months before the great festival opened. Only those who have had experience along similar lines can appreciate what these months of toil mean. It has meant the sacrifice of much time to the individual membership all of whom feel amply repaid in the results attained.

The officers and directors of the Cambrian Association are: President, Arthur L. Thomas; Vice-President, D. L. Davis; Secretary, H. F. Evans; Cor. Sec'y, John James; Treasurer, Nephi L. Morris; Directors, Wm. N. Williams, Walter J. Lewis, T. F. Thomas, Mathonihah Thomas, Thomas E. Jeremy and Wm. D. Prosser. Three of the original members of the board of directors have passed into the great beyond. They are Elias Morris, George G. Bywater and David John, all men of sterling integrity and character.

Herewith is presented the names and residences of prize winners in both the musical and literary contests:

1-Grand Choral Contest-125 mixed

voices; test pieces, "Sylvia" (Protheroe) and "Challenge of Thor" (Elgar), first prize, $1,000 and grand Kimball piano to successful conductor; second prize, $250. First prize won by Denver Competitive Chorus, Denver, Colorado, Dr. Henry Houseley, director. Second prize, Salt Lake Choral Society, Prof. J. J. McClellan, director.

2-Minor Choral Contest of 50 mixed voices "How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps" (Evans). Prize, $100, won by the Liberty Choral Society, Gordon E. Garrett, director, Salt Lake City, Utah.

3-Male Chorus of 40 voices; test pieces, "Nocturne" (Protheroe) and "The Bugle Song" (Dudley Buck). First prize, $200; second, $75. First prize won by Salt Lake Glee Society, Evan Arthur, director; second prize, The Orpheus Club, A. H. Peabody, director, Salt Lake City, Utah.

4-Ladies' Chorus of 40 voices; test piece, "The Bells of Aberdovey" (Davies). Prize, $100, won by Salt Lake Ladies' Chorus, Prof. J. J. McClellan, director.

5-Children's Chorus of 75 voices-"A Christmas Song" (Stephens). Prize, $50, and a souvenir to each member of the chorus, won by Salt Lake City Children's Chorus, Prof W. A. Wetzell, director.

6-Male Quartette "Serenade" (the late Dr. Joseph Parry). Prize, $40, won by the Schubert Male Quartette, Salt Lake City, Utah.

7-Ladies' Quartette-"Legends" (Mohring). Prize, $40, won by Denver Ladies' Quartette.

Lue Halsett,

8-Military Band Contest, 50 instruments -"Ruy Blas" (Mendelssohn). Prize, $300 and Gold Medal to Conductor, won by Pedersen's Salt Lake City Band, Prof. Anton Pedersen, director.

9-Soprano Solo-"Haymaking" (Needham) Key "E." Prizes, $20, and $10. First prize won by Miss Edna Evans, Salt Lake City, Utah; second prize, Miss Lurinda Poulton, Salt Lake City, Utah.

10-Contralto Solo-"The Widow's Lullaby" (Evans). Prizes, $20 and $10. First prize won by Miss Hazel E. Barnes, Salt Lake City, Utah; second, Mrs. Hallie Foster Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah.

11-Tenor Solo-"Llam y Cariadau"-Lovers' Leap-(Hughes). Prizes, $20 and $10. First prize won by John W. Summerhays, Forest Dale, Salt Lake Co., Utah; second prize, Charles W. Brown, Denver, Colo.

12-Baritone or Bass Solo-"Repent ye"

(MacFarren). Prizes, $20 and $10. First Prize won by Lue Halsett, Salt Lake City, Utah; second prize, A. K. Houghton, Salt Lake City, Utah.

13-Duet, Tenor and Bass-"The Martial Spirit" (Parry). Prizes, $25 and $10. First prize won by William Charles and Thomas Lewis, Durango, Colo.; second, J. W. Summerhays and Lue Halsett, Salt Lake City, Utah.

14-Pipe Organ Solo Contest-"Communion in G" (Batiste). Prize, $20, won by Moroni Gillespie, Salt Lake City, Utah.

15-Violin Solo Contest "Elegie" (Spohr). Prizes, $20 and $10. First prize

won by Morris Andrews, Salt Lake City, Utah; second prize divided between Miss Romania Hyde and Edward Fitzpatrick, both of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Cambrian Association generously donating another $10, so as to make second prize

even.

16-Piano Solo Contest-"Valse Arabesque" (Lack). Prizes, $20 and $10.

First prize won by Mae Hawley, Salt Lake City, Utah; second, Naomi Midgley, Salt Lake City, Utah, on recommendation of the adjudicator, a third prize of $10 was awarded Asael Nelson of Provo City, Utah.

17-An Epic Poem-subject, "Owen Glyndwr." Prize $50 and a Bardic Chair, won by the Rev. J. T. Morgan, Cleveland, Ohio, represented in person by Hon. Wm. C. Price, Tooele City, Utah.

18-Ten Englynion" (Ten illustrative stanzas) subject "Theodore Roosevelt." Prize $10, won by Rev. J. O. Williams, Fairfield, Liverpool, England.

19-English Poem-"The Overland Pony Express." Prize, $25, won by Dr. Edward F. Eldridge, Grand Junction, Colo.

20-Musical Composition for a chorus of mixed voices. Prize, $25, won by George Marks Evans, Shamokin, Pa.

In all of the foregoing contests there were upwards of 170 entries which goes to show the wonderful amount of interest taken in the Eisteddfod. There were twenty-two entries in the soprano solo contest alone, which required a rigid preliminary examination before the adjudicator.

The remaining members of the Cambrian Association's official family, who contributed largely to the success of the Eisteddfod are: Dr. Daniel Protheroe, Milwaukee, Wis., who officiated as musical adjudicator; Prof. Wm. Apmadoc, Chicago, Ill., conductor; Rev. T. C. Edwards, Kingston, Pa., adjudicator of literature; Prof. J. J. McClellan, official accompanist,

Evan Arthur,

and last, but not least, Mr. David Evans, Director Salt Lake Glee Society. the noted Welsh baritone, Eisteddfod

soloist, of whom Madam Adelina Patti said, "His voice is a gift of God."

The Cambrian Association is already in receipt of inquiries

from people everywhere asking when the next Eisteddfod will be held in Salt Lake. It is of course too early yet to say when we shall have another; but the fervent wish of all good citizens is that when we do it will be as glorious and uplifting in its character and tendencies as the one just given.

One of the best organs in the
State; size, 20 feet high, 20 feet wide, and 8 feet deep; 500 pipes; cost $3,500; built

Organ in the beautiful and substantial Tabernacle at Lehi, Utah

by the Kimball Organ company.

Mrs. Lula Anderson is the organist.

EDITOR'S TABLE.

TEMPERANCE AND THE WORD OF WISDOM.

OPENING SERMON AT THE SEVENTY-NINTH SEMI-ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH, BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH.

MY BRETHREN AND SISTERS: It is indeed a cause for congratulation, joy and great satisfaction to see the large number of members and officers of the Church who have assembled here at the opening of our 79th semi-annual conference, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. It is remarkable, to say the least, to see so many here as are present this morning, and I feel grateful, in my heart, to the Lord for the feeling and interest manifested by those who are present, for your attendance here today is evidence of your interest in this work. I am glad to see you and to welcome you to this conference of the Church, and I sincerely hope and pray that the true spirit of the gospel of the Son of God, may pervade all our meetings in this hall and in other places where we shall be met together. I hope that at the conclusion of our conference, every soul possessing a knowledge of the gospel and a love of truth will feel amply repaid for attendance here; and to this end I invoke the blessing of the Lord upon every individual who has come here today and who will attend the conference for the love of the truth and for his or her devotion to the cause of Zion. The Lord has blessed us in a remarkable degree, throughout the past season, with the exception of here and there a partial failure of late crops by frost; generally the season has been fruitful, and the people have been blessed, so far as we have been informed, throughout the length and breadth of the land. We desire that the Latter-day Saints will always, and especially at this time, remember the Lord for his goodness and mercy to