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The Welsh Society of Vancouver THE WELSH SOCIETY OF VANCOUVER Cymdeithas Gymraeg Vancouver Cambrian News Mai May 2008 2008 Society Newsletter – Cylchgrawn y Gymdeithas From Vancouver to Bridgend National Eisteddfod1948 CAMBRIAN HALL, 215 East 17th Ave, Vancouver B.C. V5V 1A6 1 Newsletter May 2008 - Cylchgrawn Mai 2008 VANCOUVER WELSH SOCIETY The Cambrian News Officers: From The Editor: President: Jane Byrne (604) 732-5448 This issue features some historical Press Vice-President: Clippings regarding Thomas Edwards, Lynn Owens-Whalen 266-2545 the first Leader of the Overseas Welsh at Secretary: the National Eisteddfod at Bridgend Lynne Shepard 879-6925 1948 and a founder of the Cambrian Treasurer: Hall. I am most grateful to Anne Bosch Gaynor Evans 271-3134 (nee Hutchinson) for providing me with Membership Secretary: copies of these historic documents. Heather Davies 734-5500 Immediate Past President: The front page photograph was entitled Tecwyn Roberts 464-2760 “Back to Swansea from Canada” and read “Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edwards, Directors: accompanied by their daughter and John Cann granddaughter arriving at High-street Mary Lewis Station. They were greeted by relatives John Morris from Llangyfelach, Lougher and Alcwyn Rogers Gorseinen, who are also in the picture. Eifion Williams (Note: Anne is on the left of centre, her mother Sarah Hutchinson is next, then Contacts Mrs. Edwards and finally Mr. Edwards Building Committee: on the right centre.) Lynn Owens-Whalen 266-2545 Cambrian Circle Singers: David Llewelyn Williams Nerys Haqq 278-8978 Church Service: John Cann 588-0249 On a sad note, we learnt that Marion Rentals: Griffiths passed away in New Zealand th Glyn Shepard 879-6925 on March 28 following a stroke. ([email protected]) Marion and her husband Ellis were Social Events Committee: stalwarts of the Society for 30 years. Mary Lewis 331-1573 Marion was one of the founding Welsh Folk Dancing: members of the Cambrian Circle Singers Gaynor Evans 271-3134 and both she and Ellis worked on the Welsh-Speaking Group: costumes for the 1980 North American Ann Roberts 987-6996 Gymanfa Ganu held in Vancouver. They Webmaster: enjoyed 61 years of married life together Alcwyn Rogers 742-1378 before Ellis died in 2005. Ellis’ obituary (www.welshsociety.com) is in the November 2005 Newsletter. Newsletter Editor: Recently Marion had moved to New David Llewelyn Williams 737-0305 Zealand to be with her daughter’s family ([email protected]) to whom we offer our condolences. 2 Newsletter May 2008 - Cylchgrawn Mai 2008 Historical Press Clippings: their daughter Mrs. Hutchinson, and Prominent Business Man Donates their granddaughter Anne aged 17. Fully Equipped Ambulance (Fairview It was first suggested through News 1940) correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. “I am not so young anymore and my Lloyd Roberts, of Vancouver, who came days of possible active service for my from North Wales, and friends in Wales, country are past. But my love for the said Mr. Edwards. The members of the Empire in which I was born and have Vancouver Cambrian Society, of which spent my life is undiminished and I am Mr. Edwards is the honorary President, glad to have the opportunity of assisting and the St. David’s Society formed a to some small degree the welfare of committee to discuss the proposition. those who are fighting under her flag for Welsh people were asked to contribute the principles of justice and democracy individually. for which the British Empire has always Sufficient money was raised to pay for stood.” the chair and cover the delivery to With these simple words Mr. Thomas England. It arrived in Liverpool two Edwards, head of the T. Edwards Co., days before Mr. Edwards reached the well known funeral directors of this Southampton. The chair, made with district, was one of the first to make a Canadian black walnut from the design donation on behalf of himself and his set by the Eisteddfod Council, has wife covering the cost of a Field leather upholstery with a design of the Ambulance, fully equipped to British Welsh dragon. It bears the symbols and specifications, for service at the front. motifs derived from the early West Coast totems and of the B. C. Indians. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were both born in “It took a long time to make it because South Wales, near Swansea where a we were very particular,” said Mr. number of nephews and nieces and their Edwards, “We wanted it to be the best children still reside, many of whom are ever to come to the Eisteddfod, and I engaged on active service, both at home think we have succeeded.” and in the front. Last year the pair fulfilled a long cherished ambition and Mr. Edwards, who will present the chair made a trip to the Old Country. They from the Eisteddfod platform, will hand returned on the Queen Mary on her last to the Eisteddfod Council an album westward trip as the liner reached New containing the names of the Vancouver York on Sept. 4th (1939), one day after subscribers, with the age and birthplace the declaration of war. of each one. (Ed. Is there a copy with the Society?) Mr. Edwards also presented Vancouver man to present Bardic the Eisteddfod with £21 towards the Chair (South Wales newspaper 1948) prize for the chaired bard. The son of the Details of how the Welsh Community in late Isaac Edwards of Gaynor, Llanedy, Vancouver got together to present the Mr. Edwards left for Vancouver 58 years bardic chair for the Bridgend National ago. With Mrs. Edwards, who emigrated Eisteddfod was told today by Thomas 52 years ago, he was last in the country Edwards, aged 86, who has arrived at in 1939. They are now staying with Mrs. Llangyfelach from Canada with Mrs. Edwards’ sister, Mrs. Ann Lewis, aged Edwards, aged 84 a Llangyfelach native, 82, in Llangyfelach. 3 Newsletter May 2008 - Cylchgrawn Mai 2008 Forthcoming Events Sunday, May 11th at 11.00 am Come with ideas (and a packed lunch) to Bilingual Church Service followed by the Cambrian Hall on Thursday May Te Bach 1st to plan the launch of a lunch group, th rd to start in September. Saturday, May 17 The 23 Vancouver Everyone welcome. All British Field Meet will be held on at Contact Pat Morris, 604-536-9556. the van Düsen Gardens. Over 400 classic British cars will be on the Great Lawn th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Specially featured Wednesday, May 7 at 7.30 pm will be the Alvis cars whose history may Executive Meeting be of interest to members: T.G. John Ltd., the company which The Adventures of Pablo and Diego! became Alvis, was founded by Welshman TG John, a naval architect and highly qualified engineer, in 1919. From the start the company was based in the Midlands city of Coventry, already a major motor vehicle manufacturing centre. The first Alvis car appeared early in 1920, based on designs by Geoffrey de Freville. All Alvis cars are now desirable classics, with an enthusiastic following. Alvises were not mass produced, rather they were built in batches aimed at the high end market. th On Friday May 9 there will be a film Wednesday, June 4th at 7.30 pm show at the Red Dragon. All are Executive Meeting welcome! Two members of "The Society for Sunday, June 8th at 11.00 am Visiting Old Ruins in Warm Places", Bilingual Church Service followed by take us to EASTER ISLAND. This Te Bach is another episode in the adventures of Pablo and Diego, bravely enduring Wednesday, June 11th at 7.30 pm sunburn and larva on this, the most General Meeting remote of inhabited islands in the world. We also visit the Chilean side of the Saturday, June 28, 7:30PM Patagonian mountains, and for those CÔR CYMRAEG DE CALIFFORNIA who saw the film "IL Postino" about Welsh Choir of Southern California Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet in exile, St. James Anglican Church, 303 we visit Pablo's house. After Pinochet's Cordova St., Vancouver, BC. fall from power, Neruda was able to The choir will be hosted for lunch at the return home. It's now a museum. Cambrian Hall, starting at about noon. Show is 1 hr long, start time 8 pm. All members of the Society are welcome Doors open at 7:30pm. to meet with them. If possible, bring a platter to help out. (No melons please!) 4 Newsletter May 2008 - Cylchgrawn Mai 2008 Review of the Society’s finances Bring and Buy Over the past weeks the Executive has The “Bring and Buy” stall is part of a become concerned that the Society’s Fund Raising venture initiated in capital is being eroded and has therefore response to Alcwyn Rogers’ excellent initiated a “number crunching” exercise. but sobering presentation at the General A summary of these figures was Meeting on April 9, 2008. If it proves to presented by Alcwyn Rogers at the be monetarily successful then it will be General Meeting of April 9th. set up at most of the club events held at the Red Dragon. At this time the total capital is around $33,000 a relatively small sum compared It will give members and guests a chance to that of a few years ago. It represents to donate as well as to buy “just what I approximately 50% of the yearly sum needed stuff”, allow for a good deal of needed to run the building. recycling and, at the same time, hopefully earn some desperately needed The breakdown of figures showed that if monies for the Welsh Society of we continue on the path that we have Vancouver.
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