DALRY BURNS CLUB
88th 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, the Prince of Wales, and other Members of the Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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III. Both Houses of Parliament |
Dr Mackenzie Brown |
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Song "The Old Brigade" |
Mr Rob Holburn |
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IV. The Imperial Forces |
Mr Robt Neill |
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Song "Dalry Volunteers" |
Mr W W Boyd |
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Reply |
Ex-Capt Brown |
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Recitation "The Heavy Brigade" |
Dr Brown |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "Rantin Rovin Robin" |
Mr J W Walker |
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VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr R Holburn |
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VII. Deceased Members |
Mr Andrew Aitken |
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Song. "The Land o' the Leal" |
Mr Hugh Higgins |
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VIII. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr D Jeffrey Aitken |
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Song "Maxwellton Braes" |
Mr Hugh Shedden |
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IX. Dramatic Literature with Shakespeare |
Mr N H Cosh |
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Song "The Lass o' Ballochmyle" |
Mr W W Boyd |
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X. Song Writers |
Mr Geo Houston |
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XI. Irish Poets |
Mr John Brown |
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XII. Land o' Cakes |
Mr Wm Conn |
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XIII. Burns Clubs |
Mr Hugh Higgins |
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XIV. New Members |
Dr Brown |
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Reply |
Mr John Anderson |
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XV. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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XVI. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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"Auld Lang Syne" |
The Company |
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Members Present
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William Hastings, Solicitor, Ardrossan (Chairman) (1902) |
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John MacNicol, Jeweller, Dalry (Croupier) (1903) |
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Andrew Aitken (1874) |
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John Brown (1891) |
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Patrick Comrie (1891) |
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Hugh Higgins (1898) |
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George Houston (1898) |
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Dr W M Brown (1899) |
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Hugh Shedden (1903) |
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James D Gordon (1904) |
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Dr W D Walker (1907) |
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Robert Neill (1908) |
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Hugh Cunningham (1908) |
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Jas W Walker (1909) |
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Jas Harvie (1909) |
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Neil Cosh (1910) |
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Wm W Boyd (1911) |
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William Conn (1912) |
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David J Aitken (1912) |
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New Member |
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John Anderson, Photographer |
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Guests |
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Robert Holburn, Bank Clerk, Eastfield, Dalry, Guest of Hugh Shedden |
20 Members 1 Guest