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Christmas Eisteddfodau. Conway, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Chester, &c. ON Christmas Day and Boxing Day Eistedd- fodau were held at Rhyl, Conway, Colwyn Bay, Chester, Llanrwst, and Trefriw. The weather was delightful, if not seasonable, and large crowds were present at the meet- ings.
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Conway Chair Eisteddfod. Praise for a Local Composer. [BY OUR OWN REPORTER.] Since its establishment by "Bangorian" in 1879, the ann;ual eisteddfod 'held at Conway- on I Christmas day, in. Iconnection with the Baptist Church, has. been regarded as the chief item of interest in. the locail holiday: profgraimme. For twenty-four. years the institution: has flourished exce-edin,cly we'll, and Friday's meet- ing added another to an already -long liist of suc- cesses. This is all the more p'leasing, having regard to th-ei fact that the eisteddfod, as it was known a decade ago, has gradually given way to the 'competitive coiicert-a,t least, as far as North Wales is clon,cerried-a devolution which many "patriotic Cymros halveregardield. as not altogether satisfactory. As usual, the Town Hall was chosen as the scene of the meetings. A few ladies, had ap- plied their decorative sikilt with excellent effect to. the beautifying of the stage, the flowers kindly lent by Mr Albert Wood, J.P., of Bodlondeb, forming a charming feature of the picture. The officers connected with the Executive Committee were: The Rev. Wm. Edwards (pastor of the Baptist Church), chairman; Mr William. Roberts ("'Bangorian."), hon. treasurer; with Messrs :Levi 'John, Lancaster-square, Con- way, and Lewis II. Jones, Llandudno Junction, as joint hon. secretaries. The adjudicators iWNe: -Ùlusic Mr R. [^.hedynog Price, G.T.S.C., the popular Cardiff, ^tfomiposer. -Literary: "IBiwicibydd MOB," "Trebor A led' Rev. ill. Bryn (Llan- dudno) and Rev.Ile,nai Francis (Conway). This wa's the first visit of 'Mr Rh,&dynioig Price 'to Conway in the: capacity of musical adjudica- tor, andi it is pleasant to record that the com- mittee were fortunate in Their selection. With- out wearying his audience with unnecessary oratory, Mr Price gave his decisions intellilgently, distinctly, and instructively. '"Bwichydd Mon" was 'equally successful as conductor, while the. adjudications in the liter- ary department gave general satisfaction. Mr D. D. Parry, Llanrwst, was! the accom- panist, and, neediless to say, there was nothing to complain, of on that score. AFTERNOON MEETING. Mr John Roberts, Clarence House, Llandudno, presided over the ,afternoon meeting; when. there was a fairly good attendance. Mr D. D. Parry, the accompanist, opened the proceedings with a pianoforte selection, played with characteristic ability. The followinig were the prize-winners in the minor competitions:- Children's soilo, for those under 16 years of age i, Master John Meredith, Llandudno; 2, iMiss Annie Rotberts, Dwygyifylcihi; 3, 'Master Oliver Jones, Conway. There: were seven: com- petitors. Pianoforte solo, "Y iBanerwr" (W. -Davies). Prize of a guinea awarded) to Mr W. E. Jones, Conway, -after a stiff contest with five o toers, -the next in order of merit being Mr Alexander Hen- derson, an. old eisteddfodwr, known to most of our readers. Recitation for juniors 1, Master James Wil- liams, (Berry-street, Conway; 2, divided1 between the Misses Maggie Williams and Gw-ladys Jones, of Conway. Love llettercompetlitiolll: Eight eff usions came to hand, and premier .place was awarded that sent in by Mr H. Jones, Victoria-terrace, Clan Conway. Tenor 'and bass duet, "Baner Rhyddtid" (D. D. Parry) First prize of £ 1 rs was awarded (Messrs Teigfam Roberts and Alec. Henderson. Praise for a Llanrwst Composer. In the tenon -solo competition the- test piece for a prize, of £t is was "Corn, y Glyn," a com- paratively new composition, by 'Mr D. D. ->■ arry, of Llanrwst, who> now accompanied !his own wortk. The, competitors oame on the stage, and in giving his decision in favour of Mr Tegfan. Roberts, who gave- a really -artistic interpretation of it/he piece, the adjuldi-cator made a few re- inanks which should1 -not be ovenlooked. He congratulated the Executive! Committee fOIl seH-ecninig -so many compositions by We'.slh writers as test pieces. The song just rendered was a really delightful work, which reflected the great- est credit upon its composer. It wa,s to be deplored: that so many eistedtd'f'od committees patronised foreign works rather than the- com- positions of their fellow-countrymen. There were plenty of Welsh, pieces equally meiritoriouig to anything turned out by France or Germany, and while there were sudh selections as that i\\i'h.:ich had just been rendered, importation of .foreign woriks was quite unnecessary, as well as very- unfair to Gwailia's own: sons. (Ap- plause.) 'He heartily congratulated the prize- winner upon his admirahlel interpretation of "Com y -Glyn." It was 'a rendering which well- deserved a reward ten' times -the value of that offered'. (Hear, hear.) The Chair Winner. HONOUR FOR ULAENAU FESTINIOC. The most interesting feature of the afternoon's proceedings was, of course, the chairing cere. mony. A beautifully-carved o-ak chair was offered for the 'best .ode of 200 lines on "Daeth yr awr" ("The hour has come"). There were three icomi-yetiito-fs-"Cysao,d YI Groes," "Myfyr," and another. "Bwl'oh.yddi Mon." and! "Trebor Aled" were the adjudicators, the former an- iiou.n.ci.ng the qe,sult iii, favour of -Cys-,od y oes." ?T 'T?l is was found- to be, the psetud'oiayiii 'ki,r Cyw]4y,in, I'?\,I,<),rgan, of B-laenau F-estiniog. Organ's composition, wa-s reported to be of liss character. The winner was, absent, 'WI John, one of the hon. secretaries, installed in the chair in his place. was •successfully performed' by bangorian, Menai, and the Rev nglynion to the winner were AI-on, Jiang on an, .and Menai. d, L le "Conway Castle" was sent rds (Hu'wco Penmaen), "vealin'g no little liter- Seventeen, -englynion on "Y Golomen" were received, andltihe prize, was awarded to Mr R. Yaughan: Williams, Holyhead. Chief Choral Competition. The committee had chosen "O arwain fy Enaid i'.r 'Dyiroedd," another beautiful piece composed by Mr D. D. Parry, as the -test piece in the chief choral competition. By so. doing, they were making a praiseworthy effort to re- vert to the original .purpose- of an eisteddfod— namely, to foster musical talent in the true ,sense of the word—and to provide something fresh for patrons. 'However, tihe courage which marked the committee was apparently sadiiy lacking in. local dhoir masters. Only one party came -forward, the Conway Harmonic Glee, So- ciety, led by that veteran conductor, Mr John Jones. A first -prize of £ 5 5s, with a gold medal fo.r the conductor, and a second prize of 62 2S were offered, but, under the condition's laid (he committee, reserved tihe 17, L,h?t of with- d,own, Ll holding a certain proportion of the first prize money if no more tha,n one choir appeared. However, the Glee Society gave a very tolerable account c-f andi were awardeer a prize of £3 3s and the gold medial for the pne- centor. llhe choir were accompanied by Master Robert Jones, TygwyrddS-t-erraoe. At the conclusion .of the afternoon meeting, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the chair- man, on the- motion of the Rev William Ed- wards. EVENING MEETING. In the evening the Mayor of Conway (Coun- cillor A. J. Oldman) presided over a -jacked "house." In the course of a few remarks, his Worship deplored the fa-ct that the "Three R's" occupied so little a share in the average eistedd- fod programme. The average schoolboy who left the 'sdhool for an office nowadays was not up to the standard he would like to see attained, andi it was his opinion that much good could be done to improve upon, the existing condition c-f things by eisteddfod committees. The programme was arranged in concert fashion. There were .four competition's, while .,e li-st was -further supplemented witih some contribu- tions from fhe successful competitors at the, afternoon -ineetini, ÙJr, Tegfan. 'Roberts brought down the house with "Rho'wcah i mi br-egetih Gymraeg," a charming ballad sung with that genuine artistic feeling whdeh appeals to the Welsh temperament. Mr Roberts was enthusi- astically encored. Fie also shone conspicuously in partnership- with Mr Alec. Henderson. in! their capital interpretation of "Flow gently, Deva." 'Mr W. E. Jones appropriately selected. a Welsh setting of "Nazareth" for ibis part, and he sant it very effectively. In the competitive events the dhallenge solo competition—for two prizes of £3 3s and Ci is —naturally occupied, the .foremost place in. the estimation of the -majority. Out of tem candi- dates the following survived) the preliminary test: Miss Salli-e Fouikes, Conway; Miss Edi-tih Rogers, Llandudno Junction; Mr Alec. Hender- son, Carnarvon; Mr Tegfan- Roberts1, Carnar- von; Mr (Hugh Jones, Llanfairfedhan; and Mr W. E. Jones, Conway. Of these six the adju- dicator selected' Messrs- Henders,on and Tegfan Roberts for first, and second place- respectively. On. account of the- tremolo in it, Mr Henderson's ■voice had not appealed to' the ad'j udiicator in the baritone !so10 competition in the- afternoon,, but in alone charmeth 'my sadness," the singer was heard to better advantage. The' first prize of a guinea offered in the' open. recitation event was' won by (Miss Gwladys Hughes, Dinorwic, while the: second, of half a guinea, was divided between Mrs S. Orwen, Col- wyn -Bay, and,, her son, who .entered under the nom -de, plume of "Caradog." Five parties tried conclusions in the hymn) tune competition, and chief honours were ob- tained1 by a Penmaenmatwr party conducted by Mr Thomas Roberts. :N1.i,SiS Alice: A. Williams, Conway, won. the half-guinea offered to voic,alllsts who had not previously won a prize. There were eight com- petitors in this event. At the close of the meeting, on the motion of .the Reiv Wm. Edwards, a he-arty vote, of thanks was passed1 to IMlr Albert vVoadl (for the loan of flowers and, plants), the iMayor, (for p-residing,), >andl other officials. The meeting' terminated with the Welsh National Anthem.
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Eisteddfod at Chester. The fifteenth annual Chester Christmas, Ei s- ted/dfad was, held in the Music Hall, Chester, on Bank Holiday, -and attracted a large number of people to the city from the Principality and' elseWhere. The adjwiicatOTS were :;—'Music, M.r D. Emlyn Evans; English recitations, Mr W. :H. Watson,; Welsh, recitations, the Rev D. Hughes. The- conductor of the proceedings wa.5 Mr Henry Jones, Chester. AFiEKNOON MEETING. There was a fair attendance at the afternoon, meeting, -over which: Mr R. Cecil Davies pre- sided, in the absence of the-Sherift (Mr D. L- Hewitt). He was accompanied on the platforiii by Dr Roberts. One of the most interesting choral competi- tions, was that for male voice choirs of from 30 to 50 voices. The test piece was "Lovely, Maiden," by 'D. Pughe Evans. There were four entries. The prize wasaward-ed to the Goosens Choir, Liverpool (conductor, Mr Eugene Goosens), the,- second prize going t-6 Warrington Apollo 'Male Voice Choir (conductor, 'Mr H. Berrey). Mr Emly,n: Evans said of th,e wilinexs' per- formance that he had never heard the piece sung better; their voices, on the whole, were most excellently trained, and their expression, time, and tone could hardly be. better. It -,va,,? d?:sappol:riti.n? e.n,ti"),- .g to fiz2d only on for the chief choral competition, for mixed voices—namely, Trinity Wesleyan C-hoir, Crewe. The' test pieces were "May no rash iii-cruder" (Handel),andl "In vain you tell" (Emiyn Evans). The adjudicator, in awarding the Crewe Choir the prize, complimented them; on their per- formance. There Avas, & good number of competing solois-ts. The successful soprano was Miss Florrie Williams, Wrexham, who beat a wel)- known competitor in Ada Roberts, Buck- ley. There wag an entry -of eight for the tenor solo prize, which was awarded) to Mr Edward Lloyd, Llanuchllyn. Chief 'honours in the bari- tone solo; competition fell to Mr Percy Stone, of Chester. The adjudicator severely- criticised the competitors m this competition. T'he prize for the Welsh, recitation,, "Y Diluw" (Ap Vychan), was divided between IMiss. Maria Edwards, Mold, and Mr Thomas 'Henry Rees, Chester. EVENING MEETING. The Mayor of Chester (Mr R. Lamb) presided) over a 'large audience at the evening meeting, which, as usual, was the most popular of the two. The competition, in which most interest was taken was the quartette contest for tenors and basses, for which the test piece was "The Hun- ter's 1< areweliL (Mendelssohn). The Gecilia, Quartette (Messrs P. Stone, of Chester, and Campbell, Smith, and Whiteway, of Liverpool), were awarded the. first prize for a rendering whichi was w-ell balanced, in correct pitch, and given with plain pronunciation. A clever, recitation by a little Chester girl, named Miss Elsie Limn secured her premier honours in the English tecitati-on competition The piece was, "The Enchanted Shin," by Col John Hay. There were .nine entries. The remaining competition was for contralto voices, and the test piece was 'Handel's "Return.. 0 God of HostSl." The adjudicator decided that Miss Annie Ellis, of Chester, was the best of the five who competed. She gave; a. most artistic and refined rendering. The following artistes contributed in- no small degree to. the success of the Eisteddfodi:—Miss Maggie Purvis (soprano), Miss Ro-sina Benyon. a new Welsh contralto; Mr Gwilym Richards (tenor), and Mr Ivor Foster (bass). The ac- companiments were played by Miss R. A. Evans.. Continued oil Next Page)
1 Eisteddfod at Rhyl.I
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1 Eisteddfod at Rhyl. I —— Interesting Choral Competitions. 1 Popular Victory of the Penmaenmawr Choir. I [BY ou OWN REPORTER.] THE annual Boxing 'Day Eisteddfod promoted by t'he Water-street Welsh. Baptists-was held in the Queen's Palace Concert 'Hall on Saturday, and was attended, with, considerable success. Both morning and evening meetings were weill attended, and each competition attracted a large number of entrants. The arrangements were very complete in the experienced hands of the Rev Thomas Shank- land, who has been the ruling spirit of the insti- tution since its inception some years aigo. 'The following were the: officials :—Conductor, I-dtwal; accompanist, Mr Bryan W-arfhurst; adi- judiicators (music), Mr Tom Price; (recitations), Idwal and PedT Mostyn; (essays), T. Morgan Owen, M.A. AFTERNOON MEETING. The first meeting commenced at one o'clock, under the presidency of Mr 'Thomas Whitley, p chairman of the' Rhyl Urban Council. Miss Winnie Jones shared the distinction with (Mr Bryan. Warhurst in opening the proceedings with a well-executed duet, the performance being greeted' writb loud applause. The Chairman, in a short speech, commend- able for -its brevity, congratulated the conmrit- I tee upon the success which continued to attend their efforts. lEaoh successive meeting was better than: its predecessor, and' the present one showed indications' of beating the' record'. (Ap- plause.) The first competition was fo-r the 'best recita- tion of "Stanzas to Freedom" .(Lowell) for juveniles under 15 years of age. Two out of the four entrants appeared, and the prize was won by Sarah Catherine Jones, Bedford-street. IThe tenor solo competition attracted ten en- tries. The piece, "0 Loving Heart" (A. Burns Nelson), was -sung' with -excellent taste' and finish by most of the competitors, and the adju- dicato-r said it was a capital contest. Ille award- ed the iprize of one guinea to Mr Tegfan Rob- I erts, of Llandegfan, Anlglesey, for the best ren- dering. Ten competitors underwent the preliminary test in the baritone solo' competition, "My Guide" (B-ryan: tNN'a:ilh,urst),,biit only three faced the audience', the winner being Mr Llewelyn Oavies, of Colwyn (Bay, who thereby achieved tt,e distinction of having won the competition at five successive Rhyl eisteddfods. Mixed Choir Competition. One of the chief events on the programme was the competition, for nÜxedl voices, a prize of £ 10 10s being offered for the best renaering of "Taw-el chwyth- awelon' hwyrddyddi" (Isalaw), for which the following choirs competed': x-en- maenmawr United Glee- 'Party (conductor, M. H. Parry), Ho-lyvveii- United Choir (.John. E. 'Pierce), Ruthin Mixed Choir (H. Gwilym Richards), and Penuel United; Choir, Bangor (W. Williams). After the contest, the adjudicator. said1 the competition was an -interesting one. He de- scribed' the piece as light and melodious, requir- ing tender and sweet expression to do injustice. He noticed that several of tlhe ohoirs sang un- accompaaiedi, and in competitions of this char- acter he wished the aid of instrumental music would be dispensed' with. Without it a better pitch was maintained, and, in fact, better sing- ,-in- resulted all round. die eulofgised t'he per- formance of the Penmaenmaw'r Choir. The quality of the voices and the balance was good. All the choirs, were a little out of tune, the Holywell Choir, who had- the aid of pianoforte accompaniment, especially so. There was very little difference in the various renderings of the piece, but he had no hesitation in awarding The prize to the Penmaenmawr Choir. (Cheers.) A Bored Audience. OE' OF THE CURSES OF WELSH RECITING. The next competitioni was for the tbest dram- atic recitation olt 'any Welsh piece, for competi- tors over 15 years of age. No-less than sixteen entered for the prize, and under the conditions specified it was lortunate that only three: o.f this number, appearedi in public. Each competitor chose their own piece, with the result that the audience got quantity rather than quality, and before the finish, grew decidedly bored with the proceedings. The: committee, would be well ad- vised; if uhey in (future selected t'heir own piece. The prize in this, competition, went to Lucy Morris, IBryn lorwertb, Dyserth, who gave a good declamatory rendering of "Daniel." In delivering his adjudication, Idwal remark- ed that one cif the curses which, spoilt Welsh ■ reciting was the- too general adiop'tiion. by reciters of the preaching tone, under the impression that it was elocution. He hoped: adjudicators 'would .ta'.ke. a firm stand with the object of put- .tin:g a stop to it. Miss Edith Darbisihire, 'Birkenhead, won the prize off ered f o-r the best rendering on the piano- forte of "Marguerite," and Mis>s Edith Hughes, also of Birkenhead, was -successful in the so- prano solo competition, "Tell me a tale." 'Sums of 10s 6d and 5s were won by Mr J. Simon, St. Asaph, and ilir R. Parry, .Holywell, respectively, I'5s 6d' being the total amount of a prize offered for thessay on "Conscience and Civil Obedience," the medal -being Withheld "for .want of sufficient merit. Male Voice Competition. The most important item, in the programme was the fnale voice competition,, in which a prize of 620 was offered for the best rendition of "0.11 the ramparts" (Saintis). There- were four entries from Wrexham, Ruthin, and Pen- maenmawr. Each choir was applauded for its performance, but that of the Pen-maenmawr choir, who sang thirdr in point of order, was so obviously the best that the. great hall was filled- with enthusiastic cheers at the conclusion of thia piece. The, adjudicator said each choir started in the same pitch, but ended in a differ- ent one. With t'hat exception the singing trhroughçmt was of a high standard. Peinmae-n- mawr came first with- 48 out o.f a possible 50 marks, and Ruthin second with; 46 marks. Voel Gaer, near H-alkyn, came- third with 40, and ''Bwlchg'wyn, Wrexham, fourth with 36. The result was received with prolonged applause. A. magnificernt rendering of an Italian) song by Miss Alys Bateman, an eminent concert artiste, was rewarded with an encore. Miss Bateman, replying with "Hone, Sweet Home," sung with a pathos and tenderness -that evoked much en-, thusiasm. This. concluded the afternoon performance. EVENING MEETING. The spacious building was literally packed in the evening by an enthusiastic audience. Mr D. Trehearn presided, and the, proceedings were opened with a pianoforte solo- by Miss Winnie Jones, of Rhyl, a pupil of Mr Bryan Warhurst. The Penmaenmawr Male Voice Choir, which had been adjudicated winners at the afternoon) meeting, rendered, under the, conductorship of Mr H. Christmas Jones, "'Crossing the Plain" iMaldwyn Price). The. selection met with -an, almost perfect rendition, and was heart..y ap- plauded, after which Mr Jones was invested by Miss Alys Bateman: with the prize, the- most valuable of the eiÚedldfod. The President's Address. The President, in the course of a brief address, said he knew of no more elevating or pleasant way of spending a Christmas' Bank Holiday than by attending a meeting like that. (Applause.) They were -told that the largest room, in the; world was 'that for self-improvement, and an eistedd fod, he. contended, ,encouraged that improve- ment in a most remarkalble degree. Whatever m%ht be the bent in t'he mind, whether in the direction: of music, literature, or art, the- eis- teddifodl offered opportunities, so that persons anight .improve themselves in some knowledge of art or science. Those who- were successful at 'he I sniz?lder.eist.eddiodau were- ?eiicoura;e:d to at- t somtt-hin-g h'i:g:h.eTt'Ü> compete, at the National Eisteddfod. Hei casually remarked that speaking of the National Eisteddfod re- minded them that that Eiseddfod' would be held in Rhyl next year. It was generally admitted that -ch& .Eistedfdfo.d held in Rhyl in 1892 was ah idjeal one—{applause)—-and he. ventured to pre- dict that ,the one of 1904 would be a record one. (Loud applause'.). In the competition, for contralto- solo, "Que-stions" (W. iH. Squire), prize Ci is, there were four competitors left in the final, and after a. keen: competition, tlheaward went to Miss Josephine Williams, of Llangefni. TShis competition, was followed by a beautiful r,?ritde.T;?g o? Aii,d;:it'j's? "1,'i I-Bacio," fbfy, '-kl,ss Alvs ]3ate,ni,all. Re!s?oii?diinig to, aL hearty e?nCOT?e, tfle s, I *e gave, Wb,at :does li,ttll:e 13?ir,di,e say??" Decline of Quartett Singing. For the trio competition, the onfly competitors 'Miss Alice Hughes, Miss' 'Bessie Williams, and Miss Florrie Smith, of Birkenhead, who were-awarded the i:),ri ze. 'Mr Tom Price, the adjudicator, stated he regretted' greatly, the de. cline in trio and quartette sinking in the Princi- pality. Trio and) quartette: singing wa:s the real foundation of the excellence in music, and lie did regret that competitions, in that particular department we-re, .proverbially meagre, alike ].11 'N-orth and 'South Wales. -He considered that .the party who had sung rihe' trio, "Memory, sweet Mamory," had done ex,ce,lently, and' a-s- the committee had given, him full 'scope as to the prize he had, pleasure in. awarding it fully, for the beautiful performance. The competition: recitation, rfoundl three left for the public platform:; the .selected piece beinig, ''Brutus on the Death of Caesar." Two gentle- men and a lady were the competitors. The prize was awarded; to Miss Lu-cy Morris, Dyserth, whose expression, wa-s perfect, and who brought out the hidden, meaning and suggestion in ren- 09 Juvenik Choir Competition. In the juvenile choir competition, there was only one choir, that of thei Hoywell .Board School, ,condluctor,Mr H. G. Morris. The Rev. Thomas Shanikland said' he had to apologise for' the absence of any other competitive choir The- Ffyno'ngro.ew Board 'Schco'I' Choir had never pre- viously- missed) attending that' Eisted'dlfodi, but they were absent in consequence of an. epidemic, which was prevailing at Ffynongroew, and he- had receive,di a, letter from Mr Janes, the con- ductor, stating the children, were only kept away through ill-health, much. to. the disappointment of the children and hiim'self. The; choir then sang the competitive item, "Yr Haf" ■(Gwilym Gwent), and Mr Tom' i'rice, in. imme:dia:t.elyawaTldin¡g, the choir the prize, Z5, said he wished) the amount hlad -been, double, for rhechildir,en were JUII'l}" dlegel'ving oIf it, as ■they h,ad; sung excellently. .Miss Alys Batemah, rendered "April Mom" (Batten). The. baritone or bass solo competition, "Nep- tune's Toll" ('W. H. Jude), was productive of three contestants, the prize falling to Mr R. G. iDavi-es, of Prestatyn and Liverpool, who the .adjudicator pronounced had given, a very intelligent and artistic performance. Miss Edith Darbishire then played the piano- forte solo, "Caprice Valse" (Herbert HunÎÙng), and, as she was the only competitor, she was awarded the prize of £ 1 is. The duet competition -enabled three parties to appear, and it was undoubtedly the occasion of the finest musical treat of the day. Mr Price, in declaring that 'Miss Josephine Williams, of Llangefni, and Mr R. G. Davies, of Prestatyni and Liverpool, were the winners, said they had rendered the new piece,, "O Pray Divine a Light," with artist-c and dramatic finish. It was a most masterly performance. The soprano solo, "Dream Voices," prize was divided between Miss Bessie Williams, Birken- head, and E. Evans, !Dysert-ii -and the prize for the: quartette! selection- was gained! by the. Bitkenhead. party, ,1Bd by Miss Bessie Williams- Miss Bateman sang charmingly "Comin' thro" the Rye," and the eistedldifod concluded1 with the singing of "God Save the' Kinlg," the solo being taken by 'Miss Bateman. The Eisteddfod, numerically and financially, was regarded as a great success.