The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-26
IN MEMORY OF BURNS.
ScOtia's Sons and Daughters Meet and
Dine.


Those Who We're Present-Speeches by
Rev. David Martyr, Miss Charlotte
Thomas, Judge Symonds, Liberty b.
Dennett and Others-Readings and
Music.
The annual dinner of the Burns Club,
which occurred at the Preble House Fri
day evening, was very pleasant gath
ering of sons and daughters OF Caledo-
mia. and OF Yankees who are admirers OF
the great Scotch poet, or who trace their
ancestry back to the kilt. After the
social hour passed in the parlors OF the
hotel, the company were marshaled to
the dining room. After grace had been
asked by Rev. Henry McGilvary, pastor
of the First Presby terrain church, the
banque began On the table before
Hon. J.H. Drummond, the president.
was a large bed of heather, spr1nkled
with pinks and roses. This decoratlon
was the gift of Miss Charlotte Thomas,
who sat on the left of the president.
Those who enjoyed the banquet were:
J.W. Davis, J.E. Ross, Thos, 2. Beals,
Z. H. Rich, Rev. Henry McGilvray, Miss
Sarah McIntire, Dr.I. @. Donald. Kath-
crime H. McIntire, William II. Looney,
Mr., and Mrs. II. P. Huston, Miss Eva
F. Huston, Mrs. W. F. Robb, W.T.. Robb,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Martin, Kenneth
Mcdonald, MY. Drummond, Charles 5.
SWEET, George o. Gosse. WE. Cornish,
Mrs. c. E. Cornish, Mrs. Giles o. Bailey,
David Martyn, Mrs. e. B. Robinson, Jo-
sfah H. Drummond, Charlotte J. Thom-
as, Joseph W. Symonds. Miss Elizabeth
C.Symonds, Mrs Fl. A. bennett, Mrs. L..
B. bennett, L. B. bennett, S. Zimmerman,
Mrs. NC. Young, Mrs. Ellen f. Foster,
William f. Hardy, Mrs. William f. Har-
DIV, Thomas NJ. Henderson, Kate Hender-
son, Eleanor B. MacGregor, AID. M. Gil
christ, Leila P. Eden, Grace M. Means,
WV. Jordan, Carl F. A. Weber, Mrs.
Anna A.Weber, e. Tyler, M. E. Stel-
ling and wife, D. f. Murdoch. Mrs. ID. +.
Murdoch, Miss Lillian q. Murdoch, A.
C.Chute and wife, Mrs. N. 6. Nichols,
J.v.H avener, M. E. Nichols, Mrs. Julie
Brazier, Andrew Cross, A. Halves, Will
liam Gilman, James Hepburn, Georgia..
Thomas. John Chisholm, Asher G.
Kinds.
At twenty minutes past night, Presi-
dent Drummoud thanked those who had
come to "join with us in the love we
bear to old Scotia's bard" He also bore
the greetings of G overnor Cleaves. who
greatly regretted that he could not be
present.
A Scotch song by Mr.. HENDERSON,
"There was a Lad was Born in Kyle"
was pleasantly rendered.
Rev. David Martyr, of the Warren
church at Westbrook was next intro
duced as a native born Scotchman. He
said that Scotland boosted of many great
men, statesmen, poets, philosophers anu
soldiers, but no name of a Scot stood SO
high as that of the uneducated poet,
Robert Burns. (Applause). From
scenes such as that described in the Cot
ter's Saturday night, springs the great
ness of Scotland. It has been said that
Burns was a drinking man of drinking
age l deny this. (Cries of amen). 1t
is true that Burns said: "Whiskey, it
gaes US mair than either school or col
lege," but the brain and muscle of the
Scottish race is standing refutation of
the differences drawn from lines like
this. Burns loved the iassies, Qaugh-
teri, SO do L; daughter and applause;
SO does every Scotchman (more laugh
ter; so does every man who is a man,
whatever his nationality (applause). The
Scotch were always successful in love.
The speaker next convulsed his hear
ers with the story Of the Scotch lad,
who, after counting lass seven years.
mustered courage to ask:
"Jean, may l have kiss?"
"Yes, John. if We go about it in de-
cent and proper way"
"Theu let us pray" said John.
After prayer John took the kiss; and
when asked by Jean how he liked it,
replied: at was great, Jean, let us re-
t1rn thanks"
A letter of regret was read from Hon.
William Widgery Thomas.
"The Rose of Annondale,h song by
Mr. A M. G ilchrist, was next heard with
pleasure. --~
Miss Charlotte Thomas was next
called, and was greeted with much APP
plause. She said the men generally said
when called on to speak unprepared."
If this was one of the prerogatives of