Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-26
THE CALIFORNIAN CLUB.

The Birthday OF the Great Scott1sh
Poet, Robert Burns, Celebrated
with Appropriate Musical, Liter |
airy and Social Entertainments at |
tho Sassacus' Armory Last Even |
ing.
The twenty-second annual celebration
of the birthday of Robert Burns by the
New Haven Caledonian club, occurred at
the Sassacus' arnory, corner of Union
and Chapel streets. 1t was one of the
most pleasant and enjoyable gathering
that there has been in New Haven this
winter. It was attended by nearly all the
Members of the club with large number
of outsiders, the large hall being filed to
its utmost. The exercises were opened
by some appropriate remarks by the
chairman, Chief John Henderson. Tho
following is the first part of theprogram:
so'sHHsh'saa Mary: Nj: Edwin $. H.sassxer
sons-Tlowers Of theForest Miss n. Hicff.1cn1.n
''''''''''''''''Bi BY request i'S !" A''Au'''''''@'
Violin solo-Auld Robin Gray.
song.Scotiand Yet. .......... MT. John Morton
s s Comic s;oin;e--iYioc;u Cant Think Of
Everything. ................Mr: Jonn Hume
Mr.. John Morton's song Scotland YETI
received hearty applause, to which he re-
sponded with q second selection.
Miss May Lynch, in her selected songs,
won the applause of all present: She has
| . contralto voice of great purity, delicacy
| and scope. Her selections were perhaps
| the best rendered of the evening.
Mr.. John Hume, in his serio-comio songs,
| impersonated the Irishman, the Dutehman
| and last of all the Scotchman. His second
song wasske one on the program, ''You
| Can't Think of Everything" - D., " 3.
Following these songs came the address
| by Hon. David Torrance, associate judge
of the supreme court of errors. He made
an eloquent address in honor of the Scotch
| ploughboy-Robert Burns.
The last half of the program was as fol
lows:
sengGns OF the Deep L. Mcksuc hisi
Comic ssng-Easy Saun Tam. Mr.. A. Picker
Piccolo solo-scotch Airs. ;:..;...::.a:.:::
Duet-in the Starlight :..'e'
...:....::....... Miss Lynch and M. Morto,
| Song-Corn Rigs. ...... Mr. Edwin s. MacGrego
The song, or bass solo, ''Out of tn
Deep" was very pleasing. Mr.. Reed has
| voice OF wonderful depth.
Following Miss McLauchlan's recitation
Rev. w. j. Mulch of the Howard avenu,
Congregational church made some remark
the lateness of the hour and the length o
the other parts of the program. He spok
as follows: 81 always feel a good deal o
embarrassment when I come in such
number and attempt to pass as one O
them, for can hardly lay claim to being
Scotchman in sympathy, as I was onl,
eleven years old when I left tho land o
my fathers. have been little acquainted
or associated with Scotchmen, but I mus
say that feel honored to be your CUES
here tonight and will say word or tw
of encouragement to the worthy Scots VIII
are gathered here striving to preserve tn
traditions and literature of their nativ
land. For what good is literature if it i
> lighted libraries by learned critics. Tn
mission of literature is it's influence on tn
people, it's guidance of their lives an
thought"
The comic songs of Mr.. A. Picken wer
most amusing. In the first one, Gas
Graun TAM" he appeared in the Scottis
costume. with kilt and skirt. In the SCI
ond he impersonated an old man in tn
song, IT Amt SO Young as Used to Be.
t As final the audience rose and sung tha
old familiar air of Burns, "Auld Ian
Syne," joining hands at the last verse i
true Scottish style.
: After the literary and musical program
the company sat down to sumptuous RI
past, prepared by Caterer Deibel. hmm,
diately after supper, at little past eleve
o'clock, was the grand march, and frol
then on the Scotch lads and lassies trippe
, the light fantastic into the "wee SIN
hours'' of the morning.
The following are the names of the con
mittees:
q Committee on arrangements.-Matthe
: Gray, John Hume, Samuel McLauchlal
| Andrew Picken, George Wood
Reception committee-RobertM cArthu
John McLanchlan, John Brown, w.
t Mcintosh, John MacKay, John Stevenso,