The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-26
BoBBIE BURNS BIRTHDAY.
BANQUET IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By
BAyARD TAYLOR, GENERAL STEWART L.
wooDFoRD, MAYOR y. A. Schroeder AND

BANQUET IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY
wooDFoRD, MAYOR y. A. SCHROEDER AND
OTHERS.
The fourteenth anniversary dinner Of the Burns
Association OF Brooklyn e. D., in honor OF the birth
day Of Scotlands poet 'Bonnie Bobbie," took place
at the Wall House, Fourth street, Williamsburg,
last evening Tho company assembled 10 the
parlors OF the Wall House in tho carly evening"
and at hai-past eight O'Clock marsnallcd TO The
music OF Billy Cieland's pipes to tho dining room
below. Hero they found perfect bower OF beauty
choice exotic plants and gorgeous bunting. which,
hiding the proportions OF tho hail. only served to whct
tho appetite for what further enjoyment had been
prepared Rev. Newand Maynard invoked blessing
and then the company sat down TO enjoy the comes
tbles furnished by jolly Tom Browne. President
James c. Eddie occupied tho head Of the table,
while noar him were Bayard Taylor, Mayor f. A.
Schroeder General Stewart L. Woodiord, Rev.
Alexander Mcfarland, james W. Howe. Colonel
l. r. Stegman, Colonel A. d. Baird, W. ID.
Gaylord, Alderman John 7. Parker, Captain Cornelius
wogom, G. +. Larry, George H. Fisher, Judge George
L. Fox, Bernard Gallagher and others we'll known in
Brooklyn society," Tho various courses were accom-
panied by music from Schncder's orchestra, the
orcd by music from tho pipes. That pre-. minently
Scottish dish-borne the head OF The chief waiter
arterward By the sons OF Scotia with zest
that even mature Americans Can scarcely under
c"aea and the cloth removed. The president Mr
James c. Eadic, who tor the past eleven years has
presided the annual banquets OF the club, made
bre speech and read letters OF regret at
their inability attend IRON General d. +. Butler and
Governor Lucius Robinson. The toasts OF the
evening were next order, the first being Tho
Genius OF Burns
BAYARD TAyLoR's SPEECH.
Mr.. Bayard Taylor responded IN y somewhat humor-
trutu
OF Scotch blood in his own veins. winch was KIN
ship enough reply 10 the toast, aside from his own
little claim authorship Tho genius oil Burns required
more could bs said IN the brief time allotted him,
50 he could only SUMMARIZE consisted OF three Gle
the intense heat OF sincerity and love. COM
binaton rare among poets, showing, AZ
Nc hs poe. aporpacHur to Burns and
had he been Scotch farmer instead Of an OLD Roman
no might have written IN similar STRAIN 10 scot
iand's bard. The qualities OF Burns are visible IN
Shakespeare, Gothic and Beranger, but not IN such
perfcc: iusion He spoke from his whole soul; he
iet truth Of human nature and dared TO speak IT,
He therefore proposed the sentiment, Tho health OF
all true pocts-those who spoke their own natures
FULLY, and thus spoke for all humanity"
"Scots VIVA haze VII Wallace bed" on the pipes pre-.
pared the way for the eloquent response OF Kev.
Alexander Mcfarland 70 tho toast scotland" he
spoke OF tho intense patriotism which was marked
characteristic of q Sc0tchman, and which always
made them good citizens the land OF their adoption
liberty under Wallace and Bruce aud for religious
liberty under the C0venantcrs, IN order TO illustrate
had made that section OF Great Britain Influential
even to the nethermost parts Of the world Thus
teaching all Scotchmen to say Scotland yet, and
Scotland forever"
STEWART L. wooDPoRD THE COMPROMISE.
..The President Of the United Sta.es'' called Hon.
Stewart L. Woodiord to his feet TO honor the highest
position in the gift OF the American people. He
referred briefly TO the present incumbent, TO tho
present imbroso respecting his successor, which he
predicted would be settled satisfactorily 10 the entire
nation, aud proposed as his sentiment, "Thc purpose
OF the American peope-by the law and through the
L. nnPtt haPfV nd a n n
cUmc.h
.sThc Queen Of England" was honored with o
solo by Henry p. Keens and chorus besides
q response by Rev. Newiand Maynard. Tho
latter said Engishmcn honored their queen not
only because she their ruler, but for the
Same reason America und the whole world honorcd
her-because she q woman among women-a good
mother better wife, and queen In every sonse Of the
word.
Colonel Lews r. Stegman responded for Tho
Army and Navy. us substitute for General d. y.
Butler and burning language portrayed tho services
OF the Seventy-nnth New York Volunteers (Hghland-
ers during the late war.
Mayor +. A. Schroeder, behalf OF 1.-THE CITY Of
Brooklyn paid a tribute to the immortal bard who's
memory the society honoring. and congratulated
the city thrift and industry OF Scottish citizens.
ssThe Bench and BARI were sustained by Supervisor
A. G. Mcdonald; Mr.. Bernard Peters spoke on behalf
OF ssThe Press" and after several gentlemen had
spoken for the Sistsr Societes OF which they were
me mbers, ssThc Ladies'" handsomely compli.
mented and the 'do ID an dorrach" was drunk at Two
O'Clock In the morning