Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-27
BURNS STILL LIVES
In the Hearts of the Men Who Sprang
From the Land of Heather.
HONORING THE SCOTTISH BARD.
Celebrating the 1920 Anniversary of the
Day of Ills Birth.
TRIUMPHAL REVIVAL or THE HAGGIS

The most pessimistic mortal in the world
would have forgotten and discarded his
beliefs, could he have been present last
evening, at the Pittsburg celebration of the
one hundred and thirty-second anniversary
of the birth of Robbie Burns, the Scottish
bard.
AT o'clock the parlors and corridors Of
the Hotel Schlosser, the scene of the festiv-
ity, were thronged with a representative
assemblage, composed of prominent and
renowned business and professional men.
accompanied by their wives and families.
An informal reception, with a notable alb
sence of all conventionality, occupied
the time and gave the opportunity
for warm sincere hand clasps until the
Highland piper, Jamie Johnston. in the
typical Highland cost ume, gave the signal
for the banquet, and with the merry piper
az leader, the immense assemblage of 250
guests filed into the banqueting hall, where
an enchanting scene was presented.
-Four long tables, arrayed in snowy linen
and decorated with a profusion of cut flow
ers, brilliant lights, and pink-tinted can
delabra. were in readiness for tine invasion,
and were quickly taken possession of. Well
trained walters lost no time in serving the
banquet, and with each additional course.
merriment, good cheer and enthusiasm in
creased, aided greatly by tine stirring Scottish
music furnished by Gernert's orchestra. with
acceptable interpretations OF American
melodies.
The Advent of the Haggis.
When the "haggis'' was brought in, enthus-
iasm knew no bounds. Arthur Kirk preceded,
the piper playing the salute to the national
dish. and commanding waiter bore the platter
containing it upon his head. After an address
by Mr.. Kirk, in which the "haggis' was in
vested with all commendable and desirable
qualities, the banquet continued, and everyone
had an opportunity of testing the merits of the
dish. At 10 o. clock dessert and coffee were
served, after which recess of 30 minutes was
enjoyed, during which time the banqueting
hall was transformed into an assembly room.
with an impromptu platform outlined with
luxuriant palms and foliage plants. The piper
again made heard his merry note. and without
delay the company reassembled for the literary
programme.
President John Young made the opening ad-
dress, afte! which an overture by the orchestra,
bonnie Doom" then echoed through the hall,
and was swelIed by every voice within the
room. d. M. Kirk sang the March Of the
Cameron Men," and Miss Mcintosh followed
with "The Bloom of My Ain Native Heather"
Rev. William J. Reid D. D.. was next on the
programme. and MY Mamie o" was rendered
by D. :. Thompson, Miss Corey sang "Bonnie
reading. .im-hm." Miss Fraser, in "0, Lay
Thy Loot in Mlne' concluded part first
An inrerlude by the orchestra was followed
by an n address Z 5, by Rev. Alexander MacArthur
Mans Man for a. That" Miss Corey, in 20,
Charlie Is My Darling" preceded a story told
BY A. Leggate regarding "a Scot in America"
w. H. Mcmillan. ID. D.. made short address.
THE Scottish Blue Bells'' was sung by Miss
Mcintosh, and after duet by the Misses Corey
the programme.was concluded with "Auld Lang
Syne," sung by the entire audience.
List of Officers and the Guests.
The President of the evening was John
Young. vice-Presidents, Robert Pitcairn, James
s. Mexican, Gavin d. Mackie and J. D. Glover
The programmes formed the souvenirs of the
event. and were unusually pretty, with engrav-
ings of Burns. the thatched cottage in which
he was born. and the monument erected to his
memory in his native town. The affair, in its
entirety, was. according to Peter Dick, one of
the promoters of il and its predecessors, the
most successful ever given. Tickets we're at
great premium, and the attendance larger than
ever before.
Among the distinguished aggregation were
noticed the following: Hon. and Mrs. A. c.
Robertson, MIR. and Mrs. John Young Mr.. En-
erson and daughter, of Beaver Falls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frazier and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Thompson,
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Dick, Mr.. and Mrs
Calender. e. Foster and family. William Fisher
and family. Mr.. Arbuckle and daughter Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Pitcairn. Postmaster Nc
Kean, Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Glover,
Samuel Harper, Charles Lockhart and family.
]. b. Wilson and daughter, and the Misses Nc
Kean, of Charleroi; Rev. r. NJ. Russell. Mr..
and Mrs. James w. Drape, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Dick and family. DR.. W. B. Macmillan Rev.
DIR. and Mrs. W. ]. Reid, James Dick, Alexan-
der Dempster. Albert Kirk and daughter.
Major w. b. Negley. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Curry. Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore and
Massrs. Mackay. Douglas, Simpson and Dew