DALRY BURNS CLUB
56th Anniversary
MDCCCLXXXI

List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen, The Prince of Wales and Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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"God Save the Queen" |
The Company |
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Song. "The Good Rhine Wine" |
Mr Thomson |
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II. The Army, Navy and Volunteers and Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
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Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Mitchell |
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III. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a Lad was born in Kyle" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. "Corn Rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Treasures of the Deep" |
Mr Hogg |
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IV. The Memory of Jean Armour and the Descendants of the Poet |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts the wind can blaw" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "The Flowers of the Forest" |
Mr Thomson |
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V. The Biographers of Burns |
Mr McKie |
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Song. "Scots wha hae" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. "Pilgrim Fathers" |
Mr Cameron |
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VI. The Memory of Campbell In proposing the toast, Mr Logan recited "The Downfall of Poland", "The Battle of the Baltic" and "Hohenlinden" |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Last May a braw wooer" |
Mr Mitchell |
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VII. The Deceased Novelists, with Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "Tom Bowling" |
Mr Cameron |
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VIII. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr Willison |
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Song. "Auld Scotland, I love thee" |
Mr Mitchell |
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IX. The Historians |
Mr Roger |
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Song. "The Slave Ship" |
Mr Thomson |
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X. The Song Writers |
Mr Comrie |
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XI. The Industrial and Commercial Interests |
Mr Fulton |
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Song. "Thunder Blunder" |
Mr White |
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XII. The Press |
Mr Howie |
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Song. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Tell me if you can, Sir" |
Mr Hogg |
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XIII. Deceased Members |
Capt Paton |
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Song. "I set the bell a-ringing" |
Mr Gray |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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XIV. Irish Poets with Goldsmith |
Mr Morrison |
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Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
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XV. The Health of Mr McKie |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "Kate O'Brien" |
Mr Willison |
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Song. "Simon the Cellarer" |
Mr Thomson |
The concluding Toasts of the "Chairman" and the "Croupier" with the singing of "Auld Langsyne" brought the
Meeting to a close.
Members Present
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Andrew Aitken, Ryeside Mills (Chairman) |
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Dr Blair (Croupier) |
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Captain Paton of Hillend |
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Alex Willison , Bridgend Mills |
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Thomas Cochrane, Merchant |
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James White,Kilwinning |
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John Howie, Braehead |
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Alexander Comrie, Inspector |
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William Logan, Schoolmaster |
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Robert Roger, Grocer |
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William Thomson, Ironmonger |
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Robert Gray, Teacher, Glengarnock |
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William Mitchell, Precentor in West Church |
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James Deans, Teacher, Kersland Barony School |
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Andrew Hogg, Teacher, Burnside School |
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Walter Morrison, Teacher, Townend School |
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James McKie, Publisher, Kilmarnock |
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Andrew Patrick, Johnstone |
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David Brown, Printer |
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James M McCosh, Banker |
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Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Auchinleck |
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Thomas Craig, Merchant |
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John Fulton, Bridgend Mills |
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John Paton, "Mine Host" of the Turf |
24 Members