The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-01
THE ScOTcHMEN'S GALA DAY.
ST. andrews sOCIETY's MEETING
AND LOVE FEAST.


Tomorrow Night IL Celebrates the
immortal Memory Of 81. Andrew in
Toast and SOng-COmpIete Pro-
sramme for the Annual Dinner OF
the Society-The Dinner Postponed
Hecause saturday Night Was Not
Long Enough.
The annual meeting OF the st. Andrews
Society was D ED yesterday at noon, at
the society's rooms over the Chatham
Bank. The society had one OF the best
meetings. and. TO the members, one Of
the most interesting in its history. It
vas st. Andrew day. and the Scotch
men. Of course. enjoyed it.
The meeting was well attended, and
the reports Of the officers were not only
satisfactory. but were gratifying 10 the
members in the extreme. As one of the
members put il. wv eve got a surplus in
the treasury we don't know what to do
with"
What's the matter with the almoner?'
somebody asked.
why. he's been giving it away as fast
as he cam" was the reply "and still we
can't get rid Of it
This was only a bit OF pleasantly, how
ever, and the Scotchnien Will doubtless
fnd plenty of uses for their surplus. The
Officers recently elected were notified of
their election for the coming year. and
they notified the society Of their accept
ance. They are AIessrs. T. f. Thomson,
president: NJ. Y. MacInWre, first vice
president: John R. Young, second vice
president: John Fowler, corresponding
secretary; Thomas Ballantyne almoner;
Rev. L. V. Vass. chaplain, and Mr. II.
+. Train, librarian.
The report of the Librarian showed that
he still has the same book on hand that
was in his possession last year 1t is au-
thoritatively reported that there is only
one book in the library, and none of the
members know just what the title of it is,
as they are not allowed to see it very
often, but the general impression got
out at the meeting yesterday that it is
8 copy of Burns poems. Several friends
of the librarian particularly requested
that this matter be kept quiet for a few
days as he contemplates adding three
or four new books TO the library in the
course of the next week or ten days.
They told him, however. there was no
necessity Of doing this before the next
annual meeting.
Two new members were elected, DR..
J. A. Robson and h. r. Mcclellan, Esq.
The programme for the annual dinner on
Monday night was fully completed, one
or two changes having been made since
the last notice of II appeared. The pro-
Eramme of tOasts and music is as follows:
The immortal Memory of ST. Andrew
Response by Rev. c. II. Strong, D. ID.
The GENERALIZATION. God Save the
Queen. p. H. Ward.
The President of the United States-Re-
Spouse by W. r. Leaken Esq.
Song-"The Star-Spangled Banner--Dr.
The Land O. Cakes and Robbie Burns
Response by Mr.. Il. A. StOvalL
Song-"The Hollands. Thomas Ballan-
Savannah. the Home of our Adoption
Response by Maj. Edward Karow:
Song-"The Sentinel Am Nv. Z.
Our Sister socieues-Response by r.
song@aBear Hteart"-w A. Reeves.
The Press-Response by Mr.. J. f.
song-"A Knight of old"-Jalian
Bench and Bar-Response by Davis
song-aThine Eyes so Blue."-E. X
Demmond.
Our Invited Guests-Response by w. c.
Hartridge Esq.
Song-Quartette.
"A the Bonnie Lassies. Response 10y
Rev. S. A; Goodwin, d. D. ~
Soag-"Caae Bring TO Me a Pint C
Wine Thomas Dykes
Aud Lang Syne
Mr. NJ A. O'Byrne was to have respond
has been called away from the city on bus
mess. Judge Falligant was to have re-
sponded to the toast IA the Bonnie Lass
les" but he has been detained in Mcln-
tosh county, where an adjourned term OF
the superior court is to be held commence
ing Tuesday morning which will make IL
impossible for him to be here Monday
night. In addition to the regular pro-
gramme IL is stated there win be some ex
cellent musical selections afterwards.
The stewards, Messrs. T. II. Mcmillan,
c. ID. Baldwin and A. c. Scott, have in
hand the matter OF the dinner which will
begin Monday night at o'clock, and they
have arranged for one of the most elab-
crate and up TO date dinners the st. An
drews' Society has ever had. They have
done their work we'll during the year that
has just closed, and their efforts have been
so well appreciated that they have been
unanimously elected to serve again.
The celebration of st. Andrews day. by
meeting and banquet was held last night
both in Chicago and New York. Those So
cieties however, begin their dinners at 6
O'Clock. The Savannah Scotchmen calcu-
lated that they would not have time to get
through with their dinner Saturday night.
so it was fixed for Monday. 1t will take
place in the banquet hall of the De Soto
hotel, and covers will be prepared for more
than 100 members and guests. The men,
bers and their guests will take their seats
pfIV al y o'clock