The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
1" BURNS" CELEBRATION.
HOW THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
 PEOPLES' POET

Will be CeIebrated-Bright orstory, Tal- ented Singers, Stirring and Sympathetic Music, Followed by the Annual Dance of the Called onian Club, Will Make Up the Evenings Programme.
 The New Haven Caledonian club will celebrate, as they have done for the past twenty-eight years, the birthday of Scotland's ploughman bard, Robert Burns, at Warner hall on the evening of Wednesday, January 26. The commit tee of arrangements, comprising Peter Sterlin, chairman, Chief w. c. McIn- tosh, John Hume. John MacLauchlin, jr., and James Mustarde, has now com- pleted It's work and everything is in readiness for the occasion. The mu- sical programme is one of the best that has ever been submitted by the club. The artists comprise the famous Bal moral quartet. The soloists are Mrs. Campbell Schafer of Albany, N. Y, so- prano; Miss Jessie Howard Matteson of New York. contralto; MT. George Full ton of Meriden, the popular Scottish tenor. and MT. Walter Bruce of New York, the famous Scottish baritone; MT. John Japp, the we'll known elocutionist of this city will recite three of Burns most popular pieces. The address on the life and works of the great poet will this year be delivered by Prof. w. Lyon Phelps of Yale university. FichtPs orchestra will play several Scottish se- lections during the concert and will also supply the music for the dance. Piper Duncan Urquhart will also be present and play the now world famous march of the Gordon Highlanders, The Cock O the North" To the strains of this stirring music the Gordon Highlanders sealed and won the heights of Dargai It Is now matter of history how Piper Findlater (not Piper Milne as first reported) gallantiy raised the slo- gan after being shot through both an- kles and brought to his knees. To his uprising and heroic example no less | than the martial force of the well loved music may be attributed the fulfilment l of the commanding officers prophecy, "The Gordon Highlanders will take it' l Chief w. c. Mcintosh will preside and will be accompanied to the platform by several well known gentlemen. The | demand for tickets is unusually large l and the indications are that the cele- bration will be one of the most suc- cessful ever given. Tickets can be had at John Browns, George street; Loom- is Temple of Music and from members of the Caledonian club The following is the programme for the evening: | PART I. 1 Overture-"Scottish Airs . Orchestra | Chairman's remarks-Chief w. c. Me- l Intosh.
 Gordon Highlanders' March-'The Cock i O the North"
 l Piper D. Urquhart.
 Part song-"There Was a Lad" l Quartet.
 Song-"I'm a Scot"
 MT. Walter Bruce.
 Song-"Down the Burn, Davie Lad" Mrs. Campbell Schafer. Recitations-
 | "A Winters Night" 1 b-'tTo the Unco Guid."
 Mr. John Japp. 1 Song-"Castles in the Air" Miss Jessie H. Matteson. Address Robert Burns"
 Prof w. Lyon Phelps. Duet-"See the Land Appears" ] Miss Matteson and MT. Bruce. | Song-"O' a. the Arts" MT. George Fulton. l PART II. | "Reminiscences of Scotland. Orchestra Song-"Angus Macdonald" | Miss J. H. Matteson. | Song--"The Star of Robbie Burns"
 MT George Fulton.
 Recitation-"Tam O'Shanter"
 Mir. John Japp. | Song-"Tam Glen" | Mrs. Campbell Schafer.
 Duet-"Lassie, Wad ye Loe Me?'
 Mrs. Schafer and Mir. Fultor, |.Song-"The Battle of Stirling"