St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-26
"wE ARE TsRETHERs A."
CaIedOnian Gibbs Second Annual
Observance of Burns Birthday.

Observance of Burns' Birthday.
The ''braw Scotsman" who replied to
DR.. JohnSon's sally with: And where do
you find such men as in Scotland?" might
have added, and such women, too, and I'M
doubtedly would have done so had he
glanced in at the Nicollet house banquet
hall at 9 o'clock last evening. He would
have seen gathered about the festal board
about 400 ladies and gentlemen who would
not only have graced 1.-THE bOnnieSt heather
i'll a Scotland" but were among the flower
of Minneapolis citizens And could the
poet Burns, on the 127th anniversary of his
birth, have seen this gathering in his honor
he would have felt he had not touched his
wizard harp in vain. The native heath of
McGregor was never pressed by more gal
liant Scots, while Jennie Deans or Ellen
Douglass would not have been shamed by
association with the Scotch lassies. by de-
scent at least who graced the banquet with
their presence last evening.
THE CALIFORNIAN CLUB
last year inaugurated the custom of cele-
Dratlng each returning anniversary of the
birth of their national bard. Robert Burns,
with an appropriate banquet and ceremonial
Inc hrst was pronounced success, and
the club entered into preparations for the
second with confident zeal. Committees
were appointed and to their creditable work
the success of last nights memorial is due.
They were as follows:
Executive Committee-Alexauder M. Cleri-
hew, Al1ck Mlllar, William K. Hicks, DIR.
Charles Simpson, W. K. Smith. William
Stevenson, Byron Sutherland, James Murison
Peter L. Simpson, Robert Hannah. David Y
Simpson, 1. E. Mcleod, Hector Baxter
Committee on Hall-AIick MiIlar. n A
Macarthur, Benjamin Beveridge, Neil Nc
MILAN.
Committee on Menu-w. K. Hicks. Adam
Hannah, P. w. Martin.
Committee on Music-Dr. Charles Simpson.
John W. Murray, j. G. Shand.
Committee on Banquet Program, Toasts
and MuSic-W. +. Smith, Hector Baxter
David +. Simpson.
Committee on Tickets-William Stevenson.
James Somervile Samuel J. Nicholson. John
Ferguson, william Marchbank, A W. Scott
Committee on Dance Program Jane:
Muriscn, John ID. Forbes, George Loudon,
john Panton, DR.. J. ii. Hammond.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures l.. Simp
son, ]. M Thomson, A. Abercrombie.
Committee on Printing-David f. Simpson,
George Loudon, Robert II. Jarvie.
Committee on Invitation-I. E. Mcleod, X.
n. Macfee, Matthew Jarvie, John Miller
Robert d. Brown.
Four hundred invitations were issued and
AOoi ~ every one accepted, 81 tnd9 WHICH
the doors of the Nicolet dining hail were
thrown open the company exactly filled up
the long tables. The room was handsomely
decorated with American and Scottish flags.
the artistic work of Peter L. Simpson.
Portraits of Burns and Scott were upon
either WALL while upon the table facing the
Chief Mr.: A NJ. Clerhew, was bust OF
Burns. Danz' orchestra was stationed in
the hall and while the guests were being
marshaled in played The Garb of Old
Gaul." During the supper number OF
favorite Scottish airs We're rendered. DIR.
r. G. Hutchins said grace and the guests
began concerted attack upon magnifi-
cent twelve-course dinner, upon which the