DALRY BURNS CLUB
45th Anniversary
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List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen; Prince of Wales & Royal Family; Both Houses of Parliament; Army & Navy ; and Volunteers with Capt. Paton, who replied |
The Chairman |
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Songs. "Britannia ,the pride of the ocean" and "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Logan |
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II. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "Dear Scotland, I lo'e thee" |
Mr Hamilton |
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III. The Family of the Poet |
The Croupier |
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Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
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IV. Deceased Novelists, with Scott |
Dr Sloan |
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Song. "The wee wee German Lairdie" |
Mr Logan |
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V. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Dr Blair |
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Song. "Tom Bowling" |
Mr Cameron |
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VI. The Irish Poets, with Moore |
Mr Comrie |
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Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
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VII. The Scottish Poets anterior to Burns |
Mr McKie |
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Song. "Come o'er the stream, Charlie" |
Mr Logan |
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VIII. Deceased Members |
Mr Loudon |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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IX. Living Novelists, with Dickens |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Dermot McFigg" |
Mr Morris |
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X. The Historians, with Kinglake |
Capt. Paton |
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Song. "My auld mither died in the year '89" |
Mr Young |
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XI. The American Poets, with Longfellow |
Mr Brown |
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Song. "Gipsy Jane" |
Mr Stirrat |
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XII. The Song-Writers, with James Ballantine |
Mr Hamilton |
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Song. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Mr Logan |
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XIII. The Press |
Mr Craig |
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Reply |
Mr Brown |
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XIV. The Memory of Tannahill |
Mr Morris |
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Song. "O, are you sleeping, Maggie?" |
Mr Logan |
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The Chairman's and the Croupier's health having been proposed and cordially responded to, the meeting broke up in the usual way by singing "Auld Lang Syne". |
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Members Present
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John Angus, Manager, Blair Iron Works, Chairman |
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Capt Paton of Hillend, Croupier |
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Alexander Comrie |
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William Logan |
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Hugh Morris, First President of Dalry Burns Club. |
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Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Lugar, formerly of Dalry |
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James McKie, Publisher, Kilmarnock |
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David Brown |
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William Hamilton, Mineral Contractor, Lugar, formerly of Dalry |
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Allan Loudon |
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Dr Blair |
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David Longwill, Hawhill |
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Dr Sloan |
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John Young |
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David Beveridge |
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James Stirrat, Banker |
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John Paton |
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Duncan McDougall |
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Thomas Craig |
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New Member |
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James M McCosh, Writer, Dalry |
20 Members