DALRY BURNS CLUB
81st Anniversary
MDCCCCVI
List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The King |
The Chairman |
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Song. "God save the King" |
The Company |
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II. The Queen, Prince & Princess of Wales, and other Members of the Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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III. Both Houses of Parliament |
Mr Wylie |
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Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Cunningham |
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IV. The Imperial Forces |
Mr Riddet |
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Song. "Rule Britannia" |
The Company |
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Reply |
Col Gow |
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Song. "The Lea Rig" |
Mr Campbell |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a lad" |
Mr Cunningham |
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Song. "The Lass o' Ballochmyle" |
Mr Gordon |
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VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr Spence |
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VII. The Town and Trade of Dalry |
Mr Wylie |
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Song. "Sailing sailing &c" |
Mr Gray |
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Reply |
Mr D Howie |
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Song. "The Pressgang" |
Mr Robt Aitken |
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VIII. The Memory of Deceased Members [Notice was taken of the recent demise of Mr Robert Montgomerie - a donor of the Club - vide 1901) |
Mr A Aitken |
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Song. "The Land o' the Leal" (violin) |
Mr Cunningham |
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Song. "Maxwellton Braes" |
Mr Shedden |
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IX. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Graham |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Macnicol |
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X. Dramatic Literature with Shakespeare |
Dr Brown |
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Story. "At Ormskirk" |
Mr Hastings |
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XI. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr Graham |
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XII. Burns Clubs |
Mr Gray |
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Song. "For they are jolly good fellows" |
The Company |
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XIII. British Novelists |
Mr Campbell |
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Violin selections |
Mr Carrick |
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XIV. Young Members |
Col Gow |
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Reply |
Mr Cunningham |
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Song. "The Pale Young Curate" |
Mr R Aitken |
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XV. Mine Host |
The Chairman |
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Reply |
Mr McKellar |
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XVI. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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Song. "Moriar-i-tee" |
Mr D Howie |
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XVII. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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"Auld Langsyne" |
The Company |
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Mr Thornton accompanied songs on the piano
Members Present
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Hugh Higgins, Merchant; (Chairman) (1898) |
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George Houston, Artist; (Croupier) (1898) |
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Andrew Aitken (1874) |
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George Kirkhope (1883) |
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John Gordon (1886) |
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David Johnston (1886) |
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John Gow (1887) |
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John H Hamilton (1887) |
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Patrick Comrie (1891) |
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James Graham (1893) |
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John Riddet (1896) |
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James McCosh (1896) |
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David Howie (1898) |
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Robert Howie (1898) |
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Dr W M Brown (1899) |
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William Carrick (1899) |
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Donald Campbell (1900) |
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William Hastings (1902) |
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James Spence (1902) |
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Robert Gray (1902) |
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John MacNicol (1903) |
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Hugh Shedden (1903) |
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Joseph A Wylie (1903) |
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Harry Thornton (1904) |
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New Members |
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Robert Aitken, Engineer, Cross, Dalry |
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Alexander Cunningham,Teacher, Blair Iron Works |
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Guests |
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John Campbell (Irvine), Guest of Chair |
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J O Baird (Glengarnock) (Mr McCosh) |
26 Members 2 Guests