DALRY BURNS CLUB
56th Anniversary
MDCCCLXXXI
List of Toasts Proposed
I. The Queen, The Prince of Wales and Royal Family |
The Chairman |
"God Save the Queen" |
The Company |
Song. "The Good Rhine Wine" |
Mr Thomson |
II. The Army, Navy and Volunteers and Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Mitchell |
III. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
Song. "There was a Lad was born in Kyle" |
Mr Thomson |
Song. "Corn Rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
Song. "Treasures of the Deep" |
Mr Hogg |
IV. The Memory of Jean Armour and the Descendants of the Poet |
The Croupier |
Song. "O' a' the airts the wind can blaw" |
Mr Mitchell |
Song. "The Flowers of the Forest" |
Mr Thomson |
V. The Biographers of Burns |
Mr McKie |
Song. "Scots wha hae" |
Mr Thomson |
Song. "Pilgrim Fathers" |
Mr Cameron |
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 |
Song. "Last May a braw wooer" |
Mr Mitchell |
VII. The Deceased Novelists, with Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Aitken |
Song. "Tom Bowling" |
Mr Cameron |
VIII. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr Willison |
Song. "Auld Scotland, I love thee" |
Mr Mitchell |
IX. The Historians |
Mr Roger |
Song. "The Slave Ship" |
Mr Thomson |
X. The Song Writers |
Mr Comrie |
XI. The Industrial and Commercial Interests |
Mr Fulton |
Song. "Thunder Blunder" |
Mr White |
XII. The Press |
Mr Howie |
Song. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Mr Mitchell |
Song. "Tell me if you can, Sir" |
Mr Hogg |
XIII. Deceased Members |
Capt Paton |
Song. "I set the bell a-ringing" |
Mr Gray |
Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
XIV. Irish Poets with Goldsmith |
Mr Morrison |
Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
XV. The Health of Mr McKie |
Mr Aitken |
Song. "Kate O'Brien" |
Mr Willison |
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
Andrew Aitken, Ryeside Mills (Chairman) |
Dr Blair (Croupier) |
Captain Paton of Hillend |
Alex Willison , Bridgend Mills |
Thomas Cochrane, Merchant |
James White,Kilwinning |
John Howie, Braehead |
Alexander Comrie, Inspector |
William Logan, Schoolmaster |
Robert Roger, Grocer |
William Thomson, Ironmonger |
Robert Gray, Teacher, Glengarnock |
William Mitchell, Precentor in West Church |
James Deans, Teacher, Kersland Barony School |
Andrew Hogg, Teacher, Burnside School |
Walter Morrison, Teacher, Townend School |
James McKie, Publisher, Kilmarnock |
Andrew Patrick, Johnstone |
David Brown, Printer |
James M McCosh, Banker |
Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Auchinleck |
Thomas Craig, Merchant |
John Fulton, Bridgend Mills |
John Paton, "Mine Host" of the Turf |
24 Members