The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-26
SCOTLAND'S BARD.
celebrating the Birthday OF
Bobby Burns.
HENRY WARD BEEcHERs TRIBUTE.
Banquet and Ball Of the Caledo-
Man Society.

gave their fifteenth anniversary banquet at the Wall
House, Williamsburg, at which Rev H. W. Beecher
received quite ovation and responded to the toast
Of the evening The hotel gayiy decked with Tags
IN honor OF the day, and as night closed In was
brilliantly illuminated in anticipation OF the brilliant
as,herng A. seven O'Clock tho guests began 10 ar
rive ana when the music OF the pipes Struck up the
ssNarch" dinner tho guests who had been wh'ins
away an hour in the spacious parors fell in
ana proceeded to the banqueting hail. Following
vere among the gentlemen who sat down to the
tabie:-Commi ssioner Rodney Z. Ward, Commissioner
Bernard Gurlager Colonel l. r. Steeman. Captain John
McKeovn william Mcdonald Wood, Supervisor A.
G. Mcdonald, Alexander Barnes, John Eadie,
william W. Hsnua Thomas G. Latta, Colonel
A. D. Bard, John I. Parker, Captain Will
lam Lamb, James Drummond ana others.
The hall was tastefully decorated with natural
flowers In iestoons aud tho national flags OF the
United States and Great Britain, while bust OF Burns
sraoed the head OF the hall, and along tho walls por-
traits OF the bards-Bprns and Scotl-were hung,
Scottish scenes filing up the interstices between
the fesroona In an aIcove at The foot The hail
q plough, bound with IVY, and bearing the following
inscriplion: bred TO the plough and I'm inde-
pendent"
On the removal of the cloth Mr.. James Eadie,
the president Of the sos ro sw .nass
invited who could not DO present. among the rest
General Ftzhugh Loe Senator J; W. Jsnnsop. Of
ernor General Of Csnada:-
BRUNSWICK HOTEL Jan. 10, 1873.
siR-f regret extremely tina. engagements which take
TO Aslingon Immediately VII, prevent me having
Sn been With in nsa no
s siOn '9 ns memory OUT DufFERiS
The following was read from Gopsral Fnz Hugh
Leo
R,cu,Axp Sr.rvosn CouNry Va Ian % 1873
Mr DEAR sir i have tho honor to acknowledge the
sSs y ne .1 annss
tsn..'ns%s Sa!'nS wnss ' On:
.ssasy, =. sd burn: Elislaaa Dunf1s.
70 % present with you, but must permit me to
s:'s :s';
Mr. BxEcHER's ADDRESS.
MI. Bescher, tho pastor OF Plymouth Church, who
arrived during Tho dinner and was received with en-
some basket OF flowers Tho toast OF the evening The
Genius OF Burns was then proposed, coupled with
When Robert Burns was alive, had You been judge,
what in all Scotland and England. though scores
rs n.' i ss.s IN the lis. Tho judges, lawyers,
physicians and other professional men that
jntied and paironized Burns are gone beyond
Ine HORIZON, and the name Of the man who received
their attentions as dole Is precious to-day He has
bcen benefsctor to his race. Every man who
brings the harvest up from the field is beneaotor.
An inventor that by machinery abbreviatcs labor is
beneIactor. All men who promote science
bensiactors as tar as external conditions are con.
thc kernel the husk, ana the true beneactor
who touches the concsntrc, the nner man, and leeds
In this the poet stands highest Of ALL higher than
the clergy, with all difference to present professop
osopher, for the poet presents to the
suotie heart OF tho Imagination the inner
commen men; 10 poets they have another glory
Bomstbing that strikes the heart Of tho poor when,
like an artist; he transfers them TO his Canvas OF pa
sssp. ''
n BURNS POSITION.
schoosrhs burst out from the soil as flower comes
prefer Of God. The people do not judge him
IN Euglxnd whose standing is greater than
his in tho defence Of humanity and the
tlment, "A mans n man for n that" has melted
into tue conscience OF men who have felt the
influence Of Burns. H. has educated mon
tho beauties OF God in nature more than
. great many puIpts. look on daisy ana SUI
the market Since Burns It has heart
and sentiment. And how much has he
men Of m.ps that 'oS' tina.
think my duty 70 speak Of the inIeo!iy Of Burns
mistortuncs and private troubles, In part,
have made him what he is-the prophet
millions who live no. much above tho ciod,
How bad . thing Is war! How sau u thing is SICK
nessi aud yet u had not been Tor them how could
Suffering aud sorrow save bus words
Burns was ordained OF God to preach, and matter
what levlties OF his lie he was munster the
common wants Of human life. HIS crushing brought
M ~ mn
and iu realms whore he is doubtless
chanting higher melodies he Is looking down with his
sympathetic heart on millions whom he tried TO
cor and whom he tried 10 help honor Burns as
minister 10 the human race"
To the toast scotland" tho Rev. Alexander Mac
va1lsne responded IN eloquent terms. did Hon.
Demss strong to the .Presdcnt OF tho United States
The Rev. Newland Maynard, in speaking to the
toast "1hs Queen of Great Britain and ireland"
said It was 10 the honor vi womanKind that the
queens Of England have used their influence
10 the highest and worthcst purposes. Tho
example OF Queen Victoria has written itself
rsmsrEcd IN concIuafns his peroraon, that no queen
has exceed Victoria In tho purity OF her reign and
tbc dignity OF her rule. From the timo OF the
quest 10 the present the influence Of the onct
those who wore tho regal diadem has been marked
upon the age IN which they lived; ana tho
lessons OF home inculcated by the present. the best
Queen Enelund ever had, has been productive of he
greatest good and the advancement Of civilization
throughout tho British Empire.
Colonel Lewis X. Stegman responded to "America"
In humorousiy pariouc strain, creating much
laughter.
Mr.. Thomas c. Latto, in responding 10 the toast OF
the 'Poets oi OF Scotland" gave an interesting RENT
niscence Of his early associations IN Edinburgh with
several we'll known sons OF tho muse.
Hon. John Oakley responded in his usual happy
vtrain 20 1.-The Bench aud Bar" and William H. Max.
we'll 70 srhe Press''
ezE CALI DOMAIN CLUBS BALL AND BANQUET
GATHERING OF MERRY PEOPLE.
with the glare Of hundred lights falling upon them
and the airs Of "Auld Scotia" mingled with the
sprghtlier measures Of later day France ringing IN
their esrs the Csledonian Club last night celebrated
their twenty annual ball and Burns anniversary,
~ Fsrrsros Assembly Rooms. Upon their guests
coming In from tho dark moonlcss night the gay
dsrcng hall, which enclosed a perfect chaos Of
LIGHTS. and faces and coored kills. burst
IKE glimpse oi iuiry land. There wero
The usual number OF maidens putting forth
desperate cxcrtions TO keep iounderng partners on
Their feet aud almost equal number ot the stcrner
ssx similarly exercising themselves In behalf OF miss