THE WELSH SINGERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 5

THE WELSH SINGERS.

:!,:.:fi^'ihe [!U ayor ls;: joomv; of ".the 'Town i ßall yesterdayj.'members Royal Male! Welsh 'Chbir.:;/were,:''welcomed- 'tq/ Wellington: ■.''■Mγ.': ■ ißees/ "\ 'Watkiniippresiaent: -,<A ,/; the/'/ ! ciety,'<introd\iced;.theivisitprs, l were ■also preserit'Dr.'i and'Mrs.'.Tudor'Jones', the -Reyi.;T. ; ;'A'.>Kffilliams»': (Pet6ne)-and■' qther memb'efs"of. the,?\Vels'n' 'Society. ; /; ;y" >^-' : \ γ-mti !Mayor>(thei;HoK:::T.;l>V.: :tehded s a v ; t6;;theuch6ir£ on "behalf';of;-the:r^ti^ns;of /Weilington. .Mdi't hejvSajd/Sal ;sdftii placei : .',.'in':.i their!'hearts: ,for^^^sli-- ; i^slpj ; *.ancient:'peop]e';by::introducing inatipny?jbiit;Vthey';.weije /representatives iiif pJey.en^/'BritoinCirom' ; ;Suecum'Vißg:\too:pnit ,iWaies,'';;alsbj/;,whoifhad'.'preyen^ ■ Zealand;V team-froi'coming: back ~t oo ■utterly ■ heads.".-;; (Laughter).;: : . : . ; ';' Jones ; said . thoy wwe;l^B't.eMj't'qV-,lihe'-.MBj.or;.'fpr.;hayihg:..wel-:coined /tho'i'chioir.'l'jMention' had': been, made' ibf : the" ; prowess.!pf ■ jWales in the 'football: field, ■would;dembnstrate':tci,:New ;; ,l2ealand i ers .that. Welshmen";had ' some; power ; in. their..headi as ; well .'as:''ui : !thPir : .:feel.;; '■. (Applause.): , ;:: ■;■' >:0 The'Revi;J^-Williams' remarked .that"ijbiehad, left.' , Sbythk'Wales;:thirteen years agoi. 'anb! ',th'fit;{the;ypeople'.-of; his" native': country , :Muld'iteach ;the. world'how: to sing.; Welshmen;excelled'iii/four. things,-they, could :preacht%ell^ : they icould;'sihg,»: when , 'sovin-"; 'and -thbyJcould;p|ay;,ibotball. '-((Laughter.)■* : , ;!-:3lri'J\y (cbnduotorj. ; ekpressed ;the Cpleasuro which..the:.ohoir-ifclfc. at.'thei'f :: recep-: ■tKe"'<x)lohies/ , .'tliey. had,, niet.; thousßrids'' ( bf.'.'Welshirienj!!a.nunibef, of • ; whbm'''had'::attaineii: to rposi;tibii?.:^ •. Griffiths;; ! \s;as Welsh-' ■ma_n;andyh^:pcpupied:'thopositibn r of;-Lord: Ohibf. ; .'Justice idfiithe./.Commonwealth;;'Presi- 1 .dent; Roosevel t ;; was■"• reported 'to : .have: 'said ihat^of .inltliemore loyal or- better •citizens' thanjth'e "Welsh,;people;'.'As-to' , the choir, '■''. : tli'pjr r^l wore'.- than./satisfied with the reception'^yhibh.they'ha'd had all'through the/colonies', and'.were^inclined-to/think-that New Zealand .stood .iii the forefront for.kind-j:ne6B.\-'^(App(a.ilse.).''i!V.'--:-.'".'-i''j.;.v./::-. ■///:: -.■'■ ' '.An..'. invitation was. accorded-' the choir': to spend/Monday, afternoon, at the house of .the ; Rev, /and-.:Mrs.yTudbr'-"'Jones.'-.'-.;.-': , .'-•---: ".■'■"'■■■ : -'. ; :'.Thb> entertained at -lunch/at Godber's,: .Cnba. ; Street,,: the : Mayor'"" presid-■•in'g;--;V'^;,-CV.:;;",'-.::-:/:0iv>;v };.'^---f:-:< ■;. v' The following toasts .were honoured:—"The ;Choir^{/(proposed , /by./.Mr."■ Ivor: James/, and ■Mr. R, "-.fty.i , ,' Evaiis,: and responded 'to "by the. conductor;', "Cymri / a'r -Wasgar" : (Scattered WelshmeuJ/'proposed by/ Dr .: Tudor 'Jonesi and '-responded :tb by. ; Mr. Llew .Rhondda; ;"New;:, Zealand,"/:;propbsed:■'■■by.:.--.Mr.^: ; /W. Thomas,'. (trid ; /rospbrided to. by .various speakers ; , /..-!,'The'.Press'; ,, and. "The Chairman:". ;■