DALRY BURNS CLUB
59th Anniversary
MDCCCLXXXIV
List of Toasts Proposed
I. The Queen, The Prince of Wales and Royal Family; Both Houses of Parliament; and Army, Navy and Reserve Forces |
The Chairman |
Capt McCosh replied for the Volunteers |
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Song. "God Save the Queen" |
Mr Cameron |
Song. "The Empress of the Waves" |
Mr Mitchell |
Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
II. . Scotland's Immortal Bard, Robert Burns |
The Chairman |
Song. "There was a Lad was born in Kyle" |
Mr Thomson |
Song. "O' a' the airts the wind can blaw" |
Mr Logan |
III. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Thomson |
Song. "The bonnie Lass of Ballochmyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
IV. Memory of Walter Scott |
Mr Aitken |
Song. "Macgregor's Gathering" |
Mr Mitchell |
V. Dramatic Literature and Shakespeare |
Mr Roger |
Song. "The Officer's Funeral" |
Mr Craig |
Song. "Tom Bowling" |
Mr Cameron |
VI. Modern Poets, with Tennyson |
Mr Kirkhope |
Song. "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" |
Mr Thomson |
VII. The Song Writers |
Dr Blair |
Song. "The Pilgrim Fathers" |
Mr Cameron |
VIII. Thomas Campbell |
Mr Morrison |
Song. "The Battle of the Baltic" |
Mr Mitchell |
VIII. Modern Science and its Practical Application |
Capt Paton |
IX. Our Historians with Archibald Alison |
Mr Gray |
Song. "Scotland Yet" |
Mr Thomson |
Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
X. The Biographers of Burns |
Mr Logan |
Song. "Corn Rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
XI. Kindred Clubs |
Mr Howie |
Song. "My ain countrie" |
Mr Mitchell |
XII. Irish Poets with Moore |
Mr Deans |
Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
Irish sermon by Mr Craig |
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XIII. Young Members |
Mr Cochrane |
Reply |
Mr Macartney |
Song. "Cam ye by Athol" |
Mr Willison |
After the usual complimentary Toasts of the "Chairman" and "Croupier", "Auld lang syne" brought a very pleasant meeting to a close.
Members Present
Alexander Comrie, Inspector (Chairman) |
James Stirrat, Grain Merchant (Croupier) |
Robert Roger, Grocer |
William Logan, Schoolmaster |
Dr Blair |
J M McCosh, Solicitor |
John Fulton, Manufacturer |
Thomas Cochrane, Merchant |
John Howie, Manufacturer, Braehead |
Walter Morrison, Teacher |
William Thomson, Ironmonger |
Robert Gray, Teacher, Glengarnock |
James Deans, Teacher, Kersland Barony |
William Mitchell, Precentor, West Church |
Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Cumnock |
John Paton, "Mine Host" of the Turf |
Robert Fulton, Writer |
George Kirkhope, Solicitor |
Andrew Aitken, Manufacturer |
Alexander Willison, Worsted Spinner |
New Members |
George Willison |
Robert Craig, Farmer, Flashwood |
Dugald Paton, Farmer, Hourat |
W N Macartney |
William Millar |
Gilbert Taylor |
24 Members