St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-27
"SOBBY BURNS"
His 125th Birthday Prop. rig Celebrated
by the Scytchnie,s last Might.

His 1a5th Birthday Prop rig Celebrated
by the Sc,tcJnse,s last Might.
The Caledonian society celebrated the
125th birthday anniversary of the famous
Scottish bard, Bobby Burns, at Harmonic
hall last night. There were over 400 ladies
and gentlemen present and the occasion
was enjoyable in the highest. Danz's or
chestra supplied the music which was, of
course, of the most excellent character.
Some little difficulty was encountered at the
outset from the large number of guests in
excess of the number anticipated, but the
tables were spread with facility and all passed
off merriliy, and without the slightest jar,
disappointment or dissatisfaction.
THE DECORATIONS,
owing to the objections interposed by the
Harmonic society against driving any nails
in the hall, were necessarily few. In fact
they we're limited to two. One was a horse
shoe, draped by s. j. Miller, chairman of the
committee on decorations. The shoe was
two feet long by eighteen inches wide and
was draped by rich red silk plush, with dark
blue satin back, hand painted, and bearing
the inscription: ''Good luck to our Scotch
thistle. First grand banquet of the Caledo-
MAN club, January g. 1885" The other
decoration was composed of large steel en-
craving of Burns in his library composing
"The Cotter's Saturday Night" The frame
was placed against broad festooned and
draped plaque, SKA feet
THE BANQUET
was served in the large dance hall and the
tables as finally spread occupied nearly the
entire space. While the viands were being
dispatched the orchestra continued to dis
course enhancing music, and the partici-
pants kept up an incessant and CHEEKY chat
ter.
THE ToAsTs.
The report completed, the chief OF the club
Byron Sutherland, gave felicitous after
dinner talk relating to the aims and pros
poets Of the club, and frequently referring
to the fatherland so dearly loved by every
Scotchman. The toast to the queen was
proposed and the orchestra responded with
"God Save the Queen.' This was followed
By the toast ''the president of the United
States, " and was responded to by the orches-
ira with the "Star Spanged Ban ner." The
fourth toast was ''Burns," which brought
out Rev. D. D. McLaren, the chaplain of the
society. True to the spirit of the theme Mr..
McLaren was poetic in his remarks and he
paid the most elaborate tribute, in
words expressing the most, lasting love
the intensest admiration to Scotland's great
est bard, Robbie Burns. The toast was. per
haps, too lengthy, but it was listened to with
manifest interest
Mr.. W. j. Patten and Miss E. Burt, dressed
in highland costume, sang Scotch duet, and
an old time Scotcbman played the bagpipe TO
the delight of the assem- blage. In the absence
OF Rev. DR.. Sample, who was down for re-
spouse to the toast Caledonia, =" Hector Bax-
ter made an eItemporaneous response, and
it was eloquent and eulogistic of the sons of
Caledonia, claiming that the gigantic intel
lect Of the Scotchmen Of the day control more
and stronger influences in the guidance and
government of the nations of the time than
any other nation of the earth. He proceeded
to designate by name large number of brill
liant statesmen in every part Of the globe.
An ode 10 Burns was the title Of an oIigi-
nal poem read by DR.. Harmon, and Robert
Butler sang 80, Willie Brewed a Peck o.
Maui"
Col. Fairman, the artist, responded to the
toast, ''Scotchmen and Art" The colonel is
an eloquent speaker and never fails to inter-
est aud instruct his hearers.
The festivities concluded with a ball, and
the Calrdonians went to their homes late in
the night in the happiest frame of mind.