The morning call., 1894-12-01
The Society's Thirty-Second An
niversary.
OFFICERS FORMALLY INSTALLED
A Banquet Follows in True Scottish
Fashion in the Evening, Con-
Guiding With Ball.
1t was scotland's night-sanct Andrews

To sing and that's far AVA;
AUD Scotland vii her mountains gray,
Her lowland glens and moorand cairns,
She's cor aud mither land for aye,
For we are a. John Tamsons BARNS.
We're a John Tamson's BARNS We ken,
And Will be biithe and fai1 thegither,
For Scotland's sake the world over,
The Scotsman is the Scotsman'S brither
This is the verse which the st. Andrews
Society took for its motto. There were
Frasers and Rosses, Rennies aud Scobies,
and Campbells and Camerons and Patti
sons. representatives. of all the Lowland
families and the Highland clans which
prefix Mac to their names.
1t was the thirty-second annual celebra-
ton of the society and was observed in
true Scottish fashion.
The celebration took place at California
Hall. Old Scottish airs, played bv a
stringed band. began the exercises. Then
came the formal installation OF the Off
GERS: President. William Nicol; first vice
president Andrew McNair; second vice.
president, John X. Rem ME; treasurer, Y.
G. Lawson; recording secretary, w. G.
Cook; assistant recording secretary. Alex
Rannie; financial secretary, John 81. Bole /;
assistant financial secretary. John d. Rob-
ertson; librarian, William Dick: trustees
Richard Cratic, Samuel Irving. w, r.
Eaton, James Scobie, James McLea
board of relief-Joseph P. Cochrane, John
II. Duncan. James Sullivan; physician.
DR.. w. f. McNutT; chaplain, Rev. Donald
M. Ross.
Samuel Irving acted as installing officer
and Thomas Ross as marshal. Following
these formal exercises the grand march
began to the banquet hall, where an elab-
crate spread had been prepared.
Piper Colin Mcintosh struck up the
pipes to Scottish airs as the guests seated
themselves. The banquet hall was taste
fully decorated with bunting; branches of
heather. palms, evergreens and chrysan-
NUNS lent a CHEEKY coloring to the scene.
IhlS was the menu:
Eastern oysters, half shell.
Bouillon in cups, Small rolls,
Sh rimp salad. decorated. Relishes.
Mayonnaise of chicken and lobster.
Beef tongue. Eastern ham,
Chicken patties financier. Oat cakes.
Hot roast turkey. cranberry sauce.
Ro vast spring chicken. Potatoes
Salad.
Vanilla and strawberry iceeream.
Ornamented cakes. Short CAKES
Fruits. Candies Bonbons.
Coffee.
Reisling. zinfandel.
The banquet was enliVened with song.
jest, Renaissance and speech. The
tOasts were:
"St. Andrews Day'-Music, I'm the Garb of
Old Gaul." Response by John r. RennIe. Song,
Scotland Yei." q. st. j. Bremner
"The Queen"-Music, "God Save the Queen"
the Presdent"-Music, THE Star-spangled
Banner"
'The Land OF Cakes"-Music, "My Heather
Hills" Response by Thomas Ross Song
scottish Kali Brose." James NIven.
The Lang We Live Inn-MusIc, Hall Co
Song. "Red, White and Blue" w. C. Cook.
''The Lassirs"-Music, Green Grows the
Rasnes, o." Response by John Il. Bole. Song,
1.-THE Aud Quarry Knows" Andrew McNaIr.
"The Press"-Music, "Castles In the Air.
Response by Hugh Hume.
''Our Sister Socety"-Music, Happy We've
Been a. Thegither." Response by D. r. Nc.
Neil
While at the banquet the president read
a number of congratulatory kilograms
from kindred societies in Berlin, New
Y ork, Montreal, Chicago. Winnipeg and
other American and Canadian cities.
Then an ad journment was taken TO the
main hall, where dancing was INDUCED in,
several numbers on the programme con-
sisting of Scotch national dances
The reception committee was made up
as follows: John Reid. chairman; John
McLareo, John Balm, James Dunn, Robert
Sutherland, w. w. Noble, James Sullivan,
George Davidson. w. r. Eaton, A. C. Bal
lingall, William Dick, Thomas Meike,
James Nivsn.
Thomas a. Munro, Andrew McNair, a.
IL. Ballingall. w. w. Noble, John II. Bole
and A. Patterson constituted the floor
committee. with William K. Birss as floor
manager,