sum from the Unity fund; and recommended the district to make the members of the lodge district members, and to transfer the whole of the lodge funds to the district funeral fund. The report was unanimously adopted, A resolution was submitted by the Bridg- end district urging that a central fund should be established into which the contri- butions should be paid instead of being re- tained by the branches as at present. After some discussion the resolution was rejected by an overwhelming majority, the delegates contending that to adopt it would mean the destruction of the Unity. A discussion took place on a resolution sub- mitted by the board of directors in favour of a guarantee fund being established for purposes of providing indemnities in respect of the officers of the Unity who had charge of the funds and who have hitherto given per- sonal bonds as required by the Friendly So- cieties Act. The resolution was eventually adopted unanimously. The Actuary (Mr. David Williams, Lout don) reported that he had made a valuation of most of the lodges of the Order. The. membership was 15,252, and the yearly con- ributions were £16,093 10s. 5{d. The pre- sent value of the sick pay was £297,072, from which had to be deducted-on account of pro- bable future light sick claims in. 18 lodges, £1.925, and to which had to be added on ac- count of excessive sick claims: in 161 lodges £18.927, making a total of £377,074. The present value of the sums payable at death was:—Members. £ 69.058: wives, £27.4Ü"2; children, 61.503; total, £97.963. The total liabilities were £ 476,065. To meet- these there were:—Total funds, £107,453; in hands of districts, £3,593: present value of future contributions applicable to benefits, £246,000; arrears of contributions, £3J\J; total, 6357,453. The assets of the w3- Order were thus equal to 15s. per £ of the liability, or Is. 3d. per £ more than at the previous valuation. The actuary recommen- ded the committee, during the next five years to give attention, chiefly to the lodgee a little over half—whose assets were less than 15s. per .6, and to compel them to take scjh steps as might be necessary to bring thc1: assets to at least 17s. 6d. per .6. The ,nem- bership in many districts was largely com- posed of miners and men employed in other hazardous occupations, and there was little doubt that in many lodges the deficiency wad attributable to the fact that accidents were treated as sickness. The only ways to meet ■these circumstances were (1) either that the members following hazardous occupations should pay additional yearly contribution, (2) that alterations should be made in th» rules to limit the benefits receivable by mem- bers on account of accidents; or (3) that all claims other than those for real sickness be barred. The question of accidents, said actuary, was one which sooner or later woiHd have to be dealt with by Friendly Societies. Another weak spot was the investment of ibo funds. There were 60 lodges whose fane's were producing less than 21' per cent. The creation of an Order investment fund, in which lodges might deposit any sum from £ 5 upwards and receive interest in proportion to that earned by the general fund, would go a long way towards remedying this. Be- tween the valuations of 1900 and 1905 the membership of the Order had decreased 2,000 or 12} per cent. It behoved the Order to inquire whether the present methods were the best for propagating the Ivorites' principles in the Principality. Since Mr. W. B. Jones. the present secretary, had been appointed the management had greatly improved. He (the actuary) suggested that the method of electing the board by the various districts being allowed to nominate in rotation should be modified, and that the majority of the members of the board be elected direct at the annual meeting. He also suggested that some of the funds be devoted1 to spreading the Ivorites' principles. The actuary's report was adopted, and the conference concluded. ♦
PUBLIC MEETING.
PUBLIC MEETING. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND OLD AGE PENSIONS. A public meeting was held at the Town- hall on Friday evening, under the presidency of the Rev. David Phillips, president of the Bridgend Friendly Societies' Council. There. were also on the platform Alderman T. J. Hughes, Mr. David Williams, C.S. Bridgend District of Oddfellows; Messrs. Rees Jones, Coychurch; W. B. Jones, Llanelly; E. G. Hughes, Pontypridd; D. Thomas, London, j etc. Very few townspeople attended, there absence being evidently due to insufficient advertising. The Chairman said he hoped the small at- tendance would not be attributed by visitors to a lack of interest in Friendly Society work in the town. He hoped in the forthcoming pension scheme the Government would not lose sight of the work done by Friendly So- cieties. (Hear, hear.) Surely they deserved some concession. The attitude of the State ought to be very friendly towards societies of this character, which were doing such mag- nificent work for the country by rewarding thrift and virtue. He hoped idleness was not to be rewarded in the same way as thrift and hard work. (Applause.) The Chairman concluded by welcoming th« delegates to the town, and expressing the hope that their de- liberations would result in good. Alderman T. J. Hughes said that person- ally he was an Oddfellow, but he hoped no society would be insular and have any spirit of jealousy towards any of the great Orders. Jealousy was one of their national failings as Welshmen. He hoped they would have pluck to look national failings in the face, and trusted that in the religious and social spheres they would magnify the points on which they agreed and minimise those on which they differed, so that they could Work together for the benefit of the world in which they lived. He was there to testify to his personal interest and sympathy with the fine work which was being done by Friendly Socie- ties. His calling brought him into touch week by week with the beneficent results of the thrift which was fostered and encouraged and made possible by these societies. (Hear, hear.) The Old Age Pensions Bill might now be called an Act. because opposition was not anticipated in the other House after what had fallen. from the Leader of the Opposition. He fell in with every word which had fallen from the Chairman regarding the Bill. It would be a scandal and a shame to place the worker on the same pedestal as the wastrel II at the end of his days. He was glad to think that was not going to be, because a man. who was receiving, say, os. a week pen- sion from a Friendly Society, would, under the Bill, still be able to participate in. the State. pensions. They must not let words of discouragement master them in any way. He was one of those who believed that this beautiful world was getting better every day. He knew from his own environment that things had immensely improved even in his short time, socially, morally, intellectually, and spiritually, and the note he wanted to strike was that they should play their part like men. and not leave everything to big central forces. The world was not made better by committees, by orders, by great masses of people, but by individuals. (Ap- plause.) Mr. W. B. Jones, corresponding secretary of the Unity, said the object of the meeting was to extend the good which Friendly So- cieties were doing by inducing those who were outside the ranks to come inside. He ,as not exactly a believer in any of the ists and isms which were going about. There was nothing new under the sun. They had had old age pensions, the rieht to work, and the feeding of children before, and the popu- lation1 was driven into such straits that Friendly Societies were formed in order to emancipate the worker and place him UpOll. a higher plane. The old age pensions scheme was doing a. grievous harm >in not recognising the work of Friendly Societies. (Hear, hear.) Recent legislation seemed to be against Friendly Societies. The Compensation Act was a blessing to those who were really horw est. but to those- who were not it was a curse. It had proved a, curse in many cases to Friendly Societies. Men who reached the age of 50 or 55 found a difficulty in getting employment when they lost their jobs, but they would not get State pensions until they were 70, and they would be debarred from these if they accepted poor law relief. Again, if a man belonged to two Friendly Societies and received 10s. superannuation, he would be debarred from enjoying a State pension. Was that fair? ("No.") t Mi-. David Williams. Bridgend. said he was glad to stand on a platform in support of an old, respected, and esteemed1 Welsh Friendly Society. He hoped one result of the Ivor- ites 'visit would be a revived interest in Friendly Society work in the town. Why there was a lack of that interest he did not know, unless it was that the time-honoured and permanent societies were being attacked by those which were dishonest and fraudu- lent. Young men were being lured to join societies which would ultimately prove disas- trous to them, for it was a matter of financial impossibility for them to carry out their schedule of sick pay. He asked the young men to inquire whether these societies would be abfe to help them in o'ld age and adver- sity, and whether the older societies such as the Ivorites, Oddfellows, Druids, and others, had proved unworthy of support. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the Old Age Pen- sions Bill, it was rarely he found fault with a Liberal Government, but he was dissatis- fied with this measure, which was unfair to the cause of thrift and self-help. He hoped their fellow-countryman who occupied the position of Chanellor of the Exchequer—(ap- plause)—would show his compassion on Friendly Societies by seeing that the Bill was amended. Unfortunately Friendly Societies were taking their beating lying down., though they were one of the strongest and most powerful bodies in the world, and strong enough to demand fair-play. He hoped the different delegates would not fail to approach Members of Parliament on the subject. The Members for South and! Mid-Glamorgan would record their votes in favour of Friendly Societies. (Applause.) Referring to the inr stitution of juvenile societies, Mr. Williams advised members to try and create enthu- siasm in the adult lodges on1 behalf of the young people. Juvenile lodges formed the nurseries for adult lodges, and there was room for one in connection with all the socie- ties in the town. Mr. David Williams (actuary) was of opinion that young people should not be ad- mitted to membership of Juvenile Societies until they were earning their own living, for thpy were apt to be too ready to declare on the funds, and anyone who had studied the records of Friendly Societies for the last twenty years became almost alarmed at the increase of sick pay. The speaker referred to the existence of a number of old societies in the Principality^ including one at Uam- gynwyd' established in 1793, another at Maes- teg started in 1794. and a third at North Cornelly commenced in 1766. An address was also given by Mr. E. G. Hughes, P'ontypridd, and the meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks, proposed by Mr. W. B. Jones, and seconded by Mr. E. Hopkins, Aberkenfig. During the evening songs were rendered by Miss Hannah Cole, Bridgend, and Mr. W. Lewis, Aberkenfig. Mr. W. Garfield Cole presiding at the piano and contributing a solo. Mr. John WiL- liams, Aberdare, gave a Welsh recitation. «
,SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. CONCLUSION OF CONFERENCE. There was again, a large attendance- of delegates at the conclusion, of the conference, which wae held at the Lecture-hall of the Free Library om Saturday. Mr. Rcee Jones presided. The Secretary placed before the meeting correspondence which had passed between the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies and himself with regard to the old age pensions proposals of the Government. The Regis- trar wished to know whether in hie (the sec- retary's) opinion) a non-contributory scheme would have a pernicious effect on Friendly Societies. In a lengthv reply the secretary stated1 that he was of the opinion that- such a scheme would be a death-knell of Friendly Societies. Why should a- man prepare for old age," he asked, "whilst the Government were sufficiently kind to do so for nothing?" The secretary's reply was confirmed. Before the meeting proceeded to the elec- tion of a president for the ensuing year, Mr. Jones delivered his presidential address. He extended1 a hearty welcome to the delegates of the ancient township of Bridgend, and re- marked that 39 years had elapsed since the Ivorites previously held their annual confer- ence in the town. Probably most of the dele- gates at that conference had passed away, but although death had removed many of the stalwarts, it was gratifying to know that Ivoritism was still alive and its principles as sound as ever. Having thanked the Order for conferring its highest honour upon him, the President spoke of the position of the So- ciety. Looking hack over the statistics of the Society he found that in December, 1902, there were 18,322 members, while in Decem- ber. 1907, there were 15,284—a decrease of 3.038. The sick and burial funds in 1902 aggregated jE109,722 Os. 2«1" while in 1907 they amounted to £104,918 16s. 4d.—a fall- ing off of £4.803 36. lOd.—thus in those five years the value per head of the Societv had b(>eil! increased from below £6 to £6 17s. Why, he asked, were the Ivorites losing ground? He was afraid they were not doing sufficient propaganda work, and that there was not now the same enthusiasm that char- acterised their efforts years ago. The paid officials of other societies were persuading young people that better benefits were ob- tainable elsewhere than with registered so- cieties like the Ivorites, but he warned them to exercise every care before they joined such societies. He appealed to the individual members of the Order to share the work of making known its benefits. Proceeding to deal with the old age pensions proposals, he said' the Government were doing well so far as they went, but they were not yet quite certain what effect the measure would have upon Friendly Societies in general. He was inclined to support the view of the secretary that the effect would be Pernicious. (Hear, hear.) Was it not a mistake that the Gov- ernment proposed giving pensions to the im- provident, to those who had never made «ny provision for a. rainy day? Was it right that a Friendly Society man should be placed on more unfavourable ground than his im- provident brother ? He believed there should be a sliding scale which would ade- quately recognise one efforts of those who made provision for themselves and their families. (Applause.) The Actuary (Mr. Williams) congratulated the president on his address, and went on to -advocate the compulsory registration of all Friendly Societies. All Orders should im- press this on the Government, so that it could be seen what the Societies were doing. He believed the Chief Registrar would do all he possibly could to meet their wishes. (Hear, hear.) Trades Unions, he said, were competing to-day with registered Friendly Societies, and' the mischief was that they did not know their financial nosition. Speaking on the medical aid question, he urged the lodges to take the doctors more into their confidence. He thought this would materi- ally assist in the detection of fraud. On the motion of Mr. W. Hughes (Ponty- pridd), the President was cordially thanked for his address. The only nomination for the presidency for the ensuing year was Bro. William Simon, who was unanimously elected. He thanked the delegates for the honour. There were four nominations for the office of vice-president — Bros. Taliesin SkynI, Ystrad Rhondda; John Jenkins, Cwmavon Lewis Morgan, secretary of the Bridgend District; and William Lewis, Swansea. Mr. Skym was elected by a large majority, and he suitably acknowledged. It was resolved to hold the next annual conference at Caerphilly. The Board of Directors recommended that in- future the secretary should be paid a fixed salary instead of according to the number of members of the Order as at present. They unanimously recommended that the salary should not be less than jESO per annum.—A long discussion took place, it being stated that all other Societies paid their secretary a fixed salary. In the end the matter was referred back to the lodges. The biirial, service for the use of the Order, prepare,d by the secretary, was unanimously approved. The Past President (Bro. D. Davies, Aber- dare) presented a gold watch to Bro. Howell John. Ystrad Rhondda, who in 1906 intro- duced 85 adults and 42 children to the So- ciety. Mr. Davies expressed a hope that the enthusiasm shown by the recipient in the interests of the Society would be infectious. Mr. John suitably acknowledged. The Past President was made the. recipient of a beautifully framed and hand coloured emblem of the Order as a slisrht recognition of the services rendered during his year of office. The presentation was made by Mr. Rees Jones, who spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr. Davies. Votes of thanks were accorded the retiring omcers. and the local District for making ar- rangements for the holding of the confer- ence. -♦
PARADE OF THE TOWN.
PARADE OF THE TOWN. In the afternoon a Friendly Societies' par- iade t-v-k place in aid of the funds of the Bridgend Cottage Hospital and' Nursing As- sociation. The officers and delegates of the Ivorites attended in force, but, owing to de- ficient organisation, there were few repre- sentatives of the other lodges in the town. The procession, which formed up at the Town Hall at a quarter to four, was headed by the Tondu and Aberkenfig Silver Band, which played lively selections en: route, and two handsome Ivorites banners were carried. The marshalls were the Rev. David Philips, P.G.M., president of the Friendly Societies' Council; Mr. G. T. Hardwick, P.G.M., treasurer of the Council; and Mr. T. Brown., P.G.M., and among other officers of the Odd- fellows who attended were Mr. David Wil- liams. P'rov. C.S., and Mr. W. Gregory, P.G.M. The processionists marched through Park-street, West-road, Newcastle-hill, thence via Caroline-street to Church-road, returning through Grove-road to Nolton- street. and after visiting Coity-road they re- turned to the Town-hall through Wyndham- street. The collections amounted to P-7 os.
MARRIAGE OF CAPT. MACKWORTH.…
MARRIAGE OF CAPT. MACKWORTH. ♦ — MR D. A. THOMAS'S DAUGHTER THE BRIDE. At Holy Trinity Church, Christchm-ch, near Caerleon, the wedding took place on Thurs- day, last week, of Miss Margaret Ha-ig Thomas, Llanwem, and Captain. Humphrey Mackworth, J.P., Caerleon. The bride and' bridegroom are well known, the bride being the only daughter of Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and Mrs. Thomas, Llanwern Park, I Llanwern, and the bridegroom the eldest sur- viving son of Sir Arthur Mackworth, Bart., D.L., J.P., who owns considerable property in Bridgend. Like his father, Sir Arthur Maokworth, who is the sixth baronet, was a colonel in the Royal Engineers. The bride- groom has also taken up a military occupation and is a captain in the Royal Monmouthshire Engineers Militia. His brother, Mr. Francis Mackworth, is a captain in, the Royal Artillery with the "D.S.O." distinction, while another brother, Mr. G. Mackworth, is a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Unusual interest was taken in the event, and at Caer- leon the church bells chimed a merry peal. At Llanwern village the day was regarded as a general holiday, and the inhabitants, old and young, were entertained to tea in, a huge marquee on the hockey grounds in celebration of the event. Over the entrance to, Llan- wern P'ark a, large archway of evergreens I with suitable mottoes had been erected. The centre of attraction, however, was at the church on top of the hill. On all the build- ings around the church there was a pretty display of festoons and flags, while the path- way from the churchyard gate to the church was carpeted and covered with a canopy. Promptly at 2.30 the bride, who was ac- companied by her father, motored up to the' church, and as they entered the sacred edi- fice, which was crowded, the choir sang 0 Father, all Creating." There were no bridesmaids, the bride being attended by a little girl and a little boy, Miss Mary Conway Gordon, a relative of the bridegroom, and Master Rodolph Haig, a relative of the bride, both of whom were attired in King Charles dresses of white satin. Captain Francis Mackworth, the bridegroom's brother, acted as best man. The service was fully choral, and was conducted by the Rev. H. L. Harri- son, M.A., late vicar of Christchurch, and the Rev. E. Thorne, the present vicar, as- sisted by the Rev. M. B. Peirce (curate). The hymn, 0 Perfect Love," was sung, and after the blessing Mrs. Morris (the organist) played Wagner's "Bridal Chorus." During the signing of the register the congregation sang" Now thank we all our God," and as they left the church Mendelssohn's "Wed- ding March" was played. The bride was attired in a gown of soft white satin charmeuse, made very long, and becomingly draped en Directoire, the bodice being arranged with beautiful point de Gaza lace and caught at the back with diamond buckles, and falling the whole length of the train. The sleeves and empiecement were of the finest net and lace. She carried a bouquet of orange blossoms and Nile lilies, and wore a tiara of orange blossoms and veil of soft net, with lace appliqued edge. Her travelling dress was of Empire mauve voile, with sleeves of white chiffon, embroidered in mauve and pale green, with hat to match. Mrs. D. A. Thomas, the bride's mother, wore a. gown of Nattier blue satin charmeuse, made with scft draperies. The bodice was arranged with embroidery in vieux rose and blue, with soft vest of lace. Over the goAvn was worn a Directoire coat of lovely Carrick- macross lace. A large black hat completed the costume. She carried a bouquet of pink roses. Lady Mackwortli's dress was of black lace over white silk, and a toque to match. Mrs. Conway Gordon., mother of the bride's attendant, wore an elegant dress of black ninon de soie over pale blue, and a black pic- ture hat with blue feathers. Miss M. Long- man wore a mole-coloured voile hat, with feathers to match, with touches of pink. Miss Mackworth was attired in grey voile, with strawberry-coloured hat, and Miss M. T. Mackworth in a similar dress, with a black picture hat. Miss Dorothy Mackworth wore a. blue and white striped voile, with blue hat and white feathers, and Miss B. K. Mackworth was in a mauve and white striped dress, with white hat with hydrangeas. After the ceremony a reception was given at Llanwern Park, about 200 guests being present. The honeymoon, will be spent in Norway.
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