Word: gorsedd
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Their Royal Highnesses, Albert and Elizabeth, Duke and Duchess of York, son and daughter-in-law to George V, likewise attended last week at Swansea, were initiated into the Gorsedd (Order) of Bards without being obliged to swim or sing...
Pontifically attired, the Arch-druid welcomed the Prince and Princess, received them formally into the Gorsedd, bestowed upon them the "bardic names" Albert O. Efrog and Betsi O. Efrog...
Last week the American Institute of Homeopathy met in 82nd annual convention at Philadelphia; the American Osteopathic Association in 30th annual convention at Louisville, Ky. Famed John D. ("Bonesetter") Reese of Youngstown, Ohio, was made a "Druid" by the American Gorsedd. All are groping toward methods of keeping humans well, of getting them healthy, once diseased. Homeopathy. The homeopaths still have two medical schools, the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia and the New York Homeopathic Medical College of Manhattan. They have faculty representation at the Universities of California and of Michigan and at the Boston University School of Medicine. Every...
...arrival, the Prince was greeted with musical honors, initiated into the bardic circle with customary rites. In a great ring formed by members of the Gorsedd‡, Edward P. was invested by Lady Treowen with a green robe, while the laurel-crowned Archdruid delivered himself of an address of welcome. The Prince was given the same title as that of his illustrious grandfather, Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, namely lonweth Dywysog...
...Eisteddfod, which means a sitting, is The National bardic Congress of Wales. Its objects are to encourage bardism, music and Welsh literature, to preserve the language and customs of Wales and to cultivate Welsh patriotism among the people. ‡The Gorsedd (assembly) is an intrinsic part of the Eisteddfod; indeed, the latter grew from it. It is composed of the graduated bards, who alone have power of calling an Eisteddfod and conferring bardic degrees. It is also very ancient, dating from many centuries before the Christian Era. At the time of the Druids, the Gorsedd had considerable political importance...