DALRY BURNS CLUB
119th Anniversary
MCMXLIV
26th January, 1944
List of Toasts Proposed
The haggis was piped in by Dr Duncan R Martin with an original tune composed by himself and dedicated to Dalry Burns Club.
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Address to the Haggis |
W Barclay Brown |
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I. The King |
Mr Roderick Chisholm, 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 |
Chairman |
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Letter read from Bdr. Tom C Wilson from British North Africa |
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III. Imperial Forces |
Mr David Houston* |
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"Rule Britannia" |
Company |
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Reply |
Brig-Gen Sir S G G Craufurd CB CMG CIE DSO |
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IV. Deceased Members |
Dr W Mackenzie Brown |
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"Land o' the Leal" |
Company |
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Songs "Afton Water" (original tune) & "O lat thy loof in mine, lassie" |
Sgt David Malcolm |
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V. The Memory of Burns |
Chairman |
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Song "Bonnie wee thing" |
Mr Jas Rennie |
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Talk |
Mr Tom C Tait |
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VI. Memory of Jean Armour |
Croupier |
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"O' a' the airts" |
Company |
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Song "My love is like a red red rose" |
Mr Jas Rennie |
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VII. Burns Clubs |
Dr Alex Watt |
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VIII. Song Writers |
Mr Archd. G Comrie |
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Mr John S Howie and Mr William Donald were toasted. Mr Howie for rewriting the original minute book, a voluminous task; Mr Donald for the trouble and expense he incurred in having this book so handsomely bound. He generously made this expense a gift to the Club. An illuminated address to be sent to Messrs. McCorquodale tyhe binders in appreciation of the painstaking work carried out by their employees. |
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IX. Guests and Young Members |
Mr Alex R Cunningham |
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Reply |
Rev Archd. H Minto |
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Reply |
Sgt David Malcolm |
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Talk |
Mr W Barclay Brown |
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Recitation "Holy Willie's Prayer" |
Mr James Barclay |
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Poem (his own composition) |
Mr John Greenlees |
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X. The Chairman |
The Croupier |
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Talk |
Mr James Hair |
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Song "Ye banks and braes" |
Mr Cameron Fullerton |
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Community Singing, led by |
Mr James Harkins |
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Song "O wert thou in the cauld blast" |
Sgt David Malcolm |
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XI. The Croupier |
The Chairman |
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Mine Host |
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"Auld Lang Syne" |
Company |
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* Unable to be present; his toast read by Mr Thomas Loudon
Royal Hotel, Dalry
Members Present
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A Roderick Chisholm, Chairman (1935) |
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Douglass G Gordon, Croupier (1935) |
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Dr W Mackenzie Brown (1899) |
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Alex R Cunningham (1906) |
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Andrew Henderson (1915) |
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William Wilson (1916) |
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John McDonald (1920) |
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Thomas C Tait (1927) |
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John Henderson (1930) |
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William Donald (1932) |
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William Ramsay (1932) |
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Oliver B Aitken (1933) |
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James Barclay (1934) |
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John S Howie (1935) |
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W Barclay Brown (1935) |
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A G Comrie (1936) |
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Brig-Gen Sir S G G Craufurd Bart. (1937) |
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Thomas Loudon (1937) |
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Dr Alexander Watt (1938) |
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James Y Cleghorn (1938) |
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David McGinnes (1938) |
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James Harkins (1938) |
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William Orr (1938) |
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Thomas Steel (1938) |
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James Wilson (1939) |
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Rev Archd. H Minto (1939) |
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Alex Shewan (1939) |
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James Hair (1940) |
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W H G Wishart (1940) |
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Thomas Campbell (1940) |
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Jack Fletcher (1941) |
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John Greenlees (1941) |
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John Thomson (1941) |
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Cameron Fullarton (1941) |
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L Stewart Cowan (1942) |
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Hugh Milloy (1943) |
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N Strachan McDonald (1943) |
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John Wallace (1943) |
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Guests |
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Hugh Hart |
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William Davis |
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Dr Duncan R Martin |
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James Rennie |
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Sgt David Malcolm |
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David McCall |
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Archd K Fraser |
38 Members 7 Guests