New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-26
KEEPING HIS MEMORY GREEN
THE BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT BURNS.
scoTcHHEN CELEBRATE THE DAY WITH SONG.
oRAToRY AND GOOD CHEER.

SCOTCHMEN CELEBRATE THE DAY Will 5oNG'
oRAToRY AND GOOD CHEER
The ora hundred and thirtieth anniversary OF the
blrth of Rooert Burns, was largely and Loyalty cele-
brated last night In this city and its vicinity In
the main han Of the Masonic Temple literary and
musical entertainment given under the auspices
of the New-York Scottish Society," and was attended
by an exceedingly large and warm-hearted audience
An overture introducing many of Burns's favorite
airs was played the grand organ by j. j. Hession
and number of the poets own songs were sung by
Mrs. Olivia Campbell Shafer Miss Charlotte Walker
and william Dennison, while Miss Agnes Knox con-
trtbuted couple of dialect readings, entitled, The
cottor,s saturday Night" and Cuddle Ooun' j. s. Col
Ate won the hearts Of his audience completely by his
singing Of number Of humorous Scotch songs and was
compeled to respond TO repeated enoores Andrew
carnege president of the society, then delivered
brief address, saying among other things;
never attend q Burns celebration without finding
,,.,, wondering how It cones that the birthday Of
scotch ploughran is thus honored in almost every city
throughout the whole world. The real reason for THIS
I mink is because his name has become the synonym
not snly for the individual but for the nation He mas
gathered all Scotland up and bound together within
h,mset The Hottest patriotism the iondcst memories
of childhood the traditions OF thousand years the tend
srest emotions the fairy lore OF childhood the glamour
that surrounds our entire lives all these are concentrated
IN this one name. When We speak OF Burns we think
AZ seot,nd and whom we speak Of Scotland think Of
BURNS The star Of Burns is now I'm the ascendant He
"a everywhere recognized and spprecistedi but In no
snd beyond Scotland have the foremost men loved and
appreciated Burns as in America
ONCE A sooToHMAN. ALWAYS ONE
Tho question hes been raised. Why should eur
,hsuahts revert 20 constantly TO the land Of eur
ocuntrv My answer IL, "once Seotehman,
always seotchman.' We love Scotland as cur mother.
hut thai does prevent US from embracing the fe
public a. our BRIDE The tsnderes love to tho one only
thu otheN Il WA
asked in gathering not long since whether was more
At scotchan or Of American to which replied that
your GOOD Scotchman. who has left his native and lot
his adopted countys good is much more Of Scotchman
than seotchmen in Scotland. and much more OF an
Asaoricen than Americans In America No country
OF Europe in its politics and its religion is so thoroughly
democratic as Scotland. Whatever advanced thinkers
may have TO say about the doctrines OF Presoytenanis
the political studcne must revere 1t as the most demo
cratic OF all sect The ministers Of Scotland como not
ram tia elasses but from the masses They leaders
Of the people, and unlike heads Of church organizations
In general they always sided with the people In the
struggle for civil well as for religious hoerties
scotchmen are the very stuff out Of which repubeanism
is born and DO maintained
Ex-Mayor soth Low, of Brooklyn, followed with
TIE GRAFTON Of the evening. lie viewed the life and
works Of Robert Burns from an American point Of
view and paid an eloquent tribute 10 the memory oil
the poet of whom he said He sang in the language
Of Scotland 10 the hearts of all mankind"
THE FESTIVITIES OF OTHER CLUBS.
The Californian Club also celebrated the day and
occasion with supper and entertainment at the
clubs own hall, Nos 8 and 10 Horatiost, last
evening, and over IN Greenpoint, l. l., tho Green
point Burns Club gave dinner and ball at Eckford
Hall Speeches sounding the praises Of the Highland
bard wefe made by Mayor Chaplin, Of brooklyn :
George GiIluly District Attorney James W. Rdgway,
Andrew Mclean, the Rev. DIR. c. H. Taylor ana
Almet r. jerks. -, 20, -.
The Burns Club Of the Twenty-sixth Wand Of
Brooklyn comnemorated the anniversary by con-
cert In Schrelein's Hall