DALRY BURNS CLUB
83rd Anniversary
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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 Aitken |
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Song. "Big Ben" |
Mr Thomson |
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IV. The Imperial Forces |
Mr Couper |
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Song. "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Neil |
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Reply |
Col Gow |
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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" |
Mr Spence |
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VII. Deceased Members |
Mr Johnston |
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Song. "The land o' the leal" |
Messrs Neil & Carrick |
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Song. "When we were boys together" |
Mr Thomson |
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VIII. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Gordon |
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IX. Land o' Cakes |
Mr Hastings |
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Song. "Scotland Yet" |
Mr Spence |
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Recitation. "Gordon Highlanders at Dargai" |
Mr Macnicol |
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X. The Song-Writers |
Mr Campbell |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Macnicol |
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XI. Burns Clubs |
Mr Brown |
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Song. "The Village Blacksmith" |
Mr Thomson |
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XII. Irish Poets |
Mr Macnicol |
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Song. Mixed |
Mr Thornton |
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Selections on Violin |
Mr Carrick |
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XIII. British Novelists |
Mr Hamilton |
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XIV. New Members |
Mr Johnston |
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Song. "D'ye min' the lang lang syne" |
Mr Graham |
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Reply |
Mr Baird |
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XV. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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Reply |
The Chairman |
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XVI. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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XVII. The Host |
Mr Patrick |
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Reply |
Mr McKellar |
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"Auld Langsyne" |
The Company |
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Mr Thornton accompanied songs on Piano
Members Present
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David Howie, Yarn Merchant; (Chairman) (1898) |
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Dr Brown (Croupier) (1899) |
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Andrew Aitken (1874) |
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Andrew Patrick (1877) |
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William Thomson (1877) |
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David Johnston (1886) |
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John H Hamilton (1887) |
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John Gow (1887) |
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John Brown (1891) |
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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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George Houston (1898) |
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Robert Howie (1898) |
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William Carrick (1899) |
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Donald Campbell (1900) |
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Rev J D Glass (1900) |
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William Hastings (1902) |
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Robert Gray (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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Harry Thornton (1904) |
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J D Gordon (1904) |
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Dr Walker (1907) |
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New Members |
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J O Baird, Glengarnock Iron Works |
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Hugh Cunningham, Cabinet Works |
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Robert Neil, Cabinetmaker |
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Guest |
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James Harvie, Dalry, Guest of Chair |
28 Members 1 Guest