DALRY BURNS CLUB
47th Anniversary
MDCCCLXXII

List of Toasts Proposed
| I. The Queen; Prince of Wales; Army, Navy & Volunteers; Both Houses of Parliament | The Chairman | 
| Capt McCosh replied for the Volunteers | |
| Song. "Rule Britannia" | Mr Logan | 
| Song. "My Love is like a red, red rose" | Mr Rodger | 
| II. The Memory of Burns | The Chairman | 
| Original Song. "Sing the Praise of Coila's Bard" | The Chairman | 
| Song. "O' a' the airts the win' can blaw" | Mr Logan | 
| III. The Family of the Poet | The Croupier | 
| Song. "Annie Laurie" | Mr James Kerr | 
| IV. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare | Mr R Roger, Grocer | 
| Song. "My auld mither de'ed in the year '89" | The Chairman | 
| V. Old English Poets, with Milton | Mr Robert Roger, Writer | 
| Song. "Caild Kail in Aberdeen" | Mr Hugh Morris | 
| VI. The Historians, with Froude | Mr Frew | 
| Song. "Gorging Jack and Guzzling Jamie" | The Chairman | 
| VII. The Song-Writers, with Ballantyne | Mr Wm. Patrick | 
| Song. "Jenny's Ba'bee" | Mr Frew | 
| VIII. The Ballad Poetry of Scotland, with Aytoun | The Croupier | 
| Song. "Drinking Drams" | The Chairman | 
| IX. Deceased Members | Mr James Stirrat | 
| Song. "The Flowers o' the Forest" | Mr Logan | 
| X. The Deceased Novelists, with Scott | Mr McKie | 
| Song. "Mt wife's a wanton wee thing" | Mr Loudon | 
| XI. The Land o' Cakes | Mr Comrie | 
| XII. Living Novelists, with Anthony Trollope | Mr Logan | 
| Song. "Highland Song" | Mr James Kerr | 
| XIII. American Poets, with E A Poe | Capt Paton | 
| XIV. Modern English Poets, with Tennyson | Dr Sloan | 
| XV. The Biographers of Burns | Mr James Kerr | 
| XVI. The President | The Croupier | 
| Song. "Highland Whisky's Strong" | The Chairman | 
| XVII. The Memory of Tannahill | Mr J Stirrat, Merchant | 
| XVIII. The First President, Mr H Morris | Mr Comrie | 
| XIX. The Croupier, and the usual complimentary toasts were then given, and after singing "Auld Lang Syne", the company separated. | 
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Members Present
| John Kerr, Chairman, H.M. Inspector of Schools for the Northeastern Division of Scotland and Examiner in Classics to the University of Glasgow. | 
| James McCosh, Writer, Croupier | 
| Hugh Morris | 
| James McKie, Publisher, Kilmarnock | 
| David Brown, Printer | 
| Allan Loudon | 
| J S Frew, Cashier, Blair Iron Works | 
| Dr Blair | 
| David Longwill, Farmer, Hawhill | 
| Dr Sloan | 
| Capt Paton, Hillend | 
| William Patrick, Writer | 
| Alexander Comrie, Inspector | 
| James Stirrat, Writer | 
| James Stirrat, Grain Merchant | 
| William Logan, Parochial Schoolmaster | 
| Robert Roger, Writer, Kilmarnock | 
| John Paton, Mine Host of the Turf | 
| Duncan McDougall, Clothier | 
| Thomas Craig, Merchant, Borestone | 
| Robert Roger, Grocer | 
| New Members | 
| Robert McKimm, Clerk, Bridgend Mills | 
| John Kerr, Glasgow, son of Mr Alexander Kerr, President of the Club in 1862. | 
| James Kerr, Glasgow, late of Calcutta | 
24 Members