DALRY BURNS CLUB
61st Anniversary
MDCCCLXXXVI

List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen, The Prince and Princess of Wales and Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
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Song. "England rules the waves" |
Mr Mitchell |
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II. The Army, Navy and Reserve Forces |
Mr Comrie |
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Reply by Capt J M McCosh |
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Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
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III. Scotland's Immortal Bard, Robert Burns The Chairman read most efficiently the speech that had been written for the occasion by Mr Kirkhope |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a Lad was born in Kyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Corn rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
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IV. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. " O' a' the airts " |
Mr Logan |
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V. Deceased Members |
Mr Brown |
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Song. "The Pilgrim Fathers" |
Mr Cameron |
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VI. Dramatic Literature and Shakespeare |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "Gae bring to me a pint o' wine" |
Mr Bone |
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VII. Deceased Novelists, with Walter Scott |
Mr Gow |
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Song. "Macgregor's Gathering" |
Mr Mitchell |
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VIII. Modern Science |
Mr Roger |
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Song. "The Lass o' Ballochmyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Alester McAllister" |
Mr Gordon |
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IX. The Historians |
Mr Macartney |
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Song. "Father O'Flinn" |
Mr Thomson |
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X. Tennyson, and the Modern Poets |
Mr Gray |
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Song. "Tom Bowling" |
Mr Cameron |
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XI. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr Willison |
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Song. "O Scotland I love thee" |
Mr Mitchell |
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XII. The Song Writers |
Mr McKie |
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Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes'" |
Mr Cameron |
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XIII. The Irish Poets |
Mr A Blair |
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Song. "The meeting of the waters" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "The wearing of the Green" |
Mr Willison |
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XIV. The Memory of Thomas Campbell |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "The Battle of the Baltic" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Jack's Yarn" |
Mr Thomson |
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XV. The Biographers of Burns |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Our Jack's come home today" |
Mr Gordon |
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Song. "Maggie Lauder" |
Mr Bone |
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XVI. The Young Members |
The Chairman |
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Reply by Mr D Johnstone |
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Song. "The Vicar of Bray" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. "Drinking Drams" |
Mr Logan |
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XVII. Mine Host of the Turf |
Mr Willison |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "My Nannie's awa'" |
Mr Willison |
During the evening, a Subscription of £2.10/- was raised by the Members to aid in the completion of the Burns Statue in Glasgow.
Members Present
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Dr Blair (Chairman) in place of Mr George Kirkhope, Writer, who was prevented through illness from taking the chair |
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Walter Morrison, Teacher (Croupier) |
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Robert B Gow, Manufacturer |
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Robert Roger, Grocer |
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William Logan, Schoolmaster |
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Robert Gray, Teacher, Glengarnock |
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David Brown, Printer |
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Andrew Patrick, Johnstone |
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Thomas Cochrane, Merchant |
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John Howie, Manufacturer, Braehead |
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William N. Macartney, Merchant, Glasgow |
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James M McCosh, Writer |
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Archd. Blair, Insurance Manager, Glasgow |
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William Thomson, Ironmonger |
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Alexander Comrie, Inspector |
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William Mitchell, Precentor, West Church |
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Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Cumnock |
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John Paton, "Mine Host" of the Turf |
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James McKie, Publisher, Kilmarnock |
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Andrew Aitken, Manufacturer |
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Alexander Willison, Worsted Spinner |
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Dugald Paton, Farmer, Hourat |
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New Members |
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Thomas Bone, Currier |
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John Gordon, Cashier, Blair Iron Works |
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David Johnstone, H M Assistant Inspector of Schools |
25 Members