Welsh Journals

+ yiPlYSTM D6)BQEF{Y npSJIZIIJE. * No. 68. Vol. VI. AUGUST, 1898. Price One Penny. The Church Schools Trip to Aberystwyth will take place this year, we understand, on Monday, August 15th, and we hope that Miss Marshall who has most kindly undertaken once more the not always pleasant task of collecting the necessary funds may meet with nothing but open hands and warm hearts on her rounds. The choir trip will probably take place on Thursday in the same week, Shrewsbury show having a quite magnetic attraction for our Llanidloes vocalists. Thanks to Miss Maysmor's energy and kindness the funds for this trip has been already secured and we append a list of the subscribers ;—~ Vicar Mr, David Kinsey „ Robert Hughes Miss Ellen Davies Mr. A. W. Cornforth „ James Williams Rev. W. D. Roberts Mrs. Grant „ Lea Jones ... „ Phillips (Maenol) Mr Llewellyn, (The Close) Mrs.. Webb .... Dr J. V^aughan Owen Major Davifs-Jenkins Mr. Daniel Davies „ John Davies, (L. & P. Bank) „ E. D. Davies Messrs. J. & A. Davies Mr. D. Lloyd Kinsey Mrs. Pryce, Mount Villa 3, J. D. Davies „ Paull Mr. Palmer Miss Jerman, New Street Mr. G. Edmunds s. 10 10 10 10 10 10 d. „ Cameron Miss Owen, Toodeham Mr. Harries __ Miss Richards, (Brynllys) Mr. Swinborne Mrs. Evans, Angel ,, Hart ,, D. A. Lewis Miss Jones, Oak Mr. Richard Jones Messrs Griffiths & Griffiths Mrs. Hocking ... „ G. W. Roberts „ Thos. Humphreys £10 13 6 To all the above our hearty thanks are tendered on behalf of the choir and the more heartily as this year all have given willingly and without grumbling. Congratulations to the Vicar on carrying off the prize for translating from Welsh to English at the National Eisteddfod this year. It will be remem¬ bered that last year the prize was divided between him and Mrs. Walter Thomas (Morfudd Eryri) wife of the Vicar of Holyhead. We see from the list of subjects etc., for the next year's National, that the Vicar is to adjudicate at Cardiff with Prof. Young Evans on both of the verse translations. Those who were in Church on Sunday morning, July 31st, had a rare musical treat provided for them quite unexpectedly. Mr. Blackney, who is the Bass soloist in the choir of St, Albans, Holborn was in Llan¬ idloes and volunteered to sing a solo, and he gave a rendering of " It is enough " from Elijah which will not soon be forgotten by those who heard it. Voice, phrasing and expression were all alike, perfect and the piano passages were given with exquisite delicacy and feeling, yet as clearly as the louder ones.