DALRY BURNS CLUB
78th Anniversary
MDCCCCIII
List of Toasts Proposed
I. The King |
The Chairman |
Song. "God save the King" |
The Company |
II. The Queen, Prince & Princess of Wales, and other Members of the Royal Family |
The Chairman |
Song. "God Bless the Prince of Wales" |
Mr Bone |
III. Both Houses of Parliament |
Mr A Willison |
IV. The Imperial Forces |
Dr Brown |
Song. "The red, white and blue" |
Mr Shedden |
Reply |
Mr D Howie |
Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Spence |
V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
Song. "There was a lad" |
Mr Hardie |
VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
Song. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr Spence |
VII. Deceased Members |
Mr Aitken |
Song. "The Land o' the Leal" |
Mr Willison |
VIII. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Hastings |
Song. "Afton Water" |
Mr Hardie |
Song. "Bonnie Wood o' Craigielea" |
Mr G Willison |
IX. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Mr Higgins |
Recitation |
Mr MacNicol |
X. Land o' Cakes |
Mr Campbell |
Song. "O Willie brewed" |
Mr Spence |
XI. Burns Clubs a' the warl' o'er |
Mr Johnston |
Song. "Scotlan' Yet" |
Mr D Howie |
XII. The Sister Arts - Literature, Music and Painting |
Mr Houston |
Song. "The Star of Robert Burns" |
Mr Higgins |
Song. "A man's a man" |
Mr R Gray |
Song. "The Lea-rig" |
Mr Bone |
XIII. Song-Writers |
Mr Hamilton |
Recitation. "St. Andrew" |
Mr Hastings |
Recitation. "Highland Funeral" |
Mr Houston |
XIV. Young Members |
Mr A Willison |
Recitation. "Man was made to mourn" |
Dr Brown |
Reply |
Mr Wylie |
Song. "Drinking Drams" |
Mr Bone |
Song. "Gathering up the Shells" |
Mr Shedden |
XV. The Haggis-Maker (Mrs A Willison) |
Mr Johnston |
Song. "Ae fond kiss" |
Mr Hardie |
XVI. Host & Hostess (Mr & Mrs MacKay) |
The Chairman |
Reply |
Mr MacKay |
Recitation. "The Annuitant" |
Mr Hastings |
XVII. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
XVIII. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
"Auld Langsyne" |
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Members Present
Thomas Bone, Currier, Dalry (Chairman) |
John Riddet (Croupier) |
Alexander Willison |
David Johnston |
Roderick McDonald |
Patrick Comrie |
William Carrick |
Donald Campbell |
Robert Howie |
George Houston |
Hugh Higgins |
John H Hamilton |
Robert Fulton |
Andrew Aitken |
James Graham |
David Howie |
Robert Gray, Braehead |
William Hastings |
James Spence |
Dr W M Brown |
George Willison |
New Members |
David Couper, Bridgend Mills, Dalry |
John MacNicol, Watchmaker, Dalry |
Hugh Shedden, Joiner, Dalry |
Joseph A Wylie, Doggartland, Dalry |
Guest |
A C Hardie, Guest of Mr Houston |
25 Members 1 Guest