The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-26
A BOBB|E BURN NIGHT
PATRIOTIC SCOTS CELEBRATE
HIS MEMORY.
Gay Time at the Scottish Thistle Club
Banquct-Clcvcr Speeches We're Lis
tened to-Songs and Music.

There were sixty Of Robert Burns
countrymen seated around the ban
quet board at the Arlington hotel last
evening. The evenings ceremonies
were under the auspices of the Scot
fish Thistle club, and Chief George j..
Dali ably performed the duties at
tendant to the Office of toaStmaster.
Beautiful souvenir programs with a
portrait of Burns, were presented to
the guests by photographer Frank
Davey.
After few Introductory remarks,
Chief Dali called upon DR.. Thomas Nc
MILAN to respond to "The immortal
Memory of Burns" The doctor began
by saying that no other poet has been
taken so closely to the bosom of the
people. He was truly the poet next to
Shakespeare. The speaker spoke of
the time that Burns was the pet of
Edinburgh society, and then came a
period during which he was maligned
and slandered. Burns was not an evil
man. The explanation for the bitter
ness against him was the bold and the
radical way in which Burns expressed
himself upon the one side of serious
religious and political strife. HIS
views were due to the devotion of the
principle of independence. He was
both poet and man.
Past Chief William White in respDn-
ding to the toast Our Past Chirrs.
spoke feelinglv upon the success Of
the club All visiting Scotchmeu viii
receive a warm welcome at the doors
of the club room. Mr.. White earnest
~ solicited the support of the nem-
bers in behalf of the present chief OF
the lodge
In replying to '''The Land O Barns"
Robert Cation recalled the names of
prominent sons of that cline. During
his remarks Mr.. Cation reCited some
favorite verses of Burns.
Editor Daniel Logan of the Bulletin
was exceedingly witty in his remarks
on "The Land We Live In" For
beauty and hospitality Hawaii could
be compared with Scotland There
was one difference. however. When the
Scotchmen left their native land they
very seldom returned, but about every
man who leaves Hawaii comes back
again. One leading member of the
Thistle club had gone to the klondike
to secure enough gold to erect an Ed
inburg castle on the top of Punchbowl.
There were many prominent Scotch
men in Hawaii. all of whom were prize
members of the Thistle club. Among
these were Minister j. \. King and n.
S. Cleghorn Then again w. c. Wyl-
lie. one of the early ministers OF the
monarchy. who did great deal for
Hawaii, was a true blue Scot. When
Mr. Logan was called upon for his
toast there was terrific applause. and
i'm order to get even with his audience.
Mr.. Logan addressed them as ''Fellow
Scots and Barbarans."
F. NJ. Wood in responding TO the
Hilo CaIedonian club, paid neat tri-
butte to Archie Steel the founder of
the organization, and at one time an
active member of the local club.
Thomas Black in speaking for the
absent members wished the Scottish
Thistle club prosperous new year
Horace Wright of the Independent,
w. II. Coney of the Advertiser and Il
representative of The Star each thank
ed the club for its generous hospital
ity. Mr. Wright stated that while the
press has the reputation of gobbling
up everything in sight he must claim
Bobbie Burns as a newspaper man.
Burns showed he was reporter when
he put his best, purest and noblest
thoughts into the feweSt words.
Dr. Murray responded very happily
to the toast of "The Ladies' in the
absence of William +. Love. Attorney
William A. Henshall also spoke of
Burns, and being an Englishman, he
was proud to he so closely connected
to Burns kin.
Instrumental music was furnished
during the evening by w. \. Love on
his violin and O. b. Braddicll on the
piano They played the Scottish airs.
Chief Dali recited Tam O'Shanter.
and j. \. Dover gave Whittier's poem
on Burns. David II. Macrae, Robert
Cation, John c. Brown, 7. Mcmillan
and w. Dickson each sang solos dur
inc the evening.