Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-27
TmE nrRNs A%NNEyERsaRY
Delightful Ball Under the Aus
pieces of the 81. An
dreVVs Society.

We made q shoTs notice yesteulay
morning ofthe fsssiyiiiesat Cochran Hal
on Monday night, attendant upon the
hundred and tenth anniversary OF the
birth Of RobsFt Burns, tut owing to the
iateness OF the hour ct which they really
commenced and closed, we were unable
70 more than notice them. They were
~ every way, save one, worthy Of the
day they celebrated.
1he room-the most cOmmOdious snd
elegant dancing hallin the city, wss beau-
dfuily aud tsstily decorated with EGGS
aud eVergreens. At q end was q bust
% The poet, crowned with laurel, and
dTsped with z ST. Andrews flag. The
sides and the musicians stand were
drsped with E1gIishi American and st.
AluTsSs' flags, festooned with wTesths
d srbcr vi re and other e~yergresns. On
,he wall, nea the entrance, were the
notices "a mans 3 ma for s. that"
and VIA daur NEEDLE me?'
The attendance wa select, and num-
bsred, perhaps, q hundred and fifty per-
sons, about equally divided, ladies and
gentlemen. The dressing, generally,
val plain but handsome. A. J.. Murray
snd Duncan McLesn, Esqs., appeared in
ull highland cUstume, with "tsr5aD,
plaid aud pnilibeg" With the excep-
lon Of these, We believe there was but
one costume or fancy dress-little Miss
Gleason, who Wss beautifully dressed in
white, with 3 plaid bodice. During the
evening this little lady delighted and
entertained the entire company by dane
ing solo the Highland Fling, the Cs-
cAucEa and other fancy dances, in the :
most artistic manner. MIR. JOnn Ainslie
was noticeable by q very large and
RZau r.1H vnnIaI ~ E-nrfcffa daGf-n ]
sUd EoIkmGnship, presented him by the
st. Andrews Society, on retiring from
lis Presidency.
The committees were az follows: Ar
rapRemeRts-John AInslie, J. r. Sci
kirk, DR.. A. Sterling and J. G. McBain.
Rsception-Cbariss NOurse, Robert J.
Walker, NJ. D. L. Stewart, Jesse w.
Page, j., il Murphy, F. L. Warner,
q. W. Philip, W. W. Young and Duncan
MRcleaD. Ficor MansgeTs-Rl bart W.
Charles Il. Williams, James q.
iIeBsin, George Arnold and a. c. Fer
yuson.
Dancing commenced st about 10
snd continued until midnight,
Fhsn supper was announced. The tables
we're handsomely arranged, snd made q
Inc appearance. The President OF st.
Andre VS. Society, John B. Campbell,
Esq, attirsd in his insignia Of office, a /
sash and Roysl Stuart Tartan, pre- {
ided over the supper, snd sf,er the :
,uests were seated, WelcOInsI them in &
hort, beat and pithy address. !
The supper not having bseu gotten 10
y the society, was not sll that could be t
desired, but good hunof presided over Z
II, aud altogether the meal passed of I
cry PLEASANTLY. a song or tWo (tcold {
7ster " songs, strange TO say, and 8
ecitstiOn enIivened its progress, and C
not q little to the pleasure Of the q
vening. A remarkable and noticeable {
however, was the total absence OF v
intoxicating liquors Of sill sorts. The
oct would have turned over ia his grave
Ould he have known it. 1
After supper dsncing was resumed and
ept up anti four O'Clock il the morn
g, the whole affair passing of without
single unpleasant cOatretempS.
WHITE and gray blankets at greatly e