DALRY BURNS CLUB
44th Anniversary
MDCCCLXIX

List of Toasts Proposed
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 I. The Queen; Prince of Wales & Royal Family; Both Houses of Parliament; Army & Navy ; and Volunteers with Capt. Paton, who replied  | 
 The Chairman  | 
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 Songs. "God save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia"  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 II. The Memory of Burns  | 
 The Chairman  | 
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 Song. "O' a' the airts"  | 
 Mr Logan  | 
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 Song. "Corn Rigs"  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 III. The Family of the Poet  | 
 The Croupier  | 
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 IV. Deceased Members  | 
 Dr Blair  | 
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 Song. "Willie and me"  | 
 Mr Beveridge  | 
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 V. Deceased Novelists, with Scott  | 
 Mr Comrie  | 
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 Song. "Dumbarton's Bonnie Belle"  | 
 Mr Longwill  | 
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 Song. "Dermot McFigg"  | 
 Mr Morris  | 
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 VI. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare  | 
 Dr Sloan  | 
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 Song. "Woodman spare that tree"  | 
 Mr Young  | 
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 VII. Historians, with Lord Macaulay  | 
 Mr Logan  | 
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 Song.  | 
 Mr McNair  | 
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 VIII. English Poets, with Tennyson  | 
 Mr Stirrat  | 
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 Song. "O, are ye sleeping, Maggie?"  | 
 Mr Logan  | 
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 IX. The Memory of Tannahill  | 
 Capt Paton  | 
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 Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'"  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 X. Biographers of Burns, with Hately Waddell  | 
 Mr Brown  | 
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 Song. "Allister McAllister"  | 
 Mr McNair  | 
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 XI. Irish Poets, with Moore  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 Song. "Sweet vale of Avoca"  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 XII. American Poets, with Longfellow  | 
 Mr Young  | 
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 Song. "Kissed yestreen"  | 
 Mr Morris  | 
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 XIII. The Land o' Cakes  | 
 Mr Comrie  | 
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 Song. "Home, sweet Home  | 
 Mr Cameron  | 
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 XIV. Young Members, coupled with Mr Thomas Craig  | 
 The Chairman  | 
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 Song. "I'll tell you the hour"  | 
 Dr Blair  | 
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 XV. Living Song-Writers  | 
 The Croupier  | 
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 Song. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut"  | 
 Mr Logan  | 
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 Song. "Happy we've been a' thegither"  | 
 Mr Beveridge  | 
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 XVI. Scotch Poets anterior to Burns  | 
 Dr Blair  | 
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 Song. "My bonnie Jean"  | 
 Mr Longwill  | 
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 XVII. Chairman's Health  | 
 The Croupier  | 
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 Song. "Ilka blade o' grass"  | 
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 XVIII. Croupier's Health  | 
 The Chairman  | 
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 Hunting Song  | 
 Dr Blair  | 
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 Parting Song. "Auld Lang Syne", with all the usual formalities  | 
Members Present
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 William Hamilton, Mineral Contractor, Chairman  | 
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 John Angus, Manager, Blair Iron Works, Croupier  | 
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 Capt Paton of Hillend  | 
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 Alexander Comrie  | 
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 William Logan  | 
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 Hugh Morris  | 
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 Daniel Cameron  | 
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 James McNair  | 
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 David Brown, Printer  | 
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 Daniel Campbell, lately Innkeeper in the Turf, now in Black Bull Inn, Cumnock  | 
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 Allan Loudon  | 
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 Dr Blair  | 
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 David Longwill, Hawhill  | 
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 Dr Sloan  | 
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 John Young, Jeweller  | 
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 David Beveridge  | 
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 James Stirrat, Banker  | 
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 Duncan McDougall, Clothier  | 
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 New Members  | 
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 Ed. J Walsh, Coalmaster, Dalry  | 
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 Thomas Craig, Merchant, Burnside  | 
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 John Paton, "Mine Host", Successor to Daniel Campbell  | 
21 Members