DALRY BURNS CLUB
48th Anniversary
MDCCCLXXIII
List of Toasts Proposed
I. The Queen; Prince of Wales and other Members of the Royal Family; Army and Navy |
The Chairman |
Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
II. The Volunteers |
Mr Roger |
Reply |
Capt McCosh |
Song. "The wee, wee German Lairdie" |
Mr Logan |
III. Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
Song. "A man's a man for a' that" |
Mr Roger |
Song. "Widow Malone" |
Mr John Kerr |
IV. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
Song. "Corn Rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
Song. "The Lass o' Richmond Hill" |
Mr Logan |
V. The Song-Writers of Scotland, with Tannahill |
The Croupier |
Comic Song. "Cocksparrows' Courtship" |
Mr Kerr |
VI. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Mr Roger |
Song. "Tally-ho the Hounds, Sir" |
Mr Morris |
VI(sic). Living Novelists |
Mr Frew |
Comic Song. |
Mr Jno. Kerr |
VII. Modern English Poets, with Tennyson |
Capt Paton |
VIII. The Biographers of Burns, with Mr McKie of Kilmarnock |
Dr Sloan |
Song. "Green grow the rashes o'" |
Mr A Loudon |
IX. Irish Poets, with Moore |
Mr Logan |
Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
X. Deceased Members |
Mr Longwill |
Song. "The Minstrel Boy" |
Mr Logan |
XI. Deceased Novelists, with Scott |
Dr Blair |
Comic Song. "Bonnie Scotland, I adore thee" |
Mr Jno. Kerr |
XII. The First President, Mr Hugh Morris |
Mr Stirrat, Grain Merchant |
Song. "The Lass o' Gowrie" |
Mr Loudon |
XIII. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr Brown |
Song. "Scots wha hae" |
Mr Cameron |
XIV. The Press |
Mr Comrie |
Reply |
Mr McKim |
Song. "A wee drappie o't" |
Mr Jno. Kerr |
XV. American Poets, with Longfellow |
Mr Jno. Kerr |
XVI. Living Song-Writers, with Jas. Ballantine |
Mr Comrie |
Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
XVII. Young Members |
The Chairman |
Song. "Gloomy Winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
The usual complimentary Toasts, "The President" and "Croupier" being given, "Auld Lang Syne" put an end to the proceedings. |
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Members Present
James M McCosh, Chairman, son of Jas. McCosh Esq. of Parkhill |
John Young, Jeweller, Croupier |
Hugh Morris, First President of Dalry Burns Club |
David Brown, Printer |
J S Frew |
Dr Blair |
David Longwill, Farmer, Hawhill |
Dr Sloan |
Capt Paton, Hillend |
John Kerr, Glasgow |
Alexander Comrie |
James Stirrat, Writer |
James Stirrat, Grain Merchant |
William Logan |
Allan Loudon |
Daniel Cameron, Lugar |
John Paton, Mine Host of the Turf |
Duncan McDougall, Clothier |
Thomas Craig, Borestone |
Robert Roger, Grocer |
Mr McKim |
New Member |
Mr Johnstone, Clerk, Blair Iron Works |
22 Members