The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
CALEDOHIANS CELEBRATE,
Thirtieth Annual Reunion, Ban.
quet and Installation
of Officers.
One of the Most Enjoyable Gatherings
in the History of the
Organization.

Members of the Caledonian Club, with
their wives, sweethearts and friends, had
merry time in the Scottish Hall on Larkin
street last night, the occasion being the
thirtieth annual reunion banquet and in
stallation of officers. There were about
200 couples seated at the tables, which were
artistically arranged.
The installation of officers was the first
part ofthe programme, the installing Off
Ger being ex-Chief Angus Mcleod The
officers installed were: Chief. D. r. Nc
Neill; first chieftain, John Reid; second
chieftain, George Davidson; third chief
tain. James II. Duncan; fourth chieftain,
William Mitchell; physician, D. George
Adam. Drectors-George Connan, A
Lauriston, George Harris, John w. Cam
eron, John E. Macfarlane. After the in
stallation ceremony Chief Mcneil pre-
sented the retiring first chieftain, a. Lau-
riston, with handsome testimonial.
The company then partook of a magnifi-
cent repast, including oysters. relishes.
dessert and Scottish haggis. The appear
ance of the ''great chieftain of the puddin'
race" was greeted with cheers. The pro-
cession was headed by ex-Chief Angus Nc
Leod, followed by Piper Colin Macintosh,
''blawing WI birr," and members of the
committee bearing aloft the haggis. The
same reception and distinction were ac-
corded the ''hot Scotch
The toast list followed. Chief McNeill
acting as POSTMASTER. The chief made a
few appropriate remarks before introduce
ing the toasts. He extended a hearty
welcome to the guests and hoped
they would carry away with them
pleasant recollections of the evening
Since last banquet the club had been going
along in the even tenor of its way and had
been very successful in its annual gather
ing and games. The officers expected to
make next years games a greater success
than ever before, here or anywhere else.
They proposed to offer prizes that would
attract the best talent in the country, and
the club would produce four men who will
offer to compete with other four men from
any other club in the world. They now
had Tom Carroll, the champion heavy
weight of the world, and others who will
make the present champions look to their
laurels. The address to the haggis had this
year been omitted out of respect to the
memory of the late Thomas Ross.
The toasts of 1.-The President of the
United States and THE Queen were
each greeted with cheers. "1'he Land We
Live In" was to have been responded to
by Governor Budd, but at the last moment
he sent his regrets and John Reid, the
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full justice to the toast and his remarks
were loudly cheered, notably the con-
clusion:
The starspangled banner in triumph shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the home the brave
1.-THE Land of the Heather" was re-
sponded to by Colin NJ. Boyd in an elo-
quent and soul-stirring speech, breathing
love for the heather hills as we'll as love
for the Golden State.
The other toasts were: "The City of San
Francisco" responded to by Supervisor
G. l.. Taylor; "Our Sister Societies." by
Andrew Wilkie, president ST. Andrews
Society; Universal Brotherhood, by
Jeremiah Deasy, president of the Knights
of St. Patrick, in a brilliant effort; "The
Lassies," by James Niven, and "The
Press" by G. Morrison. Speeches were
also made by Judge Campbell and others.
Dancing was begun about II O'Clock in
the lower hall by the young folks and kept
up with spirit till an early hour this morn
ing.
The success of the affair was due to D.
R. McNeill, George Davidson. John Reid,
James H. Duncan, A. Lauriston and Viii
liam Mitchell, executive committee; John
McLaren, w. c. Cook, Wallace Stewart,
literary committee; and A. Lauriston,
John Smith, w. Urquhart, John Donald
son, w. Mitchell, james Millar and w.
Henderson, reception committee.