DALRY BURNS CLUB
82nd Anniversary
MDCCCCVII
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 Couper |
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Song. "Maxwellton Braes" |
Mr T Gray |
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IV. The Imperial Forces |
Mr Hamilton |
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Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Neil |
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Reply |
Capt Brown |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a lad" |
Mr Spence |
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VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" [Accompaniment: Mr Carrick - violin, and Mr Cunningham - piano] |
Mr Spence |
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VII. The Town and Trade o' Dalry |
Mr Wylie |
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Song. "D'ye min' the lang, lang syne" |
Mr Graham |
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Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Cunningham |
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Reply |
Mr Graham |
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Song. "Clementine" |
Mr R Gray |
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VIII. Deceased Members [Notice was taken of the Death a week ago of Mr R B Gow, a past President - vide 1893] |
Mr Patrick |
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Song. "The land o' the leal" |
Mr Cunningham |
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IX. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Mr Fulton |
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Song. "Star of my soul" |
Mr T Gray |
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Song. "A pale young Curate" |
Mr R Aitken |
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X. The Land o' Cakes |
Mr A Aitken |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Macnicol |
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XI. American and Irish Poets |
Mr Riddet |
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A Dissertation |
Mr Hastings |
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Song. "The Irish Emigrant's Farewell" |
Mr Hastings |
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XII. Song Writers |
Mr Kirkhope |
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"My Nannie's awa'" - Violin |
Mr Carrick |
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XIII. Burns Clubs |
Mr Higgins |
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XIV. British Novelists |
Mr Hastings |
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XV. New Members |
Mr Johnston |
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Reply |
Dr Walker |
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XVI. Our Guests |
Mr R Gray |
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Reply |
Mr Keppie |
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XIII. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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XIV. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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"Auld Langsyne" |
The Company |
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Members Present
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George Houston, Artist; (Chairman) (1898) |
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David Howie, Dyer and Yarn Merchant (Croupier) (1898) |
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Andrew Aitken (1874) |
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Andrew Patrick (1877) |
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Robert Fulton (1883) |
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George Kirkhope (1883) |
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David Johnston (1886) |
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John H Hamilton (1887) |
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John Brown (1891) |
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James Graham (1893) |
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John Riddet (1896) |
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Hugh Higgins (1898) |
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Robert Howie (1898) |
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William Carrick (1899) |
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Thomas Gray (1899) |
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Robert Gray (1902) |
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William Hastings (1902) |
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James Spence (1902) |
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David Couper (1903) |
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John MacNicol (1903) |
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Joseph A Wylie (1903) |
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John Campbell (1905) |
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Robert Aitken (1906) |
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Alex Cunningham (1906) |
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New Member |
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Dr Wm D Walker, native of Barrhead |
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Guests |
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John Keppie, Guest of Chairman |
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Robert Neil, Guest of Mr Higgins |
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W H Tickle, Guest of Mr R Gray |
25 Members 3 Guests