DALRY BURNS CLUB
112th Anniversary
MCMXXXVII
22nd January, 1937
List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The King (George VI) |
Mr John Henderson, Chairman |
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"God save the King" |
Company |
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II. The Queen, Queen Mother and other Members of the Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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Song "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" |
Mr William Wilson KA |
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III. The Imperial Forces |
General Craufurd |
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Song "Rule Britannia" |
Company |
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Reply |
Lt Wm N Pratt |
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Song "Ye Banks and Braes" |
Mr A Wilson Boyle |
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IV. Town and Trade of Dalry |
Mr John S Howie |
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Recitation "Holy Willie's Prayer" |
Mr James Barclay |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song "There Was a Lad" |
Company |
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Song "Gin I Were a Baron's Heir" |
Mr J S Howie |
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VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song "O' a' the Airts" |
Company |
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VII. Burns Clubs |
Mr James Barclay |
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Song "Green Grow the Rashes" |
Mr W W Boyd |
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VIII. Song Writers |
Mr A R Chisholm |
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Song "Jock o' Hazeldean" |
Mr John Henderson |
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IX. Our Guests |
Mr W N Pratt |
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Song "The Lea Rig" |
Mr D Tait |
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Replies |
Brig Gen Craufurd, Mr J B Strachan & Mr Thos Loudon |
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X. Young Members |
Mr Wm Wilson |
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Replies |
Mr D L P Forsyth, Mr Arch. G Comrie & Mr W Gordon Pratt |
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XI. Deceased Members |
Mr John Macnicol |
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Song "I'm wearin' awa', Jean" |
Company |
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Song "Duncan Gray" |
Mr A Wilson Boyle |
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XII. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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XIII. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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"Auld Lang Syne" |
The Company |
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King's Arms Hotel, Dalry
Members Present
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John Henderson, Chairman (1930) |
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A Wilson Boyle, Croupier (1932) |
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Dr W Mackenzie Brown (1899) |
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John Macnicol (1903) |
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W Wylie Boyd (1911) |
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Andrew Henderson (1915) |
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William Wilson (1916) |
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William N Pratt (1919) |
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John McDonald (1920) |
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Daniel Tait (1924) |
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William Dick (1928) |
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William Wilson KA (1931) |
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William Donald (1932) |
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James Barclay (1934) |
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David R Brown (1935) |
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Alex R Chisholm (1935) |
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John S Howie (1935) |
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Norman S Howie (1935) |
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Arcd. G Comrie (1936) |
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D L P Forsyth (1936) |
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W Gordon Pratt (1936) |
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Guests |
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J B Strachan |
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Brig Gen Craufurd |
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Thomas Loudon |
20 Members 3 Guests
Prior to the supper of 1937, the then proprietor of the Turf Inn intimated to the committee that the Burns Supper would not be held in the Turf that year. This caused some consternation as this was the first time that a venue other than the Turf had to be sought.
Conceited gowk, puffed up wi' wind and pride,
This mony a year I've stood the wind and tide,
And tho' wi' crazy eild I'm sair forfairn,
I'll be a brig when ye'er a shapeless cairn!
The club was accommodated in the dining room of the King's Arms and since this room was much larger than that in the Turf Inn, it meant that new members could be admitted. It was foreseen that, with the unwritten law that a guest could be elevated to membership the following year, some restriction on numbers would be required. It was therefore decided to limit membership to 70 (later increased to 90).