DALRY BURNS CLUB
51st Anniversary
MDCCCLXXVI

List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen; Prince of Wales and other Members of the Royal Family; Army, Navy and Volunteers; and Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
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Songs. "God save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Naebody kens ye" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. " Widow Malone" |
Mr Kerr |
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II. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "Corn Rigs" |
Mr Cameron |
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Song. "Braes o' Ballochmyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
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III. The Memory of Jean Armour and the Descendants of the Poet |
Mr Croupier |
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Song. "Willie brewed a peck o' maut" |
Mr Logan |
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IV. Deceased Members, with the Memory of Hugh Morris |
Mr Stirrat |
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Song. "The Lancashire Lad" (in the Lancashire dialect) |
Mr Kerr |
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V. Shakespeare |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Land o' Cakes Forever" |
Mr Mitchell |
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VI. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Comrie |
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Song. "A wee drappie o't" |
Mr Kerr |
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Song. "Macgregor's Gathering" |
Mr Mitchell |
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VII. The Land o' Cakes, with James Whyte |
Capt Paton |
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Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
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VIII. Modern English Poets, with Tennyson |
Mr Kerr |
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Song. "The Lass o' Richmond Hill" |
Mr Logan |
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Song. "Gloomy Winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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Humourous Mock Highland Sermon "On the Introduction of the use of Spectacles into the Christian Church" |
Mr Kerr |
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IX. The Biographers of Burns, with Mr McKie |
Mr McCosh |
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Song. "O Nannie, wilt thou gang wi' me?" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielea" |
Mr Hamilton |
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X. Living Song Writers |
Dr Blair |
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Song. "The Lass o' Gowrie" |
Mr Loudon |
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Song. "John Peel" |
Mr Logan |
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XI. Agricultural Interests, with D Longwill |
Mr Brown |
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Song. "Thunder Blunder" |
Jas Whyte |
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XII. Young Member |
The Chairman |
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Reply |
Mr Theophilus Paton |
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Song. "The Cameron Men" |
Mr Mitchell |
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XIII. The Press, with Mr McKim |
Mr Aitken |
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Humorous Song. "The Cocksparrow's Love" |
Mr Kerr |
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XIV. Mine Host and Success to the New Turf |
Mr Brown |
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"The President" and "The Croupier", with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" brought a happy meeting to a close. |
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Members Present
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John S Frew, Blair Iron Works, Chairman, whose poetical effusions have already graced these "Records" |
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James McKie, Kilmarnock, Croupier |
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David Brown, Printer |
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Dr Blair |
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Dr Sloan |
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James Stirrat |
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James McCosh, Writer |
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A B Aitken, Carsehead |
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John Young, Jeweller, Glasgow |
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Capt Paton, Hillend |
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John Kerr, Church, Accrington, Lancashire, |
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Alexander Comrie, Inspector |
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William Logan, Teacher |
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Allan Loudon |
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Daniel Cameron, Contractor, Lugar |
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William Mitchell, Den |
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James Whyte, Kilwinning |
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John Paton, Turf Inn |
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David Longwill, Hawhill |
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William Hamilton, Coatbridge |
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Mr McKim, Bridgend Mill |
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New Member |
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Theophilus Paton, Swinlees |
22 Members