DALRY BURNS CLUB
84th Anniversary
MDCCCCIX
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, Prince & Princess of Wales, and other Members of the Royal Family |
The Chairman |
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Song. "God bless the Prince of Wales" |
The Company |
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III. Both Houses of Parliament |
Mr Hamilton |
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IV. The Imperial Forces |
Mr Graham |
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Song. "Red, White, and Blue" |
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Reply |
Capt Willison |
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Song. "Scots wha ha'e" |
Mr Spence |
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Song. "Big Ben" |
Mr Thomson |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a lad" |
Mr Spence |
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VI. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" (W C - violin) |
Mr Walker |
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VII. Deceased Members |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "The land o' the leal" |
Messrs Buchanan & Shedden |
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VIII. Sir Walter Scott |
Mr Higgins |
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Song. "The Glenwharple Highlanders" |
Mr Willison |
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IX. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Mr Kirkhope |
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Song. "Scotland Yet" |
Mr Spence |
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Recitation. "Gordon Highlanders at Dargai" |
Mr Macnicol |
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X. Land o' Cakes |
Mr Buchanan |
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Story |
Mr Fulton |
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Song. "Scotland Yet" |
Mr Spence |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Macnicol |
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XI. Song-Writers |
Mr Houston |
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Song. "The Village Blacksmith" |
Mr Thomson |
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XII. Burns Clubs |
Mr Campbell |
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Duet. "O wert thou in the cauld blast" (Mendelssohn's) |
Messrs Spence & Carrick |
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XIII. Irish Poets |
Dr Walker |
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XIV. British Novelists |
Mr Baird |
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Readings from Shakespeare |
Mr Fulton |
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XV. New Members |
Mr Patrick |
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Song. "Jenny's Bawbee" |
Mr Buchanan |
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Reply |
Mr Walker & Mr Harvie |
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XVI. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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Reply |
The Chairman |
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XVII. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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Reply |
The Croupier |
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"Auld Langsyne" |
The Company |
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Mr Waters, Parish Church Organist, accompanied the songs on the Piano
Members Present
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Dr Brown, Townend Ho. - son of late Dr Brown, Saltcoats and son-in-law of late D Brown, Pres 1875, q.v. (Chairman) (1899) |
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William Carrick (Croupier) (1899) |
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Andrew Aitken (1874) |
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Andrew Patrick (1877) |
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William Thomson (1877) |
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Robert Fulton (1883) |
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George Kirkhope (1883) |
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David Johnston (1886) |
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John H Hamilton (1887) |
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John Brown (1891) |
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Patrick Comrie (1891) |
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James Graham (1893) |
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John Riddet (1896) |
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Hugh Higgins (1898) |
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George Houston (1898) |
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David Howie (1898) |
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Donald Campbell (1900) |
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James Spence (1902) |
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John MacNicol (1903) |
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Hugh Shedden (1903) |
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John Buchanan (1905) |
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Dr Walker (1907) |
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J O Baird (1908) |
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Hugh Cunningham (1908) |
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New Members |
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John W G Willison |
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James W Walker, Merchant |
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James Harvie |
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Guest |
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Neil Cosh, Guest of Mr Campbell |
27 Members 1 Guest