Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-27
SPRINGFIELD SCOTSMEN.
Happily Celebrate the One Hundred-and.
Twenty Sixth birthday Anniversary OF
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Twenty-S Sixth Birthday Anniversary o
| Scotia's Bard.
A company of about $50 ladies and gen
tlemen, Scotch citizens of Springfield ant
vicinity and their invited guests, assembled
at the ST. James hotel last evening, TO homo
the memory of their favorite poet, Robbie
Burns, and sing his praises. At nine O'Clock
the doors of the banquet hail were thrown
open and the people filed in to the strains O.
'Cambells are Coming" by Foreman's or.
chesrra 1t needed no second invitation tc
induce anybody seated at tie Widespread
board TO devote himself to the abundance al
hand or supplied to order by a corp:
| of walters from the following menu, pre-
| pared in Mr.. Dugau's best style, after Burns's
"grace before meat" had been recited by Mr.
Andrew Dobbe:
THE Haggis"
Chieftain o. the Puddin' Race
Oyster Soup.
Blue Points. with Lemon.
Fried Oysters in Crumbs
Roast Turkey. Sugar Cured Ham.
Corned Beef Pressed
Goose, with Apple Jelly.
Boiled Potatoes.
Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad
Sardines. Salmon.
Hot Scotch.
Cold Saw. Celery. Chow-Chow.
0at Meal Cakes.
Chocolate Cake. Cocoanut Cake
Mountain Cake. Rose Cream Cake.
Hickoryuut Cake. Fruit Cake
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Charlotte Russo. California Wine jelly
Oranges. Bananas. Figs. Raisins. Meringues
Cheese and Crackers.
Coffee.
An hour was none too long for the pro-
gramme of feasting and it was 10 o'clock
when chairman W. D. Cameron raped to
order that the literary and musical exercises
might be taken up.
Stating that a telegram conveying good
wishes and patriotic sentiments had been for
waIded to the Cincinnati Scotsmen, in session
for similar purpose at the Gibson House,
Mr.. Cameron read the following telegram.
received at 9:l5, in response:
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 26. 1885.
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Springfield:
Good wishes heartily reciprocated. The
spirit of Robbie be amang ye
W. GIBsoN,
President Csledonisn Athletic Club.
Mr.. Cameron read the following telegram
from a former Springfelder who was wont to
grace these occasions, it being in response to
an invitation TO attend this one:
LoGASsPoRT, IND, jan 90.
To Robert Jardine, President Caledonian Society,
ST. James Hotel:
Your kind invitation TO the gathering o
the clans on the eve of the 25ih anniversary
of Robbie Burns birth infuses my veins with
patriotic fire. Much as would like to help
swell in song the praises of our poet and the
d" land O cakes" regret exceedingly my in
ability 10 be present. But though not with
with you in person | am in spirit. Then let
US toast John BarleycorD, each man, glass in
hand, aud may his great posterIty never fail
in Old Scotland.
(Signed) j. D. JOHNSTON.
The full programme, as receaIly printed in
printed in this paper, was then gone through
with without omission. II was much regretted
that, owing to sudden illness, Bruce
Mofat, Esq, who was to have spoken
to the toast, "Our Guests, was absent. Geo.
Spence, Esq, was substituted at the last mo-
ment. AS the order was so long, it is I'M
possible to allude separately to each perform
ance, but the entertainment, in its lack of
formal, heavy addresses, and plenitude of ma
uonal songs and sentiments, was the best
ever given. The only mishap was to the
Haggis, which fell from its platter to the
aoor and was ruined. The accident was un-
aroidsble, but none the less regretted
Chairman Cameron made everybody feel st
home and content by his address of welcome.
The toast, "The day we celebrate" drank
standing, in glasses of steamiug and pun
gent "hot Scotch" was fttingly responded
to by Robert Jardine. There were songs
oy Mrs. Walter Shaw, James and
Alex. McCutcheon, Robert Jsrdine
and Primrose Harley, recitstions by
Andrew Dobbie and James Arid, and lnstru-
mental music by the orchestra.
A goodly number OF young and old re-
naiuei and danced the hours away far into
The morning. 1t was past midnight before
The end of the regular programme was
reached.