Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-25
TENTH ANNUAL. FESTIVAL.
OF THE HlaNA CLUB.
Celebration of the ft.Osh Birth
day of Scosland's Bard.

tutiE edeoStW5 III AuiI SCutSuus sho s@hb
they love.
Al an carly hoar they commenced to as
sem lc aud soon bad the entire building
filed, bu. friend LahrmaIa VS. fully tqusl
to the occasion and made every body clm-
Portable. Cameron's band was in attend
ance. and soon called the llds and lasses to
the iloor-a Joyous company, who made the
old hail do constant service till midnight.
when supper was served. Half Of the
company continued the dance while the 9th
ers retired to tho dining room, where mine
hosts, Messrs Bergfcld 4 Kohler, Of Lahr
manu- Hall, aud score of assistants. wei
coined them to six tables laden with aroyal
repast, to which there was also added
their national dish, the Scots "a
vorite Iiagqess An hour at the banquet
board and tho dancers changed places with
them, in turn doing justice to the second
table which, thanks to their perfect arrang-
ments. was equal to the first. Retiring to
tho hall all again joined in the dance OF took
seats TO watch the others At 2 o'clock n
part of the company again retired 10 the
dining room. where good cheer" waited
those who wished to pledge old friendship
again. The following regular toasts were
then offered oy our old friend Robt. Munro,
and responded to in pleasant words and
songs
/. To the memory of Scotie's immortal Bard,
Robert Burns.
Responded TO by Thomas Wright.
2. The Land We live in and its President.
Ausic--Hsil Columbia.
3. The Queen of Great Britain.
Music {. God Save the Queen.
T. Auld Scosic The land Of Cakes: the land
OF our Forefa.hers: the birth place OF Heroes,
Statesmen, Poets and Philosophers.
Response by Mr.. Corken.
Song-bv David Munro.
5. Brl,an-With all thy faults We love thee
etii.
Response by NJ Widderington.
s. To the Mayor and Common Council Of
Davenport.
Responded to BY Mayor Donahue.
!. To the Ladies'.
Response by Mr.. Corken.
$ The Press OF Davenport.
Response by ] 4 Drake
o. Nav care and trouble never fash but nirth
and joy be We Us a..
Song by the entire company-"Aald Lang
Svne.
With a will all joined in the old familiar
song, after which national. serious and
comic songs were sung by urge number OF
the ladies and gentlemen present, ,aad among
the number We would no: forget to mention
the ereditahie performance Of two young
lads, Masters Robert and JOIN Swindle.-
Space, however, forbids US to report them all
or even those the heavies. oncorcd. The
company thus divided, the dancers in the
large hall and this social crowd in the supper
room, Kept their seperate parts up until
broad daylight, when they all met in the
large hal. for final leave taking. The High
land fling was danced on the stage by ore of
the gentlemen aud then by two of tho la
dance." which. by the way, is pretty good
thing. and dismlsses the dancers one II a
time as they are fortunate in being Sc
Tested. We have seldom looked in upon
gay or, happier company, and can wish
them many more Annual reauions as pleas
ant, in memory of their admired bard
IuE WArsir BRlnGF. F.-The approaches 10
this fine structure arc nov being built by
Mr.. W " Brown. { this city. He hiss
been engaged in the work, with nunher
0. mel, icr some ten days past, and has al
ready made good hecdway. The approach
from this side is all right. Ga the other
side much work will be required Two City
feet bridges have beeh built, thirty feet fill
Ell in, and much yet remains TO be dcne.-
For threc-ouar,ers Of . milo The road bed
has to be raised, and bridges and trcssle-
work built to prevent damage from over
flow. Mr.. Brown thinks that with good
weather he will have the western approach
to the main bridge completed in six weeks.
Lumber is scarce out there, aud haying 10
be brought some distance, the work is de-
laycd on that account more than il should
b.; but it is expected, notwithstanding,th that
the whole job will be finished before the
spring frcshets set in.