DALRY BURNS CLUB
67th Anniversary
MDCCCXCII

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. "Maid of Athens" |
Mr Mitchell |
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II. The Army, Navy and Reserve Forces |
Mr Howie |
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Reply by Captain Gow |
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Song. "Rule, Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Red, white, and blue" |
Mr Thomson |
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III. The Immortal Memory of Burns |
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. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Gae bring to me a pint o' wine" |
Mr Thomson |
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V. Deceased Members |
Mr Comrie |
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Song. "I'm wearing awa', Jean" |
Mr Thomson |
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VI. The Memory of Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Allan |
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Song. "McGregor's Gathering" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "The cruise of the Saucy Maid" |
Mr A Blair |
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VII. The Irish Poets, with Moore |
Mr John Gow |
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Song. "The meeting of the waters" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Father O'Flynn" |
Mr Thomson |
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VIII. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare, most humorously proposed, as written by his Office-boy - sparkling with puns - kept the Meeting in roars of laughter |
Mr A Blair |
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Song. "The Whale" |
Mr Kirkhope |
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IX. The Biographers of Burns |
Mr Aitken |
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Recitation. "Address to the Haggis" |
Mr Allan |
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Song. "This Cronie o' mine" |
Mr Geo. Willison |
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X. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr McCartney |
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Song. "Come away to the land of Beauty" |
Mr Cameron |
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XI. Song-Writers, with Tannahill |
Mr Johnston |
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Trio. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Messrs Bone, Thomson & Mitchell |
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Humorous Description of a Burns Meeting at Calcutta, in broad Doric |
Mr A Kerr |
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Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Thomson |
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XII. The Young Member |
The Chairman |
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Reply by Mr Alex Kerr |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "The Village Blacksmith" |
Mr Thomson |
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XIII. "The Chairman" by the Croupier and "The Croupier" by the Chairman |
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Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "The Lass o' Ballochmyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
Members Present
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Andrew C Patrick, Greenbank (Chairman) |
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Robert B Gow, Kirkland House (Croupier) |
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Daniel Cameron |
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David Brown, Printer |
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Alexander Comrie, Inspector |
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Archibald Blair, Glasgow |
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William Logan, Schoolmaster |
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John Fulton, Broadlie |
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William Thomson, Ironmonger |
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John Howie, Braehead |
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William Mitchell, Precentor |
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Andrew Aitken, One Ash |
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George Willison |
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George Kirkhope, Solicitor |
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Dr Blair |
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Thomas Bone, Currier |
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David Johnston, H M Assistant Inspector of Schools |
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John Paton |
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John Brown, Townend House |
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John H Hamilton, Solicitor |
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Robert Gray, Teacher, Glengarnock |
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Alex Y Allan, Munnoch |
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New Member |
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Alex Kerr, late of Accrington, Lancashire |
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Visitors |
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Samuel Taylor & John Wilson, friends of Mr Geo. Willison |
24 Members