DALRY BURNS CLUB
72nd Anniversary
MDCCCXCVII
List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen, The Prince and Princess of Wales and Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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Song. "God save the Queen" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "God Bless the Prince of Wales" |
Mr Thomson |
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II. Both Houses of Parliament |
Mr Comrie |
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III. The Army, Navy and Reserve Forces |
The Chairman |
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Reply by Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel-Sergeant Blair |
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Song. "Red, white, and blue" |
Mr Thomson |
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IV. The 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. "Sweet Afton" |
Mr Cameron |
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V. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Corn Rigs are bonnie" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Aye wakin' O" |
Dr Hamilton |
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VI. Deceased Members |
Dr Blair |
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Song. "I'm wearing awa', Jean" |
Mr Mitchell |
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VII. Dramatic Literature with Shakespeare |
Mr Riddet |
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Song. "D'ye min' o' Langsyne" |
Mr Graham |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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VIII. Memory of Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Hamilton |
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Trio. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Messrs Thomson, Bone & Mitchell |
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IX. Land o' Cakes |
Mr Comrie |
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Song. "Scotland Yet" |
Mr Cameron |
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Mr Thomas Armour Arnot, great-grand-nephew of bonnie Jean, made some remarks expressing his pleasure at being present at a meeting of Dalry Burns Club. |
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X. British Novelists |
Dr Hamilton |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Alex Allan |
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Song. "Farewell, sweet Ballochmyle" |
Mr Bone |
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Song. "Morag's Fairy Glen" |
The Chairman |
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XI. The Song-Writers |
Mr Aitken |
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Song "Annie's Tryst" |
Dr Hamilton |
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XII. The American Poets |
Mr Allan |
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Song. "The Meeting of the Waters" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "A wee drappie o't" |
Mr Logan |
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XIII. Our Haggis-Maker |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There will be enough time for that o" |
Mr Arnot |
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XIV. The Chairman and Croupier - after which "Auld Lang Syne" |
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Members Present
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John Gordon (Chairman) |
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George Kirkhope (Croupier) |
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Dr Blair |
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Thomas Bone |
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Thomas Arnot, guest of Mr Gordon |
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Alexander Comrie |
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Alex Dunsmuir |
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Daniel Cameron |
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William Mitchell |
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James Graham |
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Dugald Paton |
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H Higgins, guest of D Paton |
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John H Comrie |
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John Riddet |
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John H Hamilton |
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William Logan |
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Wm Gardiner |
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Andrew Aitken |
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Alex Allan, Thornhill |
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William Thomson |
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Dr Hamilton |
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George Murdoch, guest |
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Thomas Muir |
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Robert Fulton |
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George Dunlop, guest of Mr Fulton |
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New Member |
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Andrew Paterson, Banker |
26 Members